Perplexity is expanding Personal Computer, its always-on Mac mini agent setup, which signals a bigger shift from chat interfaces toward persistent software that executes multi-step work.

OpenAI launched GPT-Rosalind, a model family built for life sciences teams that need stronger biological reasoning, tool use, and literature synthesis across multi-step research workflows.

Anthropic introduced Claude Design in research preview on April 17, 2026. The new product moves Claude deeper into design and prototype workflows, with direct implications for product, design, and engineering teams.

OpenAI says ChatGPT now sees about 8.4 million weekly advanced science and math messages from roughly 1.3 million weekly users, a signal that AI tools are moving deeper into day-to-day research workflows.

Google introduced Android CLI, Android Skills, and an Android Knowledge Base to help AI coding agents handle Android workflows outside Android Studio with lower token usage and faster setup.

Allbirds said it will sell its footwear assets and use a new $50 million financing deal to pursue AI compute infrastructure, sending the stock sharply higher in one day.

A new Axios report says federal officials are pressing financial institutions to prepare for Mythos-era cyber risk, signaling a practical shift from AI model hype to risk operations.

Google introduced Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS in preview across Gemini API, Vertex AI, and Google Vids, emphasizing improved voice quality and controllability.

Cloudflare launched Browser Run for AI agents with live view, human handoff, CDP access, session recordings, and a 4x increase in concurrency limits.