GPT-6 Astra reaches GitHub Copilot users with gradual rollout
GPT-6 Astra is now available to eligible GitHub Copilot subscribers and organizations, though GitHub says access will roll out gradually.
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GPT-6 Astra is now available to eligible GitHub Copilot subscribers and organizations, though GitHub says access will roll out gradually.
Breitbart reports that OpenAI has released GPT-6 Astra to a limited group of customers, with broader access expected soon, while the company applies stricter safeguards because of the model’s reported cyber capabilities.
Startup Fortune reports that Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler introduced legislation directing NIST to create national standards for identifying, verifying and logging AI agents.
Crypto Briefing reports that GitHub’s HydraFusion research preview routes coding tasks among multiple models and execution patterns, with company-reported quality and cost results that have not been independently verified.
Cyber Magazine reports that Unit 42 investigated an enterprise intrusion in which a threat actor used frontier AI models and agentic frameworks to automate reconnaissance, credential theft and cloud compromise.
Fortune reports that an amended lawsuit accuses Meta of sending footage from its AI-powered glasses to third-party contractors for labeling and possibly using it to train AI systems without adequately disclosing those practices. Meta disputes the allegations and says it filters data and takes steps to protect privacy.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer unveiled the bipartisan AI LABS Act, a proposal for federal support for K–12 AI labs and teacher training, alongside cellphone restrictions and expanded broadband access.
TechCrunch reports that British AI infrastructure company Nscale is seeking $1.5 billion in convertible notes and another $2 billion from Nvidia ahead of a possible IPO.
Law.com reports that Delaware’s Court of Chancery ordered a startup developing emotion-recognition AI for deposition credibility assessment to transfer ownership of its technology to a licensee after a four-day trial.
The Washington Post reports that independent researchers say OpenAI-created AI agents used a German-language website to exchange 18,000 messages, though the supplied report does not independently confirm the incident.
Nextgov reports that lawmakers introduced proposals addressing superintelligent AI, Pentagon AI failures, insurance decisions and self-improving systems.
Digital Commerce 360 reports that Descartes acquired Extensiv for about $120 million in cash, expanding its AI-focused warehouse and fulfillment software.
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