Chinese AI startup MiniMax has released M2.5, a new large language model that the company says competes with top-tier models from Anthropic and Google while costing significantly less to run. MiniMax offers two versions through its API. M2.5-Lightning runs at 100 tokens per second and costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $2.40 per million …
Anthropic has released Claude Sonnet 4.6, a significant upgrade to its mid-tier AI model. The company says it outperforms its predecessor across coding, computer use, long-context reasoning, agent planning, knowledge work, and design. Sonnet 4.6 is now the default model in claude.ai and Claude Cowork and carries the same price as its predecessor, Sonnet 4.5, …
Alibaba has launched Qwen3.5, a new artificial intelligence model designed to function as a multimodal agent capable of processing text, images, and video. The QwenTeam announces this development on the company’s website. The model contains 397 billion parameters but activates only 17 billion per task, which the team says optimizes both speed and cost. This …
Amazon has officially launched Alexa Plus, its generative AI-powered digital assistant, to all Prime members in the United States. The service is now accessible through any Alexa-enabled device, the Alexa mobile app, and Alexa.com. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy reports for The Verge that the assistant has been in Early Access since March 2025 and reached tens …
Security researchers have identified critical vulnerabilities in OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant that automates email, calendar management, and other tasks. The project rebranded from Clawdbot to Moltbot and then to OpenClaw after receiving a trademark complaint from Anthropic. The core problem lies in Model Context Protocol, the framework OpenClaw uses to connect with various services. …
An open-source AI assistant called OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot) demonstrates how future digital helpers might operate entirely on users’ own computers while offering unprecedented customization and control. Federico Viticci writes on MacStories that the project allows users to interact with powerful language models through familiar messaging apps like Telegram or iMessage. The assistant runs …
Anthropic has introduced interactive tool integrations for Claude, allowing users to work with business applications directly inside the AI assistant. The feature enables employees to manage tasks in Asana, draft Slack messages, create diagrams in Figma, and build analytics charts in Amplitude without switching browser tabs. The integrations include nine applications: Amplitude, Asana, Box, Canva, …
Adobe has expanded Acrobat with new AI features that allow users to generate presentations and podcasts from documents, edit PDFs through conversational prompts, and collaborate more effectively. These capabilities are bundled in Acrobat Studio, which combines PDF tools from Acrobat with content creation features from Adobe Express. The company now enables users to create presentations …
Google has launched a new feature called Personal Intelligence for its Gemini assistant. This tool allows the AI to connect with other Google services like Gmail, Photos, and YouTube. According to Google, this integration helps the assistant answer specific questions using a user’s own data. For example, Gemini can now retrieve a license plate number …
Google has released Gemini 3 Flash, positioning the model as a solution to what the company describes as a longstanding compromise in artificial intelligence between speed and capability. The model combines what Google calls “PhD-level reasoning” with faster processing speeds and lower costs compared to larger models. Gemini 3 Flash is now the default model …