toolOpenAI
OpenAI introduced the Decisions API, which delivers fast, focused decisions for any application. It emphasizes low cost and quick responses, so developers can build more responsive apps. The new interface targets simple but frequent decision tasks.
announcementSimon Willison
Anthropic is donating the open Agent Skills standard to the Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation. It wants to keep the standard open, community-driven, and vendor-neutral. The foundation, co-founded last year with Block and OpenAI, already received the MCP protocol.
modelThe Verge
Canva is launching its first image generation model, called Canva Craft. A two-stage architecture plans the design first and only then generates the image, which the company says brings greater precision, consistency, and control. The model competes with tools from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google.
researchThe Verge
Microsoft describes a tool it says can diagnose conditions up to four times more accurately than human doctors. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says the promise of AI in healthcare is finally here. The company frames it as a step toward better diagnosis of hard cases.
toolTechCrunch
1Password launched a feature that lets an AI agent log into your personal accounts on your behalf. The private credentials stay protected and the agent never sees the actual password. It helps combine agent convenience with account security.
announcementTechCrunch
Anthropic is introducing Claude Duet, a new app that represents its bet on AI agents. For now it is available through a waitlist for Pro and Max plan users. It signals the direction the company wants to take with agents.
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