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Veo 3.1 Lite vs Fast: what you actually lose at a third of the price
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Veo 3.1 Lite vs Fast: what you actually lose at a third of the price

Google launched Veo 3.1 Lite today at $0.05 per second. I ran 7 text-to-video prompts and one image-to-video test on both models to find out where Lite holds up and where it falls apart.

March 31, 20266 min
I cloned my voice with Mistral's Voxtral TTS in under a minute, then tested the quantized local model
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I cloned my voice with Mistral's Voxtral TTS in under a minute, then tested the quantized local model

I recorded 43 seconds of audio on a MacBook, sent it to Mistral's Voxtral API, and got back natural-sounding voice clones in minutes. Then I ran the same tests on the 6-bit quantized local version and Kokoro 82M to see how they compare.

March 27, 20266 min
Cohere Transcribe, the most accurate open-source speech recognition model currently available
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Cohere Transcribe, the most accurate open-source speech recognition model currently available

Cohere's first speech recognition model tops the Open ASR Leaderboard as well as our own independent benchmark of four providers.

March 27, 20266 min
Google's new voice model powers Search Live expansion
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Google's new voice model powers Search Live expansion

Google released Gemini 3.1 Flash Live on March 26, positioning it as the company's most capable real-time audio model to date.

March 26, 20264 min
Anthropic has introduced auto mode for Claude Code
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Anthropic has introduced auto mode for Claude Code

Anthropic has introduced auto mode for Claude Code, a new permissions setting that lets it approve or block actions on the developer's behalf.

March 26, 20265 min
Google's Lyria 3 Pro generates full songs up to three minutes long
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Google's Lyria 3 Pro generates full songs up to three minutes long

Google DeepMind's Lyria 3 Pro music generation model can create complete tracks up to three minutes long, a sixfold increase over the 30-second clips produced by the standard Lyria 3 model that launched in February.

March 25, 20269 min
OpenAI kills Sora as compute costs force a strategic retreat
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OpenAI kills Sora as compute costs force a strategic retreat

OpenAI is discontinuing Sora, its AI video generation platform, just six months after the standalone app launched.

March 25, 20266 min
Cursor publishes Composer 2 technical report, formally crediting Kimi K2.5 as base model
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Cursor publishes Composer 2 technical report, formally crediting Kimi K2.5 as base model

Cursor released a technical report on March 24 detailing how Composer 2 was trained, formally crediting Moonshot AI's Kimi K2.5 as the base model for the first time in an official document.

March 25, 20263 min
Cursor's new coding model was built on top of Kimi K2.5, a Chinese open-source base
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Cursor's new coding model was built on top of Kimi K2.5, a Chinese open-source base

A developer discovered that Cursor's Composer 2 model was built on top of Kimi K2.5, an open-source model from Beijing-based Moonshot AI, a detail Cursor had not mentioned anywhere in its announcement.

March 23, 20264 min
Nvidia DLSS 5, fusing traditional rendering with gen AI
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Nvidia DLSS 5, fusing traditional rendering with gen AI

Nvidia DLSS 5 introduces a real-time neural rendering model that uses generative AI to enhance game visuals with photorealistic lighting and materials.

March 16, 202610 min
Cursor Automations turns AI agents into background processes
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Cursor Automations turns AI agents into background processes

Cursor's new Automations let AI agents run in the background, triggered by PRs, PagerDuty alerts, Slack messages, and timers, with no prompt required.

March 6, 20265 min
GPT-5.4 arrives with native computer use, experimental 1M context, and a new tool search capability
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GPT-5.4 arrives with native computer use, experimental 1M context, and a new tool search capability

OpenAI released GPT-5.4 today, billing it as its most capable model to date for professional work, coding, and automated tasks.

March 5, 20265 min
Google expands Canvas in AI Mode to all US users in Search
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Google expands Canvas in AI Mode to all US users in Search

Google has made its Canvas feature available to all users in the United States who access AI Mode in Search, the company announced on March 4, 2026.

March 4, 20264 min
Google releases Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
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Google releases Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Google has released a preview of Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, positioning it as the fastest and most cost-efficient model in the Gemini 3 series.

March 3, 20262 min
NotebookLM adds customizable infographic styles
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NotebookLM adds customizable infographic styles

Google's research AI ships ten style presets, a sign the competition for AI tool loyalty is moving beyond accuracy.

March 2, 20262 min
Alibaba launches Qwen 3.5 small model series with sub-1B edge options
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Alibaba launches Qwen 3.5 small model series with sub-1B edge options

Alibaba's Qwen team has released four new small language models — Qwen3.5-0.8B, 2B, 4B, and 9B — alongside their base model counterparts, extending the Qwen3.5 architecture to compact, resource-efficient deployments.

March 2, 20264 min
Claude Code now remembers what it learns between sessions
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Claude Code now remembers what it learns between sessions

Anthropic has rolled out an automatic memory feature for Claude Code that writes persistent notes about project patterns, debugging discoveries, and user preferences to a MEMORY.md file, carrying context between sessions without manual effort.

