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Anthropic launches Claude Code Security in preview (500+ vulnerabilities detected in open source), Runway becomes a multi-model hub, and GitHub Copilot extends its model picker to Business/Enterprise on February 20, 2026.
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Pro with an ARC-AGI-2 score of 77.1%, OpenAI expands to India with Tata Group and Stargate infrastructure, Anthropic opens Claude in PowerPoint to Pro plans, and Mistral publishes its Voxtral Realtime technical report.
February 16-18, 2026: Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with improved computer use and 1M token window. Qwen releases Qwen3.5-397B in open-weight Apache 2.0. Google integrates Lyria 3 into Gemini. OpenAI unveils EVMbench, Cohere launches Tiny Aya, Runway opens its Gen-4.5 API.
February 14-16, 2026: Anthropic opens Bengaluru office with major partnerships in India. Kimi unveils Claw, a native OpenClaw app with 5,000+ skills. GitHub Copilot integrates MCP. OpenAI publishes Codex recap and launches First Proof challenge.
February 1-14, 2026: MiniMax releases M2.5, open-source frontier model with 80.2% on SWE-Bench. Kling launches its 3.0 model for video. Perplexity deploys Model Council (multi-model), Deep Research on Opus 4.6, and DRACO benchmark. Mistral announces its biggest hackathon, Cohere signs Magnus Carlsen.
February 13, 2026: GitHub launches Agentic Workflows in technical preview, GPT-5.2 derives a result in particle physics, OpenAI introduces Lockdown Mode against prompt injections, and Anthropic and Google invest in AI education.
Anthropic announces a $30 billion Series G ($380B valuation), OpenAI launches real-time GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark on Cerebras, Google unveils Gemini 3 Deep Think with record scores in sciences, and xAI restructures teams with Macrohard.
Z.ai launches GLM-5 (744B params, MIT License), Anthropic releases its first ASL-4 sabotage risk report, OpenAI adds server-side compaction and network containers to its API, Kimi unveils Agent Swarm, and Runway raises $315M.
Anthropic launches 2.5x faster mode for Opus 4.6, OpenAI tests ads in ChatGPT, ElevenLabs closes $11B Series D, GPT-5.3-Codex arrives in Copilot, and Mistral releases Voxtral Transcribe 2.
GitHub opens Agent HQ to Claude and Codex in public preview, Anthropic explains why Claude will remain ad-free, Apple integrates Claude Agent SDK into Xcode, Mistral launches Voxtral Transcribe 2, and ElevenLabs raises $500M in Series D.
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6 with 1M context and agent teams, OpenAI releases GPT-5.3-Codex and the Frontier platform, Google updates Gemini 3 for the Super Bowl, and GitHub introduces pinned comments.
SpaceX acquires xAI to deploy AI in space, OpenAI releases Codex App on macOS, Qwen releases an 80B model for coding agents, Anthropic partners with Allen Institute and HHMI for scientific research.
Google launches Project Genie to create interactive worlds, Gemini arrives in Chrome with Auto Browse, Veo 3.1 adds image-to-video, and Personal Intelligence connects your Google apps.
Claude plans the first AI drive on Mars, Anthropic enriches Cowork with 11 plugins and publishes a study on loss of autonomy, OpenAI accelerates ChatGPT apps, xAI launches a cutting-edge video API.
AI News January 26-28, 2026: Gemini comes to Chrome with auto browse, OpenAI launches Prism for scientists, Claude integrates interactive tools, Anthropic partners with UK government, Google AI Plus available in the US.
AI News Jan 21-23, 2026: Claude comes to Excel, Tasks system in Claude Code v2.1.19, Codex agent loop architecture, PostgreSQL for 800M ChatGPT users, Qwen3-TTS open-source, Runway Gen-4.5 Image to Video.
Anthropic publishes Claude's new constitution and appoints new member to Long-Term Benefit Trust, OpenAI launches Education for Countries and age prediction, Google rolls out free SAT practice and Classroom updates, Manus launches App Publishing
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Go at $8/mo in 170+ countries with ads, Anthropic opens India office with Irina Ghose, Google unveils MedGemma for medical, and ElevenLabs powers MasterClass On Call.
Anthropic launches Labs with Mike Krieger, OpenAI signs with Cerebras and Merge Labs, Google and Apple announce Gemini for Siri, ElevenLabs arrives at Deutsche Telekom, and Qwen releases its first safety model.
Google launches Personal Intelligence in Gemini for personalized answers. OpenAI makes GPT-5.2-Codex available via API. NotebookLM rolls out Data Tables to everyone.
xAI completes record $20B Series E funding. OpenAI acquires Torch to strengthen ChatGPT Health. Qwen launches multimodal models.
