In Brief Posted: 1:56 PM PDT · May 5, 2026 Lucas Ropek Apple plans to make iOS 27 a Choose Your Own Adventure of AI models When iOS 27 is released later this year, iPhone users will reportedly have a lot of choice when it comes to which AI models they want to use on-device. …
… OpenAI released the latest GPT-5.5 model last month with the company claiming improvements in areas like coding and knowledge work. The new model also achieved a score of 81.2 in the AIME 2025 math test, compared to 65.4 for the older model. …
On Thursday, Anthropic released Opus 4.8 , the newest version of its most advanced publicly available model. The model is available everywhere, with standard pricing at the same level as the previous Opus release. …
… When Google releases its forthcoming 3.5 Pro model, the two are designed to work in tandem. …
A new AI weather forecasting tool released today by the startup WindBorne Systems offers more frequent and accurate predictions on key variables than the world-leading system developed by European governments, thanks to advancements in how sensor readings are fed into deep learning models. …
… The president said at the time that he didn’t want to do anything to get in AI firms’ way of leading against China. “Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the creation of a mandatory governmental licensing, preclearance, or permitting requirement for the development, publication, … …
… Anthropic plans to use the new funds to “advance our safety and interpretability research, expand compute to meet growing demand for Claude, and scale the products and partnerships our customers rely on.” The round comes the same day that Anthropic released its new Claude Opus 4.8 model, which tout… …
… It’s unknown whether the social media giant plans to bring the offering to the U.S. …
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