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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5 at 40% lower running cost · OpenAI adds GPT-6 Sol and Luna with API prices cut in half · Snorkel AI raises $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation
Anthropic says Claude Opus 5.5 matches its Fable 5.1 model on most work while costing 40% less than Opus 5 on typical workloads and generating output over 30% faster. The release also emphasizes agentic coding, prompt-injection resistance, and external safety evaluation.
Read at AnthropicOpenAI introduced GPT-6 Sol and Luna as faster, more affordable members of the GPT-6 family, with API input and output prices reduced by 50% from GPT-5.6 promotional levels. The models are rolling out in ChatGPT Work, Codex, and the API, while Luna also reaches Free and Go desktop users.
Read at OpenAISnorkel AI raised $350 million at a $3.5 billion valuation in a round led by Insight Partners and S32, with existing backers also participating. The deal reflects surging demand for curated complex data used to train and evaluate frontier AI systems.
Read at ReutersAnthropic and OpenEvidence are partnering to provide AI-powered clinical decision support to physicians around the world. The collaboration extends Claude-backed medical knowledge tools into more markets, highlighting growing competition in professional healthcare AI.
Read at ReutersAlibaba unveiled the Zhenwu V900 AI chip, which it says offers three times the performance of its predecessor, and said its Qwen team is researching a model with 5–10 trillion parameters. The announcements deepen Alibaba’s push to build a domestic full-stack AI platform.
Read at ReutersApple is pitching upgraded Mac mini and Mac Studio desktops as locally owned AI infrastructure that avoids recurring per-token cloud costs. The company demonstrated four linked Mac Studios running a trillion-parameter model, targeting enterprise workloads dominated by Windows PCs and Nvidia systems.
Read at ReutersThe UN secretary-general used his final General Assembly address to renew calls for global oversight of AI risks. The appeal came as the Security Council prepared for further discussion of AI, keeping international coordination at the center of the policy debate.
Read at ReutersOpenAI and Anthropic urged Australia to allow a narrow, conditional path for training models on publicly available content while preserving protections for creators. Their submissions tie copyright policy to planned AI infrastructure investment as a parliamentary committee prepares recommendations.
Read at ReutersQualcomm unveiled Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Extreme Gen 6 processors with sensing hubs designed for local personal agents and voice workflows. The Extreme version can run a 30-billion-parameter mixture-of-experts model on-device, pushing more AI work away from the cloud.
Read at TechCrunchPalo Alto Networks announced Unit 42 Continuous Frontier AI Defense, which uses Claude, GPT, and open-weight cyber models to continuously test web apps, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. The subscription service also recommends code-level fixes and virtual patches as systems change.
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