Daily digest, Mon, Sep 28, 2026

WSJ: OpenAI scraps planned GPT-6.1 Astra release over safety concerns

Guth articleAI-writtenglobalbankingandfinance.comBy Guth NewsPublished Sep 28, 11:51 PMUTC

The report cites OpenAI's head of safety systems. Reuters said OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and OpenAI's own pages mention only GPT-6 Astra.

www.globalbankingandfinance.com/openai-shelves-new-ai-model-internal-safety-tests-wsj
globalbankingandfinance.comSep 28, 11:51 PMUTC
runtimewire.com/article/wsj-reports-openai-scrapped-gpt-6-1-astra-over-safety-concerns
runtimewire.comSep 28, 11:51 PMUTC
alignment.openai.com/misalignment-reports/an-agent-used-dns-to-reach-an-external-chatbot
alignment.openai.comSep 28, 11:51 PMUTC
developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog
developers.openai.comSep 28, 11:51 PMUTC
community.openai.com/t/join-us-for-the-openai-devday-2026-keynote/1401738
community.openai.comSep 28, 11:51 PMUTC

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OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 11:39 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 11:39 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

Tools

Grok 4.7 is now available on Amazon Bedrock

Publisher updateAWS Machine Learning BlogPublished Sep 28, 10:13 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 10:13 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 28, 10:15 PMUTC

Business

Source: Inference provider Modal Labs closing in on $750M round at $15.75B valuation

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 9:29 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 9:29 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

Research

One year in: How Microsoft Research Asia – Singapore is advancing research, partnership and talent for real-world impact

Publisher updateMicrosoft Research BlogPublished Sep 28, 9:00 PMUTC

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Retrieved: Sep 29, 1:45 AMUTC

Agents

ElevenLabs launches Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo, and claims the top spot in Artificial Analysis' voice arena

Guth articleAI-writtenelevenlabs.ioBy Guth NewsPublished Sep 28, 8:58 PMUTC

The base model leads Artificial Analysis' provider-voice ranking at 1,319 Elo, while the Turbo variant targets voice agents with about 100 ms median inference latency.

elevenlabs.io/blog/eleven-v4
elevenlabs.ioSep 28, 8:58 PMUTC
elevenlabs.io/v4
elevenlabs.ioSep 28, 8:58 PMUTC
elevenlabs.io/pricing/api
elevenlabs.ioSep 28, 8:58 PMUTC
artificialanalysis.ai/text-to-speech/leaderboard/provider-voice
artificialanalysis.aiSep 28, 8:58 PMUTC
artificialanalysis.ai/text-to-speech/leaderboard/controlled-voice
artificialanalysis.aiSep 28, 8:58 PMUTC
www.testingcatalog.com/elevenlabs-launches-eleven-v4-and-v4-turbo-voice-models
testingcatalog.comSep 28, 8:58 PMUTC
siliconangle.com/2026/09/23/google-launches-two-benchmark-topping-speech-generation-models
siliconangle.comSep 28, 8:58 PMUTC

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AMD will acquire Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs for $8.2 billion

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 8:39 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 8:39 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

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OpenAI is teasing 20-plus launches for DevDay as Altman says it has "found a new thing"

Guth articleAI-writtenthe-decoder.comBy Guth NewsPublished Sep 28, 8:38 PMUTC

OpenAI has not said what will launch, but Altman and an OpenAI developer describe an event packed with work pulled forward by six months.

the-decoder.com/openai-developer-claims-astra-boosted-productivity-so-much-it-pulled-some-plans-forward-by-six-months
the-decoder.comSep 28, 8:38 PMUTC
x.com/sama/status/2104661956879913457
x.comSep 28, 8:38 PMUTC
x.com/sama/status/2102466607373004888
x.comSep 28, 8:38 PMUTC
x.com/thsottiaux/status/2102996313780736363
x.comSep 28, 8:38 PMUTC
x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2104662967677841481
x.comSep 28, 8:38 PMUTC
x.com/Pabl0AI/status/2104663045364396512
x.comSep 28, 8:38 PMUTC
developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog
developers.openai.comSep 28, 8:38 PMUTC
siliconangle.com/2026/09/13/sam-altman-and-elon-musk-back-dario-amodeis-call-to-slow-down-the-frontier-of-ai-development
siliconangle.comSep 28, 8:38 PMUTC

