Author: Olivia Hartman
Olivia Hartman is GeekBlog's general technology reporter, covering the wider world of tech beyond smartphones: AI and software, laptops and PCs, gaming, streaming, space, science, consumer gadgets, deals and the policy stories shaping the industry. A versatile journalist with a nose for what actually matters, Olivia turns breaking news and product launches into accessible, no-hype reporting for everyday readers.
OpenAI opened its Agents API to public beta on September 10, exposing the Codex harness behind one API call. Early testers report 86% fewer failed responses, but the orchestration layer now belongs to OpenAI.
About 30 humanoid and quadruped robots demonstrated outside Poland’s digital affairs ministry, chanting for AI rules. The organizer’s day job complicates the picture.
Nintendo’s emerald Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 sold out in roughly four hours at $520. Resale listings appeared before the pre-order pages had cooled.
A modder combed unused audio files from Resident Evil 4 and Requiem and surfaced over 1,000 cut voice lines, including Leon Kennedy’s favorite scrapped joke and unsettling dialogue written for the infected.
OpenAI says an unreleased model produced a full proof for the Navier-Stokes Millennium Prize problem in a week. NYU and Anthropic-linked researchers say they had already solved related problems first.
OpenAI says it has reached its automated research intern milestone, with agents now producing 3.1 agent workdays of effort per human workday. Every figure in the claim comes from OpenAI.
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Greg Casar want to permanently ban superintelligent AI, pause frontier development and hit corporate violators with what they call the corporate death penalty.
Valheim exits Early Access on September 9, 2026 with the Deep North, its final biome, plus day one launches on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2 with full crossplay.
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell sued Anthropic and named Dario Amodei and Benjamin Mann personally, seeking up to $150,000 per song over Claude’s training data.
A verified 2026 list of cars that support Apple Wallet car keys by brand, with setup, sharing and the difference between NFC and Ultra Wideband keys.