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The AI world, made legible.
The live edge — what's cutting edge right now.
Anthropic
On 16 Sep 2026 Anthropic folded Cowork into the main Claude app: any conversation can now take on agentic work, with Claude Docs and Claude Slides in beta and Claude Design built in.
Anthropic
Anthropic's coding agent now defaults to Claude Opus 5.5 on Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise and the API; v2.1.287 (1 Oct 2026) added mods, TypeScript plugins that reshape its behaviour.
Anthropic
Anthropic's new leading model and recommended default, performing at Claude Fable 5.1's level on most work while costing 40% less to run than Opus 5.
Google's any-input video model: Omni Flash makes and edits video from text, images, audio and video by conversation; version 1.1 (27 Aug 2026) extends clips to 40 s and costs about $0.10/sec.
OpenAI
GPT Image 2.5 (8 Sep 2026) comes as Flare, the fast default, and Sunburst, for precise edits; they hold first and second place on the Artificial Analysis text-to-image leaderboard.
OpenAI
OpenAI's most capable model and first of the GPT-6 generation, and the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity threshold in its Preparedness Framework.
The forces shaping AI — ranked by Overall importance.
Is the $800B+ of AI infrastructure a rational, telecom-style build-out — or a self-referential bubble inflating on its own balance sheets?
Does AI eliminate knowledge work — especially entry-level — or expand it?
Everyone is buying AI; almost no one can prove it's working. Is the gap a measurement lag or a value mirage?
Posted 2026-10-04 · Review by 2027-10-04
The new federal task force is led by DNI Jay Clayton, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon research chief Emil Michael and OPM director Scott Kupor.
Posted 2026-09-30 · Review by 2027-09-30
The US Federal Trade Commission is examining whether leading AI labs broke the FTC Act through the risks their technology poses to consumers.
Posted 2026-09-30 · Review by 2027-09-30
Google's new frontier model is rolling out first to vetted defenders in its Fairwind Program, with an introductory API price of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens.
The full, searchable list of every major AI application.
Anthropic
On 16 Sep 2026 Anthropic folded Cowork into the main Claude app: any conversation can now take on agentic work, with Claude Docs and Claude Slides in beta and Claude Design built in.
Anthropic
Anthropic's coding agent now defaults to Claude Opus 5.5 on Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise and the API; v2.1.287 (1 Oct 2026) added mods, TypeScript plugins that reshape its behaviour.
Anthropic
Anthropic's new leading model and recommended default, performing at Claude Fable 5.1's level on most work while costing 40% less to run than Opus 5.
Google's any-input video model: Omni Flash makes and edits video from text, images, audio and video by conversation; version 1.1 (27 Aug 2026) extends clips to 40 s and costs about $0.10/sec.
OpenAI
GPT Image 2.5 (8 Sep 2026) comes as Flare, the fast default, and Sunburst, for precise edits; they hold first and second place on the Artificial Analysis text-to-image leaderboard.
OpenAI
OpenAI's most capable model and first of the GPT-6 generation, and the first OpenAI model to meet the Critical cybersecurity threshold in its Preparedness Framework.
Tool combinations that work together — curated by profession and industry.
bookkeeping and advisory practices
automating the grunt work frees accountants for advisory — the higher-value seat.
generalists and lean teams
a small team can punch far above its weight — pick one strong generalist model and go deep, rather than spreading across many.
estate and letting agents
the real wins are faster, more personal follow-up and listing copy that isn't boilerplate.
What to learn, and in what order — courses, programmes and concepts mapped to the competency you need.
Curated by Eric McLean