DeepSeek released DeepSeek Vision in Beta, a new mode in DeepSeek Chat dedicated to image-understanding tasks.

MISTRAL 🚨: Mistral AI released Mistral Medium 3.5, a 128B dense open weights model with a 256k context window and configurable reasoning effort.

Mistral Medium 3.5 is now available on Mistral Vibe and Le Chat.

GOOGLE 🚨: Gemini now can generate Docs, Sheets, Slides, and PDFs directly in the chat.

Available to all users already 👀

Mistral AI launches Workflows public preview for Enterprises

Mistral AI launched Workflows in public preview, an orchestration layer for running enterprise AI pipelines in production with durability, observability, fault tolerance, and auditability across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid setups.

🗞 #mistral @testingcatalog

Microsoft Copilot in Outlook adds AI to manage inbox and calendar

Microsoft upgraded Outlook Copilot with agentic inbox and calendar management for Frontier business users from April 27. It now triages mail, drafts follow-ups, applies rules, resolves scheduling conflicts, and blocks focus time.

🗞 #microsoftcopilot @testingcatalog

Anthropic rolls out Claude connectors for creative platforms

Anthropic launched Claude connectors for Blender, Adobe, Autodesk, Ableton, Splice, Affinity, and others, enabling documentation-based help, scripting, batch tasks, and asset transfer across creative workflows and education.

🗞 #claude @testingcatalog

Meta invests in space solar and storage to power US data centers

Meta partnered with Overview Energy and Noon Energy to power AI data centers with orbit-to-grid solar and 100+ hour storage. The projects target US sites, with demos in 2028 and commercial rollout possible by 2030.

🗞 #meta @testingcatalog

Mistral AI unveils Medium 3.5 model and Work Mode for Le Chat

Mistral AI launched Medium 3.5 in public preview, a 128B model with 256k context, remote cloud agents, and Le Chat Work mode. It combines reasoning, coding, and vision, supports self-hosted deployment, and targets global teams via API and CLI.

🗞 #mistral @testingcatalog

XAI 🚨: A new Imagine Agent is rolling out on Grok web in Beta!

Imagine Agent can generate images and videos on an open canvas view. It can perform quite complex tasks, such as "generate a 1-minute film", "generate UGC product stories", "generate a complete manga set", and more.

This is quite a huge release! Did you get it too?

xAI debuts Imagine Agent in Grok with open Canvas AI workspace

xAI is rolling out Imagine Agent in Grok Imagine beta, letting subscribers delegate multi-step image and video projects on an open canvas. It plans, generates, composites, and assembles assets for films, photoshoots, and campaigns.

🗞 #grok @testingcatalog

MANUS 🚨: Manus AI announced Cloud Computer, an always-on machine that works for you 24/7!

Always-on agent as an infrastructure 🔥

> Users can host their own 24/7 Bots for Discord and Telegram via Cloud Computer
> Build a Persistent Knowledge Base
> Deploy and host any open-source tool
> Run Scheduled Scrapers
> Use CLI Developer Tools

Cloud Computer on Manus is now available on the web and mobile for paid personal plans.

This needs testing time 👀

ANTHROPIC 🚨: Anthropic started testing a new "claude-jupiter-v1-p" model with red teams.

Who is next? 👀

Anthropic launched Claude Security in public beta for Enterprise customers. I also hope that at least Team users will get it eventually, too.

Some old screenshots 👀

OPENAI 👀: Codex app got updated to version 26.429.20946 with loads of minor tweaks and new hidden additions!

What's hidden? (not available yet)
- A new Remote Control feature and Connections section in settings
- Codex "Avatars" got renamed into "Pets"
- A new Keyboard category in settings for shortcut management
- A new onboarding widget prompting to connect core integrations with email, calendar, and files

What's new?
- Updated onboarding flow
- 20% faster computer & browser use
- Upgraded slides and sheets capabilities
- Annotation for browser, artifacts, and code
- Cleaner design & performance improvements

Additional changes?
- It seems like Browser Use got disabled in EU
- It seems like Computer Use got disabled in EU

ANTHROPIC 👀: Claude will get a new feature called "Cardinal" (internal name)!

> Users will be able to select a month, and Claude will show them stats, including a highlight of the areas they've focused on most.
- "Here’s where your conversations clustered."
- "These were the main working styles you used."

> This new feature will be available in settings.

> Settings layout will also be updated on both the web and desktop apps.

Memory but visual! 🔥

Manus launches Cloud Computer with service hosting feature

Manus Cloud Computer provides a persistent Ubuntu-based cloud machine for running bots, scripts, databases, and open-source tools 24/7. Available on web and mobile, it offers plan, region, and storage options for varied workloads.

🗞 #manus @testingcatalog

OpenAI updates Codex and prepares Remote Control feature

OpenAI’s Codex refresh broadens the app from coding to general knowledge work, adding connectors, annotations, side chats, shortcut remapping, and possible goal-based autonomy, while some browser features remain region-locked in Europe.

🗞 #chatgpt @testingcatalog

Anthropic tests Jupiter-v1-p ahead of its developer conference

Anthropic has begun red teaming an internal build, Claude Jupiter V1, ahead of its May 6 Code with Claude event. Following last year’s Neptune-to-Claude 4 pattern, this may point to a near-term model announcement.

🗞 #claude @testingcatalog