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OPENAI PUSHES AI AGENT CAPABILITIES WITH NEW DEVELOPER API

OpenAI's new Responses API is designed to help software developers create AI agents that perform tasks independently using the company's AI models. It will eventually replace the Assistants API, which OpenAI plans to retire in the first half of 2026. The Responses API can access the same models that power ChatGPT Search. The technology still has significant limitations, such as issues navigating websites and models making factual mistakes. OpenAI has also released the Agents SDK to provide developers tools to integrate models with internal systems, implement safeguards, and monitor agent activities.

Y COMBINATOR FOUNDERS RAISING LESS MONEY SIGNALS A ‘VIBE SHIFT,' VC SAYS

There has been a 'vibe shift' from and of the founders in Y Combinator's current batch - people want to achieve their dreams with as little VC as possible. This wasn't due to a lack of interest by VCs - the round was oversubscribed. It's becoming more common for YC startups to raise less capital than was offered to them by investors. Raising less means founders maintain a larger ownership stake in their companies, giving themselves more ongoing business and exit options.

THE CREATORS OF THE LAS VEGAS SPHERE WANT TO OPEN SMALLER MINI-SPHERES

Sphere Entertainment is working on a design for mini-Spheres with a capacity for about 5,000 people. Smaller investigations of the Sphere could potentially attract a wider range of artists. Designing and producing the custom video content required for the venue requires a hefty investment from performers. There are no details on where or when the mini-Spheres would be built. The company plans to build a second full-sized Sphere in Abu Dhabi.

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