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- Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 with coding upgrades debuts
- Apple said to ramp up work on AI wearables
- NVIDIA exits Arm stake after failed acquisition attempt
- Thrive Capital raises $10B+ for largest fund yet, lifting AUM to ~$50B
- Ineffable Intelligence, new UK AI lab, said to raise $1B at $4B
- Legora, AI legal startup, said to seek $400M raise at $5B+ valuation
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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
Representational image generated using ChatGPT.
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.
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4. NVIDIA exits Arm stake after failed acquisition attempt
NVIDIA stock is +2% in pre-market trading on Wed.:
