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Anthropic & OpenAI announce more powerful and cheaper AI models, XPENG's humanoid robot walked off the assembly line ready to work, and Apple linked landmarks on its Maps app to Hidden Histories podcast episodes
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- Engadget News + Next
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- Sep 23, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 523
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Summary
-Anthropic's Fable 5.1 and OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra rolled out new models that offer similar levels of performance but at lower costs -XPENG says its Iron humanoid robot walked autonomously off its newly operational production line after its assembly was complete, paving the way for mass production later this year. -Apple now links to Hidden Histories podcast episodes within Maps for select landmarks in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago and Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices