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AI Models

Google Unveils Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Cyber Model

Google has released three new Gemini models: 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber. The 3.6 Flash model offers improved coding and knowledge work with 17% fewer output tokens and lower costs. The 3.5 Flash-Lite is the fastest in the series at 350 tokens per second, designed for high-throughput agentic tasks. The 3.5 Flash Cyber model, available only to governments and trusted partners via CodeMender, focuses on finding and fixing cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Google also noted that Gemini 3.5 Pro is being tested with partners and that pre-training for Gemini 4 has begun.

Jul 215 minNeura News

AI Models

Google Unveils Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Cyber Model

Google DeepMind has introduced three new Gemini models: 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber. The 3.6 Flash model offers improved coding and multimodal performance with 17% fewer output tokens and lower cost. The 3.5 Flash-Lite is the fastest in its series at 350 output tokens per second, designed for high-throughput agentic tasks. The 3.5 Flash Cyber, fine-tuned for cybersecurity, will be available exclusively to governments and trusted partners via the CodeMender agent.

Jul 216 minNeura News

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Google Unveils Three New Gemini AI Models Including Cybersecurity Tool

Google released three new AI models on Tuesday, including its most powerful Gemini 3.6 Flash and a cybersecurity-focused Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber. The move aims to compete with rivals Anthropic and OpenAI, which have advanced in cybersecurity AI. A third model, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, targets agent management tasks.

Jul 212 minNeura News

AI Models

Anthropic Releases Safer Claude Fable 5 AI After Mythos Concerns

Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5, a restricted version of its powerful Mythos AI system. The new model costs twice as much as the previous flagship and includes guardrails to prevent misuse in cybersecurity and biology, after the company warned Mythos could aid hackers.

Jun 93 minNeura News

AI Models

Anthropic Launches First Mythos-Class AI Model Claude Fable 5

Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5, its most powerful widely available AI model and the first from the previously withheld Mythos class. The company claims new safeguards make the release safe by blocking responses in high-risk areas like cybersecurity and biology, falling back to the Claude Opus 4.8 model. Pricing is double that of Opus 4.8, at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens.

Jun 93 minNeura News

AI Models

Perplexity's Search as Code lets AI models write custom search pipelines

Perplexity introduces 'Search as Code', a new architecture where AI models write their own search workflows as Python code instead of calling fixed APIs. The approach reduces token usage by 85% in a cybersecurity benchmark and beats rivals on four out of five tests. The system is rolling out in Perplexity Computer and the Agent API.

Jun 74 minNeura News

Industry

Microsoft and OpenAI separate, now compete in AI race

Microsoft and OpenAI have effectively ended their exclusive partnership, with Microsoft announcing its own reasoning model, AI agents, and cybersecurity tools at Build 2026. AI chief Mustafa Suleyman said the company must prove it can build frontier models from scratch, separate from OpenAI's influence.

Jun 35 minNeura News

Industry

Cisco Cuts Nearly 4,000 Jobs for AI Shift, Posts Record Revenue

Cisco plans to eliminate fewer than 4,000 positions, about 5% of its staff, to adjust costs and fund AI and cybersecurity efforts. This comes after the company reported stronger-than-forecast profits and sales in its fiscal third quarter. The move aligns with other tech firms trimming payrolls despite solid results.

May 143 minNeura News

AI Models

White House Briefs AI Firms on Review Plans

The Trump administration discussed an executive order for government review of new AI models before public release. Officials briefed representatives from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI last week. The move follows concerns over Anthropic's powerful Mythos model, which the company withheld due to cybersecurity risks and the NSA now uses.

May 53 minNeura News

Industry

Musk's AI Expert Witness Fears AGI Arms Race in OpenAI Trial

Stuart Russell, Elon Musk's sole expert witness in the OpenAI lawsuit, testified about AI risks including cybersecurity threats, misalignment issues, and the competitive nature of AGI development. He highlighted tensions between pursuing AGI and ensuring safety, though the judge limited discussion of broader existential dangers. The testimony comes amid Musk's claims that OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit roots for profit, sparking debates on corporate motives and AI safety.

May 44 minNeura News

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OpenAI Limits Cyber Access After Criticizing Anthropic Mythos

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman criticized Anthropic for restricting its cybersecurity tool Mythos to select users. Now OpenAI plans a similar limited rollout for its competing tool, GPT-5.5 Cyber, starting with critical cyber defenders. The company requires applicants to submit credentials and intended uses via its website.

Apr 303 minNeura News

AI Models

OpenAI's Trusted Access Program Shares Top Models with Microsoft for Cyber Defense

OpenAI launched its Trusted Access for Cyber program, granting Microsoft access to its most advanced models for cybersecurity tasks. Microsoft, in exchange, dedicates its full cybersecurity team to safeguard OpenAI's models, infrastructure, and mutual customers. This move aligns with Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative and comes amid debates on AI capabilities in cyber defense, including Anthropic's Mythos model claims.

Apr 233 minNeura News