What changed in AI.

Launched MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming for real-time transcription in 60 languages, plus MAI-Voice-2.1 and…

Launched MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming for real-time transcription in 60 languages, plus MAI-Voice-2.1 and MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash on October 1, 2026.

Acquired Inferize on October 1, 2026 and integrated its inference-optimization technology and team into Nebius…

Acquired Inferize on October 1, 2026 and integrated its inference-optimization technology and team into Nebius Token Factory; transaction terms were undisclosed.

Opened Speech beta to all users on October 1, 2026, generating voice and original background music together in one…

Opened Speech beta to all users on October 1, 2026, generating voice and original background music together in one track.

Launched Sessions on October 1, 2026 with Roleplay and Survey Sessions available

Launched Sessions on October 1, 2026 with Roleplay and Survey Sessions available; Expert Sessions remain planned.

Introduced Griffin-Lite as a restricted research preview on October 1, 2026

Introduced Griffin-Lite as a restricted research preview on October 1, 2026; customer access and a wider Griffin release remain pending.

Made Claude for Government generally available on September 30, 2026 for eligible government deployment workflows.

Launched CoreWeave Forge on September 30, 2026 for model and agent serving, observability, training and evaluation

Launched CoreWeave Forge on September 30, 2026 for model and agent serving, observability, training and evaluation; ARIA and Sandboxes reached GA while RL Rollouts remain in preview.

DeepMind introduces SynthID Bio

DeepMind introduced a proof of concept for watermarking AI-generated protein sequences and structures while preserving function in laboratory testing.

Announced a closed $300M employee tender at a $22B valuation on September 30, 2026, following September 28…

Announced a closed $300M employee tender at a $22B valuation on September 30, 2026, following September 28 releases of Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo.

Announced Gemini 4 Argon on September 30, 2026 with limited rollout to trusted cyber defenders through Fairwind

Announced Gemini 4 Argon on September 30, 2026 with limited rollout to trusted cyber defenders through Fairwind; wider access remains planned.

Released Mercury Decide, a structured decision model, through OpenRouter on September 30, 2026, including a free tier.

Released OpenClaw v2026.9.7 on September 30, 2026 with OpenAI Agents API support, Sign in with ChatGPT beta and…

Released OpenClaw v2026.9.7 on September 30, 2026 with OpenAI Agents API support, Sign in with ChatGPT beta and update-recovery improvements.

Announced Runway Ads on September 30, 2026, piloting performance-marketing creative generation with selected…

Announced Runway Ads on September 30, 2026, piloting performance-marketing creative generation with selected enterprise partners ahead of wider rollout.

v0 adds eligible ChatGPT plan connection

Eligible ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers could connect plan allowances to v0 for supported OpenAI responses after the September 29, 2026 DevDay; other v0 and deployed app usage may require separate credits.

Partnered with OpenAI on September 29, 2026 to provide open-model inference through Codex and the Responses API,…

Partnered with OpenAI on September 29, 2026 to provide open-model inference through Codex and the Responses API, after acquiring Blaxel on September 10.