Tools
OpenAI News
OpenAI says ChatGPT now uses an improved GPT-5.6 Sol model with better accuracy and consistency. The company also reports expanded free-user access and unlimited everyday chats with GPT-5.6 Luna.
Tools
OpenAI News
OpenAI and the American Psychological Association will run a three-year collaboration to develop guidance, resources, and safeguards for responsible AI use supporting youth mental health. The partnership aims to produce materials and tools intended to help professionals, families, and developers navigate AI interactions with young people, according to OpenAI.
Tools
OpenAI News
OpenAI Signals data reveals how people worldwide are using ChatGPT, providing country-level adoption and behavior trends. The report highlights evolving usage patterns but does not claim comprehensive causation or outcomes.
Tools
TechCrunch AI
Meta introduced Muse Code, an AI agent designed to work with large, complex software projects. The company says the agent can handle complex coding tasks across extensive code bases.
Tools
TechCrunch AI
Anthropic is recruiting a chip design team to develop custom AI hardware. The company says it will co-design hardware and models to make its Claude technology run faster and more efficiently.
Environment
CleanTechnica
An op‑ed warns that the US‑led Pax Silica supply‑chain initiative, which the Philippines has signalled it will join, could create complications for the country’s and the region’s sustainable energy goals. The piece notes early opposition from non‑government groups and frames such pushback as expected.
Policy
TechCrunch AI
A SaferAI report cited by TechCrunch finds Z.ai’s open-weight GLM-5.2 nears frontier AI performance while missing key safety mitigations. The analysis warns that powerful open models may outpace existing governance and safeguards.
Business
TechCrunch AI
Anthropic has reportedly agreed to a $10 billion partnership with AI cloud startup Volta. The deal continues Anthropic’s recent pattern of forming cloud partnerships, according to TechCrunch AI.
Global
OpenAI News
OpenAI described recent incidents involving third-party cybersecurity evaluations of its models and explained steps it will take to strengthen testing safeguards. The company outlined changes meant to improve how external testing is conducted and supervised.
Research
OpenAI News
OpenAI announced new education-oriented plugins for ChatGPT Work and Codex aimed at K–12 teachers, college educators, and students. The plugins are intended to support learning, teaching, research, and building according to the publisher's announcement.