On The Vergecast: Astra, Apple speculation, and an all-IFA lightning round.

Nvidia’s focus is now on 'productive work' and 'profitable tokens.'

OpenAI President Greg Brockman ended a September 3 briefing on GPT-6 Astra with “Welcome to the AGI era,” after saying he personally believed OpenAI had reached AGI. The benchmark results explain the swagger.

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AI companies are in a race to create artificial general intelligence, seeing it as the catalyst for an “intelligence explosion” that reshapes the economy and society. If only they could agree on what AGI would actually look like,

Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, announced September 3, 2026 by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar, would criminalize building superintelligent AI with up to 20 years in prison -- the same p

OpenAI's Greg Brockman says the AGI era begins today, as the GPT-6 Astra scores 100 percent on ExploitBench and 98.6 percent on ARC-AGI-3.

Arm Holdings ARM planned entry into the artificial general intelligence CPU market could become a major revenue catalyst. The opportunity began with demand from new customers, suggesting the market is pulling the initiative rather than ARM pushing it.