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OpenAI

Jun 1, 2026 · 4 min read

GPT-6 opens multimodal preview to Plus tier

OpenAI's voice + vision routing now ships in the API with sub-200ms latency targets and a redesigned realtime endpoint. Here's what changed, what it costs, and which of your prompts to revisit.

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Anthropic

ReleasesMay 28, 2026

Claude 5 Sonnet adds persistent project memory

Memory now spans workspaces; opt-in via the new Memory tab inside Projects.

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Google

ReleasesMay 26, 2026

Gemini Ultra rolls into Workspace by default

Docs, Sheets, and Meet pick up the Ultra tier without an add-on subscription.

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xAI

FundingMay 24, 2026

Grok maker announces $6B Series D for compute

Funding earmarked for the Memphis cluster expansion and on-device variants.

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DeepSeek

ResearchMay 22, 2026

DeepSeek publishes a cheaper RL training recipe

New paper claims frontier reasoning at a fraction of the GPU-hours. We break down the method.

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Cursor

ReleasesMay 20, 2026

Cursor ships background agents for whole-repo tasks

Kick off a refactor, close the laptop, review the PR later. Early access opens this week.

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Midjourney

ReleasesMay 18, 2026

Midjourney v8 focuses on text rendering & control

Typography in images finally looks intentional; new reference-image controls land too.

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Policy

PolicyMay 16, 2026

EU finalizes the next phase of the AI Act

What the transparency and disclosure rules mean for builders shipping to Europe.

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Llama 4 edge models target phones & laptops

Open weights tuned for on-device inference; runs offline with a 4-bit quant.

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Perplexity

FundingMay 12, 2026

Perplexity raises to expand its finance vertical

New round funds real-time market data, filings search, and an analyst mode.

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