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Google might be testing Gemini Flash upgrade on LM Arena A Gemini Flash checkpoint on LM Arena appears modestly stronger than the current app version, hinting at an upcoming Google release. If real, it could reach the Gemini app, AI Studio, and API first…
GOOGLE 🔥: A new Gemini Flash checkpoint is being tested on LM Arena and may be released under a different version number.
Gemini 3.6 Flash and even Gemini 4 Flash are among the possible options.
Soon? 👀
Gemini 3.6 Flash and even Gemini 4 Flash are among the possible options.
Soon? 👀
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xAI announced a new Voice Agent Builder available on xAI Console.
Users can use the conversational agent builder to power their solutions with Grok voices, connectors, and more!
Users can use the conversational agent builder to power their solutions with Grok voices, connectors, and more!
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BREAKING 🔥: Claude Fable 5 is back!!!
> Until July 7, you can use up to 50% of your plan's weekly usage limit on Fable 5. If you hit your limit, you can continue on Fable 5 with usage credits. Fable 5 draws down usage faster than Opus 4.8.
Paid Claude users can access Fable 5 on the web, desktop, and on mobile!
> Until July 7, you can use up to 50% of your plan's weekly usage limit on Fable 5. If you hit your limit, you can continue on Fable 5 with usage credits. Fable 5 draws down usage faster than Opus 4.8.
Paid Claude users can access Fable 5 on the web, desktop, and on mobile!
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Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash
ICYMI: Google launched Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash for fast, low-cost image and video creation. Nano Banana 2 Lite delivers images in under 4 seconds, while Omni Flash supports multimodal video editing up to 10 seconds.
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ICYMI: Google launched Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash for fast, low-cost image and video creation. Nano Banana 2 Lite delivers images in under 4 seconds, while Omni Flash supports multimodal video editing up to 10 seconds.
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Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash
What's new? Nano Banana 2 Lite is a cheap text-image model via Gemini API on Search and Photos; Gemini Omni Flash is in preview for 10s video generation from text, images and clips;
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Early look at Anthropic's Claude Science app for researchers
Anthropic launched Claude Science in beta, a research workbench for life sciences with 60+ scientific tools, HPC and SSH support, reproducible artifact tracing, and reviewer agents for validation on macOS and Linux.
🗞 #claude @testingcatalog
Anthropic launched Claude Science in beta, a research workbench for life sciences with 60+ scientific tools, HPC and SSH support, reproducible artifact tracing, and reviewer agents for validation on macOS and Linux.
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Early look at Anthropic's Claude Science app for researchers
What's new? Anthropic's Claude Science is an AI-powered research workbench for life sciences with 60+ tools; it works on macOS, Linux, local machines, remote clusters, and SSH;
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OPENAI 🔥: US government may get a 5% stake in OpenAI worth $42.6 billion, according to Financial Times and CNBC.
> OpenAI proposes handing the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, according to a report in the Financial Times.
> The potential holding would be worth roughly $42.6 billion at the artificial intelligence startup’s recent $852 billion valuation.
> OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly argued the move was the best way to share the upside of AI with the public.
> OpenAI proposes handing the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, according to a report in the Financial Times.
> The potential holding would be worth roughly $42.6 billion at the artificial intelligence startup’s recent $852 billion valuation.
> OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly argued the move was the best way to share the upside of AI with the public.
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Anthropic 🤝 Samsung
Anthropic may develop its own AI chip with Samsung, according to The Information.
> OpenAI recently announced their own AI chip developed in a partnership with Broadcom.
Everyone is going full stack 👀
Anthropic may develop its own AI chip with Samsung, according to The Information.
> OpenAI recently announced their own AI chip developed in a partnership with Broadcom.
Everyone is going full stack 👀
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Condense launches proxy to cut AI coding agent bills by up to 72%
Condense.chat opened public access to a proxy that compresses coding-agent context before billing. In tests, it cut costs about 66–72% on deep sessions while preserving core prompts and reporting 94.2% answer faithfulness.
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Condense.chat opened public access to a proxy that compresses coding-agent context before billing. In tests, it cut costs about 66–72% on deep sessions while preserving core prompts and reporting 94.2% answer faithfulness.
