Trump reportedly consulted Grok before Venezuela operation against

🚀 RELEASES & LAUNCHES

• OpenAI Adds Virtual Clothing Try-Ons and Favorites to ChatGPT
  OpenAI added virtual clothing try-ons and saved favorites to ChatGPT shopping.

  • ChatGPT users shopping for clothing and accessories on web and mobile can use the new tools.
  • A Try On button generates previews from selfies, full-body photos, or item images using ChatGPT Images 2.5.
  • Favorites lets shoppers save products and organize them in ChatGPT Library folders.
  • The feature adds product visualization and shortlisting to ChatGPT shopping, but previews do not guarantee fit or size.
  Sources 📄 Source: help.openai.com · 📎 Coverage: techcrunch.com · 👁 via TechCrunch AI

• Slipstream runs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next at up to 52 tok/s on 64GB Macs
  Slipstream runs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next at 41–52 tok/s on a 64GB Mac.

  • Apple Silicon users with 64GB Macs can run the 95.5 GiB Qwen3.8-Flash-Next checkpoint locally.
  • Slipstream is a compiled C++ Metal engine with SSD expert streaming and speculative drafting.
  • The engine reaches 41–52 tok/s versus 23.1 tok/s in llama.cpp, a 1.76× speedup.
  • Users of the original checkpoint do not need to download the model again.
  • The release enables long-context inference without the reported decode-speed collapse as context grows.
  Sources 📄 Source: github.com · 📎 Coverage: reddit.com · 👁 via r/LocalLLaMA

💰 BUSINESS & FUNDING

• UPDATE: Google launches four-TPU Suncatcher satellite to test AI computing in orbit
  Google launched a four-TPU Suncatcher satellite to test AI computing in low-Earth orbit.
  • Google is targeting future orbital AI data centers and terrestrial AI infrastructure operators.
  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Google’s experimental Suncatcher satellite into low-Earth orbit on October 1.
  • The refrigerator-sized satellite carries four Google TPUs powered by 1 kilowatt of solar capacity and runs Gemini models for about 15 minutes at a time.
  • Heat pipes and radiators will test TPU cooling in space, while the mission measures radiation, launch vibration and thermal performance.
  • Google plans two additional experimental satellites in 2027 to test high-bandwidth laser links between orbiting systems.
  Sources 📎 Coverage: scientificamerican.com · 👁 via TechCrunch AI

⚠️ INCIDENTS & SAFETY

• Trump reportedly consulted Grok before Venezuela operation against Maduro
  Trump reportedly asked Grok how Venezuelans would react to capturing Nicolás Maduro.
  • The reported user was U.S. President Donald Trump during a December 2025 Oval Office meeting with Elon Musk.
  • Trump asked Grok about Venezuelan reaction to capturing then-President Nicolás Maduro.
  • Grok reportedly described Maduro as deeply unpopular and said many Venezuelans might celebrate his removal.
  • The report does not establish that Grok recommended the operation or determined Trump’s decision.
  • The episode shows a chatbot being consulted during a major national-security decision.
  Sources 📄 Source: time.com · 📎 Coverage: techcrunch.com · 👁 via TechCrunch AI

🔬 RESEARCH

• 📄 Source for Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske antitrust suits over Google AI search — documentcloud.org