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OpenAI says GPT-5.6 Sol and “even more capable pre-release” AI model breached Hugging Face

OpenAI says GPT-5.6 Sol and “even more capable pre-release” AI model breached Hugging Face

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Jul 22, 2026

OpenAI says GPT-5.6 Sol and “even more capable pre-release” AI model breached Hugging Face

OpenAI says GPT-5.6 Sol and “even more capable pre-release” AI model breached Hugging Face

Jul 21, 2026

Anthropic wins approval for $1.5B copyright settlement with authors

Anthropic wins approval for $1.5B copyright settlement with authors

Jul 20, 2026

Alibaba’s Qwen3.8 Max 2.4T AI model debuts in preview, trails only Anthropic’s Fable 5

Alibaba’s Qwen3.8 Max 2.4T AI model debuts in preview, trails only Anthropic’s Fable 5

Jul 17, 2026

Kimi K3 debuts as world’s largest open AI model from China, closing in on U.S. rivals

Kimi K3 debuts as world’s largest open AI model from China, closing in on U.S. rivals

Jul 16, 2026

Thinking Machines debuts Inkling, top U.S. open-weight AI model

Thinking Machines debuts Inkling, top U.S. open-weight AI model

Jul 15, 2026

OpenAI’s first device said to be movable, screen-free AI companion speaker

OpenAI’s first device said to be movable, screen-free AI companion speaker

Jul 14, 2026

OpenAI said to still target 2027 device launch despite Apple lawsuit

OpenAI said to still target 2027 device launch despite Apple lawsuit

Jul 13, 2026

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft, threatening hardware ambitions

Apple sues OpenAI over alleged trade secret theft, threatening hardware ambitions

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Jul 9, 2026

Grok 4.5 launches as SpaceXAI’s first AI model built with Cursor

Grok 4.5 launches as SpaceXAI’s first AI model built with Cursor

Jul 8, 2026

OpenAI readies GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna launch for Thu. as Trump admin clears rollout

OpenAI readies GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna launch for Thu. as Trump admin clears rollout

Jul 7, 2026

Microsoft to cut 6.4K jobs over next year, with Xbox trimming 20%

Microsoft to cut 6.4K jobs over next year, with Xbox trimming 20%

Jul 6, 2026

Anthropic said to develop custom AI server chip, hold talks with Samsung

Anthropic said to develop custom AI server chip, hold talks with Samsung

Jul 2, 2026

Meta said to plan AI cloud business, rivaling AWS, Azure, Google Cloud

Meta said to plan AI cloud business, rivaling AWS, Azure, Google Cloud

Jul 1, 2026

Anthropic restores Fable 5, Mythos 5 after U.S. lifts export controls

Anthropic restores Fable 5, Mythos 5 after U.S. lifts export controls

Jun 30, 2026

OpenAI teases Codex keyboard device for Jul. 15

OpenAI teases Codex keyboard device for Jul. 15

Jun 29, 2026

GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna debut in limited preview as OpenAI’s newest frontier models

GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, Luna debut in limited preview as OpenAI’s newest frontier models

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