Google launches Veo 3.1 Lite at half price of Veo 3.1 Fast

Google has introduced Veo 3.1 Lite, a lower-cost video generation model available via the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. Supporting text-to-video and image-to-video at 720p and 1080p, it offers scalable pricing, undercutting Veo 3.1 Fast as Google also reduces Fast’s price.

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Base44 launches skills library for Superagents with 130+ options

Base44 has launched a Skills library for Superagents, offering 130+ domain-specific capabilities across seven categories. Skills persist across sessions, stack within workflows, and can be custom-built in chat, giving users durable, reusable agent expertise from day one.

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Meta unveils prescription-first AI glasses and new AI features

Meta has introduced prescription-ready Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer and Scriber Gen 2 glasses, targeting everyday wearers with lighter, customizable frames starting at $499. The update focuses on accessibility and adoption, alongside new AI features and expanded US availability.

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Holo Company launches Holo3, SOTA Computer Use model

Holo Company has introduced Holo3, an enterprise automation model scoring 78.85% on OSWorld-Verified while operating at one-tenth the cost of larger rivals. With open weights, API access, and agentic training, it supports complex, multi-application business workflows.

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Slackbot is now an always-on agent that leverages business knowledge from Slack context.

New stuff 👀

- Meeting intelligence - Slackbot now listens in the background of your meetings.
- Slackbot now travels across your desktop as you work and understands the context of whatever you're doing.
- Reusable AI skills! 🔥
- Slackbot can now route work to Agentforce or any agent or app in your enterprise.
- Native CRM for small teams.
- Slack as the conversational interface for Salesforce.
- Deep research and voice input! 🔥

Google prepares 3D Avatars for Gemini and Remy tools for learning

Recent Gemini builds reveal an Avatar option for creating 3D portraits, a student-focused Remy learning mode, and signs of Skill Support reaching some Ultra users.

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Anthropic tests new Claude Code desktop UI amid source code leak

Anthropic appears to be testing Epitaxy, a possible new interface for Claude Code Desktop featuring expanded hotkeys and playful visuals, as a source map leak exposed internal models like Capybara and Strudel, fueling speculation about its roadmap.

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BREAKING 🚨: LOADS OF HUGE ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING TODAY FROM ALL TOP AI LABS. THESE FEATURES WILL BLOW EVERYONE'S MIND!

SOON 👀

Z AI launched GLM-5V-Turbo, a new vision coding model that enables the creation of UI interfaces based on provided image references.

GLM-5V-Turbo is now available on Z AI Chat and Coding plans (via waitlist).

Exclusive: Anthropic tests its own always-on "Conway" agent

Anthropic is developing Conway, a standalone Claude environment with extensions, webhooks, Chrome connectivity, and always-on agent capabilities.

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BREAKING 🚨: ANTHROPIC IS WORKING ON ITS OWN ALWAYS-ON AGENT SOLUTION CALLED CONWAY!

CONWAY WILL HAVE A SEPARATE UI INSTANCE, WILL BE ABLE TO OPERATE BROWSER, CONNECTORS, CLAUDE CODE (EPITAXY?) AND COULD BE INVOKED VIA WEBHOOKS.

IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT EXTENSIONS, AN UPCOMING CNW ZIP STANDARD FROM ANTHROPIC TO BUILD CUSTOM TOOLS, UI TABS, AND CONTEXT HANDLERS!

LET CLAUDE COOK 🔥

Meta tests Paricado model family, Health, and Document agents

Hands-on testing indicates Meta’s Avocado models are further along than reported, with multiple variants, including a reasoning build, already partially active on the background. A new Paricado family spotted as well.

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Alibaba released Qwen 3.6 Plus, an upgraded agentic model with coding and vision capabilities.

Qwen 3.6 Plus comes with a 1M context window and is already available on Qwen Chat.

Microsoft now has MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1, and MAI-Image-2 available on MAI Playground!

- "MAI-Voice-1 is our top-tier voice generation model. Built to generate natural, realistic speech, rich with nuance, emotional range, and expression that preserves speaker identity even across long-form content."

- "MAI-Transcribe-1 delivers state-of-the-art speech-to-text transcription across the top 25 most-used languages according to the industry-standard FLEURS benchmark."

- "MAI-Image-2 has turbocharged image generation performance and speed on Copilot after debuting as a top 3 model family on the Arena leaderboard."