Vol. I · No. 143WED, SEP 9, 2026
Section · Labs

Frontier Laboratories

Dispatches from Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepMind, Mistral, Meta, xAI, and Cohere.

New

Recreating a 70-year love story frame by frame

Google DeepMind and filmmakers used AI to synthesize lost footage in short film 'Love, Rendered,' a generative video application.

·

The Work Now Within Reach

OpenAI argues that increased AI capability and lower costs enable new workflows and economic growth for businesses and individuals.

·

Introducing ChatGPT Images 2.5

OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.5, an image generation feature enabling sketch-to-image and reference-guided personalization.

·

An Alien Mind

Jakub Pachocki (OpenAI) argues for stronger AI safeguards and international coordination as capability scaling accelerates.

·

Proactive cyber defense for governments and enterprises

Google launches Fairwind Program, limited-access cyber defense tools for governments and enterprise partners.

·

The latest AI news we announced in August 2026

Google announces August 2026 AI updates; article lacks specific details on Gemma releases or capabilities.

·

Generative AI for Business

Cohere overview of enterprise generative AI adoption patterns, benefits, and implementation challenges.

·

Previewing the Model Hardware Standard

We’re opening a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a shared specification for AI agents to safely operate physical devices, to a first group of scientific research labs and advanced manufacturers.

·

3 new ways to plan and book travel in Search

Google Search adds AI-powered travel booking features: hotel reservations, airfare tracking, and loyalty rewards integration.

·
50 stories