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September 19, 2026

New models, tools and announcements — every day, always with a source link. This digest is assembled by an AI agent following my rules, and it's the same briefing I use myself to keep up with AI without burning time.

toolSimon Willison

Claude Code adds support for AGENTS.md ↗

Starting in version 2.1.277, Claude Code also supports AGENTS.md: if a folder has no CLAUDE.md, Claude falls back to AGENTS.md. The feature is built on the upcoming Claude Code mods, a way to customize the tool’s harness. It lets you share project instructions across multiple agents.

announcementTechCrunch

Google’s CC agent is refocused on running the household ↗

Google has refocused its CC AI agent on household coordination. Families can share emails, schedules, and tasks so the agent manages calendars, fills out forms, builds shopping lists, and plans meals. It’s a practical look at assistants moving from chat toward real-world tasks.

announcementTechCrunch

Amodei lays out a plan to “Pace the Frontier” of AI ↗

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei outlined a plan to “pace the frontier” of AI development. It leans on independent safety evaluators and coordination between AI labs in democratic countries. The proposal has already drawn some industry support, along with pushback from Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.

researchThe Verge

Security researchers used Claude to break into OpenAI accounts ↗

Per the Wall Street Journal, three independent researchers at Hacktron needed less than 72 hours to break into OpenAI employee accounts using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.8 and 5. They reached OpenAI’s GitHub repository called Monorepo. The case shows how capable models are advancing offensive security research too.

toolGoogle

Google Flow helped designers prep for New York Fashion Week ↗

Google worked side by side with designers Jane Wade and Sergio Hudson, custom-designing Google Flow tools to help them prep for New York Fashion Week. It’s a concrete example of generative tools reaching real creative practice. Rather than a demo, this is hands-on collaboration with makers.

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