Rumor: OpenAI to Launch GPT-6 Next Week; Tesla Invests Billions in Terafab
Not Boring (Packy McCormick) · rss · 2026-08-07
A recap of the week's most notable tech and science updates from Not Boring:
- OpenAI Breakthrough: ChatGPT Astra successfully solved 10 major math and CS problems. Noted leaker 'leo' suggests the public might get access as early as next week, potentially as a GPT-6 release rather than a GPT-5.x iteration.
- Tesla Terafab: Tesla and SpaceX are investing $16.8 billion in a new Texas facility aiming for 1 terawatt of compute capacity. Elon Musk hinted at using a particle accelerator for free electron laser (FEL) EUV lithography, potentially bypassing ASML and TSMC.
- Energy & Nuclear: Oklo’s advanced reactor went critical for the first time. Terraform Industries achieved $2/kg hydrogen production from sunlight. Hard tech companies Base Power, Hadrian, and Valar Atomics raised billion-dollar rounds.
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