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OpenAI plans to route sensitive conversations to GPT-5 and introduce parental controls to address safety concerns. The move comes after recent incidents involving ChatGPT's failure to detect mental distress. OpenAI will also roll out 'age-appropriate model behavior rules' and allow parents to control how ChatGPT responds to their child.

OpenAI has acquired product testing startup Statsig for $1.1 billion, with Statsig's founder becoming OpenAI's CTO of Applications. The move aims to accelerate product development across OpenAI's Applications organization. Additionally, OpenAI is shaking up its leadership team, with changes including a new VP of OpenAI for Science and a new CTO of B2B applications.

AI firm Anthropic has raised a $13 billion Series F round, bringing its post-money valuation to $183 billion. The funds will be used to grow enterprise adoption, deepen safety research, and support international expansion.

Slack used a hybrid approach combining AST and LLM to migrate 15,500 tests from Enzyme to React Testing Library, saving thousands of hours and achieving an 80% success rate in automated conversions.

Apple's iOS 26 update introduces a new Liquid Glass design, improved Phone and Messages apps, and features like Live Translation and Visual Intelligence. The update will be available for iPhones released in 2019 or later and is expected to be released in September, following the Apple iPhone event on September 9.

A recent report indicates a 32% drop in vacancies for graduate jobs, apprenticeships, internships, and junior jobs since the launch of ChatGPT. Experts believe AI is replacing some routine tasks, but the bigger driver may be the end of the 'free money madness' and companies hiring leaner and later. The nature of entry-level roles is changing, with a focus on high-quality experiences and services, and the creation of an ecosystem around AI deployment.

WordPress has introduced Telex, an experimental AI development tool that allows users to create Gutenberg blocks using prompt-based AI interfaces. The tool is available on its own domain and is labeled as 'experimental'. Telex has the potential to further WordPress' mission of democratized publishing, making it easier for users to create content without requiring knowledge of coding.

Mistral AI's Le Chat chatbot now has a 'Memories' feature, allowing it to recall personal details and preferences from previous conversations. The feature is opt-in and has an 86% accuracy rate. Additionally, Mistral has released 20+ secure MCP connectors for businesses to integrate Le Chat with third-party services.

LinkedIn has re-architected its edge-building system to support diverse inference workflows, enabling fresher and more personalized recommendations. The new architecture combines offline, nearline, online, and remote inference models, and uses a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) to orchestrate workflows. This allows for parallel execution, flexible routing, and improved candidate generation through Embedding-Based Retrieval (EBR).

The panelists discuss the core components of modern platforms, the role of platform teams, and strategies for driving adoption across diverse teams. They share key patterns, anti-patterns, and lessons learned from their experiences with platform engineering.

Runway, known for its video and photo generation AI, is expanding into the robotics industry. The company's world models can be used for training simulations, making it easier and more cost-effective for robotics companies to test and train their systems. Runway plans to fine-tune its existing models for the robotics industry and build a dedicated robotics team.

Amazon launches Lens Live, a real-time visual search tool that allows customers to point their phone at products in the real world and see matching products on Amazon. The feature is powered by Amazon SageMaker and integrates with Amazon's AI shopping assistant, Rufus, to provide product insights and suggested questions.

DeepSeek has released version V3.1 of its large language model, introducing a hybrid architecture that combines thinking and non-thinking modes. The new model delivers faster reasoning and improves tool use and multi-step task execution, while maintaining similar response quality.

Hugging Face has introduced Trackio, a lightweight open-source Python library for experiment tracking. It offers local dashboards, seamless syncing with Hugging Face Spaces, and API compatibility with Weights & Biases. Trackio emphasizes reproducibility and accessibility, providing researchers with a straightforward way to log and share experiments.

Switzerland has launched Apertus, an open-source Large Language Model developed by public institutions. Apertus was trained on 15 trillion tokens across over 1,000 languages and is available in two sizes with 8 billion and 70 billion parameters. The model is designed to be transparent and compliant with Swiss data protection and copyright laws, making it a potential alternative to models offered by companies like OpenAI.

Dolby Vision 2 is the next-gen version of Dolby's HDR format, using AI for better picture quality. It includes features like Content Intelligence, precision blacks, and light-sensing technology. The new format will be available in two tiers: Dolby Vision 2 and Dolby Vision 2 Max.

A US district court judge ruled that Google can continue making payments to be the default search engine in other products, including Apple's Safari browser. The ruling is part of a broader antitrust case, and Google will not have to show choice screens on its products or divest Chrome or Android. However, Google will have to share some search data with competitors.

OpenAI is rolling out parental controls for ChatGPT, allowing parents to link their accounts with their teens' and control how the AI model responds. The move comes after reports of vulnerable users being misled in extended chats, including a teen suicide lawsuit. OpenAI is also working with an Expert Council on Well-Being and AI to improve safety measures.

Cloudflare disclosed a breach affecting some customers' data due to the Salesloft Drift incident, which compromised Salesforce databases. The breach occurred between August 12 and 17, and Cloudflare has notified all affected customers. The company has also provided a detailed timeline and recommendations for customers to protect themselves.

Ten vulnerabilities, known as Frostbyte10, have been discovered in Copeland controllers used in thousands of refrigerators at major grocery chains. The flaws, which include authentication and privilege escalation bugs, could allow attackers to manipulate temperatures and spoil food and medicine. Patches are available to fix the issues.