Releasesby GlyphOpenAI releases GPT Transcribe and GPT Live Transcribe
GPT Transcribe handles accurate file transcription and final transcripts of Realtime turns, while GPT Live Transcribe provides low-latency streaming. Both support transcription context, keyword hints and multiple expected languages.
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AI code suggestions in Workspaces (General availability)
AI code suggestions in Cortex Code are now generally available. This release also includes updated keybindings and bug fixes. Notebook Python cells , no changes to keybindings.
Snowflake Native Apps support for Virtual Private Snowflake on AWS for apps with containers (General availability)
Snowflake Native App with Snowpark Container Services now support Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS) on Amazon Web Services. Apps with containers can be distributed to Snowflake customers in VPS deployments. Apps running in VPS can use the functionality of Snowpark Container Services, including compute pools, services, jobs, and external access integrations.
Python UDTFs in Unity Catalog are now generally available
Registering Python user-defined table functions (UDTFs) in Unity Catalog is now generally available in Databricks Runtime 18. A Unity Catalog Python UDTF is a governed function that returns a table, invoked in the FROM clause of a SQL statement to return multiple rows and columns.
Note: IAM group authentication is available in Preview for new AlloyDB clusters
Note: IAM group authentication is available in Preview for new AlloyDB clusters. To enable this feature on an existing cluster, contact your Google Cloud account team. IAM group authentication for AlloyDB is available in Preview for new clusters running PostgreSQL 15 and later.
Vercel Connect now supports Custom Environments
Vercel Connect now lets you link a connector to a Custom Environment so deployments there can request provider tokens and receive forwarded webhooks. Custom Environments appear alongside Production, Preview, and Development when you add or edit a project on a connector in the dashboard.
AIP Document Intelligence: deploy extraction strategies as Python functions (GA)
Deploying extraction strategies to Python functions is generally available in AIP Document Intelligence, as an alternative to running a strategy in a batch pipeline.
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OpenAI releases an official Terraform provider
The provider manages projects, users, groups, roles, service accounts, certificates, invitations and project rate limits as code, with import and drift detection through standard Terraform workflows.
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna price 80% and Terra 20%, Fast mode replaces Priority
From July 30, GPT-5.6 Luna costs 80% less and Terra 20% less. Fast mode replaces Priority Processing, giving GPT-5.6 Sol up to 2.5x speed at twice the price, and priority requests map to it automatically.
OpenAI API adds hard spend limits for organizations and projects
A monthly cap makes affected API requests return 429 once tracked spend reaches the limit. Spend alerts can warn before traffic is interrupted.
OpenAI Usage and Costs dashboards filter and group by API key
Usage and Costs dashboards and the Usage and Costs APIs now support an API key dimension for reporting and analysis.
OpenAI Fast mode supports long-context requests for GPT-5.6 models
Prompts over 272K tokens can now run in Fast mode on GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna, at up to 2.5x the speed of the Standard tier.
OpenAI updates chat-latest to the newest ChatGPT model
The chat-latest snapshot now points to the latest model in ChatGPT for Plus and Pro users and will be updated regularly. OpenAI recommends GPT-5.6 Sol for production API usage.
OpenAI Daybreak adds Blue and Red access tiers for defenders
Daybreak Blue gives approved defenders general-purpose models such as GPT-5.6 Sol for vulnerability discovery, code review and incident response, while Daybreak Red gives separately approved access to purpose-trained models.
OpenAI announces Ultrafast mode for GPT-5.6 Sol in limited preview
Ultrafast mode is a new API service tier for GPT-5.6 Sol that runs up to 14x faster than Standard processing, available to select customers.