Synth Daily

Synth Daily

Jul 31, 2026

primary source⚡ OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna by 80% and Terra by 20%. Luna is now $0.20 in / $1.20 out per 1M (Sol unchanged; Fast mode replaces Priority Processing)
  1. 1
    AI's top startups are barely publishing their researchHN 589pt / 312 comments

    Science reports top AI labs now publish far less research

    Why it matters: A head-on look at the industry's shift away from its open-publication roots

  2. 2
    Document-borne AI worms in Copilot for WordHN 380pt / 291 comments

    Hidden prompts copy themselves into Copilot-generated docs and spread

    Why it matters: Prompt injection moving from one-shot abuse to a self-propagating pattern

  3. 3
    different-ai/openworkGitHub +916 stars today (18,667 total)

    Open-source alternative to Claude Cowork, built on opencode

    Why it matters: An open counter to a closed first-party agent workspace, riding on opencode

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