GPT-6 Astra Gets Mixed Benchmark Results Despite Major AI Advances
OpenAI has launched GPT-6 Astra, its latest AI model designed for complex, multi-step tasks involving coding, research, computer use and professional work. OpenAI describes Astra as its most capable model yet, but early independent evaluations have…
Anthropic Stripe Relationship Faces New Questions as AI Company Explores In-House Payments
Anthropic is reportedly evaluating whether to build more of its billing, payments and financial infrastructure internally, raising new questions about the future of its relationship with Stripe. The Information reported on September 4 that Anthropic is…
Google AI Voice Brings Conversational Features to Gmail, Docs and Keep
Google is expanding voice-based artificial intelligence across its Workspace apps with the rollout of new Google AI voice features in Gmail, Google Docs and Google Keep. Called Gmail Live, Docs Live and Keep Live, the new tools allow users to interact…
Meta AI Expands With Muse Spark 1.3 and Muse Voice Transcribe
Meta is expanding its artificial intelligence portfolio with two new products aimed at developers and users who need more advanced AI capabilities. The company has introduced Muse Spark 1.3, a model focused on coding and agentic tasks, alongside Muse…
Anthropic Launches Claude Fable 5.1 With More Precise AI Safety Controls
Anthropic has launched Claude Fable 5.1 alongside Claude Mythos 5.1, bringing improvements in coding, knowledge work, agentic tasks and AI safety. The two models share the same underlying model but operate with different safeguards. Fable 5.1 is…
Google Releases Gemini 3.8 Flash With New Cybersecurity Variant
Google has released Gemini 3.8 Flash, its newest Flash model for software engineering, agentic workflows and complex reasoning. The launch comes just three weeks after Gemini 3.7 Flash and marks Google’s third Flash release in six weeks. Google has…
Google Pics Launches AI Image Creation and Editing for Workspace Users
Google has begun rolling out Google Pics, a new AI-powered image creation and editing tool that lets users create and refine visual content through text prompts. Built on Google’s Nano Banana image generation and editing technology, Google Pics can…
DeepSeek V4-Flash-Vision-Exp Releases Open Weights for AI Agent Workflows
DeepSeek has released the model weights for DeepSeek V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, a 305-billion-parameter experimental multimodal model designed to add visual understanding to AI agent workflows. The model initially launched as an API-only offering on August 21,…
Anthropic AI Security Strengthens With New Safeguards for Resumed Cyber Testing
Anthropic has resumed external cybersecurity testing of its AI models after temporarily pausing some evaluations following security incidents involving Claude. The company said it introduced new safeguards designed to detect and stop potentially…
Instagram AI Label Brings New Rules for AI-Generated Profiles
Instagram is introducing new transparency measures for profiles that feature AI-generated people. The platform is renaming its existing “AI creator” label to “AI-generated profile” and will limit recommendations for profiles that feature AI-generated…