OpenAI announces rollout of GPT-6 Astra model

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on September 2, 2026. Matt Ramey | Afp | Getty Images OpenAI on Thursday announced it will begin rolling out its latest artificial intelligence model, GPT-6 Astra, which the company said is the product of “years of research and…

Read More

Three major shifts from the Trump-Xi meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) gestures to China’s President Xi Jinping as he leaves after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Evan Vucci | Afp | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot…

Read More

Top Senate Democrat calls on FAA to reject White House arch approval pressure

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Thursday urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reject the White House’s plan to build a triumphal arch near the Lincoln Memorial. The ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation called the fanatic President Trump’s “latest vanity project” in his letter to the federal agency…

Read More