GPT-5.6 debuts, prices race down, and schools go AI-native

OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 in three tiers, DeepSeek locks in steep cuts, and Microsoft finds 92% of students already use AI.

• GPT-5.6 arrives in limited preview, three tiers of capability
• DeepSeek makes its 75% price cut permanent
• Microsoft: 92% of students use AI, but 77% have had no formal training
• Apple rebuilds Siri from the ground up at WWDC 2026
• EU finalises Code of Practice on AI-generated content labelling
• Google makes Gemini 3.5 Flash the default for Search AI Mode globally