Government Gatekeeps GPT-5, Microsoft Goes Solo, Meta Slows Down
OpenAI just dropped three new models and the U.S. government is the bouncer deciding who gets in. Microsoft built its first reasoning model without anyone's help. And Mark Zuckerberg admitted to his own staff that Meta's big AI agent bet isn't exactly paying off yet. It's a weird week when the biggest AI stories are about who can't use the tech and who's finally breaking up with their suppliers. Let's get into it. 1. OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Needs Government Approval (The Batch (Andrew Ng)) 2. Microsoft Ships First In-House Reasoning Model (The Batch (Andrew Ng)) 3. Claude Fable 5 Returns After…
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