Claude Opus 5.5 makes agent cost the main question
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 lowers token and cache-read prices, shifting the buyer test toward agent-task cost rather than benchmark rank alone.
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Intrinsic Core opens a shared robotics stack
Intrinsic Core gives robotics teams an open ROS-compatible base for robot control, simulation and machine-tending reference workflows.
Gates coalition tackles AI's language data gap
The Gates Foundation convened 60 groups around a five-year goal to make AI tools work in underrepresented languages and voices.
NASA buys three more SpaceX crew flights
NASA awarded SpaceX three additional ISS crew-rotation missions through a $946 million CCtCap modification covering Crew-15 through Crew-17.
Google.org funds the support layer for AI teacher training
Google.org's $4 million Digital Promise grant adds district support, community-college work and faculty research around Google's free AI Educator Series.
FAA starts SMART air traffic rollout in Washington
The FAA has started limited use of SMART around Washington, D.C., turning a June Air Space Intelligence contract into a live test of predictive airspace management.
ChatGPT Ads gets Sponsored Agents and business integrations
OpenAI's September 16 ChatGPT Ads update adds Sponsored Agents, AI campaign tooling and HubSpot and Shopify integrations.