Handy AI
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Model Drop: Claude Sonnet 5
Our last two drops were models you couldn’t touch (GPT-5.6 behind a US-government gate, Fable 5 yanked by an export-control suspension). Claude Sonnet 5 is the opposite, available everywhere now, and it’s the first Sonnet pitched as a near-...
GPT-5.6 sees a limited release due to White House restrictions
AI Weekly Update - June 29, 2026
what to know for now
Model Drop: GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, & Luna
OpenAI shoots for Mythos-class performance but only achieves Mythos-class availability
GPT-5.6 is a three-tier model line OpenAI is previewing as Sol (flagship), Terra (the workhorse), and Luna (the cheap one). The number is the generation...
Claude vs. the United States
In March I published “Claude vs. the Pentagon,” a timeline of how Anthropic went from Pentagon darling to the first American company ever labeled a “supply chain risk.” I figured the story had peaked. A company suing the government, a compe...
Sonnet 5 and Mythos 5.1 are teased, as frontier labs sit down with world leaders
AI Weekly Update - June 22, 2026
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