Top stories today:

1. Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 with coding upgrades debuts
2. Apple said to ramp up work on AI wearables
3. NVIDIA exits Arm stake after failed acquisition attempt
4. Thrive Capital raises $10B+ for largest fund yet, lifting AUM to ~$50B
5. Ineffable Intelligence, new UK AI lab, said to raise $1B at $4B
6. Legora, AI legal startup, said to seek $400M raise at $5B+ valuation

0. Data and calendar

1. Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 with coding upgrades debuts

Claude Sonnet 4.6 slightly edges Opus 4.6 on the GDPval-AA benchmark:

• Pricing is $3/$15 per 1M input/output tokens, vs. Opus 4.6’s $5/$25, OpenAI’s GPT-5.2’s $1.75/$14, and GLM-5’s $1/$3.2.

• 1M-token context window in beta.

• Available across all Claude plans, Claude Cowork, Claude Code, and Anthropic’s API.

• The free tier has also been upgraded to Sonnet 4.6 by default.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 scored 72.5% on OSWorld-Verified, Anthropic announced

• GPT-5.3-Codex scored 64.7% on OSWorld-Verified, per OpenAI.

• Sonnet 4.6 scored 59.1% on Terminal-Bench 2.0, versus GPT-5.3 Codex’s 77.3%.

2. Apple said to ramp up work on camera-equipped smart glasses, pendant, AI AirPods

• 2027: Apple’s smart glasses are rumored to feature high-resolution cameras for photo and video capture.

  • 2 camera lenses, 1 dedicated to computer vision and another for environmental context.

  • Could read printed text and convert it into digital data, with Siri referencing real-world landmarks.

• 2026: Apple’s pendant device, reminiscent of the failed Humane AI Pin, is expected.

  • Would function as an always-on camera for the iPhone, with a microphone for Siri input.

  • Lacks a projector or display and could be worn as a necklace or clipped to clothing.

• 2025: Apple’s AirPods with built-in cameras are rumored to launch.

4. NVIDIA exits Arm stake after failed acquisition attempt

NVIDIA stock is +2% in pre-market trading on Wed.: