Microsoft and startup Ghost are introducing expensive new computers built to run AI models locally, reflecting a growing push to make AI work less dependent on cloud services. Microsoft has opened preorders for its Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, a compact developer system priced at $5,999 and scheduled to ship in November. The device uses …
Software-as-a-service companies will increasingly compete on the systems they build around large language models, rather than on the models alone, argues Shrivu Shankar in his Substack. He writes that a company’s “harness” could become its central product capability. Shankar uses the term broadly. A harness includes the data, tools, integrations, permissions, workflows, interfaces, and human …
OpenAI is rolling out GPT-6 in ChatGPT, adding a feature called Intelligent UI that lets answers include interactive elements such as charts, buttons, forms, maps, and calculators. OpenAI announces the release in an official blog post, describing it as a broad expansion of its latest model to ChatGPT’s weekly user base. Intelligent UI is designed …
Anthropic has introduced Claude Haiku 5.5, a new small AI model aimed at high-volume work such as summarization, classification, database queries, document extraction, and customer support. The company says it is its fastest model to date and the first model in the Haiku family to offer adjustable effort controls. The new setting lets developers choose …
Google has released Nano Banana 2.1, an image generation and editing model that replaces Nano Banana 2 and cuts prices by roughly half. Matthias Bastian reports for The Decoder that the new model is based on Gemini 3.6 Flash and is rolling out across Google’s consumer and business AI products. Google says Nano Banana 2.1 …
Meta’s AI agent Muse is facing reports of security flaws and unexpected access to personal data shortly after its launch. Karl Bode writes for Techdirt that the product’s early issues raise questions about Meta’s claims that privacy and security were central to its development. Muse is designed to carry out everyday tasks, including booking restaurants, …
OpenAI plans to add invisible watermarks to eligible ChatGPT and Codex text outputs for users in the European Union, while offering the feature as an opt-in setting to API customers worldwide. OpenAI announces in an official blog post that the rollout is intended to help meet transparency requirements under the EU AI Act. The law …
Mistral has opened a public preview of Mistral Large 4, its largest model so far and a major addition to the market for open-weight AI systems. The company says it will release the model weights later this month, allowing organizations to run and adapt the system on their own infrastructure. The French AI company describes …
Apple plans to add stricter controls to Full Disk Access on macOS, a permission that can give apps access to files, messages, email, and browsing history. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch that Apple sees growing risks as AI agents become more capable and autonomous. Full Disk Access was originally intended to help backup software work …
Google plans to restrict access to several Gemini models for free users and subscribers to its AI Plus plan, beginning October 9. Abner Li reports for 9to5Google that people using the Gemini app without a paid Google AI plan will only be able to use Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. They will lose access to Gemini 3.6 …