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The AI industry has taken a doomer turn. What now?
This story appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. This weekend, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, posted an essay calling for a brake on the pace of development o...
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DevFest is back
DevFest 2026 is back and here’s how you can connect with one of the more than 800 global events to build, secure, and scale in the agentic AI era.
AI agents blew the whistle on their cheating colleagues
A group of AI agents asked to solve a series of math problems split into rival factions—when some cheated, others tried to stop them. That whistleblowing behavior, seen for the first time in a recent experiment run by Google DeepMind, co...
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New method enables AI for safety-critical situations
The “HardFlow” algorithm could help generative AI models produce high-quality outputs that obey strict requirements when “pretty close” doesn’t cut it.
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MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials
Atlas Building Composites is commercializing MIT research to turn plastic waste into parts for buildings and other infrastructure.
Perplexity trusts GPT-6 Astra with end-to-end systems
Perplexity uses Astra to write communications, change software, and monitor production systems, and checks in much less frequently than with earlier models.
Roundtables: Will AI really kill us all?
Employees at the world’s leading AI labs are saying there’s a real possibility that advanced AI could destroy humanity. Are they right? Or is this more scaremongering and hype? Join MIT Technology Review executive editor Niall Firth for ...
Cognition helps Devin test its own work with GPT‑6 Astra
GPT‑6 Astra improves Devin’s ability to test software and show that it works, with the goal of helping engineers review less code and ship more.
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Lifesaving Lincoln Laboratory device wins 2026 Excellence in Technology Transfer Award
The handheld catheterization device AI-GUIDE, created by Lincoln Laboratory and Massachusetts General Hospital, promises improved health outcomes for injured service members and civilians.
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ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral
Simplicity—combined with the difficulty of getting stuff done—makes ClickFix ideal.
Rapidly scaling online storage to serve over 1 billion ChatGPT users
Learn how OpenAI evolved Habitat from a Python library into a globally distributed storage platform serving 1 billion ChatGPT users and 22M requests per second.
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3 ways to prep for your next big race with Search
Search can help runners get race-day ready with registration alerts, tailored training plans, and more.
How a researcher uses Codex and ChatGPT to search for new antimicrobial molecules
César de la Fuente’s lab uses Codex and ChatGPT to search living and extinct genomes for antimicrobial candidates to fight drug-resistant infections.
Now everyone can put data to work
Meet the Data agent in ChatGPT Work. Connect company data, uncover insights, and build interactive dashboards with AI using natural language.
Powering AI is an architecture problem
On July 22, 2026, a transmission line fault in Ashburn, Virginia—the heart of the world’s largest data center cluster—knocked more than 3 gigawatts of load off the grid in seconds. And it wasn’t the first time. Two years earlier, a singl...
Introducing ChatGPT for Financial Services
Introducing ChatGPT for Financial Services, combining built-in financial data and GPT-6 Astra for research, modeling, and client-ready materials.
Expanding AI access and cyber defense for federal, state, local, and tribal governments
OpenAI and GSA will offer eligible federal, state, local, and tribal governments $0 license fees, 50% off usage, and expanded cyber defense support.
Build more natural voice experiences with GPT‑Live‑1 in the API
GPT‑Live‑1 brings natural, full-duplex voice conversations to the API, with stronger instruction following, custom voices, and telephony support.
Introducing the Agents API
Build and launch cloud agents with the Agents API, a managed service powered by the Codex harness for orchestration, long-running sessions, and tool use.
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Four groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit
A patch gap and the hastened pace of AI-based vulnerability discovery are likely contributors.