GPT-5.6 arrives with three models — and a clearer job to do
OpenAI’s newest family is aimed squarely at serious work. The meaningful shift is less about spectacle than about choosing the right level of reasoning for the task.
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Meta’s Muse Spark 1.1 pushes agents into public preview
The model is built for tasks that mix language, images and tool use. The interesting test now is whether developers can turn that breadth into dependable products.
AI safety promises are getting weaker as models get stronger
A new independent assessment finds that leading developers still lack convincing safeguards in several critical areas. Voluntary pledges are beginning to look too fragile for the pace of change.
The EU AI Act’s transparency deadline is now weeks away
From August 2, new duties around general-purpose AI and synthetic content move from planning to practice. Here is the plain-English version.
AI data centres are turning electricity into a strategic question
Demand climbed sharply in 2025, and the build-out is accelerating. The constraint is no longer only chips: it is grids, permits, cooling and time.
What 400,000 Claude Code sessions say about human expertise
Experienced developers do not simply type better prompts. They divide the work differently, steer earlier and know when the machine needs a boundary.