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OpenAI agents are being rebranded as "dots". Safety concerns are delaying a new model. Sam Altman spoke in San Francisco at OpenAI's yearly developer event.
Source: BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw7v42rp083eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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OpenAI's Dots are always-on AI agents that can connect to your apps and tackle multistep tasks.
Source: WIRED
https://www.wired.com/story/openai-dots-always-on-ai-agents-that-proactively-help/
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Disrupt doesn’t end when you leave Moscone West. 👀
Founder dinners, investor meetups, happy hours, workshops, roundtables and more are taking over San Francisco during Disrupt Week.
See what’s happening, find your people, and start building your calendar. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/more-ways-to-disrupt-new-2026-side-events-from-kotra-wayfounder-enterprise-ireland-safetywing-descope/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Some of India's largest banks are holding off on supporting Apple Pay initially. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/apple-pay-set-to-launch-in-india-with-axis-bank-today-sources-say/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The US military task force announced it is ready to bet billions of dollars on answers to the drone problem.
Source: Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-counter-drone-task-force-spending-billions-on-tech-systems-2026-9
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OpenAI isn't a public supporter of Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform, but it is privately working with Nvidia, TechCrunch has learned. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/heres-why-openai-is-absent-from-nvidias-industry-wide-effort-to-end-rogue-ai-agents/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

OpenAI reports that GPT-6.1 Sol performs close to GPT-6 Astra while costing only one-fifth as much.
Source: The Decoder
https://the-decoder.com/gpt-6-1-sol-comes-close-to-astra-at-a-fifth-of-the-price/
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Asana is developing human-agent teams that can be coached with Claude.
Source: Claude Blog
https://claude.com/blog/agents-you-can-coach-how-asana-builds-human-agent-teams-with-claude
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Data center construction will resume only after obtaining large guarantees and undergoing rigorous scrutiny by the new Israel AI National Directorate, according to Globes.
Source: Globes
https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-1001557948#utm_source=RSS
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OpenAI's newly announced suite of office features puts it into mor direct competition with more traditional software companies. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-takes-on-microsoft-with-the-launch-of-what-feels-a-whole-lot-like-chatgpts-own-office-suite/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Cloudflare launches Threat Signals, a free AI-driven feature that turns open-source reports into actionable threat intelligence and stores contextualized indicators in a private dataset for WAF policies.
Source: Cloudflare
https://blog.cloudflare.com/threat-signals/
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Uganda and South Sudan have launched a 400-kilovolt cross-border transmission line that will span about 299 kilometres and include new substations.
Source: The Independent Uganda
https://www.independent.co.ug/new-400kv-cross-border-electricity-connection-to-serve-uganda-and-south-sudan/

Dutch police said the hacker, arrested for being part of the ShinyHunters cybercriminal gang, had plans to organize the murder of two people on his laptop. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/dutch-police-arrest-shinyhunters-hacker-accused-of-planning-two-murders/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Senior Minister of State Tan Kiat How said the next phase of AI adoption will depend on organisations being able to deploy, govern and trust AI in real-world environments.
Source: OpenGov Asia
https://opengovasia.com/singapore-strengthening-secure-foundations-for-ai-at-scale/
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Wabi is repositioning its prompt-based app builder as a personal AI agent that can create interfaces on demand, combining chat, apps and ongoing tasks. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/ai-powered-app-maker-wabi-pivots-to-a-messaging-experience/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Dots are meant to operate independent of any specific hardware or interface, pursuing user-defined goals continuously in the background with minimal oversight. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-launches-dots-its-bubbly-agentic-avatar/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

OpenAI is expanding Codex with reusable cloud development environments, a revamped CLI with voice controls, new code review tools and a security-focused product for scanning repositories and preparing fixes. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-gives-codex-reusable-cloud-environments-that-work-across-devices/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol delivers significant improvements over GPT-6 Sol across complex professional tasks, including code writing and debugging, document understanding, and executing multi-step business workflows. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-launches-gpt-6-1-sol-says-it-nearly-matches-gpt-6-astra-and-costs-less/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT plugins with dedicated sidebar homes, interactive panels, file viewers, improved discovery, and support for automations. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/openai-expands-chatgpts-plugins-with-app-like-interfaces-and-automations/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

America.gov is intended to simplify the process of navigating government bureaucracy, but language models are imperfect and remain prone to hallucinations, which could cause new issues. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/29/can-a-chatbot-fix-the-government-maze-the-white-house-is-about-to-find-out/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon