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The models clone voices, generate low-latency speech, and manipulate emotional content.

Demo: https://huggingface.co/spaces/Qwen/Qwen3-TTS

Alibaba has made Qwen3-TTS voice models publicly available

Anthropic has a test that technical candidates must take at home. It's regularly revised to ensure Claude performs worse than strong candidates and to prevent cheating.

The test was recently published: https://github.com/anthropics/original_performance_takehome.

If you solve it better than Claude Opus 4.5, Anthropic will be happy to receive your resume.

Anthropic has invited everyone to take their technical interview test

YouTube will let you generate Shorts with your avatar.

They promise a similar experience to Sora. Users will be able to upload their image and generate short videos with voiceover and subtitles.

YouTube will soon let creators make Shorts with their own AI likeness

GPT-4o will be removed from ChatGPT on February 13th.
GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini will also be disabled.

The API will remain unchanged for now.

Retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini in ChatGPT

Under the hood of Genie 3, Gemini, and Nano Banana Pro, you can generate worlds from a description or image and explore them using keyboard controls. The maximum generation time is 60 seconds.

Currently, only available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US.

Google launched Project Genie to create interactive worlds

The series "On This Day... 1776" tells the story of the American Revolutionary War in short episodes. They will air throughout the year.

The videos were produced by Google DeepMind. Professional actors voiced the roles. Darren Aronofsky produced the series.

Google DeepMind and Time have produced an AI series

xAI launched an API for video generation and editing

SoftBank currently owns 11% of OpenAI, and Masayoshi Son plans to increase that stake.

OpenAI is currently seeking new investment. Altman is meeting with investors from the Middle East and wants to raise at least $50 billion, with a valuation of $750–$830 billion.

SoftBank plans to invest another $30 billion in OpenAI

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GPT-5.2 helps you write and format text, inserts formulas, and checks citations. Collaboration with co-authors is supported.

Free here: https://prism.openai.com/

OpenAI launched Prism, an AI editor for scientific documents

The main innovation is Agent Swarm mode. In complex tasks, the model manages a swarm of 100 subagents and makes up to 1,500 tool calls.

In coding, according to benchmarks, Kimi K2.5 performs at the level of Gemini 3 Pro.

You can try it for free here: https://www.kimi.com/
Trial access to Agent Swarm is only available on higher-tier plans.

The code and weights are available on HuggingFace.

Kimi K2.5, the most powerful open-source model to date, has been released

Benchmarks show the new Qwen is close to top Western models.

Weights have not been published. The API costs $1.20 per 1 million tokens for input and $6.00 per 1 million tokens for output.

You can try it out in the chat at https://chat.qwen.ai/ using the "Thinking" button.

Alibaba has updated its most powerful Qwen 3 Max Thinking model

MiniMax Agent Desktop can sort files, write social media posts, generate images, and use cloud-based AI agents.

You can entrust your computer to China's answer to Claude Cowork here: https://agent.minimax.io/ 
It runs on Windows and macOS.

PS:

MiniMax has updated its AI agent for computer management

The startup helps companies create training videos with generated avatars. Now they're going further, creating AI agents that users can interact with on work-related matters.

Major clients: Bosch, Merck, and SAP. Last April, ARR was $100 million.

Latest valuation: $4 billion

Synthesia Raises $200 Million to Generate Avatar Videos

Anthropic has integrated Claude directly into Microsoft Excel.

Key features:
- You can write tasks, not formulas: "Group customers by LTV and purchase frequency."
- Claude automatically analyzes the data and returns the results directly in the table.

Plus:
• Creates complex formulas for a task
• Explains how they work
• Checks existing formulas for errors and logical inconsistencies
• Creates pivot tables on demand
• Compares periods
• Looks for trends and deviations
• Provides comments on figures, not just numbers

Already available for Pro plans.

Claude in Excel without scripts or hacks

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In six months to a year, AI will be able to develop new AI models on its own, says Dario Amodei.

The head of Anthrpoic not only criticized the US and Nvidia in Davos, but also offered his forecast for the year. Amodei believes that AI models will soon be able to code new AI models themselves. This could happen in as little as six to 12 months.

The question Amodei still hasn't answered is when AI will be able to manufacture chips and train new models, so that the cycle is complete.

In six months to a year, AI will be able to develop new AI models on its own

OpenAI's Director of Global Communications said that development of the gadget, dreamed up by Altman and Ive, is proceeding as planned. The presentation is scheduled for the second half of 2026.

The identity of the device is still unknown. Altman promised that it will be less intrusive than a smartphone, and its simplicity will shock users. Other theories include an earpiece and a brooch.

OpenAI will unveil an AI device this year

ElevenLabs plans to raise hundreds of millions of dollars at an $11 billion valuation.
The specific amount has not yet been disclosed; negotiations with investors are ongoing.
In the fall of 2025, ElevenLabs was valued at $6.6 billion.

AI voice start-up ElevenLabs in funding talks at $11bn valuation

Sequoia to invest in Anthropic, breaking VC taboo on backing rivals

Anthropic is raising $350 billion in funding. 
The planned round size is $25 billion, with Nvidia and Microsoft contributing $15 billion.

In 2015, Musk invested $38 million in OpenAI. He then fell out with everyone and, in 2024, filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of deception. The money was allegedly given to a non-profit organization, but OpenAI abandoned its noble mission and focused on commercial products.

A financial expert hired by Musk's lawyers calculated that Musk is entitled to a portion of OpenAI's current valuation. The estimate is between $79 billion and $134 billion (approximately 3,500 times Musk's investment).

The case will be heard by a jury in April. OpenAI has already warned its partners that Musk is preparing "ridiculous statements to attract attention."