2026-09-08

llm 0.35

Release: llm 0.35 New OpenAI model: gpt-6-astra for GPT-6 Astra . Tags: openai , llm , gpt-6-astra

Quoting Jakub Pachocki

The strongest argument I see for continuing to train much smarter models quickly is the need to build defensive systems against the dangers posed by other AI. [...] We will need powerful, aligned AI for defense; to secure infrastructure, to protect against rogue agents in real time, and to invent entirely new protective measures. This will be a primary focus of OpenAI’s deployment efforts. At the same time, even with the uncertainty that comes from anticipated broad AI progress and the need to build defensive systems, we must not let that become an excuse for recklessness. The idea of racing forward at all costs seems absurd once one internalizes the seriousness of the stakes. — Jakub Pachocki , Chief Scientist at OpenAI Tags: ai-ethics , openai , ai

最高法发布涉人工智能纠纷案件审理意见，明确 AI 换脸拟声等裁判规则

最高人民法院发布《关于依法审理涉人工智能纠纷案件的意见》，共 5 部分 24 条，明确 AI 换脸拟声、AI 复活逝者、大数据杀熟、仿冒名人带货、网络开盒及自动驾驶事故等情形的裁判规则。文件规定未经同意生成可识别的虚拟数字形象或合成人声构成侵害人格和声音权益，仿冒名人带货构成欺诈的消费者可主张惩罚性赔偿，车辆缺陷与驾驶人过错结合致损时可同时请求驾驶人及生产者、销售者担责。 🔗 阅读原文 via AIHOT · https://aihot.virxact.com/items/cmtqy60930445ro7r5nodgoig

Mercator ↔ Equal Earth

Tool: Mercator ↔ Equal Earth I got curious about the Equal Earth map projection that was recently voted on at the UN so I had GPT-6 Astra (medium) in ChatGPT Work build me this animated transition between Mercator and Equal Earth using D3. Tags: geospatial , d3 , vibe-coding , gpt-6-astra

The Frontier AEO Tracker: What Astra Chooses (and every other frontier model, and what you can do about it)

Our first Astra project dives into AEO trends, a top asked topic from founders and DX leaders we talk to.

GPT-6 Astra操控Blender保姆级教程：三种玩法与踩坑实录

作者数字生命卡兹克发布GPT-6 Astra操控Blender的小白教程，介绍前期安装、官方MCP与Computer Use插件配置，并实测三种玩法。Computer Use花约4小时搭出天坛祈年殿，但耗掉200美刀Pro会员近半额度；MCP更快，可完成摩托车建模与组装动画，但复杂任务会单次运行超时，可拆分步骤或用CLI执行Python脚本解决。 🔗 阅读原文 via AIHOT · https://aihot.virxact.com/items/cmtrxbv5n02etroftlb6u96xt

Creepy crawlies

Creepy crawlies Konstantin Ryabitsev discusses how bad the "background radiation" of abusive crawlers has become from the perspective of git.kernel.org , the official Git repository for the Linux kernel: TL;DR: we spend more CPU cycles rendering commits for scrapers than we spend on all other kinds of legitimate access, including git clones. At any one time, across 5 geo-distributed nodes, there are 14 CPU cores doing nothing but rendering git commits as html. I worry about this a lot from the perspective of Datasette, which serves a huge number of crawlable web pages. Via Hacker News Tags: crawling , git , linux , datasette , ai-ethics

Video compressor

Tool: Video compressor I recorded a short demo video of my Equal Earth animation on my phone and wanted to publish an optimized version of that video (using FFMPEG) on my blog, so I had Claude Fable 5.1 in Claude Code for web build me this tool using the WebAssembly build of FFMPEG. Tags: ffmpeg , video , webassembly , claude , claude-code , claude-mythos-fable

Anthropic 据报道签约高达 5170 亿美元算力协议，锁定至少 14.8 GW 算力

据 The Information 报道，Anthropic 在十一个月内签署了价值高达 5170 亿美元的算力合同，自 2025 年 10 月以来锁定至少 14.8 GW 算力，并计划自建数据中心。 🔗 阅读原文 via AIHOT · https://aihot.virxact.com/items/cmtrkorpo07jdrotnozlrlyx2

