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AI & Automation
8/14/2026 4 min

xAI releases Grok 4.6 for long-running agent work

xAI has released Grok 4.6 with API access, a 500K context window, agent-focused benchmarks, and a short 2x usage window in Cursor and Grok Build.

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AI & Automation
8/14/2026 4 min

OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast for 14x API inference

OpenAI is previewing an Ultrafast API tier for GPT-5.6 Sol, using Cerebras infrastructure to reach up to 750 output tokens per second for selected customers.

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AI & Automation
8/14/2026 4 min

Google releases Gemini 3.7 Flash with discounted agent pricing through 2026

Google released Gemini 3.7 Flash as a generally available model for coding and agents, with introductory API pricing running through December 31, 2026.

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AI & Automation
8/12/2026 4 min

OpenAI brings ChatGPT, Work, and Codex to Linux desktops

OpenAI has opened a Linux preview of the ChatGPT desktop app, extending the unified ChatGPT, Work, and Codex workspace to supported Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora systems.

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Tools & Apps
8/12/2026 4 min

Microsoft brings MAI-Code-1.1-Flash to Copilot at a lower token price

Microsoft and GitHub are rolling out MAI-Code-1.1-Flash in GitHub Copilot, adding vision support and cutting Copilot token prices sharply versus MAI-Code-1-Flash.

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AI & Automation
8/11/2026 4 min

ByteDance rolls out SeedRealtime for full-duplex audio-video AI

ByteDance Seed says SeedRealtime is fully rolled out, bringing continuous audio, video, and text understanding into one full-duplex interaction model.

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