New features and launches in ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity and other AI tools, plus changes to pricing and availability.
Mistral just released OCR 4, a document AI model that delivers bounding boxes, block classification, and inline confidence scores alongside raw text. It covers 170 languages, runs in a single container for self-hosted deployments, and cuts batch API costs to $2 per 1,000 pages.
NVIDIA just launched the BioNeMo Agent Toolkit, packaging its decade-long life sciences libraries and models into tools AI agents can call directly. Instead of guessing biological rules, agents can now run virtual screening in minutes, handle genomic analysis, and design proteins. Anthropic and OpenAI are already integrating it, while over 50 biopharma and tech companies have begun adopting the stack.
Anthropic just launched Claude Tag, bringing Claude directly into Slack channels as an autonomous team collaborator. Powered by Opus 4.8, it remembers channel context, tackles multi-step projects asynchronously over hours or days, and proactively flags updates. Anthropic says 65% of its internal product code is already written by Claude Tag, now available in beta for Enterprise and Team tiers.
Anthropic just expanded Claude Desktop across AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Foundry, uniting chat, Cowork, and Code under one enterprise deployment. Inference stays strictly inside your own cloud environment with local conversation storage, giving IT admins per-user SSO integration and MDM policy templates.
OpenAI just expanded its Daybreak initiative, launching an updated Codex Security plugin alongside its specialized GPT-5.5-Cyber model. The cyber model reached 85.6% on the CyberGym benchmark, beating GPT-5.5's 81.8%. Why it matters: AI has made surfacing vulnerabilities trivial, overwhelming defenders with alerts—now OpenAI wants models to validate issues, draft targeted patches, and fix code at machine speed.
OpenAI just turned its Codex coding agent into a model-agnostic platform, letting developers plug in any third-party model compatible with its Responses API. By tweaking a config.toml file, you can now run Codex on DeepSeek, Gemini, or offline via local Ollama models. Why it matters: OpenAI is loosening ecosystem lock-in, giving developers the freedom to balance cost, performance, and privacy.
Samsung Electronics just kicked off one of OpenAI’s largest enterprise rollouts ever, bringing ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex to all Korean staff and its global DX division. The company is putting the tools to work across R&D, marketing, and manufacturing. Why it matters: Even non-technical teams will use Codex to automate workflows and build internal tools.
Higgsfield just launched an MCP connector that allows Claude to generate and deploy full multiplayer games from simple text prompts. Beyond replacing gray-box prototypes with custom textures, 3D assets, and sounds, it handles real-time multiplayer hosting and public matchmaking out of the box.
OpenAI just rolled out Record & Replay for Codex, turning user-demonstrated workflows into editable, reusable skills. Users can demonstrate repetitive chores like filing expense reports or time-off requests, and Codex compiles the steps into a skill teams can inspect and tweak. It essentially gives workplace automations a no-code shortcut.
Google just introduced Ask Ad Manager, a conversational agent built on Gemini to help publishers handle ad operations faster. It taps into publisher data to troubleshoot delivery issues in real time, spin up custom reports from prompts, and jump straight to pre-filtered dashboard views. It enters beta this month, with MCP server support arriving later this year.
Adobe just expanded its Firefly AI assistant to Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and Frame.io, offloading grunt work like sorting clips into bins, batch-renaming assets, and fixing missing fonts. Firefly is also adding Elements and Projects to save brand assets across teams, with upcoming support for Google Gemini and Slack.
OpenAI just launched new credit usage analytics and updated spend controls for ChatGPT Enterprise. Admins can now break down spend across ChatGPT and Codex by user, product, and model, set custom group limits, and grant individual overrides. Employees can also view their usage and request more budget with context—giving companies a clearer way to rein in AI runaway costs.
Anthropic just brought Artifacts to Claude Code, letting the AI agent spin up live, shareable web pages directly from terminal sessions. It pulls from your codebase, monitoring connectors, and conversation history to build interactive PR walkthroughs, incident timelines, and dashboards that refresh in place as work progresses. It is currently in beta for Team and Enterprise plans.
Perplexity just rolled out Brain, a self-improving memory architecture for its Computer agent. Instead of simply saving user preferences, Brain tracks what worked and what failed, reviewing a context graph overnight. Early tests show it boosts answer accuracy by 25% and cuts token costs on repeat tasks by 13%.
Anthropic just rolled out enterprise-managed authorization for Model Context Protocol connectors in Claude. Starting with Okta, IT admins can centrally provision connectors across their entire organization, meaning employees automatically inherit access to tools like Figma and Asana on first login. Why it matters: It eliminates individual OAuth hurdles, making enterprise-wide AI tool deployment seamless and secure.
Epic Games just launched Unreal Engine 5.8 with an experimental Model Context Protocol (MCP) plugin, enabling any LLM to connect directly into the engine. AI models can now read and manipulate Blueprints, assets, materials, and level scenes to automate worldbuilding and testing. Why it matters: It lays the practical groundwork for UE6, where AI agents are expected to handle routine asset authoring.
Epic Games just outlined its roadmap for Unreal Engine 6, putting generative AI and LLMs at the core of next-gen game development. By exposing engine capabilities through the open MCP protocol, UE6 lets creators plug in models like Claude or Codex to automate tedious level building, rigging, and bug hunting. It basically turns the engine into an open playground for AI agents.
Character.AI just introduced a new suite of features designed specifically for character builders, including a performance dashboard called Creator Insights, a Creator Guide, mobile creation updates, and leaderboards. A dedicated Following tab and new character notifications are also rolling out soon. The move turns the platform from a bot directory into a true creator-first community.
Palmier just launched an open-source, Mac-native video editor designed specifically for Claude, letting creators edit, organize, and generate footage directly inside the timeline. It includes free on-device semantic search and transcription, letting users bring their own Anthropic API key or connect via MCP. Paid add-ons also unlock third-party models like Kling and ElevenLabs.
Anthropic just updated Claude Design to keep generated interfaces strictly aligned with your team's design systems. It now works fluidly alongside Claude Code for seamless design-to-code handoffs, adds direct canvas editing controls, and plugs straight into third-party tools like Adobe, Replit, and Vercel. The feature is available in beta across paid plans.
