Open Loop Newshttps://openloopnews.com/AI news that keeps you in the loop. Daily, fact-checked, in plain English.enThu, 01 Oct 2026 18:19:23 +0800Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier AI modelhttps://openloopnews.com/news/google-gemini-4-argon/https://openloopnews.com/news/google-gemini-4-argon/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:09:30 +0800ModelsGoogle DeepMind announced Gemini 4 Argon on 30 September 2026: its new frontier AI model, built for long, multi-step work such as coding, legal and finance research, and cyber defence. It can produce up to 1 million output tokens in one go, up from 64,000. Trusted cyber defenders get it first. Paid API customers and Google AI Ultra subscribers come next, at an introductory $2 per million input tokens.Meta's Muse AI agent now works for small businesseshttps://openloopnews.com/news/meta-muse-small-business-ai-agent/https://openloopnews.com/news/meta-muse-small-business-ai-agent/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:05:28 +0800AgentsOn 29 September 2026, Meta added small-business skills to Muse, its personal AI agent. Owners give it a goal, like finding new customers, and it works across 15 named apps including Shopify, Stripe, QuickBooks and Canva, plus their Facebook and Instagram business accounts. Meta says nothing publishes, sends or spends without the owner's approval. Muse is available in the US and Canada and is free for most uses.OpenAI dots: the always-on ChatGPT agents that work 24/7https://openloopnews.com/news/openai-dots-always-on-chatgpt-agents/https://openloopnews.com/news/openai-dots-always-on-chatgpt-agents/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:35:00 +0800AgentsOpenAI launched dots on 29 September 2026: always-on AI agents inside ChatGPT that run on GPT-6 Astra, get their own cloud computer and browser, connect to over 4,000 apps and work toward your goals 24/7. They are rolling out to ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium users in eligible markets, and the first dot is included at no extra cost.The White House renamed AI “Super Intelligence”: what the order sayshttps://openloopnews.com/news/white-house-super-intelligence-order/https://openloopnews.com/news/white-house-super-intelligence-order/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:05:00 +0800PolicyOn 29 September 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order telling US federal agencies to use the terms “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in official documents and to no longer acknowledge “Artificial Intelligence” or “AI”. The President's science adviser will propose an official definition, with no deadline set. The White House also launched America.gov, a single website for government services.