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Key Points OpenAI overhauled ChatGPT's voice architecture to allow continuous audio flow without interruptions. The new system, GPT-Live, lets ChatGPT listen while it speaks. Voice session startup dropped from six network round trips to one. Audio moves through a dedicated fast path while reasoning

Alibaba released a 2.4 trillion parameter AI model Monday, lifting its Hong Kong shares 7%, as DeepSeek undercut Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 by more than 100 times on cost. Key Points: Alibaba's Qwen3.8-Max carries 2.4 trillion total parameters and activates about 95 billion per query, with open weig

Chinese military researchers used outputs from OpenAI and Anthropic models to train domestic defense systems, according to a review of more than 80 academic papers and patents. Key Points: A review of more than 80 Chinese papers and patents found military-linked institutions distilling US frontier m

Apple will hold its standard iPhone 18 back until spring 2027, and analysts now disagree over whether the phone ships with 9GB or 12GB of memory. Key Points: Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro, the Pro Max and its first foldable at a keynote in early September, with the base model absent.

OpenAI confirmed Astra as its next major model family on Aug. 1, an unreleased system that solved 10 math problems, arriving a week after Anthropic's Claude Opus 5. Key Points: OpenAI confirmed the Astra name on Aug. 1 inside a research post describing ten solved math problems. Astra coordinates sev