The Verge
Google is rolling out its latest AI model, Gemini 4 Carbon, to the general public after releasing it to a select group of "cybersecurity defenders" two weeks ago. Google claims Carbon is its "strongest model" yet, and capable of competing with the very best systems from Anthropic and OpenAI.
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Ars Technica
Mathematician Steven Strogatz discusses his new book, Big Math: The Hidden Codes That Run Our World. Our modern world runs on math, from social media algorithms, package delivery, and weather prediction to medical imaging and machine learning.
The Decoder
OpenAI is opening up ChatGPT as a business platform: through a new Business Hub, companies can claim their profile, add product data, and track how users interact with them. "Business Agents" let eligible US e-commerce providers talk to customers directly inside ChatGPT.
The Decoder
Anthropic is expanding Claude with Sheets, Whiteboards, and Interactive Connectors, letting partners like Adobe and Atlassian embed their apps directly inside Claude. Anthropic says Claude Meetings, which can join calls and take notes, is coming soon.
TechCrunch
PSI used an unreleased Anthropic model to answer a fundamental question about quantum computing that scientists have pursued for nearly two decades. David Turturean, a recent MIT graduate and a member of the technical staff at the startup lab Physical Superintelligence (PSI), used early access to Anthropic’s Fable 5.2 model to solve an 18-year-old problem about quantum computing.