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July 3, 2026

Claude's Newest AI Can Now Use Tools and Your Browser Automatically

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Claude's new Sonnet 5 gets a major upgrade, learning to use tools and your browser to get things done for you.

Claude

Claude

The new Claude Sonnet 5 version can now act more like an assistant by using tools like a web browser on its own.

Claude Sonnet 5 is built to be the most agentic Sonnet model yet. It can make plans, use tools like browsers and terminals, and run autonomously at a level that, just a few months ago, required larger and more expensive models. | For many developers, the agentic AI era began with Sonnet-class models: Claude Sonnet 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7 were the first models that showed impressive skills in coding and tool use. More rece… Claude Sonnet 5 is built to be the most agentic Sonnet model yet. It can make plans, use tools like browsers and terminals, and run autonomously at a level that, just a few months ago, required larger and more expensive models. For many developers, the agentic AI era began with Sonnet-class models: Claude Sonnet 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7 were the first models that showed impressive skills in coding and tool use. More recently, though, the clearest gains in agentic capabi… Sonnet 5 narrows the gap: its performance is close to that of Opus 4.8, but at lower prices. It’s a… It's……

Source · Introducing Claude Sonnet 5
Source · Introducing Claude Sonnet 5
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ChatGPT

ChatGPT

The idea of a public AI fund has also been publicly discussed by Altman, and OpenAI has grown increasingly specific in its proposals for how such a fund could be structured.

The idea of a public AI fund has also been publicly discussed by Altman, and OpenAI has grown increasingly specific in its proposals for how such a fund could be structured. Most recently, a policy paper titled “ Industrial Policy for the… | Flipper Device’s new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity Ivan Mehta | Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on Kate Park The idea of a public AI fund has also been publicly discussed by Altman, and OpenAI has grown increasingly specific in its proposals for how such a fund could be structured. Most recently, a policy paper titled “ Industrial Policy for the… Flipper Device’s new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity Ivan Mehta Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on Kate Park The idea of a public AI fund has also been publicly discussed by Altman, and OpenAI has grown incre…

Source · OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund | TechCrunch
Source · OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund | TechCrunch

ChatGPT

Flipper Device’s new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity Ivan Mehta

On Thursday, Microsoft announced a new operating business called Microsoft Frontier Company, focused on delivering successful enterprise AI deployments with Microsoft’s existing AI tools. The project will be backed by a $2.5 billion invest… | Nonetheless, the venture bears a striking similarity to a number of FDE-based AI ventures announced in recent months. Just two days earlier , Amazon Web Services announced an i… On Thursday, Microsoft announced a new operating business called Microsoft Frontier Company, focused on delivering successful enterprise AI deployments with Microsoft’s existing AI tools. The project will be backed by a $2.5 billion invest… Nonetheless, the venture bears a striking similarity to a number of FDE-based AI ventures announced in recent months. Just two days earlier , Amazon Web Services announced an internal commitment of $1 billion for its own AI deployment vent… Microsoft’s existing client base will give the new effort a significant head start, as the…

Source · Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment | TechCrunch
Source · Microsoft launches its own AI deployment company with $2.5 billion commitment | TechCrunch

ChatGPT

Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on Kate Park

Back in April, Reuters reported that Anthropic was toying with the idea of producing its own AI chips as a means of responding to chip shortages. Now, it would appear that the company is getting serious about this idea. | Flipper Device’s new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity Ivan Mehta | Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on Kate Park Back in April, Reuters reported that Anthropic was toying with the idea of producing its own AI chips as a means of responding to chip shortages. Now, it would appear that the company is getting serious about this idea. Flipper Device’s new Busy Bar is a customizable display for productivity Ivan Mehta Asian AI startups launch Mythos-like models as Anthropic’s export ban drags on Kate Park The idea of a public AI fund has also been publicly discussed by Altman, and OpenAI has grown incre…

Source · Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung | TechCrunch
Source · Anthropic is discussing a new custom chip with Samsung | TechCrunch

Perplexity

Perplexity

Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type

Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type | Configurable control : Enable/disable and override media types as needed | New max_tokens parameter : Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs. Learn more → Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Configurable control : Enable/disable and override media types as needed New max_tokens parameter : Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs. Learn more → Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Configurable control : Enable/disable and override media types as needed New max_tokens parameter : Control the maximum tokens extracted per page in search results. This gives you finer control over response size and costs…

Source · Changelog
Source · Changelog

Claude Code

Claude Code

“I think it’s crazy, like the potential is insane right now,” Guez , a content creator and startup founder, told TechCrunch. “I’m not sure if everyone’s gonna think it’s good, but I mean, it’s working.”

“I think it’s crazy, like the potential is insane right now,” Guez , a content creator and startup founder, told TechCrunch. “I’m not sure if everyone’s gonna think it’s good, but I mean, it’s working.” | How is Guez wooing so many women? First, he uses the open source AI agent OpenClaw to track World Cup match results. After each game, OpenClaw triggers Claude to create and post a nearly identical Instagram “ trial… “I think it’s crazy, like the potential is insane right now,” Guez , a content creator and startup founder, told TechCrunch. “I’m not sure if everyone’s gonna think it’s good, but I mean, it’s working.” How is Guez wooing so many women? First, he uses the open source AI agent OpenClaw to track World Cup match results. After each game, OpenClaw triggers Claude to create and post a nearly identical Instagram “ trial reel ” with the same tem… Guez has made the same post, save for the country name, more than a dozen times. But you can’t tell when you look at his profile,…

Source · Yep, we're using OpenClaw to date now | TechCrunch
Source · Yep, we're using OpenClaw to date now | TechCrunch