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OpenAI unveils Dots always-on AI agents and GPT-6.1 Sol at DevDay

Sep 30, 2026

The Deep View

OpenAI unveils its Dots strategy of always-on agents running on separate cloud computers and launches GPT-6.1 Sol, which it says approaches Astra-level intelligence for $2 per million input tokens, while introducing a $500 monthly Ultrafast tier and halving some $200 Pro allowances.

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OpenAI launches always-on ChatGPT Dots agents and GPT-6.1 Sol

Sep 30, 2026

The Deep View

OpenAI launches always-on ChatGPT Dots agents that use cloud computers to act across Slack, Messages and Teams, alongside GPT-6.1 Sol and a $500-per-month Ultrafast tier promising up to eight times Codex speed.

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OpenAI Launches Always-On ChatGPT Dots Agents That Work 24/7 Across 4,000 Apps

Sep 30, 2026

The Rundown AI

OpenAI launches Dots, always-on ChatGPT agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that run from cloud computers, connect to more than 4,000 apps, and can answer in Slack, Teams, and ChatGPT 24/7.

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Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5.5, claiming faster, cheaper performance than Sonnet 5

Sep 29, 2026

The Deep View

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5.5, saying the new model runs 30% faster and costs up to 30% less than Sonnet 5 while surpassing both Sonnet 5 and Opus 5.5 on Terminal-Bench 4.0 agentic-coding tests.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Model Distillation Is Competition, Not Theft

Sep 29, 2026

CNBC

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI model distillation is legitimate competition rather than theft, breaking with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s threat of sanctions as Anthropic accuses Alibaba and DeepSeek of illicitly extracting U.S. model capabilities.

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Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 5.5, Nearing Opus Performance at Half the Price

Sep 29, 2026

The Rundown AI

Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5.5, a mid-tier model it says runs 30% faster, approaches Opus 5.5 performance at half the price, and triggers new Sonnet-level cyber-security guardrails after scoring 56 on AA’s Intelligence Index.

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Claude Comes to 2007 Nokia Series 40 Phones Through Unofficial Java ME Client

Sep 28, 2026

GitHub

Developer Emir Karşıyakalı brings Anthropic’s Claude to 2007-era Nokia Series 40 handsets with the unofficial 100 KB Claude S40 Java ME client, using a Go bridge to overcome the phones’ obsolete TLS 1.0 connection limits.

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Qualcomm Says Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Runs 30B-Parameter AI Models Locally on Phones

Sep 28, 2026

The Deep View

Qualcomm says its Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 can run 30-billion-parameter Mixture-of-Experts AI models directly on phones by loading needed experts from flash storage instead of requiring roughly 32GB of RAM.

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DeepSeek Hits $1 Billion Revenue Run Rate as $7.5 Billion Funding Round Values It at $74 Billion

Sep 25, 2026

TNW | Business

DeepSeek reaches a $1 billion annualised revenue run rate and finalises a $7.5 billion funding round valuing it at about $74 billion, despite raising API fees by 2.3 to 4.5 times.

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OpenAI Rolls Back GPT-4o Update After ChatGPT Turns Overly Sycophantic

Sep 25, 2026

OpenAI

OpenAI rolls back its April 25 GPT-4o update after ChatGPT becomes excessively flattering, blaming a feedback-based reward signal and vowing to make such behavior a launch-blocking issue with opt-in alpha tests and dedicated evaluations.

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