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OpenAI's Astra solves DEF CON puzzle no one else could crack
No.19 · Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · Today in AI
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- 01OpenAI's Astra solves DEF CON puzzle no one else could crackFour days after receiving a "critical" cyber risk rating, OpenAI showed the model solving hacker puzzles using parallel agents
- 02OpenAI says coding agents now output 3.1x human research laborA Hugging Face-linked security incident halted training, but reliance on agents kept climbing
- 03OpenAI, WAN-IFRA back 10 Ukrainian newsrooms with AI supportA new program is giving independent Ukrainian media outlets API credits and AI training as they operate through wartime conditions
- 04Ineffable Intelligence hires six, including key AlphaStar figures from DeepMindLondon startup valued at $5 billion races to build superintelligence through reinforcement learning
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