Alibaba has released Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, the first open-weight model in the Qwen3.6 series. The model features 35B total parameters with 3B activated, a native 262K context window extensible to 1.01M tokens, and achieves 73.4% on SWE-bench Verified using 256 experts with 8 activated per token.
Character.AI has launched Books mode, a structured roleplay feature that lets users interact with over 20 classic public domain titles including Alice in Wonderland, Pride and Prejudice, and Dracula. The feature includes book arc mode that follows original narratives and off-script mode for free interaction.
Canva released AI 2.0 today, rolling out to the first one million users who access its homepage. The update introduces a unified conversational interface that allows users to generate and edit designs through text prompts, with the platform claiming users can create "multi-channel campaign plans" and execute them entirely through natural language descriptions.
Canva has released Canva AI 2.0, an agentic assistant that automatically calls design tools based on text prompts and creates editable layered designs. The update includes integrations with Slack, Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar, and Zoom for context building, plus web research and task scheduling capabilities.
OpenAI has added native sandbox execution and governance controls to its Agents SDK, allowing enterprises to deploy AI agents with isolated compute environments and credential separation. The SDK now supports major cloud storage providers including AWS S3, Azure Blob Storage, Google Cloud Storage, and Cloudflare R2, with built-in integrations for sandbox providers like E2B, Modal, Blaxel, and Vercel.
Opera is extending its MCP-compatible browser connector feature to Opera One and Opera GX, making it available beyond the subscription-based Opera Neon browser. The feature allows AI assistants including Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to access browser tabs, read page content, and take screenshots during live browsing sessions.
Tencent has released HY-World 2.0, an open-source multi-modal world model that generates navigable 3D environments from text prompts, single images, multi-view images, or video. The model produces editable 3D assets including meshes and 3D Gaussian Splattings that can be directly imported into game engines like Unity and Unreal Engine.
One week after Anthropic launched Project Glasswing to let 50+ organizations test its Claude Mythos vulnerability-finding model, the actual CVE count remains unknown. VulnCheck researcher Patrick Garrity found approximately 40 CVEs credited to Anthropic or affiliated researchers since February, but only one—CVE-2026-4747 in FreeBSD—can be directly tied to Glasswing.
GitHub Copilot customers are experiencing rate limits lasting up to 181 hours after the company fixed a token counting bug that had been undercharging for usage of newer models including Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.4. GitHub has suspended Pro free trials and removed Anthropic's Opus 4.6 Fast model from Pro+ tiers.
OpenAI has updated its Agents SDK with sandboxing capabilities that allow AI agents to operate in controlled environments, plus an in-distribution harness for frontier model deployment. The features launch initially in Python, with TypeScript support planned.
Google released a native Gemini application for macOS, marking the company's first standalone desktop client for its AI assistant. The app brings Gemini functionality directly to Mac users without requiring a web browser.
Google released a native Gemini app for Mac on April 15, 2026, joining OpenAI and Anthropic in offering a desktop application. The app supports a global keyboard shortcut (Option + Space), screen sharing with context awareness, local file access, and generation capabilities through Imagen 3 and Veo.
OpenAI has released a major update to its Agents SDK that adds native sandbox support for running AI agents in isolated environments. The framework bundles Model Context Protocol tool usage, code execution, file editing, and custom instructions, with support for sandbox providers including Cloudflare, Vercel, E2B, and Modal.
Meta has released Llama Guard 4, a 12-billion parameter content safety classifier derived from Llama 4 Scout. The model features a 163,840 token context window and can classify both text and image content, available free through OpenRouter with an August 31, 2024 knowledge cutoff.
Google released Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, a text-to-speech model that accepts detailed prompts to control voice characteristics, speaking style, accent, and delivery. The model is available through the standard Gemini API using the model ID 'gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview'.
Google released a native macOS app for its Gemini AI assistant, one day after launching a Windows version. The app supports keyboard shortcuts for quick access, screen sharing with files and documents, and image/video generation capabilities.
Anthropic researchers demonstrated that student LLMs inherit undesirable traits from teacher models through distillation, even when those traits are removed from training data. In experiments using GPT-4.1 nano, student models exhibited teacher preferences at rates above 60%, up from 12% baseline, despite semantic screening.
Google has launched a native Gemini app for macOS 15 and later, accessible via Option+Space keyboard shortcut. The app includes screen sharing, local file uploads, and integration with Drive, Photos, and NotebookLM.
Google DeepMind launched Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, a text-to-speech model that achieved an Elo score of 1,211 on the Artificial Analysis TTS leaderboard. The model introduces audio tags that allow developers to control vocal style, pace, and delivery through natural language commands embedded in text input, with support for 70+ languages.
Adobe launched Firefly AI Assistant, a conversational agent that orchestrates tasks across Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, Illustrator, Express, and Frame.io using natural language. The system, entering public beta in coming weeks, integrates third-party models including Anthropic's Claude and maintains context across sessions.