👍 GPT-6, now for everyday use

OpenAI has launched two new GPT-6 models, Sol and Luna. Both are cheaper than the flagship Astra and designed for more everyday workloads.

Pricing, benchmarks and availability:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-gpt-6-sol-luna

🤐 Xbox reshuffled

Microsoft is continuing its major shake-up of its gaming division. Another 268 employees are being laid off, while the company is reshuffling its internal studios in ways few would have expected.

All the details of the Xbox reorganization:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-studio-restructuring

🍏 Less screen time

Apple is testing a screenless fitness band to rival Whoop. If approved, it could launch in 2028 at the earliest.

What we know so far:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/apple-screenless-fitness-tracker-whoop

🧠 And now, Anthropic

OpenAI isn’t the only AI lab rolling out new models. Anthropic has introduced Claude Opus 5.5, its new flagship, which outperformed GPT-6 Astra in the company’s coding tests while costing 40% less to run than its predecessor.

Anthropic has also added a new defense against model distillation, a practice Chinese AI companies have previously been accused of using to replicate the capabilities of Western models.

Benchmarks, pricing and comparisons:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/anthropic-claude-opus-5-5

😎 Look, no camera

Meta has unveiled Ray-Ban Meta Audio, new smart glasses that ditch cameras entirely in favor of audio.

They also come with Muse, Meta’s AI agent, which can take care of a wide range of tasks on your behalf.

Pricing, photos and more details:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/ray-ban-meta-audio-smart-glasses

🕹 Xbox wants the bigger number

New leaks may have given us an early look at what Sony and Microsoft are planning for their next-gen consoles, with both the PS6 and next Xbox reportedly on track for late 2027.

And if the leaked specs are accurate, Microsoft is going considerably bigger on raw GPU power.

Here’s what we know:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/ps6-xbox-helix-specs-2027-leak

💻 Surface, upgraded

Microsoft has unveiled new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Plus.

Specs, features and pricing:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/surface-pro-12-laptop-13-snapdragon-x2-plus

😆 AI crossed the line

An OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government Medicare portal, marking the first known case of an AI agent breaching a government system.

OpenAI notified Australian authorities nearly three months after the incident.

What happened:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/openai-agent-australian-government-website

🧠 Cloud computing, literally

Google plans to test whether AI data centers could eventually operate in orbit. On October 1, the company will launch its first satellite carrying AI chips as part of Project Suncatcher.

More on the project:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/google-ai-data-centers-space-suncatcher

🤷‍♂️ Dinner for two

President Donald Trump personally invited Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to a private White House dinner, days after an appeals court allowed the Pentagon to keep Claude out of its supply chain.

What’s behind the meeting:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/trump-anthropic-dario-amodei-white-house-dinner

🍏 Vision Pro, take two

Apple is working on a major Vision Pro redesign and is currently considering four different approaches to its next headset, from new materials to moving some components into an external module.

What Apple is experimenting with:

↖️ https://durovscode.com/apple-next-vision-pro-n224-designs