Wednesday 9 September 2026
Top stories today:
OpenAI says internal model solved Navier-Stokes problem
Appleās iPhone Duo, its first foldable, expected among new launches
Metaās Muse personal AI agent debuts, AI glasses support incoming
ChatGPT Images 2.5 launches with up to 50% faster generation
Google brings AlphaGenome Atlas with predictions for ~9B DNA changes
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1. OpenAI says internal model solved Navier-Stokes problem amid data-use concerns
The internal model, in training since Aug. 28, has surpassed GPT-6 Astra at solving some open math problems, OpenAI said:
The model used 10K concurrent agents for 88 hours to solve the Millennium Prize problem.
Mathematician Tristan Buckmaster alleged OpenAI learned of his Navier-Stokes work with Anthropicās Levent Alpƶge.
OpenAI said it ācannot rule out that de-identified data derivedā from Buckmasterās and Alpƶgeās use of its products helped improve its models.
OpenAI denied seeing Buckmasterās and Alpƶgeās prompts, saying it spent millions on compute after hearing of Anthropicās progress.
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3. Appleās iPhone Duo, its first foldable, expected among new launches at 1 PM ET
~$2K-$3K expected price range for the foldable iPhone.
A20 Pro chip, dual 48MP rear cameras, 12MP front camera, and a Galaxy Z Fold 8-style wide design.
Oct.: iPhone Duo expected to go on sale in white and dark blue.
iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and AirPods 5 are also likely to debut.
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5. Meta launches Muse personal AI agent, AI glasses support coming soon
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7. ChatGPT Images 2.5 debuts with up to 50% faster generation, new Sketch feature
Sketch lets users draw in ChatGPT and use it as a visual guide:
Available to all ChatGPT, Work, and Codex users across desktop, mobile, and web.
GPT-Image-2.5 Flare and GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst are the new API models.
