Google Cloud Adds OpenAI's GPT-6 and GPT-Astra to Model Garden
In a major industry shift, Google Cloud announced the integration of OpenAI's flagship models—GPT-Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna—into its Vertex AI Model Garden. The partnership makes Google the first hyperscaler to offer the full suite of top-tier closed-source models from its primary rival alongside its own Gemini 4 Argon series, prioritizing enterprise 'model switching' flexibility over ecosystem exclusivity.
Perplexity launched a fully local mode for its 'Computer' agent on Mac, allowing users to automate tasks across private files and apps without sending data to the cloud.
A federal judge ordered Meta to disclose the names of executives who authorized the BitTorrent download of 160TB of pirated books used for training Llama models.
Google's Gemini 4 Argon processed 25 trillion tokens in its first 72 hours of general availability, tripling the volume of the previous Gemini 3 launch.
Mistral AI released Voxtral 3, a new suite of speech-to-speech models and an accompanying SDK designed for low-latency agentic voice interactions.
Apple's iOS 27.2 Beta introduced 'Suggested Actions,' an Apple Intelligence feature that automatically suggests calendar events or reminders based on Message content.
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