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Wednesday
Wednesday
SpaceXAI released Grok 4.6, built for long-running agents and visual work, claiming parity with GPT-5.6 Sol on a composite benchmark while keeping its low, efficiency-focused pricing.
Vibe-coding platform Lovable has closed a $400 million funding round at a $13.3 billion valuation, led by Menlo Ventures and the EU-backed Scaleup Fund managed by EQT.
Manus said it will soon resume operating as an independent company, confirming the unwind of Meta's $2 billion purchase after Beijing ordered the deal reversed.
Spotify will add "AI Persona" badges to AI-generated artist profiles from mid-September and exclude their music from recommendations, as AI tracks flood streaming services.
Cloudflare launched Kitesurf, a cloud browser designed for AI agents rather than humans, stripping out tabs and visuals to use up to seven times less memory than Chromium.
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