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August 11, 2026

Claude Releases Sonnet 5, a Smarter AI for Multi-Step Tasks

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Claude gets a major upgrade with its new Sonnet 5 model, making it much better at handling complex projects by itself.

Claude

Claude

A new version called Claude Sonnet 5 is now available, designed to handle complex, multi-step tasks on its own.

Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5, a new AI model that's much better at planning and completing tasks that require several steps. It can use tools like a web browser or a code terminal by itself. This means you can give it more complicated goals, and it will figure out how to achieve them. 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………

Source · Introducing Claude Sonnet 5
Source · Introducing Claude Sonnet 5
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Perplexity

Perplexity

Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model.

Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model. | Grok 4.3 and the Grok 4.20 family — xai/grok-4.3 , xai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning , and xai/grok-4.20-multi-agent . | Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model. Grok 4.3 and the Grok 4.20 family — xai/grok-4.3 , xai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning , and xai/grok-4.20-multi-agent . Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model. Grok 4.3 and the Grok 4.20 family — xai/grok-4.3 , xai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning , and xai/grok-4.20-multi-agent . Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model. | Grok 4.3 and the…

Source · Changelog
Source · Changelog

Meta AI

Meta AI

Mark Zuckerberg's AI manifesto is exactly why people don't like AI | TechCrunch

On Monday, Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word manifesto about personal AI, largely about the possibilities for the “personal superintelligence” systems Meta AI is building. The ideas in the post aren’t totally new. A version of the ess… | I don’t bring this up to imply that Zuckerberg should withdraw to the wilderness in shame — but the fallout from social media is one of the central reasons we’re now seeing so… On Monday, Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word manifesto about personal AI, largely about the possibilities for the “personal superintelligence” systems Meta AI is building. The ideas in the post aren’t totally new. A version of the ess… I don’t bring this up to imply that Zuckerberg should withdraw to the wilderness in shame — but the fallout from social media is one of the central reasons we’re now seeing so much anxiety about the social impact of AI. Whether it’s fair o… Everyone will have a personalized tutor and coach with a PhD in every subject and unlimited…

Source · Mark Zuckerberg's AI manifesto is exactly why people don't like AI | TechCrunch
Source · Mark Zuckerberg's AI manifesto is exactly why people don't like AI | TechCrunch

ChatGPT

ChatGPT

Approved Daybreak partners can use OpenAI’s frontier cyber models to deliver authorized, governed cybersecurity services to customers.

Approved Daybreak partners can use OpenAI’s frontier cyber models to deliver authorized, governed cybersecurity services to customers. Approved Daybreak partners can use OpenAI’s frontier cyber models to deliver authorized, governed c…

Source · Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted hands
Source · Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted hands

ChatGPT

Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted hands

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar shares five lessons for building an AI-native finance function, from automated forecasting to stronger controls and AI ROI. Approved Daybreak partners can use OpenAI’s frontier cyber models to deliver authorized, governed c…

Source · What building an AI-native finance function taught me
Source · What building an AI-native finance function taught me

ChatGPT

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar shares five lessons for building an AI-native finance function, from automated forecasting to stronger controls and AI ROI.

While OpenAI’s incredible growth and products are likely to generate massive interest in public markets, the potential debut of rival Anthropic — which was reportedly profitable earlier this year — gives the company a reason to ensure it p… | TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight. | AI As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model Lucas Ropek While OpenAI’s incredible growth and products are likely to generate massive interest in public markets, the potential debut of rival Anthropic — which was reportedly profitable earlier this year — gives the company a reason to ensure it p… TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news and insight. AI As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model Lucas Ropek Approved Daybreak partners can use OpenAI’s frontier cyber models to deliver authorized, governed c…

Source · OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer | TechCrunch
Source · OpenAI reportedly completed a $7 billion employee tender offer | TechCrunch

Claude Code

Claude Code

The inside story of how Claude Code went from an internal CLI to Anthropic's coding agent, told by researchers, engineers and early users who built it.

The inside story of how Claude Code went from an internal CLI to Anthropic's coding agent, told by researchers, engineers and early users who built it. The inside story of how Claude Code went from an internal CLI to Anthropic's coding agent, told by… The Making of Claude Code

Source · The Making of Claude Code
Source · The Making of Claude Code