Anthropic launches Cowork, Claude Code for non-developers. New connectors and Agent Skills for the healthcare sector.
Anthropic publishes Constitutional Classifiers++ after 1700h of red-teaming. OpenAI launches enterprise offering for hospitals. ElevenLabs unveils Scribe v2 for transcription.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health. Z.ai goes public in Hong Kong. ElevenLabs invests $33M in NYC. Claude Code v2.1.0 with Skills.
NVIDIA unveils its new architectures at CES 2026: Vera CPU for agentic AI, Rubin with 6 chips, Alpamayo for autonomous vehicles, and major partnerships.
Early 2026: OpenAI launches Grove for founders, Your Year with ChatGPT rolled out, 2025 developer recap, and Qwen-Image-2512 available.
End of 2025: xAI launches Grok Business and Collections API, Manus joins Meta AI, WAN 2.6 improves video consistency, Runway and Adobe partner up.
Z.ai (Zhipu AI) launches GLM-4.7, new open-source leader surpassing GPT-5.1 on Vending-Bench2, and prepares for its IPO on January 8, 2026.
Weekly recap: Claude 2x usage promo, Qwen3-TTS with voice cloning, Mistral Vibe CLI Skills, ChatGPT Atlas security, and Gemini photo editing.
Qwen-Image-Edit-2511, Grok Collections API with integrated RAG, xAI-DOW partnership, NotebookLM Data Tables and Gemini CLI v0.22-23.
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Black Forest Labs unveils FLUX.2 [max] with web contextual generation and support for 10 reference images. World #2 on ArtificialAnlys.
Generative AI news in December 2025: Luma Ray3 Modify, Pika API, Midjourney UI, ElevenLabs Music, Suno Personas and more.
Runway launches Gen-4.5 and details its Universal World Simulator vision. A video model that understands anatomy, physics, and motion.
December 2025 marks a major turning point for GitHub Copilot with the arrival of GPT-5.2, Claude Opus 4.5, and Gemini 3, plus Agent Skills and Copilot Memory.
Week of December 15-21, 2025: GPT-5.2-Codex for agentic coding, official Skills support in Codex CLI, GPT Image 1.5 in API, ChatGPT Apps directory, new audio models.
December 2025: Alibaba launches Qwen-Image-Layered, an open-source image decomposition model into RGBA layers with Photoshop-level quality.
Week of December 15-21, 2025: Claude in Chrome available to all, Claude Code integration, Bloom for AI evaluations, Project Vend Phase 2, DOE Genesis Mission partnership.
Recap week 3 December 2025: Gemini 3 Flash launched December 17, available for free in Gemini App, AI Mode, and Gemini CLI v0.21.0.
December 2025 recap: Devstral 2 (72% SWE-bench), Mistral Vibe CLI, Mistral 3 (Large 3, Ministral), Mistral OCR 3 for document processing.
xAI launches the OpenAI Realtime compatible Grok Voice Agent API, and announces a historic partnership with El Salvador to educate 1 million children with Grok.
All the new Claude Code features for December 2025: Slack integration, async subagents, Agent SDK updates, Android preview, plugins marketplace and more.
Week of December 8-14, 2025: GPT-5.2 with GDPval 70.9% and SWE-Bench 80%, Codex for Linear to automate issues, State of Enterprise AI report.
Week of December 8-14, 2025: Anthropic donates MCP to the Linux Foundation, creation of the Agentic AI Foundation with OpenAI and Block, Accenture partnership.
Week of December 1-7, 2025: Strategic acquisition of Bun, Claude Code hits $1 billion, $200M Snowflake partnership, and launch of Claude for Nonprofits.
GitHub Copilot 2025 Retrospective: The evolution towards a multi-model assistant with agents, MCP Server, improved CLI, and new intelligent editing capabilities.
2025 Retrospective: From Qwen2.5-Max to Qwen3-Coder, Alibaba Cloud establishes itself as a leader in open-source AI with models rivaling GPT-4 and Claude.
2025 Retrospective: xAI goes from Grok 3 Beta to Grok 4.1, conquers governments, and expands internationally.
Complete analysis of Claude Opus 4.5, Anthropic's new flagship model. Benchmarks, token efficiency, pricing, and enterprise feedback.
Retrospective September-November 2025: launch of Gemini CLI Extensions, Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, Deep Think mode, and 20 CLI versions.
Recap of Mistral AI announcements from September to November 2025: Le Chat with MCP connectors, Memories, AI Studio, 1.7B€ funding and European expansion.
Recap of Anthropic announcements from September to November 2025: Claude Sonnet 4.5, Haiku 4.5, Microsoft partnerships, Claude Desktop and more.