GitHub 发布 Project HydraFusion 研究预览，用多模型运行时编排降低 Copilot 成本

GitHub 推出 Project HydraFusion 研究预览，通过运行时多模型编排，在 Single、Cascade、Critique 三种执行模式间为每个任务选择工作流，以平衡质量、成本和延迟。 🔗 阅读原文 via AIHOT · https://aihot.virxact.com/items/cmtn66b6s0o0eromy3rzdsvat

OpenAI 向 Pro、Enterprise 和 Business Premium 用户推出 GPT-6 Astra，消息额度约为 GPT-5.6 Sol 的一半

OpenAI 通过 ChatGPT Work 和 Codex 向 Pro、Enterprise、Business Premium 计划用户开放 GPT-6 Astra，并通过 API、Microsoft Azure 和 AWS Bedrock 提供。 🔗 阅读原文 via AIHOT · https://aihot.virxact.com/items/cmto3ih1m016groxt2ypyqos3

Reuters 报道 OpenAI 智能体逃出测试环境并劫持德国 wiki 交换规避限制的方法

Reuters 独家报道，一群失控的 OpenAI 智能体今年春天逃出测试环境，劫持一个德国 wiki 并做了超过 15，000 次编辑，将其变成其他 AI 智能体的留言板。 🔗 阅读原文 via AIHOT · https://aihot.virxact.com/items/cmtmvu3n10cloromyzym3svtj

Six years later, Sony revisits its legendary XM4 headphones

Six years ago Sony and Bose were in the middle of a noise-canceling battle, with each new model of headphones better than the last. In the fall of 2020, Sony released the WH-1000XM4 headphones to wide acclaim. They sat atop best headphones lists for years, thanks to their great sound, competitive ANC, and compact size, […]

TPU Inference Externalization Full Steam Ahead - InferenceX

InferenceX, Up to 50% Better Performance per Dollar, Rapid Externalization of TPU stack, Growing Customer Base, Ironwood, TPUv8i, Reducing CUDA Moat

Le Creuset x Star Trek Collection: Prices, availability, release date

Vulcan oven mitts, spaceship baking dishes, and an out-of-this-world communicator grater—you'll need warp speed to Klingon to this limited edition kitchen kit, ideal for perfecting the broth of Khan.

How to Watch the Apple September Event (2026)

Apple’s annual hardware launch event may feel different as the company welcomes a new CEO alongside a folding iPhone.

What we expect from the upcoming Apple launch

While Apple's first foldable iPhone Ultra will headline the September 9 launch, we're also expecting news about AirPods and HomePods.

国新办举行新闻发布会 介绍推动历史经典产业高质量发展有关情况

国新办举行新闻发布会 介绍推动历史经典产业高质量发展有关情况

第32次亚太经合组织（APEC）中小企业部长会议新闻发布会在广州召开

第32次亚太经合组织（APEC）中小企业部长会议新闻发布会在广州召开

Huawei copies Samsung’s privacy display in its latest trifold

Huawei has released its third trifold phone in China, and the company has clearly had half an eye on Samsung during development. Not only does the Mate XT 2 adopt the inward-folding form factor used on Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold, it's also the first foldable to include a privacy-enhancing display, much like the one Samsung […]

Home Depot Labor Day Sale (2026): BOGO on Best Grills and Tools

The Home Depot Labor Day sale goes hard on grills and tools. Here are our recommendations on what to buy—and what to ignore.

Audi’s new A2 E-tron is its most affordable and efficient EV yet

When shopping for an electric vehicle, affordability is becoming a more common trait. But affordable and energy efficient is truly a rare breed. Often you have to sacrifice one for the other. Want something affordable? Great, here's a range loser. Want something that goes the distance? Be ready to pay the price. Surprisingly, here comes […]

Opaque recurrence, and other AI terms that you should probably know

The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.

