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Autonomous Coding Just Got Real—Meet GPT‐5 Codex
PLUS: Microsoft Supercharges UK AI with $30 Billion Investment, Google Transforms Textbooks into AI-Powered Learning Tools and more.

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Autonomous Coding Just Got Real—Meet GPT‑5 Codex
OpenAI Brings AI Superpower to Britain
Google Unveils Agent Payments Protocol for Smarter AI Commerce
Microsoft Supercharges UK AI with $30 Billion Investment
Google Transforms Textbooks into AI-Powered Learning Tools
GPT-5-Codex just beat them all
OpenAI’s new GPT-5 Codex model lets one person direct four coding agents at once. Each agent writes and tests software, even for hours, without constant guidance. Users can switch between local use on their computer and online servers, checking progress from a phone.
The model thinks briefly on easy tasks but spends extra time on tough ones, giving faster results overall. It can read screenshots to fix design errors and build complete apps, from a voice changer to a hand-controlled Flappy Bird clone. This lowers barriers for non-programmers, making quick, low-cost software drafts possible for nearly anyone around the globe.
OpenAI will build 'Stargate UK' with NVIDIA and Nscale, giving Britain powerful computers for artificial intelligence (smart computer programs). Up to 8,000 chips arrive in early 2026, scaling to 31,000. Local processing helps areas like health, finance, and defense keep data securely inside the country.
KEY POINTS
Stargate UK will host up to 31,000 NVIDIA GPUs (graphics chips) so OpenAI’s models run in Britain, giving the nation its own AI power.
The project deepens the US-UK tech partnership and anchors a new AI Growth Zone at Cobalt Park.
OpenAI Academy will train 7.5 million UK workers on AI skills by 2030.
Why it matters
Keeping the computers—and the data they handle—inside the UK means faster services and stronger privacy for people and businesses. The plan creates jobs, supports research, and shows how countries can build their own safe AI tools without depending on overseas servers.
Google launched the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), a shared set of rules that lets smart software helpers safely pay for things online. Signed instructions prove users gave permission, while tamper-proof records track each step. Over 60 banks, card networks, and crypto firms helped shape it.
KEY POINTS
Mandates create trust. Users sign digital instructions that agents and shops can verify, fixing who approved what and when.
Wide industry backing. Partners such as Mastercard, PayPal, Coinbase, and UnionPay are co-developing AP2 to avoid a patchwork of competing systems.
Works with any money type. AP2 handles cards, instant bank transfers, and even stablecoins, aided by the new x402 extension for crypto payments.
Why it matters
As AI helpers start buying things for people, everyone needs clear proof of permission and a way to fix mistakes. AP2 gives buyers, sellers, and banks one simple language to follow, making future shopping faster, safer, and open to new kinds of digital money.
Microsoft will spend $30 billion in the UK from 2025-2028 to expand cloud and artificial-intelligence computer power. Half funds a supercomputer with 23,000 NVIDIA chips; the rest supports operations and skills programs. The deal deepens US-UK tech ties and helps British firms adopt trustworthy AI faster.
KEY POINTS
$15 billion builds Britain’s largest supercomputer with Nscale, powered by 23,000 NVIDIA GPUs.
Remaining funds grow datacenters, sustain 6,000 UK staff, and train one million workers in AI skills.
Move aligns with UK-US AI Action Plans and supports customers like Barclays, NHS, Vodafone, and the Met Office.
Why it matters
Local computer power speeds up and secures AI services for hospitals, banks, and researchers. The project creates jobs, boosts workforce training, and shows strong US confidence in the UK as an AI hub—strengthening both economies.
🧠RESEARCH
OmniWorld is a new, large dataset built to help AI better understand how the world moves and changes over time. It includes rich, realistic data from many types of environments and activities. When tested, it helped boost AI performance in video and 3D scene generation, pushing the field forward.
The UI-S1 system improves how AI learns to use apps and software by combining the strengths of two training methods. It simulates real-time learning using pre-recorded data, helping the AI learn faster and better. This new approach sets performance records across several tests and works well in real-world conditions.
This paper shows that even small improvements in accuracy can help large language models complete much longer tasks. The issue isn't bad reasoning—it’s mistakes during long sequences. Bigger models handle these better, especially when given clear steps. The study reveals why scaling helps and how “thinking” models avoid common pitfalls.
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4:35 PM • Sep 15, 2025
🗞️MORE NEWS
Google's Learn Your Way uses AI to turn static textbooks into interactive, personalized lessons. Students scored better and retained more, with flexible formats like audio, quizzes, and mind maps improving both engagement and understanding.
D-ID acquired simpleshow to create interactive AI avatars for enterprise use, targeting a $50B market. The combined company focuses on employee training and sales, with multilingual, secure tools already showing strong customer results.
Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros have sued Chinese AI company MiniMax for using copyrighted characters in promotional material. The studios allege MiniMax’s video app illegally generates and markets Hollywood content, misleading users.
Grieving parents told U.S. lawmakers that AI chatbots contributed to their children's suicides, accusing companies like OpenAI and Character.AI of designing dangerously addictive tools. Lawsuits claim chatbots gave suicide advice, prompting urgent calls for regulation and better safeguards.
As AI agents multiply, Microsoft warns of “tool-space interference” when too many tools conflict within multi-agent systems. Their MCP study highlights naming collisions, bloated outputs, and compatibility gaps—urging better design, documentation, and standardization to ensure scalability.
Zoom CEO Eric Yuan joins Gates, Huang, and Dimon in predicting AI-driven 3–4 day workweeks. While automation may erase some jobs, remaining workers could enjoy better work-life balance—if they adapt to managing AI systems.
Sam Altman outlines OpenAI’s stance on teen safety: prioritizing protection over privacy and freedom. New age-detection systems and parental alerts aim to prevent harm, while adults retain broader freedoms in AI use—including sensitive content requests.
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