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Claude Sonnet 5.5 launches with more than 30% faster output
Claude Sonnet 5.5 speeds up output while keeping API rates unchanged. We compare performance and costs in evaluations from Artificial Analysis, Vals AI, Mercor, and others, and explain availability and API migration considerations.
Products & ServicesMeta launches Muse, a personal AI agent
Muse carries out research and operates services in a personal cloud environment, requesting approval when needed. We examine its rollout, the work it can handle, and how it manages data.
Products & ServicesAnthropic says Claude discovered a previously unknown enzyme system
Researchers followed up on patterns identified by AI with further analysis and experiments. We examine what is new, what has been verified, and why ten attempts to repeat the search failed to rediscover it.
Technology & ResearchClaude Opus 5.5 launches with roughly 60% lower cost per evaluation task
Claude Opus 5.5 improves its score in an independent evaluation while reducing cost per task by about 60%. We explain performance, pricing and practical caveats.
Products & ServicesGPT-6 Sol and Luna launch with API rates cut by half or more
In independent evaluation, cost per task falls about 47% for Sol and 61% for Luna. Overall performance is near the previous generation, with gains in avoiding wrong answers and business automation but weaker results in document creation and other work.
Products & ServicesGemini 3.8 Live launches, keeping conversation going while work runs
The two models differ in handling complex requests, acknowledgments and interruptions. We explain Japanese support, the cost of a whole conversation and availability across apps.
Products & ServicesApple releases iOS 27 and the English beta of the new Siri
Using models built in collaboration with Google's Gemini, the new Siri finds information in messages and email and operates apps. We explain supported iPhones and the planned timing for Japanese.
Products & ServicesAnthropic's CEO calls for a slower pace of AI development
Leaders of companies driving the AI race endorse a proposal to slow down. We examine safety concerns, corporate interests in regulation and competition, and what would turn the appeal into an actual slowdown.
Society & PolicyGPT-6 Astra launches with improved computer-use performance
GPT-6 Astra scores higher on computer-use evaluations and completes tasks faster. We explain performance and pricing changes, availability and usage restrictions.
Products & ServicesNVIDIA agrees to acquire Hugging Face in a deal worth about $12.9 billion
Hugging Face, which supports publishing and using AI models, is set to join the chipmaker. Support for other chips and clouds is to continue. We explain the deal's components and implications for developers.
Business & MarketsAnthropic announces Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1
Fable 5.1 outperforms its predecessor on coding and research evaluations, while cached-input reads cost one quarter as much. We explain when costs fall and how it differs from the more restricted Mythos.
Products & ServicesOpenAI rates Astra's cyber capabilities Critical for the first time
Critical is a capability rating, distinct from what an ordinary product permits. We examine the evaluation involving unknown vulnerabilities, its relationship to the Hugging Face incident and the reasons for restricting access.
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