| 25-07-2026 |
Claude AI |
Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 5, Its Most Efficient Frontier Model Yet |
AI Innovation Update |
Anthropic has introduced Claude Opus 5, a new flagship model that delivers performance approaching Claude Fable 5 at roughly half the cost. According to Anthropic, Opus 5 sets a new state of the art on multiple coding and knowledge work benchmarks, achieves the highest reported score on ARC-AGI-3, and is the company's most aligned model to date based on internal behavioral audits. The model also improves cybersecurity capabilities over Opus 4.8 while maintaining safeguards designed to support defensive security research and block high-risk exploit development. |
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| 25-07-2026 |
Meta AI |
Meta AI Gains Planning, Task Automation, and Productivity Features Powered by Muse Spark 1.1 |
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Meta has announced a major upgrade to Meta AI, powered by Muse Spark 1.1, adding agentic capabilities that let the assistant plan tasks, connect with email and calendar apps, generate slide presentations, conduct web research, and complete multi-step workflows. Users can set recurring tasks such as daily briefings, meal plans, training schedules, and reminders, while Meta AI proactively follows through without repeated prompts. The assistant can also create mood boards, synthesize information into reports, generate presentations, and update work in real time based on user feedback. These features are rolling out initially in select markets through the Meta AI app and meta.ai, with expansion to additional countries and WhatsApp planned in the coming weeks. |
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| 25-07-2026 |
ChatGPT |
ChatGPT Work Agents Can Now Access Authenticated Websites |
Company News |
OpenAI has updated ChatGPT Work to let AI agents interact with websites that require user authentication. Users can temporarily take control of the cloud browser to sign in, after which the agent resumes the task. Login sessions persist across future sessions, allowing users to authenticate once and securely reuse those credentials for subsequent agent workflows. |
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| 25-07-2026 |
Perplexity AI |
Perplexity Adds Claude Opus 5 to Its AI Platform |
Service |
Perplexity has made Claude Opus 5 available in both Perplexity and Perplexity Computer. According to Perplexity, internal evaluations using its WANDR benchmark found that Opus 5 outperformed all tested models except Claude Fable 5, while delivering comparable capabilities at 57% lower cost, making it a strong option for high-performance AI research and reasoning tasks. |
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| 25-07-2026 |
Cursor AI |
Cursor Adds Claude Opus 5 with Zero Data Retention Support |
Service |
Cursor has added Claude Opus 5 to its AI coding platform. According to Cursor, the model delivers comparable performance to Claude Fable 5 on CursorBench (66.7 vs. 66.5 at default effort) while costing half as much. Unlike Fable 5, Opus 5 supports Zero Data Retention (ZDR), making it suitable for organizations with strict privacy and compliance requirements. |
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| 25-07-2026 |
Supabase |
Supabase Introduces Edge Function Overview Dashboard |
Feature |
Supabase is rolling out a new Edge Function Overview page that provides developers with detailed runtime insights for each Edge Function. The dashboard displays key operational metrics including error rates, execution time, CPU usage, and memory consumption, making it easier to monitor performance, diagnose issues, and optimize serverless workloads. |
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| 24-07-2026 |
ChatGPT |
ChatGPT Voice Arrives on Desktop with Multi-Agent Control |
Feature |
OpenAI has rolled out ChatGPT Voice to the ChatGPT desktop app for macOS and Windows. Powered by GPT-Live, the feature enables users to control their computer, coordinate multiple agents running in ChatGPT Work or Codex, and interact naturally through voice while the AI simultaneously listens, speaks, and manages tasks. The update is now available globally for Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise subscribers. |
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| 23-07-2026 |
Cursor AI |
Cursor Introduces AI Router to Optimize Model Selection |
Feature |
Cursor has launched Cursor Router, an intelligent model routing system that automatically selects the most suitable AI model for each coding task. According to Cursor, Router delivers frontier-quality performance while reducing inference costs by 60%, helping developers achieve faster and more cost-efficient AI-assisted workflows. |
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| 23-07-2026 |
Manus AI |
Manus Launches Plan Mode for Spec-First AI Workflows |
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Manus introduced Plan Mode, a new feature that enables Manus to plan before building. Instead of requiring detailed prompts, users can provide a rough idea, and Manus researches feasibility, identifies potential edge cases, and generates a complete implementation plan for review. No work is executed until the user approves the plan, helping reduce errors and improve project outcomes. Plan Mode is available on both web and mobile. |
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| 23-07-2026 |
Claude AI |
Anthropic Adds Economic Index Connector to Claude |
AI Innovation Update |
Anthropic has launched the Anthropic Economic Index connector for Claude, allowing users to query its public dataset on how AI is being used across the economy. Users can ask questions about AI adoption by occupation, regional usage patterns, industry trends, and automation tasks, with responses grounded directly in the Index data. The connector works with all Claude models, can be enabled from the Connectors menu, and links users to the underlying datasets and methodology for transparency. |
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