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Every move from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, Mistral, xAI, DeepSeek, Qwen, Moonshot and the global frontier labs: model launches, research drops, product news.

Every move from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta, Mistral, xAI, DeepSeek, Qwen, Moonshot and the global frontier labs: model launches, research drops, product news.

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Mistral raises €3B to make sovereign, open-weight AI the technology frontier
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Mistral raises €3B to make sovereign, open-weight AI the technology frontier

Mistral today announced that it has raised €3 billion in a Series D funding round at a post-money valuation of more than €21 billion.…

Supporting independent journalism in Ukraine
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Supporting independent journalism in Ukraine

OpenAI, AIRPPU and WAN-IFRA launch an AI program to help Ukrainian news organizations strengthen innovation, resilience, and independent journalism.…

Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI
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Research acceleration: The view inside OpenAI

Inside OpenAI, coding agents are reshaping AI research. Explore early data on agent usage, experiment velocity, task complexity, and research acceleration.…

An Alien Mind
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An Alien Mind

Jakub Pachocki reflects on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He calls for stronger safeguards and international coordination.…

GPT-6 Astra: A new generation of intelligence
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GPT-6 Astra: A new generation of intelligence

Introducing GPT-6 Astra, our most intelligent and aligned model yet, with state-of-the-art capabilities across computer use, coding, cybersecurity, and science.…

Safety overview: GPT-6 Astra
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Safety overview: GPT-6 Astra

GPT-6 Astra is our most capable broadly deployed model and our first to reach the Critical level of cybersecurity capability under our Preparedness Framework.…

Daybreak for Frontline Defenders: $1B to protect essential services
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Daybreak for Frontline Defenders: $1B to protect essential services

OpenAI introduces Daybreak for Frontline Defenders. A $1 billion commitment expands access to frontier cyber AI, training, and support for essential services.…

Legora reviewed 41 documents in minutes with GPT-6 Astra
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Legora reviewed 41 documents in minutes with GPT-6 Astra

Legora used GPT-6 Astra to review 41 documents in minutes, find all four planted errors, and improve performance by nearly 40% in this financial-review workflow…

Playco cut manual fixes 50% prototyping games with GPT-6 Astra
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Playco cut manual fixes 50% prototyping games with GPT-6 Astra

Using GPT-6 Astra, Playco built three themed game prototypes from one grey box foundation and reported 50% fewer manual fixes than with the previous model.…

Sparks Fly: NVIDIA Accelerates Local AI at IFA 2026
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Sparks Fly: NVIDIA Accelerates Local AI at IFA 2026

Frontier intelligence is going local. At IFA 2026, NVIDIA, Microsoft and its partners are teaming up to provide faster inference and new tools that make agents …

‘NBA 2K27’ With NVIDIA DLSS 5 Leads 26 New Games Coming to GeForce NOW
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‘NBA 2K27’ With NVIDIA DLSS 5 Leads 26 New Games Coming to GeForce NOW

September is here with 26 more games streaming on GeForce NOW this month, led by a slam dunk: NBA 2K27 with the NVIDIA DLSS 5 3D-Guided Neural Rendering feature…

NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face
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NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face

I’m excited to announce that NVIDIA has agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12,930,300,000. Together, we will scale Hugging Face’s platform, strengthen its infr…

ATV Big Air Tour turned 3 days of work into 3 hours with ChatGPT
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ATV Big Air Tour turned 3 days of work into 3 hours with ChatGPT

ATV Big Air Tour uses ChatGPT Work to speed up marketing, merchandising, and more. It even turned merchandise photos into an inventory website in 15 minutes.…

Proactive cyber defense for governments and enterprises
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Proactive cyber defense for governments and enterprises

The Fairwind Program is a limited access program for governments and trusted partners to use our cyber defense tools.…

How law firm Gilbert + Tobin governs and scales AI with OpenAI
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How law firm Gilbert + Tobin governs and scales AI with OpenAI

See how Gilbert + Tobin combines CEO-led commitment, rigorous governance, and human accountability to scale ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex across the firm.…

The latest AI news we announced in August 2026
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The latest AI news we announced in August 2026

Here are Google’s latest AI updates from August 2026…

NVIDIA and CrowdStrike Strengthen Agentic Cybersecurity Frontier
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NVIDIA and CrowdStrike Strengthen Agentic Cybersecurity Frontier

“We’re at an inflection point in cybersecurity,” Jensen Huang told a sold-out crowd at CrowdStrike’s Fal.Con 2026 in Las Vegas Tuesday. Attacks are now automate…

Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards
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Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards

Astra is the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under the Preparedness Framework, with stronger safeguards for release.…

Healthcare organizations can now connect EHR and additional industry data to ChatGPT
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Healthcare organizations can now connect EHR and additional industry data to ChatGPT

ChatGPT can now connect to trusted healthcare data, helping clinicians securely access patient context, medical research, and more.…

How AI-native companies turn workflows into operating capability
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How AI-native companies turn workflows into operating capability

Basis, Clay, and Exa Labs use AI agents to improve onboarding, account management, and developer integrations. See what enterprise leaders can apply.…

Try Google Pics: Easy image creation and editing in Google Workspace
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Try Google Pics: Easy image creation and editing in Google Workspace

Built on our latest Nano Banana model, Google Pics — our image creation and editing tool — is now available.…

OpenAI supports California’s bill to advance youth AI safety
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OpenAI supports California’s bill to advance youth AI safety

OpenAI supports California SB 1119, advancing strong, age-appropriate AI safeguards for teens while preserving opportunities to learn, create, and explore.…

Polimill builds Japan's next-generation public AI infrastructure
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Polimill builds Japan's next-generation public AI infrastructure

Polimill uses OpenAI GPT models and Codex to help municipalities search and use administrative knowledge while accelerating development.…

A milestone in expanding access to AI
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A milestone in expanding access to AI

ChatGPT Ads reaches $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate and expands globally, supporting broader access to AI through free and affordable options.…

ChinAI #373: The OpenClaw Hype and Overestimating China’s Diffusion Advantage
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ChinAI #373: The OpenClaw Hype and Overestimating China’s Diffusion Advantage

Plus, Ask the Audience about a tricky research ethics question…

Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX
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Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX

Our decision to wind down our contract providing OpenAI models to Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX.…

Supporting Thailand’s next generation of AI startups
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Supporting Thailand’s next generation of AI startups

OpenAI and Thailand’s MHESI launch an eight-week accelerator helping 10 health, wellness, and education startups turn AI prototypes into trusted products.…

Better answers, broader thinking: What students gain from ChatGPT and critical-thinking training
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Better answers, broader thinking: What students gain from ChatGPT and critical-thinking training

A randomized study of more than 1,000 students examines ChatGPT, critical thinking, originality, and student performance on a real-world university assignment.…

3 new ways to plan and book travel in Search
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3 new ways to plan and book travel in Search

Book hotels and track airfares, plus view miles and rewards with AI Mode in Google Search.…

Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations
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Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations

Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations…