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Apple accused OpenAI and former Apple executives of stealing confidential hardware information to support OpenAI's device ambitions. The lawsuit alleged that senior leaders directed employees to bypass security procedures and transfer sensitive product details.

Anthropic extended Claude Fable 5 access and elevated Claude Code limits through July 19, while OpenAI temporarily removed usage caps for GPT-5.6 Sol. The contrast highlights ongoing uncertainty around Anthropic's long-term model availability.

Claude Code can now pull up docs, designs, and websites. It can read, click through, and interact with these sites the same way it does with local dev servers. The in-app browser is sandboxed and configurable. Users can choose whether sessions persist. A video demonstration is available in the post.

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A separate memory agent tracked important state and selectively reminded an action agent when relevant information risked being lost. This approach improves pass rates on Terminal-Bench 2.0 and τ2-Bench without modifying the underlying action model.

LangChain's OpenWiki Brains introduces proactive memory for AI agents, enabling them to autonomously gather and update relevant context from connected sources like Gmail, Notion, and Twitter. The 0.1.0 version expands beyond code documentation, creating a general-purpose "Personal Brain" through connectors accessing diverse information repositories. By maintaining local wikis, agents can provide consistent context without manual updates, enhancing efficiency across various workflows.

Researchers explore efficient training methods for large language models (LLMs) using sparsity techniques. They aim to reduce computational costs while maintaining model performance. This approach could make training LLMs more accessible for smaller organizations.

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OpenAI's Jason Liu argues GPT-5.6 Sol excels at long-running work across apps, browsers, and enterprise data. Internal teams used it to configure and supervise Luna training, while Ultra mode adds sub-agents for faster, stronger results on complex tasks.

Tencent is in discussions to buy Manus after Chinese regulators struck down Meta's acquisition. The talks are aimed at securing a deal to unwind Meta's purchase at the same valuation of $2 billion. Manus presents an opportunity for Tencent to gain access to valuable agentic technology at a time when it's ramping up its own AI offerings. Tencent recently launched a prototype agent that could eventually run errands for a billion-plus users across its ecosystem.

Greg Brockman now oversees OpenAI's key projects after Fidji Simo stepped down due to illness. Brockman is tasked with driving revenue amidst fierce competition from rivals like Anthropic and Google. OpenAI, eyeing a significant IPO, aims to maintain its market position as it faces declining ChatGPT market share and prepares for regulatory filings.

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Saachi Jain, who has led OpenAI's safety teams before, will be the interim head of safety systems following Johannes Heidecke's departure.

The agent is designed to respond to emails and texts, organize spreadsheets, and handle engineering tasks.

Google Data Cloud's Frontier AI team explores a new approach to evaluating AI agents by using information theory to modulate difficulty in evaluation cases.

Thinking Machines believes the future should be shaped by human knowledge, guided by human will, and decided by human judgment.

OpenAI is temporarily removing the five-hour usage restriction for Plus, Pro, and Business plans, while also resetting current usage for everyone.

Meta's Muse Image allowed people to use content on public-facing accounts to create AI-generated or altered content and images, which sparked blowback due to privacy concerns.