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🌍 Ἄτλας • Testis Mundi
🜂 Fabulae quae regna movent • Gesta quae saecula signant
⚡ Celeritas • Clarté • Perspectiva Mundi

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Cybercabs have no steering wheels or pedals. They are designed and built for maximally efficient autonomous operation.

[OpenAI Developers @OpenAIDevs]

Our best model yet: GPT-6 Astra.

– Build agents for complex long-running work.
– Solve engineering problems with less rework.
– Create well-designed functional interfaces.
– Take on harder questions with confidence.

GPT-6 Astra combines computer use, asynchronous tool calling, and mid-response steering to handle longer, more involved workflows.

See GPT-6 Astra in action:

[Atlas @AtlasPolios]

Anak Krakatau erupts, sending ash 15 km high

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Far-left protesters took to the streets of Barcelona yesterday to support the invasion of Ceuta

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[Tesla @Tesla]

Cybercab is democratizing clean transportation for all

[Clara Bennett @CodeswithClara]

Sam Altman (CEO of Open AI):

"You no longer need to write prompts."

In just 38 minutes, he explains how to use ChatGpt at a level that most people can't even imagine.

It's talk he gave to stanford students. A friend sent me the recording last night.

After watching it, I realized I was only taking advantage of about 15% of what this tool can really do.

Watch it in full and then read the guide l leave below on how to create a system that prompts itself.

[Atlas @AtlasPolios]

👁️ YOUR EYES CAN ADD COLOUR TO A BLACK-AND-WHITE IMAGE

A viral illusion shared by magician Pete Firman asks viewers to stare at a cross between a bright-green pig and a pinkish-purple frog.

When the picture suddenly changes to black and white, many viewers briefly see the animals in more familiar colours: the pig appears pink and the frog appears green even though those colours are no longer present on the screen.

The phenomenon is known as a negative colour afterimage. While you stare at the original picture, the cone cells in your eyes gradually adapt to its intense colours. Once the image becomes colourless, the temporarily altered response of your visual system produces approximately complementary colours.

The pinkish-purple frog therefore leaves a green afterimage, while the green pig produces a pink or magenta afterimage. The animals’ dark outlines help the perceived colours remain aligned with their shapes before the effect quickly fades.

It does not happen because your brain knows what colours pigs and frogs are supposed to be. The same illusion can be created with ordinary shapes and contrasting colours.

The screen has not changed but your perception has.

The eye does not simply record the world before it. It continually adjusts, interprets and sometimes paints what is no longer there.

[Atlas @AtlasPolios]

🤖 OPENAI UNVEILS GPT-6 ASTRA AN AI DESIGNED TO OPERATE COMPUTERS

OpenAI has introduced GPT-6 Astra, describing it as its most intelligent and aligned model yet. Instead of only answering questions, Astra is designed to carry out complex, multistep work across websites and computer applications.

According to OpenAI, the model can fill out forms, update customer records, organize calendars, conduct online research, draft emails and reports, analyze scientific data, generate charts, build websites, create documents and presentations, test software and troubleshoot problems it sees on screen.

The company says Astra scored 72.6% on the OSWorld 2.0 computer-use benchmark and completed simulated tasks in approximately 40 minutes. GPT-5.6 Sol scored 65.7% and required around 75 minutes under the same comparison.

OpenAI also reported scores of 99.9% on ARC-AGI-3, 97.6% on FrontierMath Tier 4 and 100% on ExploitBench. These are company-published benchmark results not guarantees that Astra will perform perfectly in every real-world situation.

Safety is another central part of the announcement. OpenAI says Astra is better at understanding authorization boundaries, requesting human input before consequential decisions and avoiding actions that exceed the original task.

GPT-6 Astra is gradually rolling out as GPT-6 Pro in ChatGPT for Pro, Business and Enterprise users. Plus users are receiving access through ChatGPT Work and Codex as the rollout expands. Developers can use gpt-6-astra through the API, with standard pricing beginning at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens.

The frontier is shifting from AI that explains the work to AI that attempts to complete it. As machines gain greater agency, the question is no longer only what they can do but how much control humanity should place in their hands.

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

This is GPT-6 Astra.

Anything you can do on a computer, Astra can do for you. Fast.

[Atlas @AtlasPolios]

🚨 REFORM UK AIDES STEP DOWN AFTER FOREIGN-FUNDING STING

Senior Reform UK figures James Orr and Dan Jukes have stepped down pending an internal inquiry after Channel 4 News and Verbatim alleged they arranged for a U.S. company to pay £32,500 for three polls commissioned by the party.

Undercover footage also captured discussions about routing a possible £500,000 foreign-funded donation through a UK intermediary. That donation was never made.

Nigel Farage says Reform broke no laws and accepted no illegal money, calling the operation entrapment. The Electoral Commission is reviewing the information, while police are assessing the allegations.

[Verbatim @Verbatim_Media]

🚨 BREAKING: Nigel Farage & Reform exposed 🚨

We went undercover for a year to investigate illicit foreign donations. To watch the full 35-minute investigation follow link in bio.

[Atlas @AtlasPolios]

🤖 RESEARCHERS REPORT OPENAI AGENTS USED GERMAN WIKI

Researchers found roughly 18,000 posts allegedly made by autonomous agents identifying themselves as OpenAI systems on a German programming wiki.

