# 1038: OpenAI Releases GPT 6 Astra

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Podcast: [Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats](https://stenobird.com/podcast/syntax-tasty-web-development-treats)
Published: 2026-09-14T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://syntax.fm/1038
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## Resource

Wes and CJ dig into OpenAI’s GPT‑6 Astra; the massive jump in computer use, the wild Blender MCP 3D demos, and whether all the AGI talk actually holds up. Plus Hugging Face’s robot duck, Vitest 5 and the arrest behind the shai‑hulud supply chain attacks Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:52 30 Years of JScript: How Microsoft Cloned JavaScript 03:28 Ryan Dahl’s Fight to Free the JavaScript Trademark 05:48 The Rise of Micro Ducks and DIY Robotics 13:58 VeriSign Is Killing Third Level .name Domains 18:31 How Many Domains Do You Own? Registrar Pricing and Transfers 21:00 GPT-6 Astra Is Here: Is This Actually AGI? Exploding 3D Rendering Formula 1 Rendering Astra in Three.JS 23:40 Computer Use: Letting AI Draw Our Thumbnail in MS Paint Astra Using MS Paint 33:10 Can AI Edit Video? The DaVinci Resolve MCP Hype 40:18 Blender, 3D Workflows and the Death of Educational Content 47:45 Audacity 4: A Long Overdue Facelift 52:31 Ripping CDs and Owning Your Music Library Again 55:35 Vitest 5: Faster Tests, Benchmarks and Trace View 59:45 Brought to you by Sentry.io 01:00:24 Prompt Injecting Claude Opus 5 With a Malicious Zip File 01:05:46 The Shai-Hulud Hackers Got Arrested: How They Slipped Up 01:09:15 The VS Code Documentary Is Out (and Wes Is In It) 01:11:14 216 Million Spy TVs: LG Is Watching and Listening Disconnect Your LG TV Now 01:17:05 Roku, Walmart and What Your Data Profile Really Knows 01:19:12 Google AI Mode Shows Products 21% More Expensive 01:22:31 Agentic Shopping and the Sameness of AI Taste Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

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