3 October 2026

Facelifted Porsche Panamera prototype spotted at the Nürburgring - the changes are minor

Photographers caught a prototype of the refreshed Porsche Panamera at the Nürburgring with almost no camouflage. The photos were published by Carscoops. The changes are minor: new headlights are visible, the front bumper is partly masked, and according to the outlet the covers at the rear may hide a new bumper and diffuser. Carscoops believes it is most likely a 2028 model year GTS, as suggested by the center-lock wheels and four round exhaust tips.

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From recent days

OpenAI unveils dots at DevDay, agents that work around the clock on their own cloud computer

On September 29, at its DevDay conference in San Francisco, OpenAI presented more than 20 new features, including dots - ChatGPT agents built on GPT-6 Astra that have their own computer and browser in the cloud, connect to more than 4,000 apps and work for the user around the clock. Dots are rolling out first to Pro and Business Premium subscribers. The company also released GPT-6.1 Sol, a model that according to OpenAI nearly matches GPT-6 Astra in coding and computer use at one fifth of the price.

OpenAI ↗ OpenAI ↗ 9to5Mac ↗

Tesla lets US drivers pull away with the charging cable attached when they are in danger

Tesla released a software update in the US with an emergency departure feature: if the driver confirms on screen that they need to flee, they can drive off while charging without unplugging the cable. The plug is then ripped out of the port, damaging both the plug and the car. According to The Verge, it is a response to the August shooting at a Supercharger station in Twin Falls, Idaho, in which four people were killed and seven injured.

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Anthropic stripped the safeguards from China's GLM-5.3 model for about $4,400

Anthropic researchers removed the safeguards from GLM-5.3, an open-weights model from the Chinese company Z.ai, using abliteration - a modification of the weights after which the model refuses harmful requests far less often. In three public tests, the refusal rate fell from over 90 percent to 3, 2 and 12 percent, respectively. The model's capabilities barely changed, and the whole operation cost about $4,400.

Anthropic ↗ Gizmodo ↗

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