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OpenAI launches Ultrafast GPT-5.6 Sol for businesses
Featured • Helpdesk

OpenAI launches Ultrafast GPT-5.6 Sol for businesses

26 minutes ago

Businesses in the preview can use the model for real-time coding, support and trading tasks, with responses up to 14 times faster.

Sean Mitchell
SEAN MITCHELL Publisher
Cloud Services

11:11 Systems wins Telarus best engineering team award

The recognition underscores how channel vendors that back advisors with technical support can help win business in a crowded services market.

about 5 hours ago · Sofiah Nichole Salivio
IT Industry

Cytix launches risk platform after GBP £5.2m funding

UK security leaders are warning that AI-generated code is outpacing controls, with a quarter already seeing incidents from flaws it introduced.

about 5 hours ago · Sofiah Nichole Salivio
Cloud Services

Inploi wins G-Cloud 15 place for public sector hiring

Public bodies can now buy inploi's recruitment platform more easily, as G-Cloud 15 opens access for NHS trusts, councils and departments.

about 5 hours ago · Sofiah Nichole Salivio
Sustainability

Stevens adds hydrogen-on-demand units after successful trial

Customers can now cut diesel use and reported emissions on hire fleets, after Stevens Equipment Rental's trial found savings of more than 25%.

about 5 hours ago · Sofiah Nichole Salivio
Instagram

Love Island unknowns outshine influencers in growth

Unknown entrants on Love Island have delivered the biggest audience gains, even as the show's final viewers have fallen to about 700,000.

about 5 hours ago · Sofiah Nichole Salivio
Foreign exchange

Flagstone adds US dollar & euro SME savings accounts

SMEs with overseas suppliers or customers can now earn interest on dollar and euro cash without juggling separate bank relationships.

about 8 hours ago · Karen Joy Bacudo
Investigation

How loop engineering is changing coding

By focusing on evidence and small reversible changes, loop engineering could curb costly AI coding mistakes before they reach production.

about 2 months ago • 8 min read
Explainer: How loop engineering is changing coding

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