Morning edition··Coverage: overnight / since evening (~12–18h)
What matters
North Korea fires a ballistic missile (>700 km) after the DMZ mine dispute; Škoda recalls 1.7M cars for steering-bolt risk; OpenAI ships a GPT-6 family model guide.
South Korea and Japan: ballistic missile launched from the Wonsan area ~06:30 Sat local, flew >700 km toward the East Sea / Sea of Japan.
Seoul’s presidential NSC held an emergency meeting; military heightened monitoring and is sharing intel with the US and Japan.
Context: Friday, Kim Yo-jong rejected Seoul’s demand for an apology over North Korean mines that Seoul says wounded three South Korean soldiers in the DMZ.
Why it matters —First weekend missile shot tied to the DMZ mine spat and Kim Yo-jong’s Friday blast — another test of Seoul–Washington–Tokyo coordination.
Official guide (2 Oct): match workload — Astra for hardest reasoning, GPT-6.1 Sol for complex coding/research/computer use, Luna for routine extraction/classification at scale.
API tips: set reasoning effort low→max by task; use Fast/Ultrafast when latency matters; prefer Responses API tooling; lean on prompt caching (up to ~95% cheaper cached input) and compaction for long runs.
Why it matters —First clear public playbook for picking among GPT-6 variants and running them in production without burning cost on every token.
US embassy suspended consular services from Friday, citing security concerns; advised Americans not to visit embassy/consulates.
Australia’s embassy in Brasília also closed Friday, citing the US alert; ambassador advised citizens to avoid US facilities.
Why it matters —Unusual pre-election diplomatic freeze lands in a race already charged with interference claims — optics matter even if police later downplay the tip.
49ers: NFL suspends owner Jed York six games + $500k fine (Personal Conduct Policy after Aug Ohio sting); first three missed games count — return eligible Tue Oct 20 after Week 6 vs Commanders.NFL.com — York suspensionCBS Sports
