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OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Sol

OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol, saying it approaches Astra on coding, computer use and professional work at one-fifth of Astra’s standard token prices. The upgrade aims to make capable agents cheaper to run.

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OpenAI #OpenAI #AIAgents #Automation

OpenAI launches dots for ongoing agent work

OpenAI began rolling out dots, GPT-6 Astra agents with their own cloud computers and connections to thousands of apps, to eligible Pro, Business Premium and Enterprise users. They can continue working toward goals between conversations with user-defined permissions.

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AMD #AMD #Acquisitions #PhysicalAI

AMD agrees to acquire World Labs for $8.2 billion

AMD agreed to buy World Labs in an approximately $8.2 billion all-stock deal expected to close by year-end, subject to approvals. The spatial-intelligence research team will help shape AMD’s future AI hardware and systems.

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Meta #Meta #EnterpriseAI #AIAgents

Meta launches an enterprise AI business

Meta announced Meta Enterprise Platform to bring Muse, its Business Agent, APIs and coding tools to businesses and developers. Former MongoDB chief CJ Desai will lead the effort as Meta turns its AI stack into enterprise products and services.

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Dyna Robotics #Robotics #PhysicalAI #AIResearch

Dyna introduces Taku for complete robotic workflows

Dyna Robotics introduced Dyna-2.1 and its Taku robot, demonstrating an hour-long autonomous laundry workflow. The system combines physical control, a world-action model and a vision-language orchestrator to coordinate tasks and recover from errors.

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OpenClaw #OpenSource #AIAgents #EnterpriseAI

OpenClaw releases an enterprise agent control plane

OpenClaw announced an open-source, self-hosted enterprise control plane with tenant isolation, governance and auditability for persistent agents. It is available for internal pilots ahead of a planned 1.0 release, with development involving OpenAI, Red Hat and NVIDIA.

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Google Research #Google #AIResearch #ImageGeneration

Google introduces Diffusion Controller for image alignment

Google Research introduced Diffusion Controller, a lightweight network that steers image generation toward user preferences while preserving the base model’s stability. The approach can also work with access-restricted models, broadening options for controlled generation.

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AWS #AWS #Grok #CloudAI

Grok 4.7 becomes available on Amazon Bedrock

AWS added Grok 4.7 to Amazon Bedrock with US Geo and Global cross-Region inference. The integration brings the model’s coding, document-handling and agent capabilities into Bedrock’s managed service.

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Meta #Meta #SmallBusiness #AIAgents

Meta adds Muse tools for small businesses

Meta launched Muse for Small Business with new skills and connectors for tools such as Shopify, QuickBooks and Slack. The agent can help analyze operations and prepare campaigns, while publishing, sending and spending require approval.

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