As a part of the "Speak to Window" feature, Gemini desktop app will also get a "Magic Pointer", showcased earlier by Google.

> Give Gemini the full picture: Help Gemini understand your goals from anywhere on your screen. Just highlight info in any open window, then tell Gemini what to edit, summarise or create.

Google released Computer Use capability for Gemini 3.5 Flash, scoring 78.4 on OSWorld-Verified.

> Computer use is now a built-in tool supported in Gemini 3.5 Flash, delivering our best performance yet for agentic computer use tasks.

Google Flow Agent can now use Google Maps Street View grounding to generate images and videos. Only works with US locations at this moment.

> "Your Google Flow Agent can now generate images and videos grounded in Google Maps Street View, giving your scenes real-world details and accuracy, whether you are placing characters in a local scene, stylizing a city landmark, or reimagining your favorite neighborhood."

> "To use the feature, enable Agent mode and use a named location or a street address in your prompt. This feature is available globally, but currently only for US locations."

ANTHROPIC 🔥: Loads of signs for Claude Fable 5 to become available very soon!

> Some users got it working on Claude Code.
> Polymarket prediction landscape changed.
> AWS Bedrock and internal Claude CLI descriptions got updated.

DeepReinforce releases Ornith-1.0 open-source coding models

DeepReinforce released Ornith-1.0, open-source coding models from 9B to 397B that learn both scaffolds and solutions during RL. With layered anti-reward-hacking safeguards, the family posts strong coding benchmark results across model sizes.

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GOOGLE 🔥: Gemini app for macOS will get Computer Use support and will be able to operate other desktop devices remotely.

Users will have an option to "Connect another Mac" from the attachment menu on the prompt bar.

Closing feature gaps 🤖

Microsoft announced Skills for Copilot in Excel!

> Today, we’re introducing new features built for financial professionals to continue doing that with skills for repeatable workflows, new financial connectors for trusted data, and improved capabilities for traceability.

MISTRAL 🔥: Mistral reinforces its executive leadership team in order to scale its global expansion.

> Johan Bergqvist is appointed Chief Financial Officer

> Brian Hall is appointed Chief Marketing Officer

> Kamal Brar is appointed SVP, Partners & Alliances

OpenAI is working on support for Gifts in Codex!

> Send Codex credits to a friend to help them turn their ideas into reality.

Codex credits are a new currency 👀

Google has a hidden MCP integration config on Gemini for macOS but it is yet unclear if MCPs will ever become available over there.

Tbh, I am not getting why it is that challenging to simply enable MCPs across Gemini products.

It is quite an essential feature that opens up a ton of use cases.

It would also let Google to get more data about tool use for training.

Why? 👀

OpenAI is working on enhanced use of PowerPoint and Excel with Computer Use on Codex via add-ons.

> Let Codex use Microsoft Excel add-in for additional control
> Let Codex use Microsoft PowerPoint add-in for additional control

Computer Use is expanding as a general interface between AI agents and other software.

BREAKING 🔥: OPENAI LAUNCHED GPT-5.6 MODEL FAMILY UNDER NEW SOL, TERRA, AND LUNA MODEL NAMES.

> Sol is a new flagship model 🤖
> Terra is a performance model with 2x lower cost.
> Luna is the most cost-efficient model.

GPT-5.6 models are introduced as a "limited preview".

GPT-5.6 Sol reaches Mythos Preview level at cybersecurity tasks.

> It shifts the performance-efficiency frontier for long-horizon security tasks, including vulnerability research and exploitation.

Is this line between Mythos Preview and Mythos 5 what gets you banned by the government if you cross it?