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OpenAI says its internal model produced 372 math breakthroughs, nearly all from a single prompt to one AI agent, though some may have taken multiple attempts (Joseph Howlett/Scientific American)

Joseph Howlett / Scientific American : OpenAI says its internal model produced 372 math breakthroughs, nearly all from a single prompt to one AI agent, though some may have taken multiple attempts   —  A month after resolving one of the six biggest open problems in mathematics, the company says its new internal model has toppled heaps more …

OpenAI says its internal model produced 372 math results, nearly all from a single prompt handed to a single AI agent; some might have taken multiple attempts (Joseph Howlett/Scientific American)

Joseph Howlett / Scientific American : OpenAI says its internal model produced 372 math results, nearly all from a single prompt handed to a single AI agent; some might have taken multiple attempts   —  A month after resolving one of the six biggest open problems in mathematics, the company says its new internal model has toppled heaps more …

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OpenAI releases 722 math manuscripts

OpenAI just dropped 700 preprints of mathematical proofs and counterexamples

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OpenAI drops another batch of mathematical breakthroughs

OpenAI has revealed solutions to a number of long-standing mathematics problems produced by an unreleased frontier model in a batch of 722 manuscripts, covering 372 result families that group related papers. It extends a run of breakthroughs that have both impressed and unsettled parts of the mathematical community while raising questions about research ethics and […]

OpenAI drops another batch of mathematical breakthroughs

OpenAI has revealed solutions to a number of long-standing mathematics problems produced by an unreleased frontier model in a batch of 722 manuscripts, covering 372 result families that group related papers. It extends a run of breakthroughs that have both impressed and unsettled parts of the mathematical community while raising questions about research ethics and […]

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Google releases Nano Banana 2.1, based on Gemini 3.6 Flash, saying it improves on previous versions "across the board"; pricing is ~50% lower vs. Nano Banana 2 (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)

Matthias Bastian / The Decoder : Google releases Nano Banana 2.1, based on Gemini 3.6 Flash, saying it improves on previous versions “across the board”; pricing is ~50% lower vs. Nano Banana 2   —  Google has released Nano Banana 2.1, a new model for image generation and editing.

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Read the 722 new OpenAI math papers

Sources: SpaceX is seeking to raise $40B, including ~$10B in bank loans and ~$30B in investment-grade debt, to purchase Nvidia chips, in a deal led by Apollo (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Sources: SpaceX is seeking to raise $40B, including ~$10B in bank loans and ~$30B in investment-grade debt, to purchase Nvidia chips, in a deal led by Apollo   —  Blockbuster debt deal is the latest sign of the vast spending on chips and other infrastructure underpinning AI

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llm-openai-decisions 0.1a0

<p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/llm-openai-decisions/releases/tag/0.1a0">llm-openai-decisions 0.1a0</a></p> <p>OpenAI released their new Jev-style <a href="https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/guides/decisions">Decisions API</a>, as previously announced at last week's DevDay.</p> <p>Since I already have an <a href="https://github.com/simonw/llm-typesafe">llm-types

Braid-creator Jonathan Blow on making the 'biggest puzzle game ever'

Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try

Braid-creator Jonathan Blow on making the 'biggest puzzle game ever'

Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try

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Sources: Xbox has secured exclusive game streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI; it is not clear how long the agreement will be in place (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge : Sources: Xbox has secured exclusive game streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI; it is not clear how long the agreement will be in place &nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; The streaming rights come in November, when Microsoft is opening up access to Xbox Cloud Gaming. &hellip; Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft &hellip;

Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product

Instead of helping marketers manage and optimize ad spend, the company is focusing on building the tools that generate the creative assets and campaigns.

Ex-Ramp engineers raise $20M for platform Melius after scrapping their first product

Instead of helping marketers manage and optimize ad spend, the company is focusing on building the tools that generate the creative assets and campaigns.

OpenAI releases a range of new mathematical results produced by an internal model, with details like estimations of compute spent in terms of ChatGPT Pro usage (OpenAI)

OpenAI : OpenAI releases a range of new mathematical results produced by an internal model, with details like estimations of compute spent in terms of ChatGPT Pro usage &nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; We're releasing a broad range of new mathematical results produced by an internal frontier model.

Gurman: Apple&apos;s upcoming smart home products co-developed with LG are "at least a few more months" away; LG is handling manufacturing and product support (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac)

Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac : Gurman: Apple's upcoming smart home products co-developed with LG are &ldquo;at least a few more months&rdquo; away; LG is handling manufacturing and product support &nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Bloomberg reports that Apple's plans for smart home products include devices, sensors, and cameras codeveloped in partnership with LG.

Sources: Singapore-based data center operator DayOne seeks to raise up to $5B in a US IPO and plans to list its American depositary shares by the end of 2026 (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal : Sources: Singapore-based data center operator DayOne seeks to raise up to $5B in a US IPO and plans to list its American depositary shares by the end of 2026 &nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; The data-center operator is also backed by Coatue Management, Hillhouse and Citadel&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; A SoftBank-backed data-center company &hellip;

llm-mistral 0.16

<p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/llm-mistral/releases/tag/0.16">llm-mistral 0.16</a></p> <p>Adds support for reasoning models, such as the newly released <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/6/le-chonk/">Mistral Large 4</a>.</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/llm">llm</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mistral">mistral</a>, <a href=

llm-mistral 0.16

<p><strong>Release:</strong> <a href="https://github.com/simonw/llm-mistral/releases/tag/0.16">llm-mistral 0.16</a></p> <p>Adds support for reasoning models, such as the newly released <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/6/le-chonk/">Mistral Large 4</a>.</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/llm">llm</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mistral">mistral</a>, <a href=

Drones sink ships near NATO countries in “unacceptable” attacks, EU says

Two cargo ships have sunk, one ship was afire, and sailors are dead or missing.

Drones sink ships near NATO countries in “unacceptable” attacks, EU says

Two cargo ships have sunk, one ship was afire, and sailors are dead or missing.