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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;

10 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Cursor launches Composer 1.5 with upgrades for complex tasks

What's new? Composer 1.5 uses 20x more RL steps and a thinking tokens system for code reasoning; it applies self summarization to manage long context lengths;

7 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

ICYMI: Arena launches Max router to boost AI prompt accuracy

What's new? Max is a model router that auto-selects the best language model from over 5m community votes; the latency-aware variant Arcstride cuts first-token delay by 16 sec.

7 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

ai.com to release decentralised AI agent platform during Super Bowl

What's new? ai.com launches a consumer-focused autonomous ai agent platform that lets users generate agents for work and messaging tasks; public launch scheduled february 8 2026 with Super Bowl LX commercial on NBC;

6 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

GitHub lets Copilot subscribers run multiple AI coding agents

What's new? Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise subscribers run multiple AI agents in GitHub, GitHub Mobile and Visual Studio Code with per-agent settings and session logs;

6 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6 with tools for finance

What's new? Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6 for finance pros with beta Cowork for Mac, PowerPoint for Max, Team, Enterprise and Excel updates for paid subscribers;