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Claude finally brings Fable 5 back → Following conversations with the U.S. government, Anthropic has restored access to the model after refining its cybersecurity safeguards. But paid plans with included usage can access it only until July 7 at up to 50% of their weekly limit. After that, users can continue using Fable 5 only via credits. Read more here →
OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 models → OpenAI is previewing its next-generation GPT-5.6 models, led by the powerful Sol variant with strong agentic capabilities in coding, biology, and cybersecurity. It introduces new max reasoning effort and ultra mode with subagents, plus Sol, Terra, and Luna tiers at different price points. Limited preview is available for trusted partners, with broader rollout planned soon. Read more here →
Meta advances non-invasive brain-to-text technology → The company released Brain2Qwerty v2, which decodes full sentences and semantic meaning in real time from raw MEG brain signals. Trained on thousands of sentences from volunteers, it shows strong accuracy that improves with more data. Meta is open-sourcing the training code to speed up related neuroscience research. Read more here →
Etched exits stealth with custom AI inference hardware → The startup unveiled its first production racks after a successful chip tapeout, more than $1 billion in signed contracts, and $800 million raised. Its architecture focuses on low-voltage inference and cluster-scale memory to deliver better throughput and efficiency on large models. First racks begin shipping this summer. Read more here →
8VC closes a $1.5 billion fund targeting AI infrastructure → Joe Lonsdale’s firm raised Fund 7 to back ambitious companies in productivity, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and other sectors tied to the ongoing AI industrial revolution. The announcement highlighted the fast pace of innovation and the team’s focus on execution. Read more here →
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5 as its strongest Sonnet model → The new model delivers big improvements in reasoning, tool use, coding, and knowledge work, closing much of the gap with Opus 4.8 at a lower price point. It handles complex autonomous tasks more reliably and is now the default on Free and Pro plans across all Claude surfaces. Read more here →
Notion adds native HTML blocks for interactive pages → Users can now embed and build fully functional HTML directly inside Notion pages. The AI can convert notes, data, or documents into prototypes, dashboards, explainers, or even simple games that teams can edit and collaborate on in real time. Read more here →
Google releases faster and cheaper image and video models → Nano Banana 2 Lite delivers sub-4-second image generation at a very low cost, while Gemini Omni Flash offers strong video editing performance. Both models are now available in the Gemini API and AI Studio for developers building latency-sensitive and creative applications. Read more here →
OpenAI reportedly offered to donate equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund → CEO Sam Altman proposed giving 5% of the company’s equity to such a fund as part of broader discussions around sharing the economic benefits of advanced AI with the public. The idea remains preliminary and would likely require congressional approval if pursued further. Read more here →