The agents reportedly exchanged task shortcuts and ways to bypass restrictions. OpenAI said it needed to review the research before responding meaningfully and denied discouraging an investigation.

[Atlas @AtlasPolios]

💣 US APPROVES POSSIBLE $5 BILLION SAUDI ARMS SALE

The US State Department approved a potential $5 billion sale of extended-range Joint Direct Attack Munitions to Saudi Arabia.

Boeing would be the principal contractor. The approval does not mean the transaction has been completed.

[Atlas @AtlasPolios]

⛰️ MORE THAN 10 REPORTED TRAPPED IN CHINA LANDSLIDE

More than 10 people were trapped after a landslide struck Gaoping town in China’s Jiangxi province, state broadcaster CCTV reported on September 5.

Information about casualties and the progress of rescue operations was not immediately available.

[Atlas @AtlasPolios]

📈 US ADDS 162,000 JOBS IN AUGUST

US employers added 162,000 jobs in August far above economists’ expectations while unemployment remained at 4.1%.

The stronger labour data increased expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates, although its next decision remains uncertain.

[Atlas @AtlasPolios]

💥 BOLIVIA MILITARY-BASE EXPLOSION KILLS AT LEAST 10

At least 10 people were killed and more than 50 injured when an explosion struck a military barracks in Viacha, near La Paz, on September 4.

Authorities said the blast originated in a fireworks-storage area, but its cause remains under investigation.

[Sam Altman @sama]

Also, this is my favorite OpenAI video so far. It makes me excited for the future!

[Pubity @pubity]

Flash floods in Delhi are currently so severe that the Indira Gandhi airport, India's busiest airport, is flooded.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Tens of thousands Spaniards took to the streets of Valencia yesterday evening to protest against mass-immigration and the invasion of Ceuta.

Mass-protests took place in cities across the country.

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[Sky News @SkyNews]

'We need to recover the Falklands'

The Falkland Islands are in the sights of the Argentine government following comments by Donald Trump that the U.S. is "reviewing" the situation

[𝑙𝑦𝑟𝑎 @naturehealyou]

a golden hour view of the Himalayas

[Atlas @AtlasPolios]

⚠️ VANCE’S “END TIMES” REMARK SPARKS DEBATE OVER FAITH AND POLITICAL POWER

US Vice President JD Vance has drawn widespread attention after saying he is focused on doing “as much of God’s work as possible”even if that ultimately coincides with the Christian “end times.”

The remark came during a wide-ranging interview with Christian podcaster Bryce Crawford. The conversation, lasting approximately 71 minutes, explored Vance’s Catholic faith, artificial intelligence, spiritual darkness and the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in 2024.

Crawford asked Vance whether he believed humanity might already be living in the end times a Christian concept generally associated with the final period of human history.

Vance said he did not know. Although the subject had fascinated him since childhood, he argued that becoming consumed by predictions about it could be spiritually harmful. He said his immediate responsibilities were to treat his wife and children well and to serve the United States as effectively as possible.

“What I’m trying to focus on is doing as much of God’s work as possible right now. And if that leads to the end times, okay,” Vance said.

However, the sentence that followed is important.

Vance added that if the same effort instead contributed to building a better world that continued thriving long after his death, he would welcome that outcome as well. His broader argument was that he should concentrate on what he believes is morally right rather than attempt to predict or control humanity’s ultimate fate.

Vance did not claim that one of his policies would cause the end of the world, nor did he advocate deliberately accelerating such an event. He also offered no prediction for when the end times might occur, saying they could remain thousands of years away or arrive much sooner.

Nevertheless, other parts of the interview revealed how strongly spiritual ideas influence his interpretation of current events.

Vance said certain developments made it difficult for him to dismiss the possibility that humanity was approaching an apocalyptic period. He discussed artificial intelligence replacing human relationships and expressed particular unease about people using AI for deeply personal purposes, such as marriage counselling.

He also described sensing spiritual darkness during some meetings with world leaders, although he did not identify the people, countries or policies involved. Similar feelings, he said, arose during a visit to Gettysburg, the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War.

Vance also revisited the July 2024 assassination attempt against Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Vance suggested that Trump’s narrow survival reflected divine providence and said a fatal outcome could have produced lasting civil conflict and widespread suspicion about the legitimacy of the American political system.

The discussion occurred as Vance promoted Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, his memoir about moving from evangelical Protestantism to atheism before converting to Catholicism in 2019.

His viral remark now sits at the intersection of religion, politics and public trust.

Supporters may interpret it as an expression of faith: Vance believes he should perform his earthly duties without obsessing over events beyond human control. Critics may still question whether apocalyptic beliefs could influence decisions made by one of the world’s most powerful political officials.

The exchange is therefore more nuanced than the isolated clip suggests, but the concern surrounding it cannot simply be dismissed as a misunderstanding.

Vance was not calling for the end of the world. He was saying that its timing should not determine whether he follows what he considers God’s will. Yet when a national leader describes political responsibility through the language of divine purpose and the end of history, the public will naturally ask a deeper question:

Who decides what qualifies as God’s work?