🤖 GPT-5 Codex gets agentic coding upgrades 🤖
OpenAI GPT-5 Codex dynamically adjusts compute time and cuts token usage significantly.

OpenAI upgraded GPT-5 Codex with agentic capabilities that dynamically adjust compute time based on task complexity, working from seconds to several hours on complex projects. The enhanced model outperforms the previous GPT-5 on SWE-bench Verified while cutting token usage by 94% for simple tasks and dedicating 2x reasoning time to complex problems. It includes built-in code review capabilities that can navigate entire codebases, representing a significant advancement in AI-powered software development. This upgrade demonstrates OpenAI's continued focus on specialized coding models for professional developers, potentially transforming how teams approach complex software development workflows.

💳 Google enables AI agents autonomous financial transactions 💳
Google's AP2 protocol enables AI agents to handle autonomous financial transactions.

Google launched an open-source payments protocol that enables AI agents to send and receive money on behalf of users autonomously. The AP2 protocol supports both traditional payment methods like credit cards and modern solutions like stablecoins, with backing from over 60 major financial partners including Coinbase, Mastercard, PayPal, and American Express. The protocol creates secure digital contracts called 'mandates' that verify user authorization before transactions, building on Google's April framework for agent-to-agent communication. This development addresses a critical infrastructure gap in AI agent capabilities, potentially enabling more sophisticated autonomous economic interactions.

🇺🇸 TikTok nears American ownership deal 🇺🇸
TikTok US reportedly close to becoming American-owned following national security negotiations.

TikTok US is reportedly close to becoming an American-owned entity following extended negotiations over national security concerns. President Trump has signaled that the US and China have reached a framework for a new ownership structure where a consortium including major players like Oracle, Andreessen Horowitz, and other American investors could own up to 80% of TikTok's US operations and assets. This potential deal would resolve the ongoing regulatory standoff that has threatened the platform's operations in the United States, while maintaining operational continuity for the popular social media app's American user base.

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👶 OpenAI adds teen controls ChatGPT 👶

OpenAI is developing technology to automatically detect users under 18 to apply stricter content policies and safety measures. The system includes comprehensive parental controls allowing account linking, usage limits, content customization, and emergency notifications to parents during mental health crises. Teen accounts will block explicit content or self-harm material, even in creative writing contexts.

💷 Microsoft announces $30B UK investment 💷

Microsoft announced a massive $30 billion investment in UK AI infrastructure spanning 2025-2028, with $15 billion dedicated to building the country's largest AI supercomputer featuring 23,000 GPUs. Alongside Microsoft's announcement, Google also revealed plans for a $6 billion investment into the UK's AI economy over the next two years, positioning the country as a major hub for AI development.

H-FARM EVENTS ON AI

Club AI @ H-FARM Campus - September 18, 6:00 PM

H-FARM’s AI Club is a monthly community meetup that brings up to 500 people together to cut through the AI noise with real news, real cases, real debate.

On stage this edition:

• Diego Pizzocaro (CEO, H-FARM AI): the latest AI news but mixed with our comments, perspectives and your questions.

• Luca Pezzullo (President, Order of Psychologists of Veneto Region): “AI & Consciousness: Illusion, Reality, and Risks.”

• Enterprise Voice Agents (CISCO): what really works in large organizations - architecture, rollout, ROI with AI Voice tech.

Language: English (full session)