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Copilot goes cheap as Microsoft phases out OpenAI and Anthropic models to cut costs
Microsoft is replacing AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic with its own in-house versions across several Copilot products, including Excel and Outlook.…
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Zhipu AI launches ZCode to challenge Claude Code and OpenAI Codex at a fraction of the cost
yesterday
Claude Code and Fable 5 ported the 2003 PC game Command & Conquer to native iOS in “a few hours”
2d ago
sqlite-utils 4.0rc2, mostly written by Claude Fable (for about $149.25)
3d ago
Open-source tool pxpipe hides text in PNGs to cut Claude Code and Fable 5 token costs up to 70%
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Alibaba reportedly bans employees from using Claude Code
China’s Alibaba Group will stop employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code starting on July…
3d ago
Microsoft follows Anthropic and OpenAI into the AI super app race with overhauled Copilot and AutoPilot agents
Microsoft plans to release an updated version of Copilot in August that merges consumer…
4d ago
Fable’s judgement
One of the most interesting tips I got from the Fireside Chat I hosted…
4d ago
Claude Code’s complicated China problem involves bans on both sides of the Pacific
Anthropic is enforcing strict terms of service to prevent Chinese companies from accessing Claude…
4d agoUsing DSPy to evaluate and improve Datasette Agent’s SQL system prompts
Simon Willison applied DSPy to evaluate and improve the system prompts for Datasette Agent,…
5d ago
Anthropic says it cut 80 percent of Claude Code’s system prompt because Fable 5 models “want a smaller system prompt”
Anthropic has reduced the system prompt for Claude Code by 80 percent following the…
5d ago
Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac
Gemini Spark is now running on Mac. Google added the feature to its existing…
6d ago
Hidden code in Claude Code secretly flagged Chinese users
Anthropic is removing a covert surveillance feature from its coding tool, Claude Code, after…
6d ago
Google built a great smart speaker, but Gemini isn’t ready for it
Google has launched the Google Home Speaker, its first dedicated smart speaker in six…
6d ago