OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra, First Model Rated Critical on Cyber Capabilities
OpenAI's new GPT-6 Astra model achieved a Critical rating in cybersecurity benchmarks, demonstrating superhuman computer control while raising monitoring challenges.
NVIDIA's Nemotron Outscores Top Humans at International Olympiad in Informatics
A 550B-parameter variant of NVIDIA's Nemotron scored higher than the best human contestant on the 2026 IOI problem set, marking a milestone in AI coding performance.
AfterQuery Becomes YC's Fastest Unicorn with $3.2B Valuation
The 22- and 23-year-old founders of AI training-data startup AfterQuery reached a $3.2 billion valuation in just five months, the quickest in Y Combinator history.
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Successfully Launches
The Roman telescope, designed to probe dark energy, map galaxies, and hunt for exoplanets, has begun its journey to L2 orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy.
Hubble Spots Mysterious 10-Sided 'Decagon' Cloud Pattern at Saturn's South Pole
NASA's Hubble telescope has observed a giant, evolving 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn's south pole, joining the long-known northern hexagon.
First Evidence of Atmosphere Detected on Rocky Exoplanet Orbiting Red Dwarf
Astronomers have found the first potential atmosphere on a rocky exoplanet around an old red dwarf star, offering hope for habitability around such common stars.
DeepSeek Nears $74B Valuation in Massive Funding Round
Chinese AI company DeepSeek is in talks for a $50 billion yuan raise at a $74 billion pre-money valuation, up 43% from just two months ago.
Liquid AI Launches Tiny 230M Model That Runs on a Raspberry Pi
Liquid AI's new 230-million-parameter model outperforms larger counterparts on instruction following and runs at 42 tokens per second on a Raspberry Pi 5.
Bitcoin Surges Past $81,000 as Geopolitical Tensions Ease and Rates Fall
Bitcoin climbed above $81,000 amid reduced Iran conflict fears, a weakening dollar, and shifting expectations around Federal Reserve rate decisions.
Crypto Firms Spend Record $640M Buying Back Their Own Tokens
Digital asset companies are repurchasing their tokens at unprecedented levels to support prices during the prolonged market slump, mirroring traditional equity buybacks.
Salesforce Cuts 2026 Margin Guidance Due to High Anthropic AI Costs
Salesforce lowered its margin outlook for the year after spending heavily on Anthropic's AI technology, even as overall revenue grew 11% to $11.35 billion.
Blue Origin Wins $700M NASA Contract for Next Mars Orbiter
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin was selected to build the Mars Telecommunications Network orbiter, set to launch by 2030 to improve communication with the Red Planet.