GPT-6-Astra Scores 98% on Theoretical Physics Benchmark
GPT-6-Astra solved 49 of 50 research level theoretical physics problems in the TheoPhysEval benchmark, with an average cost below $3 per problem.
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GPT-6-Astra solved 49 of 50 research level theoretical physics problems in the TheoPhysEval benchmark, with an average cost below $3 per problem.
Google cleared an estimated 250,000 trees near Muhos before completing environmental assessments. Finnish authorities halted work at two sites earlier this month.
Google's updated privacy policy says Search may use Gmail, Drive and Photos data that users share with its AI features to personalize ads.
Google is testing software engineering interviews that assess AI fluency and let candidates use Gemini during coding tasks.
Google is working with Voltus to reduce electricity use across homes and businesses when demand is high, freeing capacity for data centers on the PJM grid.
Goldman Sachs launched an institute that will provide AI training and tools to small businesses through partnerships with Google, Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta.
Google Maps now offers Gemini during CarPlay navigation, supporting conversational requests, route changes and voice reports of traffic disruptions.
Google Cloud will make A5X bare metal instances based on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 platform generally available in November. The company also introduced expanded networking, sovereign AI and confidential computing options.
Chrome is adding Gemini based scam detection, suspicious site alerts, and warnings for copied commands linked to ClickFix attacks.
SpaceX's third-quarter revenue more than doubled to $14.58 billion, with AI revenue up more than ninefold to $7.6 billion, mostly from renting compute to Anthropic, Google and others.
Google is adding Personal Intelligence to Gemini in vehicles, allowing the assistant to use information from connected Google services. The feature is rolling out through Android Auto before reaching cars with Google Built-in.
Senators Richard Blumenthal and Josh Hawley asked Google CEO Sundar Pichai what the company knows about how its AI products in schools affect children, setting a Nov. 2 deadline.
Several Google DeepMind employees have resigned or plan to leave over concerns about the company's military AI contracts and oversight of classified uses.
Government sites in the Netherlands, Finland, France and Denmark went offline as operators raced to patch critical PHP vulnerabilities found with AI.
Google.org selected 17 organizations to share $36 million for research using AI in climate, energy and health.
Google, Temasek and Bain's e-Conomy SEA 2026 report says 243 million Southeast Asians, 58% of workers, have adopted generative AI in under three years.
Google is prioritizing computing capacity for frontier AI research even when that limits the cloud resources it can sell, CEO Sundar Pichai said.
Gemini is getting a small business hub with tools for branding, marketing, financial analysis and connections to business apps.
Google will cover new power resources and grid upgrades for its expanded West Memphis data center campus. Entergy Arkansas projects at least $500 million in additional customer savings over 20 years.
The US imposed sanctions on Shanghai Zhisuan Technology, MiraclePlus and three related entities following the conviction of former Google engineer Ding Linwei for stealing AI trade secrets.