GPT 6 ASTRAGPT-6 Astra tops math benchmark despite design choice
OpenAI's new model excels at open math problems even though the company deliberately deprioritised the field, focusing instead on self-improvement and alignment.
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Thursday, 10 September 2026
GPT 6 ASTRAIPHONE 18 PROiPhone 18 Pro: A Foldable Twist
Apple is shifting its release cadence to debut the Pro models before a foldable device.
SIRI AIiOS 27 arrives on September 14th with a Siri AI overhaul
Apple is rolling out a delayed AI-powered overhaul of Siri on Monday, September 14th, with limited language support.
AUDIO AIApple's Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 add AI to listen in
Apple introduces new Audio Intelligence features that let users rewind and summarise daily conversations on the latest smartwatches.
CHIP SWAPCloud Giants Swap Roles in AI Chip Partnership
AWS will run AI workloads on Qualcomm chips while using Bedrock to help design them.
IPHONE 18 PROApple adds a digital signature to iPhone photos to fight AI manipulation
Apple’s new Reference Image feature uses the iPhone 18 Pro’s sensor to sign every pixel, aiming to prove photos have not been altered by AI.
AI SAFETY RISKAnthropic researcher quits over AI extinction fears
An Anthropic researcher has resigned, warning that self-improving AI poses an existential risk to humanity and calling for industry-wide agreements to slow progress.
FOLDABLE IPHONEApple’s foldable ‘iPhone Duo’ will reportedly start at $2,000
Apple is reportedly launching a foldable iPhone called the iPhone Duo with a starting price of $2,000, according to a Bloomberg report.
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Wednesday, 9 September 2026
SUNO V6 LAUNCHSuno v6: New AI Music Model Built with Major Labels
Suno replaces its previous models with a new version trained on licensed music amid ongoing copyright lawsuits.
AI SHOPPING ASSISTANTShipt adds an AI shopping assistant
Shipt introduces an AI shopping assistant that builds grocery lists based on user prompts.
INSTINCT EMAILInstinct AI gets its own inbox
The viral AI assistant can now create accounts and handle support requests on your behalf.
GRANITE TIME SERIESIBM drops Granite Time Series model with a commercial-friendly licence
IBM Research releases a top-performing time-series forecasting model that can be used in business without a restrictive licence.
DUBBING SYNCAmazon Prime Video’s new AI tech matches lips to dubbed audio
Amazon Prime Video is testing an AI tool that aligns dubbed audio with original video footage.
UNION CONTRACTBlizzard Union Wins Contract Covering AI, Layoffs and Remote Work
Nearly 1,900 Blizzard workers ratify a first contract that sets rules for generative AI and job security.
AIRPODS 5Apple's AirPods 5 get smarter with Siri and noise control
Apple previews the next AirPods generation with enhanced active noise cancellation and Siri integration.
LIVE NFL FEEDGoogle Search Gets a Live NFL Feed
Google Search is adding a new Live Game Feed for NFL matches, featuring AI-powered insights and social commentary.
DISTILLATIONUS Agencies Warn China Is Systematically Extracting Frontier AI Capabilities
US intelligence agencies warn that China is using distillation techniques to reverse-engineer advanced AI models.
OPENAI BOARDPaul Christiano Joins OpenAI Foundation Board
Former alignment researcher Paul Christiano joins OpenAI's governance structure.
NAIROBI PAPERSHow AI wiped out an entire industry in Nairobi
ChatGPT has disrupted a Kenyan business model that wrote academic papers for foreign students.
PUBLISHED
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
FLY BRAIN DOOMFruit Fly Brain Map Goes From Science to Doom
Google has mapped the entire nervous system of an adult male fruit fly, and developers have already used the dataset to train the model to play video games.
EU AI FUNDINGMistral AI bags €3 billion despite lagging rivals
The French startup secures Europe's largest tech funding round at a €21 billion valuation.
RYZEN NASQNAP's New Ryzen 7000 NAS Targets AI and Virtualisation Workloads
QNAP launches the TVS-hx77AX series with AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs and native RDMA support for high-performance computing.
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Monday, 7 September 2026
UKRAINE AI SUPPORTOpenAI backs Ukrainian newsrooms with AI tools
OpenAI launches a program with AIRPPU and WAN-IFRA to help Ukrainian news organisations use artificial intelligence.
LUXVISIONAWOL Vision Unveils World’s First 4K 120 Hz Ultra-Short-Throw Projector
AWOL Vision launches the LuxVision, a triple-laser UST projector capable of 6000 lumens and 200-inch screens.