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Codex can create images but not animate t…
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Hard tech share of YC batch grew from 8%…
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ChatGPT 6 Astra Just Changed Content Forever▶ 15 min source
Danny Why
ChatGPT 6 Astra Just Changed Content Forever

A creator on a $100/month ChatGPT Pro plan connects Codex (running GPT-6 Astra Ultra) to DaVinci Resolve's paid MCP server to test whether AI can build finished animations and edit full videos by directly controlling the editing software rather than just desc…

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  • [00:46] Starts on the ChatGPT Pro plan ($100/month) with a $0 credit balance
  • [00:59] Uses Codex with the model set to GPT-6 Astra Ultra at 'ultra' effort
  • [01:15] Test 1 prompt: a 15-second, 1920x1080 flat 2D animation in Iman Gazi's style, minimalist person at a computer with a city skyline, in deep na…
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Why the Treasury Market is Even Shakier Than It Looks

8 min source · TLDR News Global · 2026-09-18
⚡ 8 min video → 30-sec read
  • Confirmed: the yield on US government bonds has surged to multi-decade highs despite interventions by Treasury Secretary Scott Besant [00:06]
  • Confirmed: the 30-year bond yield touched 5.4% a couple of days before filming, its highest since 2004 [00:19]
  • Confirmed: the 10-year bond yield touched 5% earlier that week, its highest since 2007 [00:30]
cited · TLDR News Global · every claim timestamped
Debate · The Verge

Apple's new iPhones and Watches are better than the last ones | The…

46 min source · The Verge · 2026-09-17
⚡ 46 min video → 30-sec read
  • The episode is co-hosted by Allison Johnson and Victoria Song discussing the iPhone 18 Pro review and new Apple Watches, with each acting as both host and guest [00…
  • Victoria Song has the Apple Watch Series 12 in Radiant Gold with her during the discussion [00:33]
  • The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max are physically very similar to the 17 Pro, sharing the A20 Pro chipset, iOS 27, and a new Siri, with the main new feature being a s…
cited · The Verge · every claim timestamped
Science · Y Combinator

Startups Are Moving From Bits to Atoms

36 min source · Y Combinator · 2026-09-17
⚡ 36 min video → 30-sec read
  • [01:19] YC's hard tech companies grew from 8% to 20% of the batch over the last 12 months
  • [01:40] Median YC company revenue by end of batch rose from about 8K to 20,000 monthly, up from zero at acceptance
  • [02:16] Within the batch, robotics grew from 1% to 6-7%, industrial manufacturing from 4% to 10%, and defense from 1.5% to 5%
cited · Y Combinator · every claim timestamped
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