Google has introduced Gemini 3.7 Flash, a new version of its lower cost AI model aimed at coding, workplace tasks and AI agents that use software tools. The company is offering an introductory API price of $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens through the end of 2026. Prices are set …
Google is positioning the Pixel 11 family less as a hardware refresh and more as a vehicle for Gemini features that can act across apps, handle routine requests and reshape how photos are processed. The new phones introduce agent-like Gemini tasks, expanded translation tools and AI camera functions, while the Pixel Watch 5 extends Google’s …
AI coding agents can now plan experiments, write software, run tests, inspect failures and revise their work with limited human supervision, according to a detailed personal case study by Google DeepMind researcher David P. Reichert. Reichert writes in his Substack that recent tools such as Anthropic’s Claude Code should be understood less as chatbots and …
Anthropic plans to add machine readable marks to content generated by future Claude models. The company says models introduced after August 2, 2026 will embed invisible watermarks in generated text and attach signed provenance metadata to supported files. The policy is part of Anthropic’s commitments under the EU AI Act’s Article 50(2) Code of Practice …
Claude is a powerful and capable AI, but it can sometimes be difficult to steer it in the right direction. This is especially frustrating with recurring tasks. Skills help you with exactly this challenge. They are detailed descriptions that tell Claude how to do something, step by step, with rules, examples, and more. Originally developed …
AI should handle tasks where the result matters more than the process, while people should retain tasks that build their own skills. Bruce Schneier writes for Schneier on Security that the distinction offers a straightforward way to judge when AI assistance is useful and when it may weaken human capability. Schneier describes two categories. “Work” …
ByteDance has launched Seedance 2.5, a video generation model designed to create longer clips, use more reference material and support more precise edits. ByteDance announces the release in an official Seed blog post, describing the model as a step from generating isolated clips toward producing more complete audiovisual work. The model can generate up to …
Chinese AI company MiniMax has introduced H3, a multimodal generation model that can work with text, images, video and audio in the same request. The company says the model can create clips up to 15 seconds long in 2K resolution with native stereo sound, while also supporting editing and motion transfer from reference videos. The …
OpenAI has reduced API prices for its GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra models, while introducing a faster processing option for GPT-5.6 Sol. The changes are designed to lower the cost of high-volume AI work and give customers faster responses when needed. OpenAI announces the changes in an official blog post. GPT-5.6 Luna, the company’s lowest-cost and …
Anthropic says the latest generation of Claude models performs better with shorter, clearer background instructions and more room to apply its own judgement. The company reports that it removed more than 80% of the Claude Code system prompt for models including Claude Opus 5 and Claude Fable 5, without a measurable decline in its coding …