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5 updates · 3 appsJuly 1, 2026

Gemini Can Now Create and Edit Videos For You

Gemini launched a major video creation tool and a new Mac helper, while Claude released a smarter model and got two others approved for wider use.

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Gemini

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Expanded summary · Gemini

You can now create and edit videos just by talking to the app, using a new feature called Gemini Omni.

What: Gemini Spark, your personal AI agent, is coming to the Gemini app for macOS. It helps you navigate your digital life by working on tasks on your behalf.

Operating autonomously and under your direction, it organizes folders, uses your…

A new helper called Gemini Spark is coming to the Mac app to help you with tasks like organizing your computer's folders.

Original reportingGemini Release NotesRead original

Claude

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Expanded summary · Claude

A new version called Claude Sonnet 5 is now available, which is better at planning and completing multi-step tasks for you.

Claude Sonnet 5 is built to be the most agentic Sonnet model yet. It can make plans, use tools like browsers and terminals, and run autonomously at a level that, just a few months ago, required larger and more expensive models.

For many developers, the agentic AI era began with Sonnet-class models: Claude Sonnet 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7 were the first models that showed impressive skills in coding and tool use.

Original reportingIntroducing Claude Sonnet 5Read original

Expanded summary · Claude

The government has lifted restrictions on two of Claude's most powerful versions, Mythos 5 and Fable 5, which means they could be available to everyone soon.

The Trump administration is lifting export controls on Anthropic’s two most powerful AI models after the company reached a deal with the Commerce Department. The department is lifting restrictions on both the Fable 5 model and the more powerful Mythos 5 model, which had so far been approved for release only to select companies and g…

The department is lifting restrictions on both the Fable 5 model and the more powerful Mythos 5 model, which had so far been approved for release only to select companies and government agencies.

Original reportingUS Lifts Export Controls on Anthropic Models (reported by WIRED)Read original

Expanded summary · Claude

A news story showed how a researcher used Claude to find a security bug that could have let him get free tickets to almost any music festival (reported by WIRED).

Claude releases a new model and gets two others approved.

Original reportingClaude Helps Hacker Find Ticketing Flaw (reported by WIRED)Read original

ChatGPT

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Expanded summary · ChatGPT

As companies struggle to integrate AI, they’re increasingly ready to bring in outside help — and service providers are launching new purpose-built groups to make sure they get it.

Amazon launches new $1 billion FDE org, following OpenAI and Anthropic TechCrunch

Original reportingAmazon launches new $1 billion FDE org, following OpenAI and Anthropic | TechCrunchRead original