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OpenAI readies ChatGPT for Science subscription plan

OPENAI 🔥: A new ChatGPT plan for Science is being developed, according to the latest additions on the web build.

> OpenAI has been announcing various projects related to "Accelerating scientific progress" over the past year, including an open form for institutions to "Get involved with OpenAI for Science"

> The addition of a dedicated "ChatGPT for Science" plan may enable a broad range of institutions to benefit from OpenAI's offering.

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Google prepares Personalization and AI Editing for NotebookLM

NotebookLM is testing Personal Intelligence to retain context from past notebook activity with user controls, plus AI Editing for notes to revise selected text via chat, signaling a near-term push toward memory and personalized research workflows.

🗞 #notebooklm @testingcatalog

XAI 🔥: Grok Imagine 1.5 Fast has been rolled out! It features a better quality and faster generation time.

> 720p videos now render in about 25 seconds, down from 40+ in our previous model.

ZAI 🔥: GLM-5.2 scored 51 point on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and got placed on the 4th spot! This made GLM-5.2 a new SOTA open-weight model.

Besides that, GLM-5.2 got ranked second on Frontend Code Arena, after currently unavailable Claude Fable 5.

Should be ZOTA! 👀

OpenAI prepares major ChatGPT voice upgrade with GPT-Bidi-1

OPENAI 🔥: More details about the upcoming voice mode upgrade for ChatGPT.

> It will be advertised as a "major leap in intelligence". Factoring that current experience is powered by 4o it is quite expected.

> Users will be able to choose between Instant, Medium and High levels.

> It will likely be rolled out gradually and EEA, UK, Switzerland users will get it later as always.

> Bidi stands for "Bi-directional", meaning it can listen and speak at the same time.

Soon? 👀

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The voice mode bubble on ChatGPT for iOS now can be dragged to the middle of the screen.

OpenAI expanded a pile of new features to Codex users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland.

- Computer use
- Codex Chrome extension
- Personalized memory
- Chronicle

The time has come 👀

ZAI 🔥: GLM-5.2 is now available on huggingface!

> It comes with a 1M context window and 2 levels of reasoning effort, max and high. MIT license and same pricing as GLM-5.1.

> GLM-5.2 scores 46.2% on DeepSWE, the SOTA score among open-weight models.

MISTRAL 🔥: A new “fat” model family has been teased to arrive this summer!

The model will be open-weight and initially released in early access for key partners.

> This will be the start of a new family of models, fat indeed, but sparse. We're opening up an early access program in July for key partners in research, government and the industry.

> This model and upcoming ones will be open-weight. We believe this is critical for our customer confidence and for the research and developer communities.

Le Chaton Fat soon? 👀

OPENAI 🔥: ChatGPT is about to get a voice mode upgrade as a new “gpt-bidi-1” model has been spotted along with announcement updates.

Soon 👀

h/t x@M1Astra via DevMode

Mistral embraces cat mascot after Le Chaton Fat AI meme goes viral

Mistral added a cartoon cat mascot to Vibe, riffing on the viral fake “Le Chaton Fat” model. The playful branding taps meme momentum, while the real issue remains whether Mistral can match top closed AI systems.

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ICYMI: OpenAI released CDP support for browser use on Codex

OpenAI added early Chrome DevTools Protocol access to Codex, letting it inspect browser internals and alter page DOMs. The opt-in feature is limited by slow performance, regional blocks, and tooling that still needs maturation.

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MISTRAL AI 🔥: Le Chaton Fat is now real 👀

A huge cat is being featured on the Vibe in both Chat and Work modes. Le Chaton Fat also wears a tie in Work Mode.

> "Le Chaton Fat" has become the most trending meme in AI this week on X, exploding on the expectation from Mistral to release an above Mythos grade model.

> There is no evidence of such ambitions; however, Emmanuel Macron identifies Mistral as the only AI company in the EU capable of competing with US giants such as OpenAI and Anthropic.

Le Chaton Fat Vibes ❤️

ANTHROPIC 🔥: Looks like a Voice Mode upgrade has started rolling out on Claude mobile apps. Voice mode is getting multilingual!

It is likely just a first step ahead of a broader upgrade. Upcoming model selector appearance may signal an underlying model improvement coming.

Besides that, the voice mode icon has a new “phone call” variant in the latest iOS build. Sus!

Testing time if you got it 👀

SpaceX 🔥 Cursor

SpaceX has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cursor for $60 billion, as per SEC filing.

AI M&As are huge 👀