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- 01 of 10ANTHROPIC
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5 at mid-tier price
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5, offering strong performance for its lower price. This model is ideal for companies building their own software.
OUR TAKENothing says "we're confident in our valuation" quite like undercutting your own flagship before going public.
Read more → - 02 of 10ANTHROPIC
Claude Science workbench opens beta for researchers
Anthropic launched Claude Science, an AI assistant for researchers. It helps scientists with their experiments by using various tools. This beta version is a major move into academic work.
OUR TAKEScientists who survived grad school on instant noodles will now survive on Claude, marginally more nourishing.
Read more → - 03 of 10MICROSOFT
Microsoft's Memora project targets AI agent memory gap
Microsoft's Memora gives AI programs a better way to remember things. It organizes information, helping them recall details for smoother conversations. This makes the AI much more consistent over time.
OUR TAKEIt remembers everything except, one suspects, your preferred font in Word.
Read more → - 04 of 10APPS
Startup Acti embeds AI agents inside your keyboard
A new phone keyboard helps you do tasks in other apps. It learns from what you type to act for you.
OUR TAKEFinally, an AI that lives where you already misspell everything.
Read more → - 05 of 10FINANCE
Ex-DeepMind poker AI team now beats markets
A team of past AI researchers now helps hedge funds with trading. Their methods for playing poker are now used to make money in markets.
OUR TAKEFrom bluffing at the river card to bluffing at the yield curve, a perfectly natural career progression.
Read more → - 06 of 10NVIDIA
Meituan's trillion-parameter model runs on Chinese chips
Meituan's new computer model was built entirely with Chinese-made parts. This shows China's computer progress despite export limits.
OUR TAKEExport controls: theoretically a ceiling, practically a motivational poster.
Read more → - 07 of 10EU
EU Council formally adopts AI Act simplification package
Europe has voted to simplify its new rules for artificial intelligence. Businesses get clearer deadlines, but some worry this lessens safety checks.
OUR TAKEThe EU insists it hasn't watered down the rules, which is exactly what one says when watering them down.
Read more → - 08 of 10SAFETY
Senator Warner proposes first US AI agent consumer bill
Senator Mark Warner's new bill aims to make smart computer programs transparent and accountable. It would be the first US law focusing on these agents that act for people.
OUR TAKECongress has decided to regulate AI agents, presumably once their own AI agents finish scheduling the hearing.
Read more → - 09 of 10SAFETY
Congress turns up heat on AI harms to children
Lawmakers are looking into how websites using artificial intelligence affect children's minds. There is broad agreement that big tech companies should be held responsible.
OUR TAKEBipartisan agreement in 2026: rare, precious, and apparently only achievable when the subject is protecting children from TikTok.
Read more → - 10 of 10FINANCE
Pie launches with $19.5M to give SMBs AI marketing
Pie launched with $19.5 million to help small businesses with marketing. Their new product, Front Desk, uses clever computer programs to handle customer tasks.
OUR TAKESilicon Valley has discovered the corner bakery, expect a pivot to "hyperlocal agentic sourdough intelligence" by Q3.
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