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Demo Stage premieres October 7. Tech Talks return October 15. Submit your project or talk proposal.

Demo Stage premieres October 7. Tech Talks return October 15. Submit your project or talk proposal.

Show your AI or data project in a live demo, or share your technical experience in a deep-dive talk. We’re opening submissions for both Data Phoenix shows this fall. Explore the formats, selection deadlines, and ways to participate.

Dmytro SpodaretsDmytro Spodarets·Sep 22, 2026
Study finds SynthID-Text can shift model refusals and tool calls

Study finds SynthID-Text can shift model refusals and tool calls

Lasso Security found that SynthID-Text shifted some tool calls and refusals in open-weight model tests, with the effect varying by model and watermark key.

DDP News Team·Sep 21, 2026
Strands releases open-source agent harness for local and cloud use

Strands releases open-source agent harness for local and cloud use

Strands released an Apache-2.0 agent harness for Python and TypeScript, pairing built-in tools and context controls with model and container deployment options.

DDP News Team·Sep 21, 2026
Databricks releases Consort to test agent-written code on live database branches

Databricks releases Consort to test agent-written code on live database branches

Databricks released Consort, a community-supported agent framework that freezes specifications, separates development roles and tests changes on isolated Lakebase branches before they pass human approval gates.

DDP News Team·Sep 21, 2026
Databricks details Proteus harness for shape-specialized GPU kernels

Databricks details Proteus harness for shape-specialized GPU kernels

Databricks says Proteus keeps agent-written GPU kernel proposals separate from controlled validation, repeated timing and scoped context, while reporting faster shape-specific kernels for parts of Qwen3.5 122B.

DDP News Team·Sep 21, 2026
OpenAI forms independent mathematics advisory group with nine researchers

OpenAI forms independent mathematics advisory group with nine researchers

OpenAI announced a nine-member mathematics advisory group. Its unpaid researchers may publish unsolicited advice but cannot make decisions for the company.

DDP News Team·Sep 21, 2026
SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.7 for coding and long-running knowledge work

SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.7 for coding and long-running knowledge work

SpaceXAI has released Grok 4.7 through its API, Grok Build and Cursor, targeting coding and extended knowledge tasks with a 500,000-token context window.

DDP News Team·Sep 21, 2026
AWS details Grok 4.6 access through Amazon Bedrock

AWS details Grok 4.6 access through Amazon Bedrock

AWS has detailed how customers can use xAI’s Grok 4.6 through Amazon Bedrock, including two endpoint options and three supported interfaces.

DDP News Team·Sep 21, 2026