OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, a frontier AI model designed for complex professional tasks including software engineering, science, and cybersecurity. The model is being rolled out to select organizations before expanding to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users, as well as developers via the OpenAI API, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Bedrock. API pricing is set at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens.
Astra is the first OpenAI system to reach the Critical cybersecurity capability threshold under its Preparedness Framework. The model can independently discover unknown vulnerabilities and develop exploitation methods for hardened systems. To manage these risks, OpenAI has implemented encrypted checkpoints, expanded trajectory monitoring, and tighter internal isolation.
Microsoft AI has introduced MAI-Transcribe-2, a speech-recognition model that supports 60 languages. The system is 10 times faster than GPT-Transcribe and five times faster than Gemini 3.5 Transcribe. Microsoft has set an introductory price of $0.10 per audio hour through the end of 2026, a 72 percent decrease from the $0.36 per hour charged for the previous version five months ago.
Tesla is facing a federal safety probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration into nearly 1,000 Cybercabs deployed in Austin, Texas. The investigation focuses on whether the wheel-free, steering-wheel-less vehicles comply with federal motor vehicle safety standards, as Tesla self-certified the vehicles as compliant.
Adobe has appointed Anil Chakravarthy as the next president and CEO, effective December 1. He will replace Shantanu Narayen, who will become executive chair. Chakravarthy joined Adobe in 2020 and previously led Informatica.
Crusoe has raised over $3 billion in new funding at a valuation of approximately $30 billion. The round was co-led by Atreides Management and Valor Equity Partners, with participation from Mubadala Capital. The company, which pivoted from crypto mining to AI infrastructure, has a five-year cloud agreement worth roughly $13 billion with Jane Street. Its customers include Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI.
