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Perplexity now offers smarter media search, and Gemini's personalized help is free for more users.

Perplexity

1 update

Expanded summary · Perplexity

You can now get smarter search results where the app automatically picks if it shows you images, videos, or both, depending on your question.

Smart media selection: Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Configurable control: Enable/disable and override media types as needed New max_tokens parameter: Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs.

Learn more → You can also easily turn off or change the types of media (like images or videos) that Perplexity shows you.

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Gemini

1 update

Expanded summary · Gemini

Gemini's "Personal Intelligence" feature is now available for free to users in the U.S.

Get shopping recommendations, tech support, and travel itineraries tailored to you. Personal Intelligence is now available in the U.S. for free-tier users.

Get tailored shopping recommendations: Looking for the perfect bag to match your new shoes?

This feature helps you get personalized shopping ideas, like finding a bag that matches your style and past purchases.

Original reportingBringing Personal Intelligence to more peopleRead original ↗

Grok

1 update

Expanded summary · Grok

Grok is an AI assistant built by xAI.

Chat, create images, write code, and get real-time answers from the web and X.

Original reportingGrok updateRead original ↗

Claude Code

1 update

Expanded summary · Claude Code

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is the new default model in Claude Code. Run /model to switch models

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is the new default model in Claude Code. Run /model to switch models We’re introducing several upgrades to Claude Code: a native VS Code extension, version 2.0 of our terminal interface, and checkpoints for autonomous operation.

Run /model to switch models

Original reportingEnabling Claude Code to work more autonomouslyRead original ↗

DeepSeek

1 update

Expanded summary · DeepSeek

DeepSeek-V3.2: Official successor to V3.2-Exp. Now live on App, Web & API.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale: Pushing the boundaries of reasoning capabilities.

API-only for now.

Original reportingDeepSeek-V3.2 Release | DeepSeek API DocsRead original ↗

ChatGPT

1 update

Expanded summary · ChatGPT

How OpenAI uses chain-of-thought monitoring to study misalignment in internal coding agents—analyzing real-world deployments to detect risks and strengthen AI safety safeguards.

OpenAI implements chain-of-thought monitoring to study misalignment and strengthen AI safety in codi

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OpenAI Codex

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Expanded summary · OpenAI Codex

Accelerates Codex growth to power the next generation of Python developer tools

OpenAI is accelerating Codex growth to power the next generation of Python developer tools.

Original reportingOpenAI to acquire AstralRead original ↗

Cursor

1 update

Expanded summary · Cursor

Composer 2 is now available in Cursor: frontier-level coding performance with strong results on challenging coding tasks.

Standard: $0.50/M input, $2.50/M output tokens Fast (default): $1.50/M input, $7.50/M output tokens Standard: $0.50/M input, $2.50/M output tokens Fast (default): $1.50/M input, $7.50/M output tokens Standard: $0.50/M input, $2.50/M output tokens Fast (default): $1.50/M input, $7.50/M output tokens

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Claude

1 update

Expanded summary · Claude

Our newest model, Claude Opus 4.5, is available today.

It’s intelligent, efficient, and the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use.

It’s also meaningfully better at everyday tasks like deep research and working with s…

Original reportingIntroducing Claude Opus 4.5Read original ↗