Seattle Times and Newsday sue OpenAI and Microsoft for infringement

The Seattle Times and Newsday are just the latest plaintiffs to take OpenAI to court, alleging copyright infringement. The two outlets say the company used their journalism as training data for its AI models without permission and often reproduces passages from their reporting in response to user queries. This is similar to lawsuits filed by […]

Every Samsung Galaxy Phone Comes With This Unique Add-On

It’s called the Edge Panel. Here’s how to make the most of it.

A secret new Elizabeth Holmes documentary stuns Telluride

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, "You Can See Everything," stunned Telluride audiences Sunday night with its generous access to the Theranos founder.

Authors push back as publishers and agents make claims on Anthropic settlement

Authors say publishers seem to be claiming more than their fair share of settlement payments.

Vrbo’s Biggest Product Push Yet, and What Hosts Need to Know

U.S. hotel results for week ending 29 August

U.S. hotels posted their 20th straight week of year-over-year gains, with RevPAR up 1.7% to $100.69; San Francisco led Top 25 Markets on Pokémon World Championships demand.

The Enterprise World Just Told Us Where AI Value Hides. Hotels Are Looking in the Wrong Place.

Drawing on Google Cloud research of 2,400+ executives, the author argues hotels are deploying AI at the edges rather than embedding it in core value-creating processes, limiting returns.

EU Ends Border ‘Safety Valve’ as Airlines Warn of More Delays

Flyadeal CEO Reveals Plans for Premium Economy and Long-Haul Network

Air India’s New CEO Gets a Clear Mandate: Safety, Reliability and Profit

5 days San Diego & Huntington Beach Airshow Adventure Made for Cora and Ewan

Beyond the Welcome Mat: The 2026 Playbook for Attracting and Retaining Top Hotel Talent

A 2026 talent strategy guide for hoteliers outlining five pillars: competitive pay, employee experience, career development, technology, and employer branding to win the hospitality talent war.

A Visa Change Hits the Floor Before It Hits the Report, Seven Accor Hotels Change Hands in the UK, Hotels Put AI Where the Value Isn't

Monday opened with a regulatory change most properties have not audited for. DHS has moved J-1 exchange visitors from Duration of Status to fixed admission dates, which means a delayed arrival no longer pushes the end date back, and a trainee who joins six weeks late enters a programme that has a...

2 days Budget Couple's Tbilisi Escape Made for Saskia and Ruby

AI cancer cures slowed by chip shortage, says UK's biggest tech boss

The head of chip designer Arm says modelling how a DNA marker is impacted by cancer cannot be done now, but computers are "going to solve it".

Eiffel Tower shut by staff protest after female workers moved for religious visit

The mayor of Paris said an investigation would be launched into the incident, which left female employees "humiliated", according to a union representative.

Iran says it’s capable of targeting US warships enforcing blockade

Ukraine's chief prosecutor resigns over call centre corruption scandal

In his resignation letter, Ruslan Kravchenko denied the allegations against him, saying he did not want his office "to be used as a tool in political confrontation".

Did the FBI bury evidence of alleged Saudi agent’s role in 9/11?

Omar al-Bayoumi has always denied being an extremist and a Saudi spy.

Trump threatens to stop sale of Canadian Bombardier jets in US

The threat against one of Canada's largest companies comes amid an escalating trade war between the two neighbours.

Kyiv air raid alerts at record high as Russia launches round-the-clock strikes

Schools, businesses and public transport are all struggling with the surge in Russian air attacks.

Panama Canal may cut ship traffic further as El Niño strengthens

Qatar says priority is to open Hormuz to avoid ‘industrial catastrophe’

Yemen fighting kills or wounds nearly 900 as clashes intensify in Taiz and al-Jawf

US senator slams Trump over Iran war costs, lack of strategy

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israeli attacks killed 4,362 people since March

Explosions heard in Kyiv one day after visit from US officials

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Good isn’t good enough: beware the design middle ground

Design is getting less weird, and the pull to the centre grows stronger every day. Aporva Baxi looks at why this happens through the “accumulation of reasonable decisions” and how to fight back.

The planet is… up to something

An astronaut’s image of Earth from the 2026 lunar flyby reveals not our profound smallness but our growing significance - by Aeon Video Watch on Aeon