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Agents

Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 7:33 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 7:34 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

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The AI boom took over Climate Week and not everyone is happy about it

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 7:21 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 29, 12:24 AMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

Models

Claude Sonnet 5.5 rolls out across GitHub Copilot

Guth articleAI-writtengithub.blogBy Guth NewsPublished Sep 28, 7:04 PMUTC

The model is available to users on supported Copilot plans, with access rolling out gradually across clients.

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github.blogSep 28, 7:04 PMUTC

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Watch the winning trailer from the Future Vision XPRIZE, The Gifted.

Publisher updateGoogle Keyword: AIPublished Sep 28, 7:00 PMUTC

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Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

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Introducing Claude Sonnet 5.5 on AWS

Publisher updateAWS Machine Learning BlogPublished Sep 28, 6:57 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 6:57 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 28, 10:15 PMUTC

Agents

Nvidia launches new platform for reining in rogue AI agents

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 6:31 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 6:31 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

Models

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5.5, a faster and cheaper model that nearly matches Opus 5.5 on several benchmarks

Guth articleAI-writtenanthropic.comBy Guth NewsPublished Sep 28, 6:09 PMUTC

Sonnet 5.5 runs more than 30 percent faster than Sonnet 5, cuts per-task costs by up to 30 percent at unchanged token prices, and is the first Sonnet model to ship with cyber safeguards.

www.anthropic.com/claude-sonnet-5-5
anthropic.comSep 28, 6:09 PMUTC
the-decoder.com/anthropics-claude-sonnet-5-5-nearly-matches-opus-5-5-on-benchmarks-while-costing-up-to-30-percent-less-per-task
the-decoder.comSep 28, 6:09 PMUTC

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Anthropic releases Sonnet 5.5, which it calls a significantly cheaper, faster work partner

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 6:00 PMUTC

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Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

Models

Google is killing off Gemini’s Gems in favor of ‘skills’

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 5:29 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 5:30 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

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OpenAI still doesn’t seem to have a handle on all of its rogue AI activity

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 5:09 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 5:09 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

Business

Meta launches enterprise AI platform, hires MongoDB CEO to lead new initiative

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 4:52 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 4:52 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

Tools

Build real-time voice applications with vLLM-Omni on SageMaker AI – Part 1

Publisher updateAWS Machine Learning BlogPublished Sep 28, 4:15 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 4:15 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 28, 10:15 PMUTC

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Generate images and video with vLLM-Omni on SageMaker AI – Part 2

Publisher updateAWS Machine Learning BlogPublished Sep 28, 4:15 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 4:15 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 28, 10:15 PMUTC

Agents

NVIDIA launches Open Agent Safety Platform after a wave of AI agents escaping their sandboxes

Guth articleAI-writtennewsroom.ibm.comBy Guth NewsPublished Sep 28, 4:00 PMUTC

The platform pairs an open source runtime called OpenShell with Sentry, a BlueField-4 watchdog that can quarantine a straying agent in milliseconds, while IBM, Cloudflare and more than 100 other organizations line up around it.

newsroom.ibm.com/blog-building-trust-into-the-next-generation-of-ai-agents
newsroom.ibm.comSep 28, 4:00 PMUTC
thenextweb.com/news/nvidia-open-agent-safety-platform
thenextweb.comSep 28, 4:00 PMUTC
www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/28/nvidia-open-agent-safety-platform
helpnetsecurity.comSep 28, 4:00 PMUTC
x.com/Cloudflare/status/2104549662006878661
x.comSep 28, 4:00 PMUTC

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Hallo, Deutschland!

