OpenAI unveiled GPT-6 Astra, its newest flagship model, claiming top-tier performance in browsing the web, operating software, and solving complex math problems. The rollout begins with enterprise users in OpenAI's Daybreak early access program before expanding to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Business subscribers, though availability for free users remains unconfirmed. Cofounder Greg Brockman told reporters he believes the company may have just ushered in the AGI era with this release.
Microsoft plans to reorganize its financial reporting starting next fiscal quarter, dropping its existing three segments—Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing—in favor of two new categories: Devices and Consumer, and Agents and Infra. The change, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, is meant to better reflect how the company's business now revolves around AI agents and infrastructure.
TikTok is adding several new comment features: voice comments up to 60 seconds long for users 18 and older, rolling out over the next month; comment polls with up to five options that creators can track results for, already live globally; and photo comment upgrades including live photo uploads available now and the ability to post up to nine images in a carousel comment within the next month.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would permanently prohibit building or deploying superintelligent AI and temporarily halt advanced AI development until a federal regulator sets safety rules. The bill also calls for the U.S. to pursue international agreements preventing superintelligence from being built anywhere in the world.
Audacity 4.0 has shipped with a rebuilt Qt-based interface, a new clip-editing model, customizable workspaces, native high-DPI rendering, and a new AUP4 project format. Official Windows builds also gain ASIO playback and recording support alongside broader changes to how the app handles recording, playback, plugins, and projects.
Indian wearable maker Ultrahuman has closed a $70 million funding round backed by Qualcomm Ventures, Labcorp, Alpha Wave, Blume Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners and Alteria Capital, valuing the company at $365 million—roughly three times its 2023 valuation. The round includes $65 million in equity and $5 million in debt, and Ultrahuman is now developing a new ring built on Qualcomm silicon instead of its current Nordic Semiconductor chip.
A policy expert describes public interest technology as the practical bridge between government policy and the people it is meant to serve, citing food assistance as an example where eligible people miss out due to lack of awareness or overly complex applications. The approach focuses on designing systems and tools that make existing programs actually reachable and usable by the people who qualify.
Motorola has released a new Razr flip phone edition covered in 35 hand-placed Swarovski crystals plus a 32-facet crystal hinge accent, this time in a black 'Meteorite' colorway with a quilted leather-like texture. The $900 package, available September 10, includes crystal-covered Moto Buds 2 Plus and a base Moto Watch, while internal specs match the standard 2026 Razr. Motorola also unveiled the Moto Watch Ultra, a $350 wearable with LTE, dual-band GPS, NFC payments and roughly two-day battery life, launching the same day.
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, currently nearing the outer boundary of the solar system as it heads toward interstellar space, risks losing two of its scientific instruments at this critical juncture. The timing is significant because the probe is approaching a region where continuous data collection is essential for understanding the transition beyond the sun's influence.
At IFA 2026, Lenovo showed off Project Swan, a concept laptop that normally functions as a compact 14-inch, 1.6kg machine but features a rollable display that can expand outward into a larger 17-inch, 16:9 screen. It's one of two Intel-powered concept laptops Lenovo is demonstrating this year, and it remains a proof-of-concept with no announced price or release date.
Lenovo debuted Project AeroBlade, a concept 14-inch laptop under 10mm thick and weighing less than 830g, built with a magnesium-aluminum chassis. The device uses a new solid-state cooling system called 'Active Flow' instead of fans, and it packs an Intel processor, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7 and an OLED screen. Lenovo has not shared pricing or release plans, as this remains a proof-of-concept design.
At IFA 2026, Nvidia introduced the Personal AI Router (PAIR), software that distributes sub-tasks from a local AI agent across idle GPUs on other PCs in the same home network. Instead of overloading one machine with multiple sub-agents competing for resources, PAIR spreads the workload and returns results to the main system, adapting in real time as household GPUs become busy or free again.
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