Latest news from the AI world
Claude Code v2.1.49-2.1.50 extends multi-worktree agents and fixes 6 memory leaks, GitHub Copilot introduces cross-session persistent memory, and ElevenLabs cuts TTS latency by 40% on February 22, 2026.
Anthropic launches Claude Code Security in preview (500+ vulnerabilities detected in open source), Runway becomes a multi-model hub, and GitHub Copilot extends its model picker to Business/Enterprise on February 20, 2026.
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Pro with an ARC-AGI-2 score of 77.1%, OpenAI expands to India with Tata Group and Stargate infrastructure, Anthropic opens Claude in PowerPoint to Pro plans, and Mistral publishes its Voxtral Realtime technical report.
February 16-18, 2026: Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with improved computer use and 1M token window. Qwen releases Qwen3.5-397B in open-weight Apache 2.0. Google integrates Lyria 3 into Gemini. OpenAI unveils EVMbench, Cohere launches Tiny Aya, Runway opens its Gen-4.5 API.
February 14-16, 2026: Anthropic opens Bengaluru office with major partnerships in India. Kimi unveils Claw, a native OpenClaw app with 5,000+ skills. GitHub Copilot integrates MCP. OpenAI publishes Codex recap and launches First Proof challenge.
February 1-14, 2026: MiniMax releases M2.5, open-source frontier model with 80.2% on SWE-Bench. Kling launches its 3.0 model for video. Perplexity deploys Model Council (multi-model), Deep Research on Opus 4.6, and DRACO benchmark. Mistral announces its biggest hackathon, Cohere signs Magnus Carlsen.
February 13, 2026: GitHub launches Agentic Workflows in technical preview, GPT-5.2 derives a result in particle physics, OpenAI introduces Lockdown Mode against prompt injections, and Anthropic and Google invest in AI education.
Anthropic announces a $30 billion Series G ($380B valuation), OpenAI launches real-time GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark on Cerebras, Google unveils Gemini 3 Deep Think with record scores in sciences, and xAI restructures teams with Macrohard.
Z.ai launches GLM-5 (744B params, MIT License), Anthropic releases its first ASL-4 sabotage risk report, OpenAI adds server-side compaction and network containers to its API, Kimi unveils Agent Swarm, and Runway raises $315M.
Anthropic launches 2.5x faster mode for Opus 4.6, OpenAI tests ads in ChatGPT, ElevenLabs closes $11B Series D, GPT-5.3-Codex arrives in Copilot, and Mistral releases Voxtral Transcribe 2.
GitHub opens Agent HQ to Claude and Codex in public preview, Anthropic explains why Claude will remain ad-free, Apple integrates Claude Agent SDK into Xcode, Mistral launches Voxtral Transcribe 2, and ElevenLabs raises $500M in Series D.
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4.6 with 1M context and agent teams, OpenAI releases GPT-5.3-Codex and the Frontier platform, Google updates Gemini 3 for the Super Bowl, and GitHub introduces pinned comments.