Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash can generate videos up to 15 seconds
Google announced that Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash is generally available through the Gemini API and to business users. The company says it generates videos up to 15 seconds and supports conversational editing; 720p pricing fell 30% from the previous version to $0.07 per second. Improvements to fast sports action are ongoing.
Google announced Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, which offers video generation up to 15 seconds and conversational editing.
02SECURITY
More than 800 exposed instances of Artex attack tool found
Artex is an open-source penetration-testing tool that automatically searches systems for vulnerabilities; Censys identified more than 800 deployments accessible online without passwords. A researcher said not all instances were used maliciously and why they were exposed is unclear; Artex later announced it would become closed-source.
Censys identified more than 800 Artex deployments accessible online without passwords; the tool has been linked to various cyberattacks.
03MODELS
Inkling 2 Small unveiled; open-weight release awaits security tests
Inkling 2 Small was introduced as a vision-capable Mixture-of-Experts model with 594 billion total and 17 billion active parameters. It is currently available through Tinker with closed weights; its developers plan to release the weights under Apache 2.0 next week, provided external security tests are completed.
Inkling 2 Small is available on Tinker with closed weights; release of its Apache 2.0-licensed weights depends on completion of external security tests.
04INDUSTRY
Anthropic IPO valuation falls to $1.2–$1.3 trillion
According to discussions reported by Bloomberg, the valuation being discussed for Anthropic’s IPO fell to $1.2–$1.3 trillion from $1.4–$1.5 trillion a few days earlier. The Wall Street Journal reported that three major investors said a lower price was needed; talks continue, and the company declined to comment.
The valuation discussed with investors for Anthropic’s IPO has fallen to $1.2–$1.3 trillion.
05PRODUCTS
Meta introduces Spaces for Muse agents
Spaces offers conversation areas in the Muse interface’s sidebar, organized around specific purposes such as vacation planning, event tracking, or a project board. Meta says these spaces can connect to third-party apps and keep information updated in the background.
Meta introduced Spaces, which lets Muse users create separate workspaces for specific projects and collaborate with agents.
06RESEARCH
Author argues AI-driven research acceleration at Anthropic may have crossed a threshold
Drawing on a METR report examining AI’s effect on Anthropic’s research and development pace, the author argues that a threshold for “dramatic acceleration” may have been crossed. The report says capability progress from October 2025 to October 2026 was about twice that of the previous 12 months; most supporting evidence is redacted.
Assessing a METR report, the author suggests AI-driven research acceleration at Anthropic may have crossed a threshold, though most supporting evidence is unpublished.
07CHIPS & INFRASTRUCTURE
OpenAI drops confidentiality agreements for data center projects
In new commitments to communities hosting data center projects, OpenAI said it would not use confidentiality agreements with public officials. The company says it will apply narrowly scoped protections only to legitimate security information and trade secrets, and cover the full cost of electricity and necessary infrastructure.
OpenAI says it will not use confidentiality agreements with public officials on data center projects and will cover electricity and necessary infrastructure costs.
08RESEARCH
Hybrid method routing Jev’s cases to Opus cut costs more than fourfold
The authors tested a hybrid setup that routed Jev’s low-confidence examples to Opus to detect overmerging in identity matching. On synthetic data, they reported accuracy close to Opus at more than four times lower cost; cost and latency were measured in their own setup.
A hybrid method using Jev’s confidence score to route some identity records to Opus achieved near-Opus accuracy at more than four times lower cost in the authors’ synthetic test.
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