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16 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

Mistral models now power Firefox Smart Window

Firefox Smart Window beta now uses Mistral models in France and North America. The UK and Germany are expected to follow later this year.

16 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Gemini Notebook adds Voice Chats and Interactive Reports

Gemini Notebook is adding real-time voice chats, mobile lecture recording, interactive study overviews, new quizzes and short educational videos.

15 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Meta launches Meta One globally with 50+ paid features

Meta One has launched globally with paid tiers across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Meta AI, while core apps and everyday Meta AI use remain free.

15 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Google rolled out Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking

Google is rolling out Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking, voice models for real-time dialogue, visual grounding, and complex multi-step work.

14 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

ElevenLabs MCP can now generate voice, music, images & video

ElevenLabs has added its ElevenCreative generation tools to the ElevenLabs MCP, giving Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor access to over 50 models.

12 Sep 2026 · 1 min read

ICYMI: Cursor announced Projects for agent coordination

Projects is rolling out in beta to all Cursor users, coordinating features, migrations and recurring maintenance across cloud and local agents.

11 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Services

ChatGPT for Financial Services is now available to eligible institutions, combining GPT-6 Astra with premium financial data and firm templates.

10 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI launches GPT-Live-1 for full-duplex voice agents

GPT-Live-1 is now available in the OpenAI API at $0.05 per minute, adding full-duplex speech, interruption handling, and 12 voice options.

9 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Inception launches Mercury 2.5 at 1,107 tokens per second

Mercury 2.5 is now available through Inception, Baseten, and OpenRouter, with Mercury Voice and Mercury Router entering preview.

9 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Images 2.5 with faster editing

ChatGPT Images 2.5 is rolling out to all tiers with Sketch, templates, image comments, shared prompts, and up to 50% lower generation latency.

9 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Meta introduces Muse as a proactive personal agent

Meta’s Muse now works on scheduled and event-driven tasks in the background, with persistent memory, Goals, Artifacts, and approval cards.

4 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra across ChatGPT and API

GPT-6 Astra is rolling out to ChatGPT paid plans and major cloud APIs with faster computer use, new Codex context memory and stronger safeguards.

3 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash and Flash Cyber

Google released Gemini 3.8 Flash for coding and agents, while Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber is restricted to vulnerability discovery and automated patching.

3 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

ICYMI: OpenAI's Astra crosses Critical cybersecurity threshold

OpenAI says Astra is its first model to reach the Critical cybersecurity threshold, with limited alpha access planned before wider Daybreak Blue use.

1 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1

Fable 5.1 is now broadly available with 75% cheaper cache reads, while Mythos 5.1 is limited to vetted cyber and life-science users.

29 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Tencent released open-source Hy4 preview model

Hy4 preview is now open-source and available via Tencent Cloud, OpenRouter, Tencent products and public repositories.

26 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Z.ai launches GLM-5.3-Flash under MIT license

GLM-5.3-Flash is now live for all GLM Coding Plan users, bringing native multimodal reasoning, open weights and three times the GLM-5.3 quota.

26 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Claude unifies memory across Chat and Cowork

Claude Cowork now uses the same memory as Chat, updating topics during conversations across Free, Pro and Max plans.