Category: AI News
Launch-day AI news, independently checked: what’s actually new, which claims are the vendor’s, and what we’ll test ourselves.
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Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5.1, the new top model in the Claude app and API, alongside a restricted sibling called Mythos 5.1. Launched on 1 September 2026, it is already live for Claude users — if you subscribe, you may have seen the in-app notice promising a model that “sticks to what you asked…
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Google has launched Google Pics, an AI image creation and editing tool aimed squarely at the territory Canva and Adobe Express have owned: quick social posts, posters and workplace graphics. Announced on 1 September 2026, it is rolling out over the coming weeks to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers and most Workspace business customers…
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ElevenLabs — the AI voice tool we rate as the best in its category — now has an official connector that puts it inside Claude. We installed it, tested it, and hit every snag so you don’t have to. This explainer covers what the new ElevenLabs MCP actually does today, what happened when we asked…
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OpenAI has discontinued Sora. The web and app experiences shut down on 26 April 2026, and the Sora API follows on 24 September 2026. If you created anything in Sora, you need to export it — OpenAI has said it will permanently delete Sora data once any final export window closes. This page explains what…