OpenAI Retires GPT-4o After Lawsuits Over Validating Responses
OpenAI officially sunsets GPT-4o and older models from ChatGPT amid eight lawsuits, with only 0.1% of users still choosing the deprecated AI.
OpenAI Partners with DOE Lab to Cut Federal Permitting Time by 15%
OpenAI and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory launch DraftNEPABench, showing AI agents could save 1-5 hours per subsection on federal environmental reviews.
OpenAI GPT-5.2 Derives New Theoretical Physics Result in Landmark AI Discovery
GPT-5.2 Pro proposed a novel formula for gluon amplitudes that human physicists later verified, marking a first for AI-generated scientific discoveries.
Google Launches Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite as GOOGL Climbs 4.3%
Google's new Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite offers 2.5x faster processing at $0.25 per million tokens, intensifying AI price wars as GOOGL shares surge.
Google Gemini February Drop Adds AI Music Creation and Enhanced Reasoning
Google's February 2026 Gemini Drop introduces Lyria 3 music generation, Gemini 3.1 Pro with Deep Think reasoning, and Nano Banana 2 image model upgrades.
Harvey AI Shows 35% Productivity Gains as Legal Tech Firm Eyes $11B Valuation
Harvey AI case studies reveal 7-10 hours saved per lawyer weekly. Legal AI startup reportedly raising $200M at $11B valuation after hitting $190M ARR.
Anthropic Study Reveals AI Agents Run 45 Minutes Autonomously as Trust Builds
New Anthropic research shows Claude Code autonomy nearly doubled in 3 months, with experienced users granting more independence while maintaining oversight.
ElevenLabs Claims First AI Capable of Genuine Laughter
ElevenLabs unveils emotionally-aware speech synthesis trained on 500k+ hours of data, claiming breakthrough in context-aware AI voice generation.
Anthropic Ships Claude Sonnet 4.6 With 1M Token Context Window
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, delivering Opus-level AI performance at $3/$15 per million tokens with major computer use and coding improvements.
Google DeepMind Unveils Gemini Deep Think for Scientific Research
Google's Gemini Deep Think AI solved 18 research problems across math, physics, and computer science, including a decade-old conjecture that stumped experts.