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OpenAIOpenAI

Codex is now generally available

Codex is now generally available with new Slack integration, SDK, and admin tools to enhance developer productivity, streamline workflows, and improve code management at scale.

10/6/2025
DuolingoDuolingo

What I learned in my first year as an engineering director at Duolingo

Reflections on leadership, culture, and growth from a year as an engineering director at Duolingo, highlighting unique hiring practices, relocation experiences, and the importance of patience and empathy in onboarding and leadership.

10/6/2025
MIT AIMIT AI

AI maps how a new antibiotic targets gut bacteria

Using AI-driven DiffDock, researchers rapidly identified the mechanism of action of enterololin, a promising precision antibiotic targeting harmful gut bacteria linked to Crohn’s disease while preserving the microbiome.

10/3/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

OpenAI announces strategic collaboration with Japan’s Digital Agency

OpenAI partners with Japan’s Digital Agency to deploy generative AI tools for public services and advance international AI governance frameworks.

10/2/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

With GPT-5, Wrtn builds lifestyle AI for millions in Korea

Wrtn leverages GPT-5 to deliver Korea's leading Lifestyle AI platform, enhancing natural language interactions and expanding use cases across millions of users.

10/2/2025
MIT AIMIT AI

Lincoln Lab unveils the most powerful AI supercomputer at any US university

Lincoln Laboratory's TX-GAIN supercomputer, equipped with over 600 NVIDIA GPUs and capable of two AI exaflops, is now the most powerful AI system at any U.S. university, advancing generative AI research and interdisciplinary collaborations across MIT.

10/2/2025
MIT AIMIT AI

Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship welcomes Ana Bakshi as new executive director

Ana Bakshi joins the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship as executive director, bringing extensive leadership experience in entrepreneurship education and AI to advance innovation-driven entrepreneurship and impact.

10/2/2025
Fly.ioFly.io

Litestream v0.5.0 is Here

Litestream v0.5.0 introduces the LTX file format for efficient transaction-aware SQLite backups with point-in-time recovery, improved compaction, simplified replica management, and enhanced compatibility and performance.

10/2/2025
DuolingoDuolingo

How to use “‑ito” and “‑ita”: Your guide to Spanish diminutives

Explore the usage, meanings, formation rules, and exceptions of Spanish diminutives using the suffixes '-ito' and '-ita' to express nuances like smallness, affection, or inconsequence.

10/2/2025
DropboxDropbox

A practical blueprint for evaluating conversational AI at scale

A comprehensive guide detailing a structured, scalable evaluation framework for conversational AI, emphasizing dataset curation, actionable metrics with LLM judges, automated testing pipelines, and continuous improvement to ensure reliability and quality in real-world deployment.

10/2/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Samsung and SK join OpenAI’s Stargate initiative to advance global AI infrastructure

Samsung and SK partner with OpenAI's Stargate initiative to enhance AI infrastructure in Korea through advanced memory chip production, AI data centers expansion, and integrating ChatGPT Enterprise capabilities.

10/1/2025
OpenAIOpenAI

Launching Sora responsibly

Sora 2 launches with integrated safety features including AI content transparency, consent-based likeness control, teen protections, harmful content filtering, audio safeguards, and robust user control mechanisms to ensure responsible video generation and sharing.

9/30/2025