OpenAI's Fidji Simo is departing her full-time role as the company's AGI chief and is transitioning to being a "part-time advisor," she said on X.
The news follows Simo's original announcement in April that she would take a few weeks of medical leave due to a neuroimmune condition, shortly after she had taken on the AGI chief title. (She had formerly been the company's CEO of applications). Around the same time, COO Brad Lightcap also stepped down from his role to focus on "special projects," and OpenAI CMO Kate Rouch also stepped down in order to focus on her health. Rouch planned to return to a "more narrowly scoped role" when her health …
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The post SKYAI nears October 2025 lows as manipulation concerns weigh on sentiment appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
In mid-June, SkyAI [SKYAI] witnessed some short-term bullish momentum. The $0.20 key support zone was defended, and a 216% rally from $0.151 to $0.479 occurred in a week. However, the bears have regained control of the market since then. The altcoin has fallen 92% since the $0.479 high. Researcher Freeman wrote in a post on X that the crash wasn’t the fade of an organic AI hype. Using Nansen data, whales dumping SKYAI during bounces, such as the mid-June one to $0.47, were detailed. The post succinctly broke down the manipulation playbook. Parabolic narrative pump → concentrated supply in few wallets → heavy distribution into retail FOMO → violent dump. Bubblemaps had also flagged patterns it said were consistent with potential market manipulation on centralized exchanges. The pattern was something investigator ZachXBT had also been warning of, in relation to RAVE. AM
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Alvin Lang
Jul 09, 2026 20:54
Microsoft 365 Copilot now runs on OpenAI’s GPT-5.6, boosting AI capabilities in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Learn why this matters for productivity.
Microsoft has adopted OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 as the preferred model for its Microsoft 365 Copilot platform, the companies announced on July 9, 2026. This upgrade brings enhanced AI functionality to popular tools like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the collaborative workspace Cowork, enabling users to create, analyze, and collaborate more efficiently. GPT-5.6, OpenAI’s latest model family, launched publicly the same day after a delayed rollout due to U.S. cybersecurity reviews. It replaces GPT-4, which debuted in March 2023, and delivers improved reasoning, task performance, and safety systems. According to OpenAI, this model is optimized to produce higher-quality outputs per token, offering s
The post What Is Meta’s AI Muse Spark and Can It Overthrow Claude and ChatGPT? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Meta launched Muse Spark 1.1 on July 9. The company priced its first paid AI model far below Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The move puts Meta squarely in the coding and agentic AI market, which both rivals currently dominate. The launch marks a sharp shift from Meta’s open-source Llama strategy. AI chief Alexandr Wang said Meta built the pricing to compete directly with the two market leaders. Muse Spark’s Aggressive Pricing Play Meta priced the new model at $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens. New accounts get $20 in free credits before billing starts. Muse Spark 1.1 undercuts all major AI rivals on price. Its $1.25 input rate runs 37% below Sonnet 5’s introductory $2 and 75% below Opus 4.8 and GPT-5.5, which both charge $5. The output side shows an even wider gap. Meta’s $4.25 rate sits 58% below Sonnet 5’s introductory $10, 83%
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Tony Kim
Jul 09, 2026 17:58
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6, featuring Sol, Terra, and Luna models, launches globally with enhanced performance and tiered pricing. Key upgrade for AI workflows.
OpenAI has officially launched GPT-5.6, its latest family of AI models, marking a significant step forward in performance, efficiency, and scalability. The release includes three distinct tiers—Sol, Terra, and Luna—designed to accommodate varying needs, from high-capability enterprise tasks to cost-efficient workflows. The models are now available globally through OpenAI’s API, ChatGPT, and Codex, with rollout starting July 9, 2026. GPT-5.6 Sol, the flagship model, delivers state-of-the-art results across domains like coding, knowledge work, cybersecurity, and scientific reasoning. According to OpenAI, Sol achieves 53.6 on the ‘Agents’ Last Exam,’ a benchmark for professional workflows, outp
The post OpenAI Launches GeneBench-Pro to Test AI in Biology appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Jessie A Ellis
Jul 09, 2026 17:50
OpenAI’s GeneBench-Pro evaluates AI’s ability to handle complex genomic and biological research tasks, with 129 synthetic problems testing real-world decision-making.
OpenAI has unveiled GeneBench-Pro, a cutting-edge benchmark targeting AI performance in computational biology, genomics, and translational medicine. Released on June 30, 2026, this research-level tool is designed to push AI beyond routine data handling into the realm of judgment-heavy, real-world scientific reasoning. GeneBench-Pro builds on the earlier GeneBench framework, now tackling more complex tasks across 129 meticulously designed problems. These problems simulate real-world scenarios, requiring AI systems to analyze messy datasets, revise assumptions, and make iterative decisions—tasks that mirror the nuanced workflows of human researchers. According to OpenAI, this
The post OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Work, Powered by GPT-5.6 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
Joerg Hiller
Jul 09, 2026 17:41
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Work, leveraging GPT-5.6 to tackle complex workflows for enterprises. Features include app integrations, scheduled tasks, and advanced automation.
OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Work, a new feature set aimed at helping businesses tackle complex workflows through automation and app integrations. Powered by the newly released GPT-5.6, ChatGPT Work extends the AI’s capabilities beyond simple chat tasks, enabling it to operate across apps, manage projects, and complete multi-step workflows. The update is available starting today for Pro, Enterprise, and Edu plans, with a rollout to Plus and Business plans in the coming days. What ChatGPT Work Does ChatGPT Work is designed to act as a business assistant, capable of handling repetitive and complex tasks. Using built-in Codex technology, it can generate documents, analyze budge
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Peter Zhang
Jul 09, 2026 17:33
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol debuts in Harvey with improved benchmarks for legal workflows, spotlighting Solana’s expanding ecosystem.
OpenAI’s latest language model, GPT-5.6 Sol, is now live in Harvey, a platform designed to streamline legal workflows. The model demonstrates notable advancements in accuracy and performance, particularly in core areas of legal practice like compliance and document review. On the BigLaw Bench, GPT-5.6 Sol scored 92.7%, improving on its predecessor GPT-5.5’s 91.7%. The model achieved perfect scores in risk assessment, compliance, and deal management. These improvements are expected to translate into measurable time savings for high-volume legal tasks such as drafting and case management. However, early tests on the stricter LAB benchmark revealed a modest 2.5% success rate for end-to-end task completion,
