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7 new models from 5 labs, 57 tool releases and 48 stories.

The week in AI, Week 44: 7 new models from 5 labs, 57 tool releases and 48 stories.

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New models · 7

All models
  1. GPT-6 Rosalind OpenAI · Biology · Big 30 Oct
  2. Nemotron 3.5 Transcribe 30B-A4B NVIDIA · Audio · Big 28 Oct
  3. Gemini 4 Carbon Google · LLM · Big 28 Oct
  4. MAI Image 2.7 Microsoft · Image · Big 27 Oct
  5. GPT-6.1 Terra OpenAI · LLM · Medium 26 Oct
  6. Pika H3 Flex Pika · Video · Light 29 Oct
  7. MAI-Cyber-1.1-Flash Microsoft · Cyber · Light 27 Oct

Tool releases · 57

All tools
  1. ChatGPT: Text your dot through iMessage or RCS, now in beta for Pro users 28 Oct
  2. Dots: Text your dot over iMessage or RCS, now in beta for U.S. Pro users 28 Oct
  3. Qwen Code 0.26.5: Generated UI on by default, plus PR autofix retry limits 1 Nov
  4. T3 Code 0.1.6: Side chats for questions, plus project pinning and archiving 31 Oct
  5. Claude Code 2.1.316: Opus 4.8 fast mode deprecated, gateway gets pooled group budgets 31 Oct
  6. OpenCode 2.2.5: Keyboard shortcuts for worktrees, base branches and shell mode 30 Oct
  7. Mistral Vibe 3.0.4: Release notes browser, faster session startup and custom Python tools dropped 30 Oct
  8. Kimi Code 2.4.1: File reads now capped at 100,000 characters by default 30 Oct
  9. Codex 0.166.0: Keyboard-driven transcript selection and search in the TUI 29 Oct
  10. Kilocode 7.8.21: Local API can now manage hosted Cloud workspaces and sessions 28 Oct
  11. Muse: Muse launches in Singapore with local app connectors 28 Oct
  12. Grok Build 1.0.73: Multiline-by-default setting, Gruvbox theme and smarter auto-updates 28 Oct
  13. Gemini 0.66.0: Terminal rendering fixes and a new Gemini 4 compatibility banner 27 Oct
  14. Copilot 1.0.104: Assisted Permissions no longer require experimental mode 27 Oct
  15. Grok Bot 0.78.1: Bots can now shop, place orders and manage your subscriptions 27 Oct

57 releases across 17 tools; the ones with something new are above. Busiest: ChatGPT, 12 releases.

Top stories · 48

Archive
  1. OpenAI says AI proved three major conjectures World 26 Oct
  2. Google DeepMind unveils Gemini 4 Carbon Models 28 Oct
  3. Anthropic files for Nasdaq IPO Business 26 Oct
  4. OpenAI details its frontier misalignment monitors Security 29 Oct
  5. Mistral releases Large 4 open weights Models 29 Oct
  6. Google DeepMind unveils Genie 4 world model Models 27 Oct
  7. Cursor marketplace served backdoored Claude Code extension Security 30 Oct
  8. OpenAI rebuilds Model Spec around five values World 29 Oct
  9. Artificial Analysis overhauls its Intelligence Index Benchmarks 28 Oct
  10. Anthropic reports early Claude drug-discovery results World 27 Oct

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