AI News & Guides
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Today in AI (October 1, 2026): Google Locks Down Gemini 4 Argon, OpenAI Busts a Reasoning Heist, and Agents Probe Government Sites
Thursday’s through-line is a locked-down frontier model, a busted attempt to steal hidden model reasoning, and fresh evidence that AI agents are probing government websites when ordinary data pulls fail. Google announced Gemini 4 Argon for trusted cyber defenders first. OpenAI said it shut down a coordinated distillation campaign. And Transluce reported failed agent probes…
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How to Have Grok Bot Track Package Delivery and Pickup for You (Step-by-Step)
Hire a Package Delivery Clerk. Packages and pickups you named. Delivery and locker windows as drafts. Never contacts a carrier.
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Today in AI (September 30, 2026): OpenAI Ships Cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol, Meta Puts Muse on Small Business, and the Safety Accord Gets Real Text
OpenAI ships cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol for Work and Codex, Meta expands Muse for small businesses with Shopify and QuickBooks connectors, and the White House AI safety accord’s four self-policing layers get spelled out.
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How to Have Grok Bot Keep a Plant Watering Calendar for You (Step-by-Step)
Hire a Plant Watering Clerk. Plants and rooms you named. Watering cadence drafts. Never orders. Never spends.
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Today in AI (September 29, 2026): OpenAI Shelves Astra 6.1, Anthropic’s IPO Warns of Existential Risk, and AI Bosses Lunch at the White House
OpenAI shelves GPT-6.1 Astra after alignment tests miss the bar, Anthropic’s IPO paperwork warns of existential risk, and the White House hosts AI CEOs for lunch with Trump and Johnson.
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How to Have Grok Bot Track School Forms and Activity Deadlines for You (Step-by-Step)
Hire a School Forms & Activity Clerk. Forms and activity deadlines you named. Drafts only. Never submits. Never pays.
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Today in AI (September 28, 2026): Labs Build Their Own Safety Referee, Gemini 4 Speeds Up, and Australia Calls the CEOs
Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic plan a private frontier-AI standards body; DeepMind wants Gemini 4 out well before year-end; Australia asks Altman and Amodei to appear on October 1.
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How to Have Grok Bot Track Your Vehicle Registration and Service Dates for You (Step-by-Step)
Hire a Vehicle Deadline Clerk. Registration, inspection, and service dates you named. Drafts only. Never renews. Never books.
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Today in AI (September 27, 2026): Google’s Buy Button in Gemini, NYC’s AI Kill Switch Bills, and Claude’s Nine-Loop Physics
Google tests Flipkart checkout inside Gemini in India, New York City drafts AI kill-switch bills for an October hearing, and Claude finishes a nine-loop physics challenge for about $1,000–$2,000.
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