DeepSeeek V4 is out, touting some disruptive wins over Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude

DeepSeek V4-Pro scores 3,206 on Codeforces, ahead of GPT-5.4 and Gemini, while costing $3.48 per million tokens versus Claude’s $25, making it one of the most price-competitive frontier-class AI releases in 2026.

Scientists pretended to be delusional in AI chats. Grok and Gemini encouraged them.

esearchers tested five major AI chatbots with a simulated user showing signs of psychosis. Some made things worse. Others told the user to log off and call someone.

Tired of Gemini and ChatGPT? Claude now has your back with Spotify, Uber, and more connectors

Claude now connects to AllTrails, Uber, Spotify, Instacart, TripAdvisor, and more, bringing your everyday apps into a single conversation so you can plan, shop, and book without switching tabs.

AI did what? Gemini, Val Kilmer, Claude Mythos and more of the week’s most surprising developments

Have you been paying attention to the latest AI news? Take our quiz, then catch up on AI bringing Val Kilmer back, Gemini mastering human writing and more.
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One of the most controversial US agencies is reportedly taste-testing Anthropic uber-powerful Mythos AI

The NSA’s reported use of Anthropic’s Mythos exposes a growing split inside Washington, where Pentagon resistance to the company is colliding with demand for powerful AI tools built for serious cybersecurity work.

Anthropic launches Claude Design, a new product for creating quick visuals

The company says Claude Design is intended to help people like founders and product managers without a design background share their ideas more easily. 

Claude was down — here’s everything we know

Claude is having some problems, as Anthropic confirms an active issue

Microsoft says Copilot is for ‘entertainment’ not work, Meta’s Muse Spark and 7 other AI stories you need to catch up on

Want the latest AI news? Catch up on OpenAI’s $122 billion haul, Microsoft Copilot warnings, Meta’s Muse Spark and more.
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Claude just landed in Microsoft Word, and it looks like a genuine upgrade for document work

Anthropic’s new Claude for Word extension can read your documents, edit selected text, work through comments, and track every change so you stay in control.