OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast Runs Up to 8x Faster on Blackwell
OpenAI pairs a faster model on NVIDIA Blackwell with published math research, while Google and Anthropic push new models. Plus Amazon's agent hire and two fast-rising open-source projects on GitHub.
OpenAI: speed and math
NVIDIA Blackwell Powers New Generation of AI Inference, Delivering Up to 8x Faster Processing for OpenAI Models
OpenAI Expands Frontier Model Research Into Mathematics and Professional Workflows
Google and Anthropic answer back
Google DeepMind's Gemini Omni Takes Direct Aim at OpenAI's Multimodal Dominance
Anthropic Expands Claude 5.5 Family With Rapid Releases and Strategic…
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