OpenAI launches “Financial ChatGPT”
OpenAI has launched “ChatGPT for Financial Services,” a version of its enterprise platform offering market data, citations, and document tools for banking, research, and compliance teams worldwide.
Google improves AI-powered weather forecasts
Google’s WeatherNext 3 improves weather forecasting by combining current raw satellite data with global weather analyses. This allows the model to detect atmospheric changes more quickly and update forecasts hourly instead of every six hours as before.
Decision-making in self-driving cars
Researchers from Motional and MIT have developed a system that enables self-driving cars to explain their decisions in real time. Known as CW-Net, the technology translates the internal logic of neural networks into contexts that humans can understand.
OpenAI introduces GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI has introduced GPT-6 Astra, describing it as its most capable and best-aligned AI model to date. Astra shows significant advances in professional computer use, software development, research, and cybersecurity.
Swiss AI model Apertus makes progress
One year after its launch, Switzerland’s fully open AI model Apertus has surpassed four million downloads. The latest version, Apertus 1.5, improves areas including image understanding, reasoning, translation and multilingual discussions.
Anthropic makes Fable cheaper and less restrictive
Anthropic has released Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, updated versions of its most capable AI models. The new Fable is designed to reduce token costs and offer greater flexibility.
AI price war intensifies due to open-weight models
OpenAI and Anthropic are cutting their AI prices. One reason is the growing popularity of cheaper open-weight models, particularly from Chinese developers, among enterprise customers.
Meta and Nvidia challenge China
Meta and Nvidia are stepping up their efforts to compete with China in the field of open AI models. These models are not only cheaper but also easier to customize and increasingly powerful.
Anthropic is becoming the Apple of AI
In July 2026, Anthropic further cemented its position as a leading AI provider, accounting for 65.1% of total spending, according to an analysis by Vercel. At the same time, the company’s token prices are significantly higher than those of its competitors.
Mistral introduces new safety model
Mistral has released Shieldstral, an open-weight model designed to assess the safety of text and images. Unlike conventional safety systems, Shieldstral does not rely on predefined categories for harmful or prohibited content.