Anthropic announced Claude Sonnet 4.5, an AI model that can operate autonomously for up to 30 hours on complex tasks. The company demonstrated this capability by having the model create a chat application similar to Slack, producing 11,000 lines of code before stopping upon task completion. The new model represents a significant improvement over Anthropic’s …
Google has announced updates for its Gemini 2.5 Flash and Flash-Lite models, releasing improvements for both the public-facing Gemini app and for developers through new preview versions. According to a report by 9to5Google, users of the Gemini app will notice several enhancements to the Gemini 2.5 Flash model. Responses are now better organized with improved …
OpenAI has launched a preview of a new mobile feature called ChatGPT Pulse for its Pro subscribers. This feature shifts the chatbot from answering direct questions to proactively delivering personalized information. According to the company’s announcement, Pulse works by researching topics it deems relevant to the user. This process is based on an analysis of …
The Chinese technology company Alibaba has released Qwen3-Omni, a new generative AI model that can process a combination of text, images, audio, and video. The model is notable for its “omni-modal” capabilities and its open-source license, positioning it as a direct competitor to proprietary models from U.S. tech companies like OpenAI and Google. According to …
Switzerland has entered the artificial intelligence race with Apertus, a new open-source Large Language Model developed by leading Swiss universities. The model aims to provide a transparent alternative to commercial AI systems like ChatGPT and Meta’s Llama. Apertus, meaning “open” in Latin, was created by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), ETH Zurich, …
Nous Research has quietly launched Hermes 4, a family of AI language models that the company claims matches leading commercial systems while removing most content restrictions. Michael Nuñez reports about the release for VentureBeat. Unlike ChatGPT or Claude, Hermes 4 responds to nearly any request without safety guardrails that have become standard in commercial AI …
The Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek recently released its new model, DeepSeek V3.1, which is freely available as open source. According to an article by Michael Nuñez in VentureBeat, early tests show its performance rivals that of leading proprietary systems from American companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. The model quickly gained popularity among developers after …
AI assistants in virtual meetings are recording and transcribing private discussions and jokes, sometimes with embarrassing results for users. These tools can automatically distribute summaries of entire calls, including informal small talk, to all participants. As reported by Ann-Marie Alcántara in the Wall Street Journal, this raises new concerns about privacy and context in the …
Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4.1, an upgraded version of its leading AI model. The company states that the new model improves on its predecessor in tasks involving reasoning, research, and particularly coding. The release comes amid reports of intense competition in the AI market and analysis of Anthropic’s business strategy. Performance and Market Position …
The Chinese AI startup Z.ai has launched its new GLM-4.5 family of powerful open source models. According to reporting by Carl Franzen, a key feature is the ability to generate complete PowerPoint presentations from a single prompt. The family includes the flagship model GLM-4.5 and a more efficient version called GLM-4.5-Air. Both models are designed …