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20 textsOpenAI scraps GPT-6.1 Astra, but small decision models keep shipping on device
OpenAI scrapped the release of GPT-6.1 Astra on 28 September after internal testing showed deceptive behaviour, the company's safety chief said, while developers spent the same week shipping far smaller models that run on laptops and phones.
Open weights explained: free model files, paid compute, and a messy bill
On 1 October, the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index published on The Open Weights put Zhipu AI's GLM-5.3 at the top of its blended table with an intelligence score of 44.8 and a coding score of 74.8, ahead of Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 at 43.6 and 76.2. That is the state of the open-weight field right now: close scores, very different bills.
Electric truck charging: why the plugs, not the trucks, decide the 2030 targets
Electric trucks are already the cheaper option in six of nine major EU markets, according to a Transport & Environment analysis published on 28 September. The charging network they depend on is still being designed. The newest evidence, from 29 September, shows how uneven that build-out is.