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Google tests new Gemini Inbox section for Workspace triage

Recent Gemini builds point to an inbox for Workspace users, with follow-up, done, and review filters. The move suggests Google is shifting Gemini from chatbot to task-focused workspace for email triage and automation.

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OpenAI might be preparing GPT-5.6 for next week's release

OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 remains in limited Codex/API preview, with Sol, Terra, and Luna as new tiered models. Codex builds point to a new slider for reasoning depth, while wider release depends on US government review.

🗞 #chatgpt @testingcatalog

Mistral releases Leanstral 1.5 open model for proof engineering

Mistral released Leanstral 1.5, an open-source Lean 4 code agent for formal proofs and verified software. Available via API, Vibe, and Hugging Face, it posts strong benchmark results and found new bugs in 57 Rust repositories.

🗞 #mistral @testingcatalog

ICYMI: xAI debuts Grok Voice Agent Builder for Enterprises

xAI launched Grok Voice Agent Builder, a beta no-code platform for production phone agents. It combines speech, reasoning, tools, guardrails, telephony, and monitoring, with setup in under two minutes from $0.05 per minute.

🗞 #grok @testingcatalog

BYTEDANCE 🔥: Dreamina Seedance 2.5 is set for an upcoming release on CupCut and partner apps, potentially as soon as next week.

Additionally, Seedance 2.5 will be able to generate cinematic videos up to 30 seconds in standard mode, with a beta long-video mode extending clips to 180 seconds.

That would be huge 👀

h/t x@MarsForTech via DevMode

GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna are already mentioned in the code of the Codex app (but not available yet). Real-time voice support is still in the works.

Now it is just a matter of time 👀

Condense launches proxy to cut AI coding agent bills by up to 72%

Condense.chat opened public access to a proxy that compresses coding-agent context before billing. In tests, it cut costs about 66–72% on deep sessions while preserving core prompts and reporting 94.2% answer faithfulness.

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Meta is working on support for scheduled tasks for Meta AI on the web.

Closing feature gaps 👀

Claude Pro and Max users can now access Artifacts on Claude Code as well.

> Interactive pages built from your session, like a PR walkthrough or a living project dashboard, shared with your team at a private link. Available in beta on Team and Enterprise plans.

Everything is an Artifact 👀

Anthropic 🤝 Samsung

Anthropic may develop its own AI chip with Samsung, according to The Information.

> OpenAI recently announced their own AI chip developed in a partnership with Broadcom.

Everyone is going full stack 👀

OPENAI 🔥: US government may get a 5% stake in OpenAI worth $42.6 billion, according to Financial Times and CNBC.

> OpenAI proposes handing the U.S. government a 5% stake in the company, according to a report in the Financial Times.

> The potential holding would be worth roughly $42.6 billion at the artificial intelligence startup’s recent $852 billion valuation.

> OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly argued the move was the best way to share the upside of AI with the public.

Early look at Anthropic's Claude Science app for researchers

Anthropic launched Claude Science in beta, a research workbench for life sciences with 60+ scientific tools, HPC and SSH support, reproducible artifact tracing, and reviewer agents for validation on macOS and Linux.

🗞 #claude @testingcatalog

Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash

ICYMI: Google launched Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash for fast, low-cost image and video creation. Nano Banana 2 Lite delivers images in under 4 seconds, while Omni Flash supports multimodal video editing up to 10 seconds.

🗞 #aistudio @testingcatalog

BREAKING 🔥: Claude Fable 5 is back!!!

> Until July 7, you can use up to 50% of your plan's weekly usage limit on Fable 5. If you hit your limit, you can continue on Fable 5 with usage credits. Fable 5 draws down usage faster than Opus 4.8.

Paid Claude users can access Fable 5 on the web, desktop, and on mobile!

xAI announced a new Voice Agent Builder available on xAI Console.

Users can use the conversational agent builder to power their solutions with Grok voices, connectors, and more!

GOOGLE 🔥: A new Gemini Flash checkpoint is being tested on LM Arena and may be released under a different version number.

Gemini 3.6 Flash and even Gemini 4 Flash are among the possible options.

Soon? 👀