16 October 2026

Friday 16 October 2026 2 stories

1. Oct 16
   OOpenAIConfirmed

   GPT-6 Pro in ChatGPT gets faster and can split a task across parallel agents

   OpenAI's own posts call the model both GPT-6 Pro and GPT-6 Astra Pro.

   • Lab: OpenAI
   • Model: GPT-6 Astra
2. Oct 16
   99to5GoogleConfirmed

   ChatGPT's Chrome extension can now read open tabs and fill in forms

   Chat mode reads tabs. Work mode can fill forms, send messages and download files.

   • Lab: OpenAI