OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.5, which it says cuts image generation latency by up to 50% vs. Images 2.0, and adds a Sketch feature for drawing in ChatGPT (Ina Fried/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/09/08/exclusive-hands-on-with-chatgpts-new-image-edito…
Donald Trump is having a mental health episode online, posting nonstop AI photos and videos:
11:54 AM - AI image of Robert De Niro holding a “Trump is my president” shirt
1:47 PM - AI image of him and George Washington riding horses
1:47 PM - AI image of him meeting with George Washington at the White House
1:47 PM - AI image of him renaming Lake Ontario
1:48 PM - Suggests renaming New Mexico to “New America”
1:49 PM - Posts image of him at McDonald's
Samsung and TSMC commit to using ASML's High NA EUV machines by 2028 and 2030, joining Intel, with all four agreeing to shift from 6-inch to 12-inch photomasks (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-08/asml-t…
NRW-Gefängnisse testen Internetzugang für Häftlinge
Nordrhein-Westfalen startet ein Pilotprojekt: In drei Gefängnissen dürfen Häftlinge erstmals unter Aufsicht und mit Einschränkungen ins Internet.
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Google launches SynthID Detector, a website that lets users detect AI-generated image, video, and audio media across dozens of common file formats (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/googles-new-synthid-website-can-identify…