🤖AI Tools & Technologies
Generative AI & Large Language Models
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.2 - GPT-5.2 is optimized for professional knowledge work, scoring a 70.9% (using GPT-5.2 Thinking) on knowledge work tasks on the GDPval benchmark, compared to 38.8% for GPT-5.1 Thinking. Now rolling out in ChatGPT with Instant, Thinking, and Pro modes, available on all developer API plans. Source: OpenAI Blog
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.2-Codex - A specialized coding version optimized for the Codex agent with improvements in long-horizon work through context compaction, stronger performance on large code changes, and significantly stronger cybersecurity capabilities. Available for paid ChatGPT users with API availability coming soon. Source: OpenAI
Anthropic Makes Skills an Open Standard - Anthropic announced making Claude Skills portable across tools and platforms with a new directory of pre-built skills from Notion, Canva, Figma, and Atlassian. New features include skill provisioning from admin settings and easier creation/editing methods. Source: Anthropic Claude Blog
Mistral Releases Devstral 2 - Latest open-source coding model available in two sizes: Devstral 2 (123B) and Devstral Small 2 (24B). Also released Mistral Vibe CLI, a command-line coding assistant with project-aware context and multi-file orchestration. Source: Mistral AI
Google Releases Gemini 3 Flash - New frontier model for speed at lower token cost, ideal for iterative development. Outperforms all Gemini 2.5 models in coding capabilities on SWE-bench Verified and excels in complex video analysis and visual Q&A. Source: SD Times
AI Development Tools & Frameworks
Zencoder Introduces Zenflow AI Orchestration - New desktop app for development teams transitioning to AI-First Engineering with four pillars: structured AI workflows, spec-driven development, multi-agent verification, and parallel model execution. Source: SD Times
Google Launches A2UI Project - Open-source tool that generates contextually relevant UIs based on conversation needs. Allows agents to generate bespoke UIs from widget catalogs for improved user interactions. Source: SD Times
Linux Foundation Forms Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) - New foundation to promote collaborative evolution of agentic AI, incorporating Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP), Block's goose, and OpenAI's AGENTS.md as founding projects. Source: SD Times
Progress Adds Agentic UI Generator - Latest releases of Telerik and Kendo UI now include AI-based code generation for production-ready page layouts based on simple prompts. Available for Blazor, KendoReact, and Angular. Source: SD Times
Amazon Releases Nova Forge & Nova Act - Nova Forge allows developers to build custom frontier models using Nova models combined with their datasets. Nova Act helps developers build, deploy, and manage agent fleets for UI workflows. Source: SD Times
Computer Vision & Image AI
Google Announces Veo 2 and Imagen 3 - Google DeepMind unveiled next-generation AI tools for video generation (Veo 2) and image generation (Imagen 3), plus Whisk for remixing visuals. Advancing production-grade video and image generation capabilities. Source: Mashable
A11yShape - AI System for Visually Impaired Coders - New AI-assisted system developed to help blind and low-vision programmers create, inspect, and verify 3D models independently. Improves accessibility in software development. Source: AOL News
Wherobots Launches RasterFlow - New satellite image preparation and inference solution in private preview, enabling AI models on physical world data for applications like predicting field boundaries from overhead farmland images. Source: SD Times
AI Chatbot/Agents Tools
Anthropic Acquires Bun - Anthropic acquired Bun, a JavaScript/TypeScript/JSX toolkit, to incorporate into Claude Code for improved performance and stability. Bun is dramatically faster than competing alternatives and essential for AI-led software engineering. Source: Anthropic
Patronus AI Announces Generative Simulators - New training method called Open Recursive Self-Improvement (ORSI) allows agents to improve through interaction and feedback without full retraining cycles. Generative Simulators create dynamic task scenarios that evaluate agent actions. Source: SD Times
Augment Code Launches Code Review Agent - New agent relieves code review bottleneck, working at semantic level to assist developers with high-level code changes while maintaining quality and reducing review friction. Source: SD Times
Read AI Launches Operator for Android - Read AI wraps up 2025 with Android app launch and Operator feature to capture every conversation across work environments. Source: Read AI
AI Video/Audio/Media Creation Tools
Character.AI Reveals AvatarFX - New AI video generation tool allowing users to create realistic, long-form video from 2D images. Coming soon to expand Character.AI's capabilities. Source: Mashable
Google Launches Improved Gemini Audio Models - Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio improves complex workflow handling and natural conversation navigation. Live speech translation in Google Translate app now supports 70+ languages. Source: Google Blog
AI Governance & Safety
AI Governance Will Define Organizational Success in 2026 - Directors must now have baseline AI fluency as fundamental requirement of duty of care. Organizations must balance innovation with security and compliance. Source: VMblog
New State AI Laws Effective January 1, 2026 - Multiple state AI laws take effect, though December executive order creates enforcement uncertainty. Focus on responsible AI deployment and data protection. Source: JD Supra
AI Safety Index Shows Grading Concerns - Winter 2025 AI Safety Index shows even top companies like Anthropic and OpenAI received C+ grades. Underscores importance of AI risk mitigation strategies. Source: AI Invest
Other AI Technologies
OpenAI Says Prompt Injection May Never Be 'Solved' for Browser Agents - OpenAI's security analysis reveals prompt injection attacks can hijack browser-based AI agents like ChatGPT Atlas. Security updates and transparency needed. Source: CyberScoop
Amazon Adds 18 New Open Weight Models to Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock now provides nearly 100 serverless models from Google, Mistral, NVIDIA, OpenAI, and others, giving customers precise capability selection. Source: SD Times
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