Tech
Meta Is Building a Cloud Business to Sell AI Compute, and CoreWeave Just Took the Hit
Bloomberg reported July 1 that Meta plans a cloud business to sell surplus AI compute. Meta stock jumped 10%. CoreWeave dropped 14%. Nebius 16%.
Apps
Gemini Spark Comes to Mac With File Access, Real-Time Tracking, and Custom MCP
Google's Gemini Spark arrives on Mac for AI Ultra subscribers with local file access, real-time topic tracking, Keep and Tasks integration, and custom MCP support.
AI
Claude Sonnet 5 vs Opus 4.8: Benchmarks, Pricing, and Which One to Run
Claude Sonnet 5 vs Opus 4.8 - benchmarks, real deployment data, and pricing through the August 31 deadline. Here is which model to run and why.
Apps
OpenClaw for iPhone Brings Local-First AI Agents to Mobile for the First Time
OpenClaw launched official iPhone and Android apps on June 29, giving the local-first AI agent platform native mobile access for the first time.
AI
Anthropic Launches Claude Science, an AI Workbench Built for Scientists
Anthropic launched Claude Science on June 30, an AI workbench in beta pulling 60+ scientific databases, compute management, and auditable artifacts into one environment.
AI
Claude Fable 5 Returns July 1 After US Lifts Export Controls on Anthropic Models
Anthropic restores Claude Fable 5 on July 1 after the US Department of Commerce lifted export controls on both Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on June 30, 2026.
Apps
Threads Expands Live Chats With Co-Hosts, Translations, and Wider Access
Threads updated Live Chats on June 30 with translation support, co-host invites, and message deletion while opening the feature to Community Champions.
AI
Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 5 as Default for All Plans, With Agentic Tool Use and $2 Pricing
Anthropic replaced Sonnet 4.6 with Claude Sonnet 5 today. Now the default for Free and Pro users, with agentic tool use at $2 per million input tokens.
AI
AWS Launches $1 Billion Forward-Deployed Engineers Unit to Embed With Customers
AWS committed $1 billion on June 30 to a new forward-deployed engineering unit that sends engineers to embed inside customer organizations for 45-day periods.
AI
Apple Skips M6 Pro and Max to Fast-Track an AI-Focused M7 Chip for 2027
Apple is skipping the M6 Pro and Max to launch an AI-focused M7 chip lineup in 2027, Bloomberg reports. On-device AI inference drove the decision.
AI
OpenAI Reveals Codex Micro: A 13-Key Macro Pad for Developer AI Workflows
OpenAI unveiled its first hardware product: the Codex Micro, a 13-key macro pad co-built with Work Louder for developers running AI coding sessions.
Apps
Cursor Launches iOS App in Public Beta to Run AI Agents From Your Phone
Cursor for iOS launched in public beta June 29 for all paid plans. Launch cloud agents, track them on your lock screen, and merge PRs from your phone.