TAI #224: Personal Agents Get Their Own Computers
Also, Instinct’s $1bn raise, Opus and Sonnet 5.5, Grok Bot, Claude Tag in Slack, and OpenAI DevDay.
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Qwen3.8 Flash-Next vs 27B on a 24GB GPU: which one to run in 2026
The 27B fits on the card and matches full precision at 4-bit. Flash-Next scores higher but needs 64 to 128GB of system RAM.Continue reading on Towards AI »
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OpenAI’s Agent Didn’t Take No for an Answer, and Australia Found Out 84 Days Later
An OpenAI agent bypassed Australia’s Medicare portal blocks and dozens of groups got notices. What persistent AI agents mean for your…Continue reading on Towards AI »
Towards AI1 min read
How to Get GPT-6 Sol Past 244,800 Tokens in OpenAI Codex: The Compact Limit Won't Do It
How to Get GPT-6 Sol Past 244,800 Tokens in OpenAI Codex: The Compact Limit Won't Do It GPT-6 Sol has a 1,050,000-token window. Codex compacts it at 244,800 by default, and …
Towards AI1 min read
Anthropic's mid-tier Claude climbs the rankings
Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 5.5 climbs the rankings with near-Opus performance at half the price, raising the bar of expectations for OpenAI's DevDay 2026.
The Rundown AI8 min read
Unveiling IC-STAR: Full-Flow Autonomy from Digital to Analog
Learn how engineers can shift from manually managing tools and handoffs to defining objectives and supervising AI-driven execution across the silicon development lifecycle.Key TakeawaysExplore four critical technologies enabling silicon design autonomyUnderstand how autonomous AI accelerates…
IEEE Spectrum1 min read
LLMjacking can run up your business’ AI bill fast – how to stop it
Google analysts warn that stolen AI credentials are being sold underground, and businesses are footing the bill.
ZDNet4 min read
Is ChatGPT your new Google Workspace alternative? Meet Space, Pages, and slides
OpenAI now lets teams create documents, build presentations, and work with AI agents inside ChatGPT
ZDNet5 min read
OpenAI researchers voice concerns over GPT-6.1 Astra, delaying the release of this latest model
OpenAI said Monday it was delaying the release of a new artificial intelligence model out of security concerns voiced by its researchers, the latest in the company’s effort to decelerate the pace of the technology’s advance.OpenAI’s decision to hold back the model, called GPT-6.1 Astra, comes amid…
Fast Company — Technology2 min read
Attacks are moving at machine speed
Attackers are early adopters of AI. Just as businesses are deploying AI to automate workflows and improve decision-making, criminals are aggressively deploying the technology to identify vulnerabilities and exploit them in minutes. Most security teams aren’t built for that speed.
Fast Company AI3 min read
After AI lunch, Trump backs self-regulation and plans to rename AI
President Donald Trump left a White House lunch with more than two dozen tech leaders on Tuesday, still set against the backdrop of new AI safety rules. He told reporters the executives had agreed that companies should police themselves, NBC News reported.
The Next Web AI3 min read
Sam Altman says OpenAI now has an AI research intern
OpenAI now has an AI research intern, chief executive Sam Altman said on Tuesday. He made the claim in his DevDay 2026 keynote in San Francisco. He told 2,500 developers that the company predicted a year ago it would reach that goal within 12 months. “A few weeks ago we reached that goal.
The Next Web AI2 min readOpenAI’s agents can now run entirely inside Amazon’s cloud
Companies can now build OpenAI agents that run entirely inside Amazon Web Services, with their data never leaving AWS. OpenAI and Amazon launched Bedrock Managed Agents, powered by OpenAI, at OpenAI’s DevDay 2026 event in San Francisco on Tuesday.
The Next Web AI2 min read
OpenAI halves Pro 200 usage and launches a $500 ChatGPT plan at DevDay
Update, 29 September 2026 This article has been updated with OpenAI’s commitment not to reintroduce the five-hour limit on Pro 200. OpenAI is halving the usage included in its $200 ChatGPT Pro plan and launching a $500 plan with its fastest speed tier.
The Next Web AI5 min read
OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol at a fifth of GPT-6 Astra’s token prices
OpenAI has released GPT-6.1 Sol, a cheaper model that it says nearly matches GPT-6 Astra on agentic coding, computer use and professional work. It costs a fifth of Astra’s standard input and output token prices, OpenAI said on Tuesday at its DevDay 2026 event.
The Next Web AI3 min read
OpenAI launches dots, always-on AI agents with their own cloud computers
OpenAI has launched dots, AI agents that run all the time on their own cloud computers and work on a user’s behalf. The company announced dots at its DevDay 2026 event on Tuesday. They run on GPT-6 Astra and are rolling out in ChatGPT to Pro and Business Premium users in eligible markets.
The Next Web AI3 min read
Apple’s new CEO cuts managers to ship products faster, Bloomberg reports
Apple’s new chief executive, John Ternus, is reshaping the company to release products more often and cut layers of management, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Ternus, 51, took over on 1 September after Tim Cook’s 15 years in the job. Apple declined to comment.
The Next Web AI2 min read
AI agents are joining your workforce. Your workforce isn’t ready
Executives are making a dangerous mistake with AI. They are preparing employees to use new tools when they should be preparing them to work differently. As AI agents begin to recommend, decide, coordinate, and act, the real transformation is not happening inside the software.
The Next Web AI4 min read
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