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A fast, sourced daily brief on the big AI labs — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and xAI. The models, the business and the policy, in clear English, every day.
Today’s index
All news →HonestCodes
Referral codes that actually work: quick UK guide
Why codes fail, and the fastest way to get one that works.
15 June 2026
Brief
The 2026 open-weight surge, in brief
The year free models caught the frontier. The brief.
14 June 2026
Lamp
Tired of dating apps? The best alternative: Lamp Dating
Why dating apps wear you out, and the AI alternative built on the opposite idea.
14 June 2026
Brief
Qwen: the open-source model juggernaut, explained
Alibaba's open-model juggernaut, in brief.
13 June 2026
Anthropic
US directive pulls Fable 5 offline three days after launch
Launched Tuesday, dark by Friday. The brief.
12 June 2026
Brief
Moonshot ships Kimi K2.7-Code — open weights, coding-focused
Another open model from China, and this one's actually downloadable. The brief.
12 June 2026
Funding & IPOs
Mistral in talks to raise ~€3bn at a ~€20bn valuation
Europe's AI champion, repriced. The brief.
12 June 2026
Nvidia
Where humanoid robots stand in 2026
From prototypes to paid pilots. The brief.
11 June 2026
Brief
Decart launches Oasis 3, a real-time world model for driving
Photorealistic, promptable, via API. The brief.
10 June 2026
Anthropic
Anthropic calls for a coordinated global slowdown on AI
A serious warning, an awkward week. The brief.
10 June 2026
Anthropic
Anthropic ships Fable 5 — its most powerful public model yet
The frontier just moved. Here's the brief.
9 June 2026
Google
Apple unveils 'Siri AI' and next-gen Apple Intelligence at WWDC
The smarter Siri is real, and it ships this autumn. The brief.
8 June 2026
Topics
All topics →OpenAI
OpenAI is the US AI lab behind ChatGPT and the GPT model family.
OpenAnthropic
Anthropic is the US AI safety lab behind the Claude family of models.
OpenGoogle (with Google DeepMind) builds the Gemini family of AI models.
OpenxAI
xAI is Elon Musk's AI lab behind the Grok models.
OpenNvidia
Nvidia designs the GPUs that train and run frontier AI models.
OpenModel launches
New frontier AI model releases and what they change.
OpenFunding & IPOs
The money behind the AI labs: funding rounds, valuations and IPOs.
OpenAI policy
Regulation, governance and the geopolitics of frontier AI.
OpenChips & compute
The chips and compute that power AI, and the export controls around them.
OpenConsumer tech
Consumer-facing tech and AI products, and the companies building them.
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