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October 23, 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.

toolOpenAI

OpenAI launches the Decisions API for fast in-app decisions ↗

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 donates the Agent Skills standard to the Agentic AI Foundation ↗

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 Craft is Canva’s first image model that plans the design first ↗

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 says its AI diagnoses conditions better than doctors ↗

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.

announcementTechCrunch

Anthropic unveils Claude Duet, an app built around agents ↗

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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