OpenAI Says It Will Not Release Newest Astra A.I. Model Over Safety Concerns

New York Times - Sep 29, 2026

The company’s researchers raised questions about the security of the model, known as GPT-6.1 Astra.

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Apple has released security updates to address a vulnerability in older versions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that it said may have been exploited in targeted attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-86950, refers to an out-of-bounds write impacting the CoreGraphics component that could lead to arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted file. The iPhone maker said the

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Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars

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Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own?

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