Google DeepMind just showed off Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite generating entire websites in real time. Instead of serving pre-built pages, the demo browser builds each screen dynamically as you click and search. It is an impressive showcase of how fast and responsive lightweight models have become.
Figure AI founder Brett Adcock just launched Hark, a new AI lab that operated in stealth for eight months. The company plans to build advanced personal intelligence paired with custom next-generation hardware, aiming to create a universal interface that offloads daily mental workloads.
OpenAI just expanded its Agentic Commerce Protocol to turn ChatGPT into a visual shopping hub, letting you compare products side-by-side and upload photos to track down similar items. Major retailers like Target, Best Buy, and Walmart are already plugged in, with Walmart rolling out a dedicated in-ChatGPT app with account linking.
Sakana AI just launched Sakana Chat, powered by its new Namazu alpha series that adapts open-weight frontier LLMs for Japan through post-training. The models slash DeepSeek's 72% question refusal rate on sensitive topics to nearly zero while keeping benchmark parity in reasoning and coding. The web chat also packs real-time search capabilities.
Anthropic just rolled out computer use in research preview for Claude Pro and Max subscribers inside Claude Cowork and Claude Code. Claude can now click, scroll, navigate files, and run browser tools on macOS and Windows, falling back to direct screen control when direct connectors aren't available. Paired with last week's Dispatch release, you can assign tasks on your phone and let Claude finish them at your desk.
Anthropic just launched Channels for Claude Code, allowing developers to manage coding sessions directly through Telegram and Discord via MCP. You can now triage CI bugs and trigger fixes straight from your phone instead of being tethered to a terminal. It is currently in preview and requires a persistent local process.
OpenAI just launched a perk giving verified university students in the US and Canada $100 in free Codex credits, equivalent to 2,500 ChatGPT credits. Eligible students can claim the balance via SheerID using a school email, and the credits apply across all ChatGPT plans with a 12-month expiration. It’s an aggressive bid to hook the next generation of builders early.
Claude Cowork just rolled out Projects to keep tasks and context in one focused workspace. All files and instructions stay locally on your computer instead of the cloud, and you can import existing projects in a single click or start fresh.
Amazon is reportedly working on an AI-centric smartphone code-named "Transformer," over a decade after shutting down the Fire Phone. Developed under former Xbox veteran J Allard, the device takes cues from the minimalist Light Phone and may ditch traditional app stores for ChatGPT-like mini apps. No release window or pricing has been set.
OpenAI is reportedly working on a desktop “superapp” that unites ChatGPT, its Codex coding tool, and the Atlas browser into one client. An internal memo cited by The Wall Street Journal reveals that applications CEO Fidji Simo wants to curb fragmentation and drop “side quests” as competition heats up with rivals like Anthropic. The mobile app will remain separate.
Perplexity just launched Perplexity Health, a new feature linking electronic medical records from 1.7 million providers with wearables like Apple Health and Fitbit. Instead of generic web results, answers combine your clinical history and lab work with peer-reviewed medical citations. Health data is encrypted and won't train models, rolling out first to U.S. Pro and Max users.
Character.ai just launched Imagine Gallery on its mobile app, bringing every AI visual generated across your chats into a single organized grid. You can now filter creations by Persona, save favorites, and—with the new Imagine Message feature—tap any character prompt to spin up art on the spot. Plus, c.ai+ subscribers can turn images directly into custom chat backgrounds.
Anthropic just dropped Dispatch, a research preview inside Claude Cowork that keeps a persistent Claude conversation running on your computer. You can text it prompts from your phone on the go and return to finished tasks later. It essentially turns your desktop into a remote AI workstation, though you'll need Claude Desktop paired with your phone to use it.
Google just expanded its Personal Intelligence feature to free-tier users in the U.S. across Search's AI Mode, the Gemini app, and Chrome. The tool pulls context from Gmail and Google Photos to deliver tailored recommendations and tech support based on past receipts or trips. Users retain full toggle control over connected apps, though Workspace accounts are excluded.
Microsoft just overhauled its Copilot leadership, appointing Jacob Andreou to lead both consumer and commercial product experiences directly under CEO Satya Nadella. Meanwhile, Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman is shifting focus away from front-end assistants to building Microsoft's proprietary foundation models. Why it matters: After years of disjointed consumer and enterprise bots, Microsoft is finally attempting to build one coherent, unified AI system.
Anthropic just published findings from qualitative interviews with 80,508 Claude users across 159 countries and 70 languages. The results show 19% want professional excellence and 14% seek help with everyday life management, while 81% say AI has already delivered on their vision. Why it matters: instead of grand sci-fi dreams, people mostly use AI to reclaim personal time and mental bandwidth.
Perplexity just integrated NVIDIA’s Nemotron 3 Super across its entire product suite, rolling it out to the main app, Agent API, and Perplexity Computer. The addition gives both search users and developers building automated agent workflows immediate access to NVIDIA's high-performance model alongside existing options.
Meta just partnered with News Corp, Le Figaro, Prisa, and Süddeutsche Zeitung to deliver real-time international news and lifestyle stories directly inside Meta AI. When users ask news-related questions, the assistant will now cite these sources and link back to their websites. Why it matters: Meta gets more reliable, timely information while publishers get a direct pipeline for traffic.
Elon Musk just revealed that xAI "was not built right" and is undergoing a ground-up rebuild after 9 of its 11 original co-founders departed, including Grok Code lead Guodong Zhang. Musk admitted Grok is lagging in coding, prompting raids on Cursor talent as the startup reshuffles ahead of a massive planned IPO.
Anthropic just made the 1M-token context window generally available for Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6, ditching long-context price premiums entirely. Single-request media limits also jumped sixfold to 600 images or PDF pages. Claude Code users on paid tiers now get the full window by default, putting an end to messy mid-task context compaction.
