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OpenAI unveiled its newest family of models on Thursday, introducing a new set of heavyweight programs into an increasingly crowded field of AI offerings. GPT-5.6 comes in three variants: Sol (considered its workhorse), Terra (a more intermediate option), and Luna (its budget friendly option). These models expand what users
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Originally announced on June 26 and with a release teased on Wednesday, the latest and greatest ChatGPT model family has arrived. ChatGPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna are available starting today in ChatGPT, Codex and the OpenAI API, OpenAI said in a blog post. The model family is currently rolling
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Microsoft has discovered a destructive Windows backdoor called GigaWiper that gives its operators remote control over infected computers before allowing them to trigger several forms of permanent system damage. Researchers first identified the malware during destructive attacks in October 2025. Their analysis found that GigaWiper was not developed as one
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Meta publicly launched a new version of Muse Spark on Thursday, a multimodal AI model designed for agentic coding that aims to compete with similar products offered by OpenAI and Anthropic. Spark 1.1, the first version of which was announced in April, can engage in multi-step reasoning and handle
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Half of young workers feel guilty when they use AI to do their jobs. Yet the same skills are fast becoming something their employers demand. That is the bind facing Gen Z at work, according to a new global survey from the employment platform Employment Hero. The company calls it
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OpenAI has made GPT-5.6 publicly available after receiving approval from the Trump administration. The release ends weeks in which the model was restricted to a small group of government-vetted partners, CNBC reports. The model family comes in three tiers. Sol is the flagship, Terra a lower-cost enterprise option, and
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TL;DR Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora told CNBC that AI token prices need to fall by as much as 90% for large-scale enterprise adoption, calling OpenAI’s 54% GPT-5.6 efficiency gain “a good start” but not enough. He argued demand is “infinite” and costs will “rationalize over
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Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is making major changes under recently installed CEO Asha Sharma, leading to layoffs and a reshuffling of many projects. Even a productive studio like Obsidian hasn’t been spared, which lost 25% of its staff and has been given a new marching orders for its
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* CERT/CC discloses CVE‑2026‑11405, a critical 9.8/10 flaw in multiple Tenda router families caused by a hardcoded backdoor credential * Attackers can bypass normal login checks and gain full admin access with the hidden password, regardless of configured username or password * Tenda has not responded; CERT/CC
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About two weeks after OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 was caught up in regulatory drama — rolled out only to government-approved organizations during a “limited preview” period — the company has received the Trump administration’s green light for a public rollout of the model. To celebrate, OpenAI also unveiled a new AI
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