Anthropic Launches Claude 3 Haiku: The Fastest and Most Cost-Effective AI Model

Last week, The Atlantic launched a new tool to search LibGen, a database allegedly used by Meta to train its AI models. This has raised significant concerns due to the inclusion of numerous unpublished works. Writer Maris Kreizman, in an article for Literary Hub, revealed that her forthcoming essay collection was found in this database. Kreizman stated that her collection is...
Google has announced that its latest flagship AI model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, will be available for free to all Gemini app users. This means that high-end features previously only available to Gemini Advanced subscribers for $0.99 per month are now accessible to a wider audience. Google calls Gemini 2.5 Pro its most intelligent AI model yet, boasting significant improvements in reasoning capabilities. The new model supports a variety of functions, including applications and more.
Anthropic and Databricks announced a five-year, $100 million partnership to develop AI agent tools for enterprise task automation. Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi stated that Anthropic's Claude model will be directly available on the Databricks platform, enabling clients to leverage their own data to develop custom AI solutions.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on X that the company will support the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a standard developed by competitor Anthropic. This standard aims to improve the accuracy and relevance of AI assistants' responses to specific queries. Altman stated that OpenAI will integrate MCP into several of its products, including ChatGPT.