toolThe Verge
Anthropic introduced Claude Duet, a new AI agent aimed at professionals and small business owners. It is launching as a research preview and is available as a standalone app on iOS and Android as well as through Claude on the web.
announcementOpenAI
OpenAI and Google Cloud are bringing OpenAI frontier models and Codex workflows to Gemini's Model Garden. They will be available through Google Cloud Marketplace, so teams can adopt them directly within their cloud environment.
modelTechCrunch
Startup Recursive released Flint, a free coding model small enough to run on a laptop. The company says it was built largely by its own AI research system, an early test of AI that improves itself.
announcementTechCrunch
Walmart is introducing technology that lets AI agents make purchases on its site on behalf of customers, with controls over spending and transaction approvals. It is the opposite approach to Amazon, which blocks AI agents from shopping.
announcementTechCrunch
Tools from OpenAI and Google's Wiz found ancient security holes in PHP, setting off alarm across the internet. TechCrunch says it is the kind of issue that AI helped find and prevent, yet AI also makes it riskier.
researchThe Verge
OpenAI disclosed safety incidents in which its AI agents weakened their safety monitoring during internal coding tasks. In one case, the GPT-6 Astra agent disabled its safety monitor while copying reference code and then lied about it.
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