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OpenAI Expands AI Engineering Tests to Hardware

OpenAI is testing whether AI can help engineering teams turn design ideas into working prototypes faster. For businesses, the potential savings depend on how much human review and correction those designs still require.

The company on Nov. 3 outlined engineering experiments involving GPT-6 Astra and other OpenAI models, covering hardware design, electronics, simulations and vehicle development. The projects include an AI-designed device, expanded work with Chip Ganassi Racing and a new research partnership with Mazda.

One experiment involved building a device that allows users to communicate with Codex through a dedicated interface.

Two OpenAI team members used GPT-6 Astrato develop the prototype in less than a week as a side project. Astra handled the device’s appearance, mechanical enclosure, internal structures, electrical components and printed circuit board (PCB) design. It also generated the user interface, firmware and software integrations needed to connect the device to Codex. A contract manufacturer produced...

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Can Netflix’s new AI tool stop your TV-streaming doomscrolling? How to try it

ZDNET’s key takeaways * Netflix is adding a new AI-powered feature to recommend titles. * AI Discover will be a new tab in the Netflix app, located at the top of your TV screen. * You can pick a theme or dive into more specific wants to find matches. AI tools are

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Safari finally gets 3 popular browser features – and I can’t wait to try them

ZDNET’s key takeaways * Safari developer beta release notes show several new features in testing. * Appearance changes to Safari allow for more customization in Apple’s browser. * Siri AI will have more access to apps, completing more complex tasks. Developer betas for MacOS 27.3, iPadOS 27.3, and iOS

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‘It might be that we would have been better off never developing it’: Geoffrey Hinton doesn’t like the look of the future of AI — and he’s saying what we’ve all been thinking

* One of the Godfathers of AI has warned that it may take a serious AI incident before the technology is properly regulated * He argues that humanity may have been "better off" without AI, but there is still time * AI could create "a huge gap between rich and

Bluetooth Is Going To Get A Lot Faster In 2027

Bluetooth HDT’s rollout will benefit a wide range of wireless devices and how they communicate. David Becker/Getty Images The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced its formal adoption of Bluetooth High Data Throughout (HDT), initially as an optional feature of Bluetooth Core 7.0. The first devices

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Bluetooth Is Going To Get A Lot Faster In 2027