Gemini Notebook now offers users more creative control when creating slide decks and video overviews.
Three “aurora alpha” models briefly appeared in OpenAI’s API this weekend and have since appeared in arena tests generating images, suggesting OpenAI may be testing GPT-Image-3.
Anthropic commits shares to new public benefit fund
October 18, 2026|
Anthropic is committing a portion of its shares to the new Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, whose structure increases that stake as the company grows.
DeepSeek releases V4.1-Flash-1017 model for wish-driven programming
October 17, 2026|
DeepSeek has released DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, the latest version of its model.
The Verge reports Meta removed terms language that allowed scraping news sites for AI training
October 17, 2026|
Meta has removed from its terms language that experts say allowed the scraping of news sites to train its AI.
Online roadblocks are challenging the narrative surrounding AI agents.
Anthropic says Claude designed more efficient quantum circuits
October 16, 2026|
Claude largely worked on its own to design quantum circuits that improve on the best published versions, sometimes by an order of magnitude or more.
Anthropic’s Claude explains origins of ECDSA cryptographic standard
October 16, 2026|
The origins of one of the most widely used cryptographic standards, a decades-old mystery, have now been explained.
Anthropic survey examines disagreement over AI's economic impact
October 16, 2026|
A new survey presents evidence on how AI may reshape the economy and on the core source of disagreement about its future economic impact.