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OpenRouter adds openrouter:shell to Responses API for hosted Linux code execution
OpenRouter added the openrouter:shell tool to its Responses API, allowing supported models to write and run code in hosted Linux containers. Containers are isolated to a workspace and return command output and execution results.
MiMo reportedly streams V2.6 Pro and Flash RL training metrics
MiMo is reportedly livestreaming RL training for its V2.6 Pro and Flash models, publishing batch data, harness composition, reward curves, and infrastructure metrics. Reported cost figures list the trillion-parameter Pro run at about $493,000.
Coding-agent harness benchmarks report about 2x completion-time spread on GPT-6 Astra
Two evaluations found harness choice had a modest effect on coding-task success but a much larger effect on execution efficiency. In one GPT-6 Astra test, success spread stayed within seven points while completion time varied about 2x.
OpenRouter adds openrouter:shell to Responses API for hosted Linux code execution
OpenRouter added the openrouter:shell tool to its Responses API, allowing supported models to write and run code in hosted Linux containers. Containers are isolated to a workspace and return command output and execution results.
Anthropic merges Claude Chat and Cowork for Pro and Max users
Anthropic is combining Claude Chat and Cowork into one Claude experience for Pro and Max users on web, desktop, and mobile. Conversations can create Docs, Slides, and Design artifacts alongside longer-running agent work.
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Devin adds cloud Mac sandboxes for Xcode and iOS app testing
Cognition says Devin can launch native macOS environments, run Xcode and iOS simulators, and test Apple apps in the cloud. The company demonstrated prompt-driven workflows for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS apps.
Google releases Gemini 3.8 Live with bidirectional voice
Gemini 3.8 Live and its Extended Thinking variant add bidirectional voice, visual grounding, multilingual speech, and asynchronous tool calls. Google is rolling both models out through its API with audio watermarking via SynthID.
Periodic Labs releases open Neon model for X-ray diffraction analysis
Periodic Labs released its open Neon model for X-ray diffraction analysis. The company says mid-training and RL on lab data raised accuracy from 2.7% to 55.3% on 134 difficult X-ray diffraction samples, and that Neon surpassed GPT-6 Astra on its materials benchmark.
Odyssey introduces Odyssey-3, a preview world model for physical control
Odyssey-3 is a preview world model intended to transfer visual knowledge across robots, vehicles, drones, games, and simulations. Odyssey says downstream control policies need only a few hours of task-specific experience.
TypeSafe AI launches Jev for predefined choices, scores, and probabilities
Jev returns predefined choices, scores, and probabilities instead of free-form text for bounded software decisions. TypeSafe claims roughly 150 ms responses and lower inference costs for those tasks.