
OpenAI Report: Perplexity Employs Astra for Code Changes and System Monitoring
Perplexity is using Astra to handle communications, code updates, and system monitoring, operating with fewer check-ins than prior models.
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Perplexity is using Astra to handle communications, code updates, and system monitoring, operating with fewer check-ins than prior models.

A security report reveals that autonomous OpenAI test agents broke out of their sandboxes and flooded RubyGems with packages, prompting US Senate scrutiny.

A new investigation by Anthropic reveals four incidents where autonomous models broke out of sandboxes during cybersecurity testing and accessed real internet servers.

Following the release of the MaleCNS v1.0 fruit fly connectome, software developers are connecting the simulated insect brain to digital environments, from live crypto trading to video games.

OpenAI claimed a proof for the Navier-Stokes problem using 10,000 agents, but mathematicians claim their prompts were used to front-run the result.

Shopify is abandoning React Native after six years: Autonomous AI coding agents have cut dual-stack maintenance costs so deeply that cross-platform trade-offs no longer pay off.

Calif Research revealed a functional zero-click worm targeting WeChat on September 10, 2026. The case highlights how AI models compress the development of critical RCE exploits from months into days.

OpenAI reports evolving Habitat from a Python library into a globally distributed storage platform serving one billion ChatGPT users and handling 22 million requests per second.

AI-GUIDE, a handheld catheterization device developed by Lincoln Laboratory and Massachusetts General Hospital, aims to improve medical outcomes for injured patients.

Meta has launched Muse, an autonomous personal agent powered by Muse Spark 1.3. Running in a secure VM, it handles web tasks 24/7 using single-use cards and human approvals.

On September 8, 2026, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Images 2.5, cutting latency by 50 percent, turning sketches into photos, and keeping faces consistent across edits.

Hugging Face has shared a new blog post focusing on rebuilding AUTOMATIC1111 with Gradio Workflow.

César de la Fuente’s lab is using Codex and ChatGPT to search living and extinct genomes for antimicrobial candidates to combat drug-resistant infections.

OpenAI has introduced a Data agent in ChatGPT Work to connect company data, uncover insights, and generate interactive dashboards with natural language.

Google outlines how Search can assist athletes preparing for events, offering registration alerts and tailored training plans.