AI news of 26 October 2026

OpenAI announces three big science discoveries and a new way to work with academics

OpenAI reports new AI breakthroughs in mathematics, computer science and physics research.

Less than a month after its mass release of hundreds of manuscripts that it said contained solutions to long-standing mathematics questions, OpenAI is back with three more "major" discoveries in math, computer science, and physics. What's different this time is the choice to have external experts that OpenAI describes as "shepherds" guiding the results in computer science and physics, while for the math problem it says that they advised it to release the AI output for researchers to work through their own explanations. OpenAI results added to GitHub today: Local smoothing for the Euclidean wave equation. The proof uses an auxiliary par …

The Verge 5h ago 3 min read

Microsoft layoffs

Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees

Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employees across multiple countries.

The Verge 12h ago also at Hacker News

tech layoffs, AI jobs

Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce

Microsoft offers buyouts to a quarter of its US, Canada, India and UK workforce.

Ars Technica 2h ago

AI code tools

Greptile takes bug detection beyond code review with GPT-6 Astra Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Greptile uses GPT-6 Astra for automated software bug detection and security testing.

OpenAI 2h ago

Anthropic IPO

Why Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus Is Missing So Many Key Figures Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Anthropic's IPO filing lacks key financial details about its AI operations and revenue.

Wired 3h ago

humanoid robots, policing

Boston Dynamics employees want to block sale of robot dogs to ICE

Over 300 Boston Dynamics employees oppose sale of robot dogs to ICE.

Ars Technica 5h ago

OpenAI, scientific AI

Working with academic communities to build scientific understanding Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI shares AI model results on advanced mathematics and physics problems for researcher verification.

OpenAI 10h ago

Anthropic AI safety

The Anthropic S-1 Filing Is Also an AI Doomsday Primer Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Anthropic's S-1 filing discusses AI safety strategy and existential risks.

Wired 8h ago

GPT-6.1 Terra

GPT-6.1 Terra halves OpenAI's API prices and still gains ground on its larger models Opens at the publisher in a new tab

OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra, halving API prices while matching larger models.

The Decoder 4h ago

ChatGPT limitations

Quoting Jason Koebler

ChatGPT gives poor tech support advice as users turn to it for help.

Simon Willison 5h ago

Your future hasn’t been written yet. No one’s has.
So make it a good one.

OpenAI announces three big science discoveries and a new way to work with academics

Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees

Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce

Greptile takes bug detection beyond code review with GPT-6 Astra Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Why Anthropic’s IPO Prospectus Is Missing So Many Key Figures Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Boston Dynamics employees want to block sale of robot dogs to ICE

Working with academic communities to build scientific understanding Opens at the publisher in a new tab

The Anthropic S-1 Filing Is Also an AI Doomsday Primer Opens at the publisher in a new tab

GPT-6.1 Terra halves OpenAI's API prices and still gains ground on its larger models Opens at the publisher in a new tab

Quoting Jason Koebler

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