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Condense launches proxy to cut AI coding agent bills by up to 72%
Condense.chat's proxy compresses coding-agent context with two in-house models, cutting token bills by up to 72 percent on deep sessions.
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BYTEDANCE 🔥: Dreamina Seedance 2.5 is set for an upcoming release on CupCut and partner apps, potentially as soon as next week.
Additionally, Seedance 2.5 will be able to generate cinematic videos up to 30 seconds in standard mode, with a beta long-video mode extending clips to 180 seconds.
That would be huge 👀
h/t x@MarsForTech via DevMode
Additionally, Seedance 2.5 will be able to generate cinematic videos up to 30 seconds in standard mode, with a beta long-video mode extending clips to 180 seconds.
That would be huge 👀
h/t x@MarsForTech via DevMode
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ICYMI: xAI debuts Grok Voice Agent Builder for Enterprises
xAI launched Grok Voice Agent Builder, a beta no-code platform for production phone agents. It combines speech, reasoning, tools, guardrails, telephony, and monitoring, with setup in under two minutes from $0.05 per minute.
🗞 #grok @testingcatalog
xAI launched Grok Voice Agent Builder, a beta no-code platform for production phone agents. It combines speech, reasoning, tools, guardrails, telephony, and monitoring, with setup in under two minutes from $0.05 per minute.
🗞 #grok @testingcatalog
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ICYMI: xAI debuts Grok Voice Agent Builder for Enterprises
xAI launches Voice Agent Builder beta, letting teams create custom phone agents in minutes without coding, with 80+ voices and real-time tools.
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Mistral releases Leanstral 1.5 open model for proof engineering
Mistral released Leanstral 1.5, an open-source Lean 4 code agent for formal proofs and verified software. Available via API, Vibe, and Hugging Face, it posts strong benchmark results and found new bugs in 57 Rust repositories.
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Mistral released Leanstral 1.5, an open-source Lean 4 code agent for formal proofs and verified software. Available via API, Vibe, and Hugging Face, it posts strong benchmark results and found new bugs in 57 Rust repositories.
🗞 #mistral @testingcatalog
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Mistral releases Leanstral 1.5 open model for proof engineering
Mistral AI introduces Leanstral 1.5, an open-source code agent for Lean 4 formal proof engineering, now available via Labs API and Hugging Face.
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OpenAI might be preparing GPT-5.6 for next week's release
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 remains in limited Codex/API preview, with Sol, Terra, and Luna as new tiered models. Codex builds point to a new slider for reasoning depth, while wider release depends on US government review.
🗞 #chatgpt @testingcatalog
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 remains in limited Codex/API preview, with Sol, Terra, and Luna as new tiered models. Codex builds point to a new slider for reasoning depth, while wider release depends on US government review.
🗞 #chatgpt @testingcatalog
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OpenAI might be preparing GPT-5.6 for next week's release
OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 in Codex with Sol, Terra, and Luna models, introducing a reasoning slider for speed-depth control and an upcoming release.
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Google tests new Gemini Inbox section for Workspace triage
Recent Gemini builds point to an inbox for Workspace users, with follow-up, done, and review filters. The move suggests Google is shifting Gemini from chatbot to task-focused workspace for email triage and automation.
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Recent Gemini builds point to an inbox for Workspace users, with follow-up, done, and review filters. The move suggests Google is shifting Gemini from chatbot to task-focused workspace for email triage and automation.
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Google tests new Gemini Inbox section for Workspace triage
Google is testing a dedicated inbox in the Gemini app for Workspace users, with smart filters to triage, track, and review tasks with AI.
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Meta is rolling out Dynamic Photo feature for Meta Glasses to more users.
This feature allows glasses to capture additional frames so you can select the best one later if needed.
Media templates have also been added to the Media tab recently.
Additionally, a Fitness section is now visible in the settings but doesn’t seem operational yet.
> Log a workout on your connected device to get insights.
This feature allows glasses to capture additional frames so you can select the best one later if needed.
Media templates have also been added to the Media tab recently.
Additionally, a Fitness section is now visible in the settings but doesn’t seem operational yet.
> Log a workout on your connected device to get insights.
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