February 27, 20266 min
Google launches Nano Banana 2, bringing pro-level image generation to its Flash model
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Google launches Nano Banana 2, bringing pro-level image generation to its Flash model

Google DeepMind releases Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), delivering Pro-tier image generation quality at Flash speeds. The model rolls out across the Gemini app, Google Search, Flow, and Google Ads with advanced world knowledge, subject consistency, and improved text rendering.

February 26, 20267 min
Anthropic launches Remote Control for Claude Code, enabling mobile access
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Anthropic launches Remote Control for Claude Code, enabling mobile access

Claude Code's new 'Remote Control' feature, launched February 24, 2026, allows devs to continue local terminal sessions from their phone, tablet, or any web browser.

February 25, 20264 min
Claude Code Security, an AI-powered vulnerability scanner
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Claude Code Security, an AI-powered vulnerability scanner

Anthropic announced Claude Code Security on February 20, 2026, a tool that scans codebases for security vulnerabilities and suggests patches for human review.

February 20, 20262 min
Gemini 3.1 Pro claims top-tier reasoning gains
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Gemini 3.1 Pro claims top-tier reasoning gains

Google has released Gemini 3.1 Pro, a new version of its Pro model line that it says upgrades the core reasoning capabilities behind recent Gemini 3 advances.

February 19, 20264 min
Google rolls out Lyria 3 music generation in the Gemini app
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Google rolls out Lyria 3 music generation in the Gemini app

Google has begun rolling out Lyria 3 in the Gemini app, adding a built-in tool for generating short 30-second music tracks.

February 18, 20264 min
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, bringing near-flagship performance to its mid-tier model
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Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, bringing near-flagship performance to its mid-tier model

Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.6, upgrading its mid-tier AI model with improved coding, computer use, and long-context reasoning capabilities.

February 18, 20269 min
Manus brings its AI agent into Telegram chats
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Manus brings its AI agent into Telegram chats

Manus has launched “Manus Agents,” a way to use its AI agent directly inside messaging apps, starting with Telegram.

February 16, 20264 min
OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI as OpenClaw shifts to a foundation
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OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI as OpenClaw shifts to a foundation

Peter Steinberger, the developer behind OpenClaw, announced in a blog post that he is joining OpenAI to work on “brin...

February 15, 20262 min
Manus adds Project Skills to its AI agent platform
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Manus adds Project Skills to its AI agent platform

Manus has introduced a feature called Project Skills that lets teams curate and lock sets of reusable AI workflows at the project level.

February 14, 20263 min
Google Docs adds Gemini-powered audio summaries
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Google Docs adds Gemini-powered audio summaries

Google is rolling out a new Gemini feature in Google Docs that lets you listen to a short audio summary of a document.

February 14, 20262 min
Airbnb says AI now handles nearly 30% of English-language support tickets in North America
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Airbnb says AI now handles nearly 30% of English-language support tickets in North America

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company’s AI agent is now handling nearly 30% of English-language customer support t...

February 14, 20263 min
OpenAI unveils ultra-fast “Codex-Spark” model for real-time coding
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OpenAI unveils ultra-fast “Codex-Spark” model for real-time coding

OpenAI has launched a research preview of GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, a new version of its Codex coding model designed to respond quickly enough for real-time software work.

February 13, 20263 min
OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT deep research with GPT-5.2 and new controls
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OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT deep research with GPT-5.2 and new controls

OpenAI has rolled out a set of upgrades to Deep Research in ChatGPT, including a new backend model a...

February 10, 20263 min
Alibaba launches Qwen-Image-2.0, a unified image model for 2K generation and editing
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Alibaba launches Qwen-Image-2.0, a unified image model for 2K generation and editing

Alibaba’s Qwen team has launched Qwen-Image-2.0, a new image generation model positioned as a single system for both text-to-image generation and image editing.

February 10, 20264 min
"Fast mode" for Claude Opus 4.6, 2.5x speed at 6x the price
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"Fast mode" for Claude Opus 4.6, 2.5x speed at 6x the price

A new "fast mode" for Claude Opus delivers up to 2.5 times higher output token generation speed at a significant premium: six times the standard.

February 8, 20266 min
OpenAI drops GPT-5.3-Codex right after Anthropic's Opus 4.6
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OpenAI drops GPT-5.3-Codex right after Anthropic's Opus 4.6

OpenAI on Feb. 5, 2026, released GPT-5.3-Codex<sup referenceindex="1" refer...

February 6, 202613 min
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.6 with 1M context window
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Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.6 with 1M context window

Anthropic announced Claude Opus 4.6, the latest...

February 5, 202613 min
Roblox launches AI 4D generation beta for game objects
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Roblox launches AI 4D generation beta for game objects

Roblox has launched the beta release of 4D generation, a new AI system that allows creators to generate functional, interactive 3D objects from text prompts inside Roblox experiences.

February 4, 20264 min
OpenAI releases standalone Codex app for macOS
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OpenAI releases standalone Codex app for macOS

OpenAI released a dedicated macOS application for Codex, its AI-powered coding assistant. The app is designed to serve as a "command center" that makes it easy for software developers to manage multiple AI agents at once.

February 2, 20265 min
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