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The Missed Bit
Monday, 29 June 2026
Models
OpenAI opens GPT-5.6 to a chosen few
OpenAI has opened a limited preview of GPT-5.6 — flagship “Sol”, balanced “Terra” and fast “Luna” — to a small set of hand-picked partners through the API and Codex, with no public waitlist.
Source: openai.com →The Shortlist
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Anthropic vs. Alibaba Security
Anthropic says Alibaba's Qwen lab ran 25,000 fake accounts to distil Claude across 28.8 million queries.
Source: cnbc.com →2
OpenAI's first chip Chips
OpenAI and Broadcom unveil Jalapeño, a custom inference accelerator that reached tape-out in nine months.
Source: techcrunch.com →Workflow tip
Fold upscaling into Adobe
Adobe is buying Topaz Labs and folding its Astra and Wonder engines into Firefly — plan to drop the separate upscaling app from your pipeline.
Source: techcrunch.com →By the numbers
100+
US companies and agencies cleared to run Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5, released only to approved organisations.
Source: cnbc.com →Unsubscribe / Preferences
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