Google has released Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, two text-to-speech models designed to create more expressive and controllable synthetic speech in more than 100 languages. Leland Rechis and Alan Cowen announce the models for Google in an official blog post. Flash TTS targets projects that need custom character voices and detailed …
Meta is expanding its Muse AI agent with live video conversations, dedicated email addresses, computer control on Mac, smart glasses support and a small handheld device called Muse Charm. The announcements signal Meta’s effort to make Muse available across more devices and to give the agent a broader role in everyday tasks. Muse Charm is …
Rabbit has launched OS3, a cloud based AI agent system that can connect to software, files, and web pages on users’ Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. Julian Chokkattu reports for WIRED that the system also works through a web browser, Telegram, iMessage, and the company’s Rabbit R1 device. OS3 marks a shift for Rabbit, which …
TypeSafe AI has introduced Jev, a new model designed to make fast, structured decisions for software rather than generate conversational text. The company says Jev can classify, rank, route, score, and select from predefined options in as little as 70 milliseconds. Unlike general-purpose chatbots, Jev does not produce open-ended prose. Developers provide text or structured …
Xiaomi has released two open-weight, multimodal AI models that it says bring advanced agent capabilities to developers at far lower prices than many proprietary alternatives. The new MiMo-V2.6-Pro and MiMo-V2.6-Flash models can process text, images, audio, and video, support a context window of up to one million tokens, and are designed for work that requires …
Anthropic is redesigning Claude projects so users can describe a broad task in one conversation while Claude organizes work across multiple parallel threads. Anthropic announces in an official Claude blog post that the updated Projects feature begins rolling out in beta for selected Claude Pro and Max subscribers who use Claude Code cloud sessions. The …
Google has launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, two AI models designed for real-time spoken conversations, voice agents, and tasks that combine speech, visual input, and tool use. Tom Ouyang and Malini Jaganathan announce the models for Google’s official blog. Gemini 3.8 Live targets applications that need to serve many users …
Alibaba’s Qwen has released Qwen-Image-2.1, an open-weight image-generation and editing model with a 7 billion parameter visual component. Qwen announces in an official blog post that the model combines text-to-image generation, image editing, and native transparency support in one system. The release targets a growing demand for image models that can do more than create …
OpenAI has introduced GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, two lower-cost models designed for everyday professional work, software development, and AI agents. The company says both models use methods similar to its higher-end GPT-6 Astra model, while API prices are roughly 50% lower than the promotional prices for their GPT-5.6 predecessors. For developers, GPT-6 Sol costs …
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5.5, a new flagship AI model that the company says delivers performance close to its higher-end Claude Fable 5.1 on most tasks while reducing typical operating costs by 40 percent compared with Opus 5. The launch combines an updated model with lower token prices, faster output, and stricter controls for …