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Find longer articles in the blog, explore a topic through the guides, or browse earlier news.xAI opens Grok 4.6 on its API with 500K context
xAI's developer release notes now list Grok 4.6 as available on the API, with text and image input, a 500K-token context window, four reasoning-effort levels, and pricing that changes above 200K prompt tokens.
Read updateGitHub Copilot sets September 28 defaults for agents, reviews, and billing
GitHub is consolidating Copilot chat and cloud-agent access, changing the default code-review effort to Balanced, and moving Business and Enterprise seat charges earlier in the billing flow.
Read updateVercel adds Z.ai GLM-5.3 FlashX to its AI Gateway
Vercel now exposes Z.ai's GLM-5.3 FlashX through AI Gateway, with a stated serving speed of about 200 tokens per second and built-in routing, usage tracking, and fallbacks.
Read updateAnthropic opens verified Claude access for life-science teams
Anthropic is opening applications for a beta program that gives verified life-science teams more permissive access to Claude for biology and drug-discovery work, with separate grants for higher-risk projects.
Read updateAnthropic puts Accenture inside frontier-model safety evaluations
Anthropic is partnering with Accenture's Faculty to place evaluators inside its frontier-model development process, with both organizations planning at least $1 billion each in evaluation capacity over five years.
Read updateOpenAI sets out Australian youth-safety blueprint as AI rules tighten
OpenAI has published a six-pillar Australian Youth Safety Blueprint for safer AI experiences. The proposal arrives as Australia’s online-safety regime puts more pressure on platforms to explain how children and families are protected.
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