AI News
Google's Nano Banana 2.1 is now generally available: better text in images and panoramic formats
On October 6 Google released its updated image model. It promises better text inside images, more consistent characters and very wide formats.
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Models
Anthropic launches Claude Haiku 5.5, its cheapest and fastest small model
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Business
Sierra and Meta publish a standard so your AI agent can "introduce itself" to businesses
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Business
OpenAI cancels GPT-6.1 Astra and launches "Dots," an agent that acts for you
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Tools
Gemini introduces "skills": reusable prompts so you don't retype the same thing
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Models
Claude Opus 5.5: near top-model level, but 40% cheaper to run
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Business
Meta expands Muse for small business: an agent that connects to Shopify, Stripe and Slack (for now in the U.S. and Canada)
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Business
Wikimedia says OpenAI agents sent millions of automated requests to its tools
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Models
Mistral unveils Large 4: over a trillion parameters, public release on October 27
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Business
ElevenLabs reaches a $22 billion valuation
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Tools
ChatGPT introduces GPT-6 with Intelligent UI: answers with comparisons, diagrams and interactive tools
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Models
Vidu Q4 Preview: video with audio from $0.014 per second
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Business
Anthropic gives startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits
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