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11 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

Hume AI releases its first open-source TTS model, TADA

What's new? TADA is a TTS system with a text-acoustic dual alignment tokenization now open source; it produces real-time speech five times fast and supports 700 sec audio;

10 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

Google launches new multimodal Gemini Embedding 2 model

What's new? Gemini embedding 2 supports text, image, video, audio and document embeddings in a unified space; available via Gemini API and Vertex AI with adjustable output dimensions;

10 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

Anthropic launches AI code review tool for Claude Teams & Enterprise

What's new? Anthropic launched Code Review PR evaluation tool using AI agents to inspect errors and rank severity for team and enterprise beta;

9 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

Microsoft reveals Copilot Cowork for M365 users to rival Anthropic

What's new? Copilot Cowork executes tasks across Microsoft 365 apps using Work IQ with emails, meetings and docs; it integrates Anthropic's Claude Cowork for meeting management and research;

4 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

Raycast launches Glaze in beta to build native desktop apps with AI

What's new? Glaze enters private beta, offering Mac users a tool to build native desktop apps using AI chat; it supports Mac features like keyboard shortcuts and offline operation;

4 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite on AI Studio and Vertex AI

What's new? Google introduced Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite for rapid processing via Gemini API on Google AI Studio and Vertex AI; it offers 2.5x faster first answer and 45% faster output.

27 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Perplexity launches high-performance embedding models

What's new? Perplexity launched pplx-embed-v1 and pplx-embed-context-v1 for large-scale retrieval; models use int8 and binary quantization in 0.6b and 4b sizes;

27 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Google merges ImageFX and Whisk into Flow on Labs

What's new? Flow now features a redesigned interface merging Whisk and ImageFX assets; Nano Banana drives image generation for Veo videos;

26 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Google launches Nano Banana 2 AI image model in 141 countries

What's new? Google released Nano Banana 2, a model using real-time web data to generate images with text; it is in Gemini, Google Search, Vertex AI and 141 countries with 8 languages;

24 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Anthropic reports distillation from DeepSeek, Moonshot, MiniMax

What's new? Anthropic detected campaigns by DeepSeek, Moonshot, and MiniMax distilling Claude AI abilities; Anthropic updated its detection systems and tightened API controls;

21 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Anthropic released Claude Code Security as research preview

What's new? Anthropic introduced Claude Code Security for security teams and maintainers to spot code gaps; it uses Claude Opus 4.6 with layered checks and patch proposals;

19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Pro with SOTA performance

What's new? Gemini 3.1 Pro is an AI model for research, science and creative tech; it makes code-based SVG animations and 3D simulations with hand tracking;

17 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Cursor launches long-running agents for Ultra+ users

What's new? Cursor offers long-running agents preview to Ultra, Teams and Enterprise users; it uses a custom harness with multiple models and planning phase for extended tasks;

17 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6 with 1M context for all users

What's new? Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 4.6 with a 1m token context, refined instruction following and long-context reasoning; available across all Claude platforms;

15 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

ICYMI: MiniMax debuts MiniMax-M2.5 model on web and APIs

What's new? MiniMax launched MiniMax-M2.5 for coding, agentic automation and office tasks; it comes in M2.5 and M2.5-Lightning versions via API and MiniMax Agent.

13 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Google opens Gemini 3 Deep Think API in Early Access

What's new? Google updated Gemini 3 Deep Think, a reasoning mode in the Gemini app and via API for select users; Mode tops benchmarks in math, physics, chemistry and engineering;

10 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Kimi launches Agent Swarm AI for parallel research and analysis

What's new? Agent Swarm coordinates 100 sub-agents to execute 1500 tool calls at 4.5x single-agent speeds; it is offered on Kimi's platform as a research preview;

10 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Telegram revamps app with new interface and craftable gifts

What's new? Telegram updated its Android, iOS and iPad apps with a redesigned look, bottom bar, media viewer and shortcut; gift crafting, group transfer and bot button color options added;