DAILY AI BRIEF 🗞 — Nov 6

MODEL FORECAST 👀:
- GPT-6.2 Sol, today?
- GPT-6.2 Astra, today?
- Claude Fable 5.5, soon
- Claude Mythos 5.5, never?
- Gemini 4 Carbon, soon
- Gemini 4 Hydrogen (Flash), soon
- Grok 4.8, not soon???

OPENAI 🔥:
- OpenAI launched GPT-6 Cyber for authorized security research on Daybreak Red, with a Cyber livestream on Nov 12.
- Cat Wu is joining OpenAI to lead product management for Core Products after leaving Anthropic.

GOOGLE 🔥:
- Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash is generally available on AI Studio and the Gemini API with 15-second video and 30% lower pricing.

ANTHROPIC 🔥:
- Claude Personal Finance is rolling out in beta to US Pro, Max, and Ultra users with read-only bank connections via Plaid.
- METR says Anthropic’s model progress accelerated about 1.9x since October 2025, citing internal Model 3 and Model 4.

THINKING MACHINES 🔥:
- Thinking Machines released Inkling 2 Small on Tinker at 31 on the AA Intelligence Index, with open weights planned next week.

PERPLEXITY 🔥:
- Perplexity Teammates are rolling out to Max subscribers on the web as proactive agents that use Computer tasks, skills, memory, and tools.

META 🔥:
- Muse Voice and expressive avatars are rolling out to US users, and Muse launched in Mexico.

SPACEXSI 🔥:
- Cursor can now build live apps with hosting, auth, and a shareable link on paid plans with cloud agents.
- Grok Bot is testing SMS texting, with WhatsApp and Telegram integrations in early preview (via alexmichael).

COGNITION 🔥:
- Cognition released Devin Review 2.0, now up to 5× cheaper and 1.5× faster for PR reviews.

* Used Grok to compose this brief, cherry-picking the news and doing some post-editing.