Deep dives, tutorials and tool reviews on AI, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and more.
Mistral released OCR 4 on June 23, 2026, a document intelligence model that returns structured output with bounding boxes, block labels, and confidence scores. Here is what changed, how it prices against Google and AWS, and why the self-hosting option matters for regulated industries.
Shanghai AI Lab researchers published Self-Harness, a framework that lets AI agents rewrite their own operating scaffolding. They gained up to 21.4 percentage points on Terminal-Bench 2.0 without touching model weights.
Anthropic confidentially filed a draft S-1 with the SEC on June 1, 2026, days after a $65 billion raise pushed its valuation to $965 billion, edging ahead of OpenAI in the race to go public.
Merlin AI Pro normally costs $19 to $29 a month. Here is how to claim a free first month with the code BCFREE, and what to check before you redeem it.
Standard RAG systems often fail on consumer hardware not because of poor retrieval, but because they lack a proper context budget. By implementing a hierarchical summary routing layer—using summaries for discovery and raw chunks for answering developers can ensure the most relevant evidence actually reaches the model, even within tight token constraints.
Microsoft Scout brings OpenClaw-style personal agents into Microsoft 365. Here is what it does, how it differs from Copilot, and why privacy controls matter.
For the first time since its launch, ChatGPT holds less than half the AI assistant market. Gemini and Claude are gaining ground fast. Here is what the numbers say and what it means for everyday AI users.
The US government halted Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos just days after launch over major national security and autonomous exploit risks.
OpenAI has launched a new Partner Network and is putting $150 million behind it. The program brings together consulting firms and tech companies to help businesses use AI in real workflows.
The U.S. government ordered Anthropic to immediately cut off global access to Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5, citing national security concerns. Anthropic complied but publicly disagreed with the decision.
A researcher from the University of Arizona is using Codex to generate and test algorithms that could finally make black hole plasma simulations realistic and the approach has implications for how AI fits into serious scientific work.
