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Issue 23619October 2026Monday

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Step 5 Preview Model Weights

StepFun has officially released the weights for its Step 5 Preview model, alongside announcements for an upcoming San Francisco launch event.

StepFun

Also today

  1. “Aurora” Image Model Arena TestingOpenAI
  2. Pika X ChatGPT Plugin ExtensionPika Labs & OpenAI
  3. Pele Mermaid RendererObsidian

01Model Releases & Updates

StepFun

Step 5 Preview Model Weights

StepFun has officially released the weights for its Step 5 Preview model, alongside announcements for an upcoming San Francisco launch event.

OpenAI

“Aurora” Image Model Arena Testing

OpenAI’s unannounced “Aurora” image model has surfaced on model evaluation arenas, showing notable qualitative upgrades over prior versions.

02Product Releases & Updates

Pika Labs & OpenAI

Pika X ChatGPT Plugin Extension

Pika partnered with OpenAI to introduce the Pika X ChatGPT plugin, integrating full cinematic video generation tools directly into chat panels.

Obsidian

Pele Mermaid Renderer

Obsidian CEO kepano introduced Pele, an open-source diagram rendering library optimized for high speed and lightweight integration.

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Notion AI

Browser Use Feature Rollout

Notion has rolled out its ‘Browser Use’ automation feature to all users within Notion AI, enabling complex web interaction workflows.

03Industry News

04Research Papers

05Other Highlights

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