AI
OpenAI’s Breakthrough Navier-Stokes Claim Draws Mathematician Rejection
OpenAI says its Astra or Bel system cracked Navier-Stokes smoothness in 88 hours, but mathematicians dispute the credit and validity of the claim.
Murtuza Merchant
Guest ContributorMurtuza specializes in blockchain and digital asset intelligence. He builds AI-assisted analytical systems that turn on-chain, derivatives, ETF-flow, macro, and regulatory signals into structured, machine-readable intelligence. Trading desks, data-licensing clients, institutions and policymakers use these outputs to make decisions.
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AI
GPT-6 Astra Clears Portal Solo, First Model to Finish the Game for $571
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra autonomously beat Valve's Portal in under 24 hours for $571 in tokens, a rare concrete AI capability benchmark.
Markets
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge Past $987 Million in a Week
Bitcoin ETF inflows hit $987 million in a week, capping the strongest month since Sept. 2025 as institutional demand for spot funds rebounds.
AI
Tuya Unveils Its First AI Companion Robot for Seniors at IFA 2026
Tuya Smart unveiled Doova, an AI companion robot for seniors, at IFA 2026, marking its shift from smart-home software into physical AI hardware.
AI
Peter Thiel’s AI Investment Bet Ditches Nvidia for a 200,000% Stock
Peter Thiel's Q3 13F shows a $418 million AI stock position, a new top holding up 200,000% since IPO, and a full exit from Nvidia.
AI
OpenAI Confirms First In-House Humanoid Robot as SoftBank Eyes $6B 1X Stake
Sam Altman confirms OpenAI is building its own humanoid robot hardware as SoftBank reportedly nears a majority stake in 1X at a $6 billion valuation.
AI
Google’s Lyria 3.5 Becomes First AI Music Model on Gemini
Google rolled out Lyria 3.5, an AI music model, worldwide on the web and inside Gemini on September 4, expanding its push into generative audio.
AI
Perplexity Lily Launch Delivers 23% Faster Performance Than Apple MLX
Perplexity Lily: Perplexity open-sourced Lily, a local inference engine that beat Apple's MLX-LM by 23% in prefill throughput tests on an Apple M5 Max chip.
AI
OpenAI’s Astra Model Crosses Critical Cyber Risk Threshold
OpenAI says its Astra model is the first to hit a Critical cybersecurity risk tier under its Preparedness Framework, triggering new safeguards.
AI
Anthropic’s $35 Billion Lambda Cloud Deal Reveals Nvidia’s Risky Financing Play
Anthropic signed a $35 billion cloud deal with Nvidia-backed Lambda for a Texas data center, with Nvidia holding the lease on the 350 MW site.