OpenAI plans AI access for Ukraine’s civilian cyber defense
Announced September 23 as a plan to support civilian infrastructure cyber defense; the statement does not report a completed deployment or attacks stopped.
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Grab and OpenAI plan AI training for 30,000 partners
Announced September 23: a two-year plan for 30,000 partners, starting in Singapore. It does not mean all participants have completed training.
Meta announces audio glasses and Muse assistant, with a pocket device preview
Announced at Meta Connect on September 23. Audio glasses opened for preorder; Muse features for glasses are upcoming. Details of the Muse Charm pocket device are due later this year, not a shipping product.
Meta previews roughly 100-gram VR glasses with an external compute puck
A September 23 preview of glasses using an external compute puck. Sales are anticipated around spring 2027 at $1,299.99; the product is not available now.
ChatGPT connects Voice with document creation and app tasks
Voice can use plugins; unfinished Work tasks can continue in text after a call.
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Qualcomm agrees to buy PickNik, pledges to keep MoveIt open
The acquisition remains an agreement. Qualcomm says MoveIt 1 and 2 will stay open and support third-party hardware.
Viam unveils research robot that learns to open boxes from 125 demonstrations
It uses visual control to cut tape and a learned policy to open flaps; this is a research demonstration.
Intrinsic opens robotics building blocks for grasping and moving parts
The release includes perception, planning and control, plus a reference design for machine tending.
Chinese researchers test robot AI that adjusts insertions by touch
The authors report that a policy trained only in simulation succeeded in 152 of 160 trials across eight unseen physical insertion tasks.
Study tests GPT-6 Astra as a robot controller, revealing a precision gap
Understanding a task does not ensure safe, precise movement.
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Alibaba unveils next AI chip, plans production in 2027
Alibaba unveiled the Zhenwu V900 AI chip. Qwen 4 is in training, while mass production and sales of the chip are planned for Q1 2027.
Qualcomm announces two new Snapdragon chips for on-device AI
Two premium platforms target AI, gaming and cameras in upcoming flagship phones.