Anthropic says the new models "show improvements in areas like coding, reasoning, and vision," as well as in communicating more clearly with users.
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. As voters went to the polls across the US last week, I was in Ashburn, Virginia, part of what’s known as Data Center Alley—the world’s largest data center hub. It’s also where…
The Nvidia CEO also pulled out of an Anthropic event earlier.
The 2026-11-10 YZ Index Smoke quick test covered 13 models, with GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol tied for first at 92.49 points. Smoke is a daily 10-question quick test suited to short-term signals, not equivalent to Full weekly rankings.
Anthropic bought billions of dollars worth of natural gas turbines in a deal that could give it buyer's remorse.
As a California state senator, Scott Wiener authored legislation aimed at curbing the risks of advanced AI. Now, after winning a tight congressional race for former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s open San Francisco seat, he could play a key role in setting federal AI policy.  I spoke with Wiener on Friday, only a…
"Do not ask again" prompt leads to passwords, API keys, and more being shared.
At 10 cents per million input tokens, Ember is significantly cheaper than frontier competitors like Haiku and Luna.
Jensen Huang’s alleged affair with a suspected Chinese spy threatens to complicate Nvidia’s lobbying efforts to loosen U.S. chip export restrictions and maintain access to China’s lucrative AI market.
The Nvidia CEO began working with consultants from Heller as early as October 2025, around the same time he was first linked to a suspected Chinese spy.
Nvidia is probing whether Chinese intelligence targeted its CEO through an affair.
Medium's new writing app embraces AI-assisted writing, despite growing controversy over the technology's role in publishing.
As companies look to accelerate innovation with artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and advanced modeling, the primary challenge is connecting new technologies to reliable data, scientific expertise, and the practical realities of bringing products to market. For specialty chemicals manufacturer Lubrizol, digital transformation is all about giving researchers the tools to test ideas faster, make better-informed…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Opinion: The climate case for AI has not been made —By Mary Nichols, distinguished counsel at the UCLA School of Law and the former chair of the California Air Resources Board,…
Automattic aims to compete with likes of Lovable with Spacefast
Anthropic signed a $3.4 billion contract with OnePWR Solutions to buy 1.7 GW of heavy-duty gas generators and engineering and installation capabilities, its largest known single self-built power procurement. The deal shifts its infrastructure strategy toward energy independence ahead of its IPO, even as the long-term cost implications remain undisclosed.
In a 60 Minutes interview, President Trump said he does not mind AI guardrails and signaled willingness to work with Democrats, while insisting the United States must not fall behind China. The remark removes a major political obstacle to federal AI legislation, though the prospects for concrete bills remain uncertain.
President Trump disclosed in a CBS "60 Minutes" interview that the Justice Department warned the head of a "major AI company" to "prepare to go to jail," signaling a shift toward criminal deterrence in AI regulation following the establishment of the DOJ Superintelligence Enforcement Task Force.
This week, as countries meet in Antalya, Turkey for the United Nations climate conference, one topic likely to dominate the conversation is artificial intelligence. The host has already called on countries to commit to ensuring that AI is designed, powered, and deployed in ways that support climate action. But so far, industries around the world…
As the publishing industry wrestles with paranoia over the provenance of manuscripts, writers are caught in an impossible bind.
