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Developer

Cursor launches Origin, an agent-native code hosting platform that takes on GitHub

Cursor has launched Origin, a git-based code hosting platform embedded in its AI-powered editor, positioning it as an alternative to GitHub for teams already using Cursor. The early beta, available on paid plans, offers repositories, pull requests, and GitHub sync, but relies on GitHub as the system of record for mirrored projects. The launch coincides with a GitHub outage, sparking mixed reactions over data custody and neutrality.

Aug 256 minNeura News

AI Models

The Mystery of Ox Alpha: A Free Frontier Model With No Named Maker

An anonymous provider is offering free access to a frontier-class AI coding model named Ox Alpha on OpenRouter, with no company claiming responsibility. The model's performance has drawn attention, but its origin remains unidentified. Fingerprinting points to Z.ai, the Chinese AI developer formerly known as Zhipu AI, though the company has not confirmed.

Aug 236 minNeura News

AI Models

ByteDance reportedly trains AI model with up to 10 trillion parameters

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is reportedly training an AI model with up to 10 trillion parameters, which would make it the largest Chinese AI model ever built. The model, currently in pretraining, is expected to rival Anthropic's top system in scale. ByteDance has avoided distillation for over a year, focusing on original training data.

Aug 73 minNeura News

Product Launch

Friend AI wearable relaunches with voice and a much higher price tag

Friend AI wearable relaunches as Friend 2.0 with a built-in speaker and voice capabilities, priced at $249 – more than double its original $99 launch price. Founder Avi Schiffmann positions the device as a confidant, not an assistant, aiming to combat loneliness through conversation. The upgrade comes amid a challenging market for AI wearables, following the failure of Humane Inc.'s AI pin.

Jul 303 minNeura News

Product Launch

Halliday Gen 2 Smart Glasses Improve Display and Focus on Work

Halliday's second-generation smart glasses feature a much-improved display system with waveguides and dual-eye screens, replacing the finicky single-lens design of the original. The Gen 2 glasses are camera-less, designed primarily for work meetings with AI-powered features like Meeting Flow, Thread Tracker, and Decision Confirmation. Priced at $599, preorders start today with a $10 deposit and a $100 discount, with shipping expected in September.

Jul 214 minNeura News

AI Models

AI Detectors Miss Text When Models Copy Author Style

Popular AI text detectors like Pangram, GPTZero, and Originality.ai catch plain AI-generated text with near-perfect accuracy. But when language models deliberately mimic a specific author's writing style, up to one in five AI texts slips through undetected. Scientific writing is where the detectors fail the hardest, with false-negative rates reaching 24 to 29 percent.

Jul 193 minNeura News

AI Models

DeepSeek Makes Permanent 75% Discount on V4-Pro AI Model

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek announced it will permanently apply a 75% discount on its flagship V4-Pro model, a price cut originally scheduled to expire at the end of May. The move is expected to intensify competition in the global AI market as Chinese firms aggressively court developers with lower pricing.

May 242 minNeura News

AI Models

Deepseek makes 75% discount permanent, undercuts GPT-5.5 by 34x on output pricing

Deepseek has made its 75 percent discount on the flagship Deepseek V4 Pro model permanent, slashing output token prices to $0.87 per million versus $30 for GPT-5.5. The move intensifies the price war between Chinese and Western AI labs, with Deepseek offering output tokens at roughly 34.5 times less than OpenAI's top model. The permanent pricing, originally set to expire May 31, 2026, also undercuts Anthropic's Opus 4.7 by a similar margin on output tokens.

May 233 minNeura News

Industry

Runway Evolves from Filmmaker Tools to Google AI Rival

AI video startup Runway, founded by artists from NYU, shifts focus from tools for filmmakers to world models trained on video data. The company aims to surpass language-based AI leaders like Google by building systems that understand the physical world directly. Valued at $5.3 billion with $40 million in Q2 2026 recurring revenue, Runway faces tough competition but leverages its unique origins and recent funding.

May 155 minNeura News

AI Tools

DeepClaude Enables Claude Code Loop with DeepSeek V4 Pro, 17x Cheaper

DeepClaude lets users run Claude Code's autonomous agent loop using DeepSeek V4 Pro or other backends, cutting costs by 17 times compared to the original $200 monthly plan. It keeps the same terminal interface and features like file editing and bash execution while swapping the model backend. Setup takes two minutes with an API key, and it supports OpenRouter, Fireworks AI, and Anthropic options.

May 44 minNeura News

Industry

Musk and Altman Clash in Court Over OpenAI Shift

A federal trial in Oakland has started between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Musk seeks $150 billion in damages and wants to reverse OpenAI's move to a for-profit structure. Both sides presented opposing accounts of the company's origins, with Musk calling it a theft of a charity and OpenAI accusing him of sour grapes after failing to control it.

Apr 294 minNeura News

Industry

OpenAI Trial Kicks Off With Musk and Altman Clashing on Origins

The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman began in Oakland federal court with starkly different accounts of the company's shift from nonprofit to powerhouse. Musk accused Altman of greedily abandoning altruistic roots, calling it a theft of a charity. OpenAI countered that Musk acted as the aggressive capitalist and departed angrily when his ideas were rejected. A nine-member jury will decide on Musk's $150 billion damages claim amid high stakes for AI power dynamics.

Apr 283 minNeura News