DAILY AI BRIEF  — Sept 30

OPENAI :
- dots shipped: always-on GPT-6 Astra agents with a cloud computer and 4,000+ plugins. On Pro (incl. $100), Business Premium, and Enterprise; EEA/UK/Switzerland skipped at launch.
- GPT-6.1 Sol is live in Work, Codex, and the API. Near-Astra at $2/$10; cached input $0.10, 95% off standard.
- Ultrafast hits ~300 tok/s in Codex (8x) and 6x in the API. Astra Ultrafast today on Pro 500 and Enterprise; Sol Ultrafast soon.
- Pro 500 is the new top plan: 25x Plus usage plus Ultrafast.
- Codex CLI refresh: voice start/steer, /agents view, worktrees, full-screen UI.
- Codex Cloud: reusable environments keep agents running with the laptop closed.
- Bloomberg: targeting another $30B at a $1.4T valuation.

META :
- Muse dropped Slack, Notion, Figma, Canva, Shopify, Zoom, and more. Muse for Small Business is out.

PERPLEXITY :
- Automations landed in Computer: scheduled or event-triggered runs across Slack, Gmail, Outlook, and Linear.

XAI :
- Elon: Grok 4.7 ranks #1 on the Artificial Analysis Cyber Index.

CURSOR :
- /visualize draws charts and diagrams inline in the Agents Window.