Claude Cowork goes mobile and Anthropic has new insights into its usage

Anthropic is rolling out its AI agent Claude Cowork to mobile devices and the web, the company announced in an official blog post. The tool, previously limited to the desktop app, now lets users start a task on a laptop, check progress on a phone, and retrieve finished work from any browser. Beta access begins …

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Why Google (and other companies) could pay dearly for their AI’s mistakes

A German court has ruled that Google is legally responsible for the content of its AI-generated search summaries. Bruce Schneier writes for Schneier on Security that the court rejected Google’s argument that users should verify AI output themselves, ruling instead that the summaries are “an expression of Google’s business activities.” The decision reignites a long-running …

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Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5: US lifts export controls

The Trump administration has lifted export restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5 AI models, ending an 18-day disruption that blocked access for users worldwide. Sophia Cai and Cheyenne Haslett report for Politico that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick informed Anthropic it no longer requires an export license, provided the company proactively detects security risks, …

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Nano Banana 2 Lite: Google launches faster, cheaper image model

Google has released a new AI image generation model aimed at developers and enterprise teams who need speed and low costs above all else. The model is officially called Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image but is marketed under the name Nano Banana 2 Lite. It generates images at 1,000 pixel resolution in around four seconds and …

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Claude Sonnet 5 brings near-flagship AI performance to a lower price tier

Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 5, a new AI model that the company says delivers performance close to its flagship Opus 4.8 system at a significantly lower price. The model is now the default for users on Anthropic’s Free and Pro plans and is also available to Max, Team, and Enterprise customers. Developers can access …

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Report: How brands are using AI influencers to fake customer reviews on social media

Brands are using AI-generated influencers to mimic authentic customer experiences on social media, often without any disclosure to consumers. Sarah Marsh reports for The Guardian that an investigation identified several companies posting AI-generated videos and photos designed to look like real user-generated content (UGC). Examples include a video of an apparently AI-generated bride praising a …

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Claude Tag: Anthropic turns Slack into a permanent home for your artificial teammate

Anthropic has launched Claude Tag, a product that places its AI model inside Slack as a permanent, shared team member. Unlike earlier AI integrations, Claude Tag is not a chatbot that answers individual questions. It participates in channels, remembers past conversations, takes on tasks autonomously, and proactively flags information it considers relevant. The product is …

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AI written books are flooding Amazon with near-identical covers

A collage of roughly 220 Amazon book covers reveals a hidden pattern in the flood of AI generated nonfiction. The covers, all discovered by searching for “100,000 whys”, look deceptively normal. Yet their eerie similarity exposes the telltale footprint of large language models. Security researcher and writer Michał Zalewski presents the collage on his blog …

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AI is killing how-to book sales, data from author Tim Ferriss shows

Author and entrepreneur Tim Ferriss is seeing dramatic drops in sales across his entire book catalog, and he writes for his personal blog that the rise of AI chatbots is the primary cause. His data, drawn from BookScan domestic print figures, shows a sharp acceleration in decline that closely tracks the mainstream adoption of large …

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Adobe Firefly expands with agentic AI tools for creators

Adobe has significantly expanded its Firefly creative platform with agentic AI capabilities, bringing an AI assistant that can execute multi-step creative workflows into both its standalone Firefly studio and its core Creative Cloud applications. The company reports that Firefly AI Assistant, powered by Adobe’s creative agent, is now in public beta across Premiere Pro, Photoshop, …

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