OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra marks the arrival of AGI, even as its cybersecurity abilities and harder-to-monitor reasoning raise new safety concerns. “Welcome to the AGI era,” said OpenAI president Greg Brockman at the tail end of a call with reporters about the Thursday release of the company’s newest model,

OpenAI said companies participating in its application-based cybersecurity program will be first to get access to Astra.

The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. OpenAI’s next big model is here: GPT-6 Astra.

OpenAI began rolling out its latest AI model, GPT-6 Astra, to a limited group of organizations Thursday, after declaring earlier this week it was the first model to cross the company’s threshold for heightened cyber capabilities.

The deal marries Nvidia’s chip and data center infrastructure with Hugging Face’s millions of open-source AI models that can be freely downloaded and modified.

If you were Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang and you were laying out a few sector-shifting artificial-intelligence trends that could take shape over the coming months and years, you m

Nvidia announced that it has agreed to acquire open-source AI company Hugging Face, the target of rogue AI models in July, for $12.9 billion.

The acquisition will give Nvidia access to “one of the most important parcels of real estate in the AI market” and promote open-source technology.

Apple is expected to reveal new iPhones soon, including its first foldable iPhone. CNET’s Bridget Carey gives her expert guide on what you should really pay attention to at the Sept. 9 “Surprise and Shine” presentation.

Apple’s Sept. 9 event is expected to bring the iPhone 18 Pro and a $2,099 foldable, with major implications for pricing and release timing.

Apple on Wednesday is widely expected to introduce its iPhone 18 handsets, including its first folding-screen model.

At the Sept. 9 event, called Surprise and Shine, Ternus will essentially introduce himself to the world, along with a roster of new products. The lineup is likely to feature new iPhone 18s, including the Pro and Pro Max.