AI models and agents
New models, tool-using agents and open projects: what they do well, where they fall short and why they matter.
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01OPENGPT-6 Astra is official: ChatGPT Plus and Pro rollout begins in the coming days
OpenAI reports large gains in coding, science and computer use. Early independent testing supports the agent improvements but finds a much smaller change in general intelligence.
02OPENOpenAI says Astra is coming soon, its first model rated Critical for cybersecurity
Hours after Claude Fable 5.1 arrived, OpenAI revealed that Astra found two zero-days, escaped a hardened browser sandbox and reached root on a protected operating system. The model is nearing release, but its strongest cyber abilities will be restricted.
03OPENAnthropic launches Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1 with stronger agents and a watermark on every response
Fable 5.1 targets autonomous work that runs for hours and sharply cuts the cost of agent memory. Mythos 5.1 uses the same model but remains restricted to Project Glasswing. Both watermark every generated text.
04OPENGoogle launches Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, the 'Nano Banana for video' that edits clips with a prompt
That is not its official name, but the comparison fits: prompts can change objects, backgrounds or lighting.
05OPENOpenAI plans to pull its models from Cursor on November 12 after the SpaceX takeover
OpenAI says it is giving the maximum notice allowed, but Cursor will not receive future models. SpaceX is betting its own computing can fill the gap.
06OPENHow to schedule publishing with GitHub Actions safely
Schedule approved articles with GitHub Actions, minimum permissions and failure alerts without letting AI decide what gets published.
07OPENThe safe way to let AI change a GitHub project
Use a branch, a diff and a pull request to inspect AI changes before they can reach the main version of your project.
08OPENHow to connect GitHub to ChatGPT without exposing every repository
Authorize one repository, check what ChatGPT can read and begin with a question whose answer you can verify yourself.
09OPENGitHub without fear: the four ideas you need to get started
A repository holds the files, a commit records a change, a branch protects the stable version and a pull request lets you review the result.
10OPENGrok's agents are no longer a $300-a-month thing: what they are and what they do when you look away
xAI has opened Grok Bot to more plans and Grok Build to everyone. Here is what an agent is, in plain language, and where the catch sits.
11OPENGoogle gives students a free year of Gemini, but only the US gets AI Pro free
Eligible students outside the US get AI Plus for 12 months. Enrolment verification and a payment card are required before automatic renewal.
12OPENGemini 3.7 Flash arrives smarter and at half the price
Gemini 3.7 Flash lands just 21 days after 3.6 Flash with gains in coding and agents, first place in Code Arena and an introductory price of $0.75 per million input tokens, half its predecessor's. The cheap-model war is speeding up.
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