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Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5, its most agentic medium-sized AI model, replacing Sonnet 4.6 as the default for free and pro users. The model offers improved reasoning, tool use, and coding at lower prices, with intr…
CNET updated its list of best AI video generators for 2026 after OpenAI discontinued Sora. Adobe Firefly, Google Veo 3, Runway, and Midjourney are top picks, with Firefly offering commercially safe content and Veo 3 lead…
A developer created a single-page React app called 'The AI Compass' that categorizes users into AI archetypes like 'The Garage Tinkerer' based on a quiz. The app uses a script trick to avoid a build step and is available…
Google's NotebookLM now generates 60-second vertical videos from user notes, using its Nano Banana 2 Lite model for narrated slideshows. The feature, called Short Video Overviews, is available only to Google AI Pro and U…
Google made Nano Banana 2 Lite (gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image) generally available and launched Gemini Omni Flash in public preview, expanding its lineup of fast, cost-efficient generative media tools. Nano Banana 2 Lite g…
OpenAI released GeneBench, a benchmark of 103 multi-stage genomics problems, revealing that top AI models like GPT-5.5 Pro achieve only a 33.2% pass rate, with 60% of problems below 20% for current models. The benchmark …
Google shut down three older Veo video generation models in the Gemini API on June 30, 2026, forcing developers to migrate to Veo 3.1 preview or GA versions to avoid service interruptions. The deprecated models include v…
Anthropic launched Claude Tag, an AI agent for Slack that lets users tag @Claude in channels to perform tasks like debugging, documentation, and project management. The tool runs in ephemeral sandboxes and is billed by u…
Netflix is using an AI-generated voice of Gene Wilder, created by ElevenLabs with family consent, for its upcoming reality show 'Wonka's The Golden Ticket', premiering September 23rd. The show features 12 golden ticket w…
Google launched two new generative AI models: Nano Banana 2 Lite for fast image generation and Gemini Omni Flash for video generation via API. Nano Banana 2 Lite generates images in four seconds at $0.034 each, while Gem…
Apple announced updates for its Creator Studio apps, including AI-powered features in Pixelmator Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Logic Pro, rolling out today. The updates add integrations, intelligent tools, and new capabilities…
A developer known as Brixton Mavu advocates for an AI-first, vanilla JavaScript approach to building web applications, emphasizing the use of native Web APIs and Node.js built-ins over frameworks like React or Vue. Mavu …
Google updated recipe results in AI Mode to include creator names, ratings, and ingredient counts, aiming to drive more traffic to publisher sites. The change addresses publisher concerns about reduced traffic from AI-ge…
Anthropic's Mythos AI model was reinstated by the Trump administration for limited release to over 100 U.S. institutions after a two-week block, while OpenAI's GPT-5.6 lineup faced similar restrictions. New data from Acc…
Meta paid hundreds of contractors through a firm called Covalen to pose as teenagers and probe rival AI chatbots, including OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Character.AI, using over 45,000 prompts covering suicide,…
Netflix partnered with AI audio firm ElevenLabs to recreate Gene Wilder's voice for its new unscripted reality show "Wonka's The Golden Ticket," with the blessing of Wilder's wife. The show, premiering Sept. 23, features…
Netflix will use ElevenLabs' AI voice synthesis to recreate Gene Wilder's voice for the unscripted competition series "Wonka's The Golden Ticket," premiering September 23. The recreation, approved by Wilder's estate, mar…
Google has made its personalized image generation feature, powered by Nano Banana, free for all eligible US users, removing the previous paywall. The feature pulls context from users' Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube histor…
Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite, its fastest and most cost-efficient image generation model, designed for rapid iteration and high-volume visual creation. The model offers reduced latency and precision control, target…
Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash to developers on June 30, offering a fast, low-cost image model and a video editing model via Google AI Studio and the Gemini API. The launch targets latency and c…