- Anthropic unveiled Claude Opus 5 featuring a 1-million-token context window alongside breakthrough cryptanalysis capabilities that autonomously cracked post-quantum HAWK-256 and accelerated AES attacks.
- OpenAI slashed GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra API pricing by up to 80 per cent following US government reviews, fundamentally disrupting token economics across rival providers.
- Google DeepMind launched Gemini Robotics 2, introducing end-to-end whole-body control, fine micro-dexterity, and video-driven multi-robot fleet orchestration.
- Meta revealed a steep decline in Q2 free cash flow to $784 million—down from $8.55 billion—as capital expenditure pivots aggressively towards direct enterprise AI and superintelligence.
- Enterprise AI governance matured as Cisco fingerprinted 900 open models to resolve unverified lineage, while Okta acquired identity security firm Permiso for approximately $200 million.
Sources
- Anthropic (https://anthropic.com)
- OpenAI (https://openai.com)
- Google DeepMind (https://deepmind.google)
- Meta AI (https://meta.com)
- Mistral AI (https://mistral.ai)
- TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com)
- VentureBeat (https://venturebeat.com)
- Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com)
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