Anthropic has released two new AI models: Claude Fable 5, available to the general public, and Claude Mythos 5, reserved for a small group of vetted partners. Both share the same underlying model, but Fable 5 comes with safety restrictions that block responses in high-risk areas. The launch marks the first time Anthropic has made …
OpenAI is planning a major overhaul of ChatGPT, transforming the chatbot into a so-called “superapp” that bundles coding tools, AI agents, and partner services into a single platform. Bipasha Dey reports for Reuters, citing a Financial Times story based on more than a dozen current and former OpenAI employees. The redesign will give greater prominence …
Apple has introduced Siri AI, a fully rebuilt version of its voice assistant, alongside a broad update to Apple Intelligence. The announcements came at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 8, 2026. The new features are built on a partnership with Google and its Gemini technology. The updated assistant carries a new name, …
Bot traffic has overtaken human traffic on the internet for the first time in history. Mark Tyson reports for Tom’s Hardware that Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince publicly acknowledged the milestone, admitting he had not expected it to happen until 2027. “Welp, that happened faster than I predicted,” Prince wrote. According to Cloudflare data, bots now …
Apple is preparing a sweeping overhaul of Siri and its artificial intelligence features for iOS 27, the next major iPhone software update. Two detailed reports by Jason Cross for Macworld and MacRumors outline what is coming when the update launches in September 2026. The changes to Siri represent the biggest transformation of Apple’s voice assistant …
OpenAI is rolling out a significantly improved memory system for ChatGPT, designed to give the AI a more accurate and up-to-date understanding of individual users over time. OpenAI writes in their post that the update, built on a technology called “dreaming,” is now available to Plus and Pro users in the United States, with a …
Poke, a startup that lets users interact with an AI agent via text message, has become the first third-party AI agent approved to run on Apple’s Messages for Business platform. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch that the approval marks a significant expansion of a platform previously reserved for businesses communicating with their own customers through …
A New York-based startup called Flourish has raised $500 million to pursue one of AI’s most ambitious goals: building an artificial intelligence system that works like the human brain. Steven Levy reports for WIRED that Jeff Bezos led the early funding after reading a two-page pitch document, eventually contributing tens of millions of dollars and …
Moderators of the popular subreddit r/biohackers have banned standalone posts about peptides and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after discovering that companies in those industries were systematically spamming the community to manipulate AI chatbot responses. Jason Koebler reports for 404 Media that the tactic is part of a broader activity, often known as Generative Engine Optimization …
Google has released Gemma 4 12B, an open-weights multimodal AI model designed to run entirely on a standard laptop with 16 GB of VRAM or unified memory. The model is available now for free download and marks a notable step toward powerful AI that operates offline, without sending data to the cloud. The model is …