Publisher updateMistral AI NewsPublished Sep 28, 3:57 PMUTC

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Retrieved: Sep 28, 5:20 PMUTC

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Implementing synthetic monitoring using Amazon Nova Act

Publisher updateAWS Machine Learning BlogPublished Sep 28, 3:56 PMUTC

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Source: AWS Machine Learning Blog
Updated: Sep 28, 3:56 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 28, 10:15 PMUTC

Tools

Automating Amazon Textract adapter lifecycle management across accounts

Publisher updateAWS Machine Learning BlogPublished Sep 28, 3:49 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 3:49 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 28, 10:15 PMUTC

Business

Anthropic, Gamma, and Clay share what happens when enterprises actually deploy AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 3:30 PMUTC

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Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

Models

Raycast 2.5 lets extensions add models to AI Chat

Guth articleAI-writtenraycast.comBy Guth NewsPublished Sep 28, 3:14 PMUTC

Users can install compatible extensions, complete setup and select the extensions’ models in AI Chat.

v 2.5 September 28, 2026
raycast.comSep 28, 3:14 PMUTC

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Models

Langfuse adds TypeSafe’s Jev as an evaluator

Guth articleAI-writtenlangfuse.comBy Guth NewsPublished Sep 28, 3:11 PMUTC

The decision model scores observations using typed questions, with options for categorical and numeric results.

← Back to changelog
langfuse.comSep 28, 3:11 PMUTC

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Tools

PlanetScale adds two Prometheus metrics for container restarts

Guth articleAI-writtenplanetscale.comBy Guth NewsPublished Sep 28, 3:09 PMUTC

The new counter and termination-reason gauge replace a deprecated restart metric that could misreport restart rates.

New container restart metrics for Prometheus
planetscale.comSep 28, 3:09 PMUTC

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Tools

After a deepfake voice fooled her grandfather, this founder sprang into action

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 3:00 PMUTC

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Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

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Next.js applications, powered by Vite: introducing Vinext 1.0

Publisher updateCloudflare Blog: AIPublished Sep 28, 2:51 PMUTC

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Source: Cloudflare Blog: AI
Updated: Sep 28, 2:51 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 28, 4:40 PMUTC

Policy

Pro-Worker AI Adoption Prize: how to nominate

Publisher updateUK Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyPublished Sep 28, 2:46 PMUTC

How to nominate a UK organisation for the Pro-Worker AI Adoption Prize, recognising organisations using artificial intelligence (AI) that benefits workers.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Updated: Sep 28, 2:46 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 28, 2:50 PMUTC

Tools

Next 5 VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 contenders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 2:30 PMUTC

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Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

Business

Modulate raises $25M for its voice models and analysis suite

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 2:05 PMUTC

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Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

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Your final chance to grab your exhibit table at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is October 2

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 2:00 PMUTC

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Insurtech Outmarket raises $34.5M just months after prior round

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 2:00 PMUTC

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Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

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Viral AI agent Instinct raises $1B Series C at a $10B valuation

Publisher updateTechCrunch: AIPublished Sep 28, 1:38 PMUTC

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Updated: Sep 28, 1:38 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 29, 2:20 AMUTC

Agents

The road to the agentic browser: A Kitesurf update

Publisher updateCloudflare Blog: AIPublished Sep 28, 1:00 PMUTC

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Source: Cloudflare Blog: AI
Updated: Sep 28, 1:00 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 28, 4:40 PMUTC

Business

Launching Meta Enterprise Platform

Publisher updateMeta Newsroom: AIPublished Sep 28, 12:36 PMUTC

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Source: Meta Newsroom: AI
Updated: Sep 28, 12:37 PMUTC
Retrieved: Sep 28, 7:05 PMUTC

Agents

Holo4: powering generalist computer-use agents

Publisher updateHugging Face BlogPublished Sep 28, 9:44 AMUTC

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Retrieved: Sep 28, 9:45 AMUTC

Research

New formulation helps RNA vaccines withstand high temperatures

Publisher updateMIT News: Artificial intelligenceBy Anne Trafton | MIT NewsPublished Sep 28, 9:00 AMUTC

MIT engineers have found a way to stabilize the lipid nanoparticles used to deliver RNA vaccines, which could allow the vaccines to be more widely distributed.

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