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Google DeepMind announced AlphaGenome 2 on November 11, 2026, a deep-learning model that predicts how DNA variants affect gene regulation in specific human cell types and states. The model is available today for non-commercial research via the AlphaGenome API, with commercial…
Google DeepMind on November 11 released the Gemini Decisions API, a new endpoint powered by a purpose-built model called Gemini Decision 1 (gemini-decision-1). The API is designed for closed-set decisions — yes/no, multiple choice, and rubric scoring — rather than open-ended…
OpenAI has quietly withdrawn three of the 722 mathematical manuscripts it published after a sign error was discovered in one paper, according to a report from King's College London's student newspaper Roar. The withdrawal reduces the set to 719 papers. The manuscripts had been…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced on X that the Gemini platform has reached more than 1 billion monthly active users, calling it the company's fastest-growing product ever and its 14th to cross the billion-user threshold. At the same time, Google's official channels and…
Meta's Superintelligence Lab released Muse Ember on November 9, calling it the company's smallest and most efficient model to date. The model is designed explicitly for the high-volume, repetitive work that AI agents perform: tool calls, coding subtasks, routing, extraction, and…
Anthropic released two new frontier models on Monday — Claude Fable 5.2 and Claude Mythos 5.2 — as the company prepares for a potentially historic IPO that could value it at $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion. The launch marks the first frontier-model release since CEO Dario Amodei…
NokiaPowerUser has published what it says are leaked benchmark scores for an unannounced Google DeepMind model called Gemini 4 Pro, claiming it outperforms current and forthcoming flagship models from Anthropic and OpenAI across coding, agentic, and reasoning tasks. The leak…
OpenAI has begun rolling out GPT-5.5, the latest flagship in its GPT-5.x series, to paying ChatGPT and Codex users. The company says GPT‑5.5 understands what you're trying to do faster and can carry more of the work itself, emphasizing improvements in agentic coding,…
Meta launched its Muse Wonder frontier model series on October 12, 2026, releasing two variants: Muse Wonder, available via API and all Muse Code plans, and Muse Wonder Full, locked to the two most expensive Muse Code subscriptions. Three weeks later, on November 6, the company…
OpenAI on Monday released LifeVal, a new benchmark designed to measure how well AI models handle practical, everyday responsibilities—finding childcare, managing household budgets, navigating government services, planning meals, and similar tasks. The company says its latest…
SemiAnalysis released GDPx on November 2, a new benchmark designed to measure agentic capabilities across 11 domains the firm says will capture the first trillion dollars of AI revenue. The top model on the leaderboard, Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5, scored 12.0% overall. Google's…
Google DeepMind announced Gemini 4 Carbon on October 28, positioning it as the company's strongest model yet and claiming the top score on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0. The release comes two weeks after the broader rollout of Gemini 4 Argon on October 13.…