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- GPT-5.6 rumors stir as Anthropic pushes a more “honest” Opus 4.8
- New Gemini from Google and new Composer from Cursor; plus, the Pope wants you to take AI seriously
- ChatGPT now connects to your bank account; Claude's business adoption surges
- Anthropic pens a supercomputer deal with SpaceX; ex-CTO testifies against OpenAI
- New mystery Claude model appears in testing; OpenAI adds OpenClaw to ChatGPT
- The AI industry lurches forward with GPT-5.5, GPT Image 2, and DeepSeek V4; plus, an Anthropic Mythos leak
- Opus 4.7 releases as OpenAI prepares "Spud" model for a direct response
- Both Claude and ChatGPT prepping major interface updates
- OpenAI proposes AI taxes as rumors on "accelerant" GPT-6 stir
- New super-powered Claude model "Mythos" leaks as OpenAI pairs back
- Cursor punches up with Composer 2
- Anthropic sues the United States
- OpenAI pushes out GPT 5.4 as robotics lead quits in protest of Pentagon deal
- Anthropic goes to war with the Defense Department
- Sam Altman claims humans take more energy than AI as Google releases Gemini 3.1 Pro
- OpenAI hires OpenClaw developer, as Anthropic safety leader quits to write poetry
- OpenAI and Anthropic fight for coding supremacy with GPT-5.3 Codex and Opus 4.6
- Anthropic preps Sonnet 5, while OpenAI plans to strike back with GPT-5.3
- Cursor's agent autonomously codes a browser in a week
- OpenAI and Anthropic double down on healthcare
- Is OpenAI building an AI pen?
- A flurry of minor model launches from Google, OpenAI, and... Meta?
- OpenAI rushes out GPT 5.2 while somehow convincing Disney to pay them $1B
- Trump to block state AI regulation, OpenAI preps GPT-5.2 emergency launch
- Anthropic's Opus 4.5 improves coding performance further, as DeepSeek finally shows up
- Gemini 3 arrives as OpenAI attempts to combat it with a new Codex release
- Google plans Gemini 3 launch this week, following OpenAI's GPT 5.1 update
- Apple teams up (secretly) with Google on Siri overhaul; OpenAI preps GPT-5 updates
- Cursor gets a massive update; OpenAI cozies up to both AWS and Azure
- OpenAI's new AI browser comes for Chrome; Cursor AI preps multi-feature launch week
- OpenAI recruits black hole scientist, while former founder doubts agents' usefulness
- California regulates chatbots; OpenAI's DevDay focuses on systems
- OpenAI launches AI TikTok ahead of DevDay week
- Claude 4.5 Sonnet arrives while OpenAI preps compute-intensive offerings
- Rumors point to Claude 4.5 this week; OpenAI begins hiring for hardware
- Albania appoints a "corruption-proof" AI administer; Claude's memory expands
- Anthropic forced to pay $1.5B in AI copyright settlement; OpenAI wants to help get you hired
- Google releases SOTA image editing AI; Anthropic toys with a browser agent
- NASA uses AI to decode the sun, while Silicon Valley darlings shuffle teams and money
- OpenAI plays damage control after GPT-5 launch; MIT uses AI to target superbugs
- AI Weekly Update - August 11, 2025
- Anthropic surges ahead in enterprise adoption; Apple wants Answers
- GPT-5 next month, while American and China swap action plans
- ChatGPT adds an agent mode that can perform tasks for you
- xAI's new model launch attempts to escape Grok's antisemitic controversy
- Apple looks to Anthropic or OpenAI to save Siri, Google's AI hit with antitrust complaint
- Meta snags four OpenAI employees, Murati's shadow company raises $2B
- Self-adapting models & ChatGPT in Barbies
- Cursor gets valued at $10B, Google pushes yet another Gemini update
- Perplexity's agent is here, Apple skips AI for this year's WWDC
- Google launches SOTA video generation, Anthropic launches the Claude 4 suite, OpenAI formally hires Jony Ive
- OpenAI, Cursor, Windsurf, and others fight for AI coding supremacy
- The Pope calls AI "humanity's core challenge", Gemini 2.5 Pro improves its coding abilities (again)
- Cursor raises at a $9B evaluation, UPS considers using humanoid robots
- Anthropic explores model welfare while OpenAI preps its "open" reasoning model
- HuggingFace invests in robotics, OpenAI launches a suite of models
- OpenAI prepares for a big launch week while former employees raise millions
- Llama 4 launches with three variations, AI industry-at-large is predicted to grow
- OpenAI's agents and Google's image generation
- Anthropic's new Claude vs OpenAI's GPT-4.5
- xAI launches Grok 3, Apple gets in on the investment game with $500B
- Google and Mistral play catch up while AI stocks rally
- OpenAI's blitz week — o3-mini, Deep Research, and a National Lab partnership
- DeepSeek causes industry panic as OpenAI and Meta dump billions into development plans
- US seeks to secure its hold on AI chips, Altman makes more AGI claims
- Microsoft invests $80B into AI, OpenAI teases the singularity
- A new model and promising research from China, OpenAI states restructure plans
- OpenAI and Google prioritize reasoning, Trump's AI cabinet takes shape
- OpenAI's "Shipmas" continues, Google launches massive updates to most models
- The Holidays come to OpenAI, while other foundation companies launch updates
- Protesters leak OpenAI's video AI model, Alibaba wants to reason too
- ChatGPT's eyes arrive soon, new models from Mistral and DeepSeek
- ChatGPT can now interact with your code, the US government proposes AI framework
- The Beatles get a new Grammy nod, while the US braces for Trump's AI policy
- GitHub digs deeper into AI and OpenAI begins chip development
- Claude can now control your computer, OpenAI's new model is imminent (maybe)
- Adobe previews future AI tools, ChatGPT gets a Windows app
- Tesla's Robotaxi drives up, AMD and Nvidia trade blows in chip wars
- Meta launches foundational media model, ChatGPT gets better at coding and writing
- Meta and Google update their models, OpenAI's CTO departs
- Microsoft looks to nuclear power for AI, Siri gets its upgrade
- ChatGPT gains a boost to reasoning, US AI regulation battles heat up
- Google creates new proteins and Apple preps their AI for release
- Google launches three exploratory models, OpenAI seeks billions yet again
- Anthropic gets sued (again), AI saves Amazon devs years of work
- Google and Grok diverge on safety with AI image generation
- ChatGPT's new voice mode starts rolling out, Apple's AI gets delayed
- Meta is back with a bigger Llama, OpenAI wants to take down Google Search
- OpenAI and Mistral focus on making AI smaller and cheaper
- AI threatens the climate (again), OpenAI finally defines AGI
- OpenAI's tech is breached, Google's AI ambitions surge emissions
- Google launches its smaller AI models, while the music industry sues generative AI