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1038: OpenAI Releases GPT 6 Astra

Published
September 14, 2026
Length
1:25:20
Starts at
1:17:05

Audio is streamed from the publisher.

Chapters

Read from the show notes

  1. 0:00 Welcome to Syntax!
  2. 0:52 30 Years of JScript: How Microsoft Cloned JavaScript
  3. 3:28 Ryan Dahl’s Fight to Free the JavaScript Trademark
  4. 5:48 The Rise of Micro Ducks and DIY Robotics
  5. 13:58 VeriSign Is Killing Third Level .name Domains
  6. 18:31 How Many Domains Do You Own? Registrar Pricing and Transfers
  7. 21:00 GPT-6 Astra Is Here: Is This Actually AGI?
  8. 23:40 Computer Use: Letting AI Draw Our Thumbnail in MS Paint
  9. 33:10 Can AI Edit Video? The DaVinci Resolve MCP Hype
  10. 40:18 Blender, 3D Workflows and the Death of Educational Content
  11. 47:45 Audacity 4: A Long Overdue Facelift
  12. 52:31 Ripping CDs and Owning Your Music Library Again
  13. 55:35 Vitest 5: Faster Tests, Benchmarks and Trace View
  14. 59:45 Brought to you by Sentry.io
  15. 1:00:24 Prompt Injecting Claude Opus 5 With a Malicious Zip File
  16. 1:05:46 The Shai-Hulud Hackers Got Arrested: How They Slipped Up
  17. 1:09:15 The VS Code Documentary Is Out (and Wes Is In It)
  18. 1:11:14 216 Million Spy TVs: LG Is Watching and Listening
  19. 1:17:05 Roku, Walmart and What Your Data Profile Really Knows
  20. 1:19:12 Google AI Mode Shows Products 21% More Expensive
  21. 1:22:31 Agentic Shopping and the Sameness of AI Taste

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Wes and CJ dig into OpenAI’s GPT‑6 Astra; the massive jump in computer use, the wild Blender MCP 3D demos, and whether all the AGI talk actually holds up. Plus Hugging Face’s robot duck, Vitest 5 and the arrest behind the shai‑hulud supply chain attacks Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:52 30 Years of JScript: How Microsoft Cloned JavaScript 03:28 Ryan Dahl’s Fight to Free the JavaScript Trademark 05:48 The Rise of Micro Ducks and DIY Robotics 13:58 VeriSign Is Killing Third Level .name Domains 18:31 How Many Domains Do You Own? Registrar Pricing and Transfers 21:00 GPT-6 Astra Is Here: Is This Actually AGI? Exploding 3D Rendering Formula 1 Rendering Astra in Three.JS 23:40 Computer Use: Letting AI Draw Our Thumbnail in MS Paint Astra Using MS Paint 33:10 Can AI Edit Video? The DaVinci Resolve MCP Hype 40:18 Blender, 3D Workflows and the Death of Educational Content 47:45 Audacity 4: A Long Overdue Facelift 52:31 Ripping CDs and Owning Your Music Library Again 55:35 Vitest 5: Faster Tests, Benchmarks and Trace View 59:45 Brought to you by Sentry.io 01:00:24 Prompt Injecting Claude Opus 5 With a Malicious Zip File 01:05:46 The Shai-Hulud Hackers Got Arrested: How They Slipped Up 01:09:15 The VS Code Documentary Is Out (and Wes Is In It) 01:11:14 216 Million Spy TVs: LG Is Watching and Listening Disconnect Your LG TV Now 01:17:05 Roku, Walmart and What Your Data Profile Really Knows 01:19:12 Google AI Mode Shows Products 21% More Expensive 01:22:31 Agentic Shopping and the Sameness of AI Taste Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads