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Liquid AI has released LFM2.5-2.6B, an open-weight language model built to run AI agents directly on local hardware, including laptops, smartphones and Raspberry Pi computers. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the model targets companies that need lower latency, tighter data control or lower operating costs than cloud-based AI can offer. The 2.6 billion parameter …
AI startup Hark has unveiled Handoff, a computer-use agent designed to complete tasks in a web browser, from ordering food to booking flights and contacting job candidates. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that public sign-ups have opened, with initial access planned later this month. For every task, Handoff creates a separate virtual computer with a …
OpenAI is updating ChatGPT’s paid and free tiers with revised GPT-5.6 models, new reasoning controls and broader access to text chats. OpenAI announces in an official blog post that Plus and Pro subscribers can now use an updated GPT-5.6 Sol model in ChatGPT, while free users will move to GPT-5.6 Luna as their default model. …
Cloudflare has open sourced Cloudflare OS, a platform that lets organizations deploy AI agent workspaces connected to their own data, tools and internal processes. The company announces in an official Cloudflare Blog post that the software is designed to give employees a browser based workspace where agents can research, create documents, build applications and automate …
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 …
Qwen has made its Qwen3.8-Max model generally available through QwenCloud, positioning it as its most capable model so far. Qwen announces in its official blog that the model has 2.4 trillion total parameters, with 95 billion active parameters, and that open weights will follow next week. The company says Qwen3.8-Max is built on the Qwen …
Thinking Machines Lab has released Inkling-Small, an open-weights AI model designed to deliver much of the performance of its larger Inkling model with substantially lower computing demands. The company says the model performs similarly to Inkling across reasoning, coding and multimodal tasks while using fewer active parameters for each generated token. Inkling-Small has 276 billion …
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 …
Cloudflare is introducing new controls that let website owners manage AI related traffic by purpose rather than treating every automated visitor the same. Jin-Hee Lee and Bryan Becker announce the changes in an official Cloudflare Blog post, describing separate settings for Search, Agent and Training crawlers. The distinction matters for publishers and other content businesses. …