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7 storiesUpdated October 2, 2026

OpenAI Unveils GPT‑6 Guide for Production‑Ready AI Workflows
OpenAI publishes a practical guide to deploying GPT-6 in production, covering model choice, prompting, caching and managing long-running tasks.

Google Rolls Out Gemini 4 Argon, Limiting Access to Trusted Cyber Defenders
Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, a frontier AI model for software engineering, enterprise work and cybersecurity, initially available only to vetted defenders.

OpenAI Unveils GPT-6.1 Sol, Matching Top Model Performance at a Fraction of the Cost
OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, offering near GPT-6 Astra performance for coding and professional work at one-fifth the token price; GPT-6.1 Astra is dropped.

Google DeepMind Signals Imminent Launch of Gemini 4
DeepMind chief Koray Kavukcuoglu says Gemini 4 is in refinement, hinting at a near‑term release after a period of lag behind rivals.

OpenAI Unveils GPT‑6 Sol and Luna, Cutting Costs and Errors
OpenAI launches GPT‑6 Sol and Luna, promising half‑price API access and up to 50% fewer factual and coding mistakes than previous models.

Anthropic Unveils Claude Opus 5.5 with Stronger Cybersecurity Safeguards and Lower Costs
Anthropic launches Opus 5.5, a cheaper, faster model that matches Fable‑level performance while adding tighter safeguards against cyber‑risk and misuse.

Alibaba Open‑Sources Damo Radar, AI Model Detecting 150 Abdominal Conditions
Alibaba's Damo Academy open-sources Damo Radar, an AI that reads CT scans to spot cancers and 146 other abdominal findings, beating most radiologists.