Apple integrates Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 in Xcode 26

Apple and Anthropic have integrated Claude Sonnet 4 into Xcode 26, offering developers coding support tools such as documentation generation, debugging help, and code explanation directly within the IDE across all supported regions.

🗞 #claude

Perplexity is rolling out Connectors support to Perplexity Pro users: email, calendar, Notion, and GitHub.

Enterprise Pro users are also getting Outlook and Linear integrations.

BREAKING 🚨: Google has introduced an "AI payments protocol" supporting credit cards and stablecoins.

Built in collaboration with Coinbase, the Ethereum Foundation, and over 60 partners, including Manus AI, MetaMask and more.

It is finally happening 👀

Google is working on a new model selector for the Build section on AI Studio. Currently, all apps are built with Gemini 2.5 Pro, so soon, we will likely see more options over there.

Moar Gemini models 👀

Notion plans to announce personalized AI Agents on September 18

Notion is introducing AI personalization features allowing users to configure AI behavior, identity, and memory via a “Personalize” button, with support for templates and agent sharing in its Marketplace across web and mobile platforms.

🗞 #notion

Nano Banana, powered by Gemini 2.5 Flash and Seedream 4.0 are now available as image generation models on Perplexity!

YouTube unveils AI creation suite for Shorts and Studio

YouTube introduces AI-powered tools in Shorts and Studio using DeepMind’s Veo 3 Fast, enabling raw footage editing, video backgrounds, sound clips, and custom props. Features support faster video creation and expand global creator capabilities.

🗞 #ai

GitHub launches Auto model selector in Copilot chat

GitHub introduces an Auto model selection feature in Copilot for VS Code, allowing automatic choice among multiple language models. It supports Free, Pro, and Pro+ users, with reduced request costs and full control over model transparency.

🗞 #github

GitHub launches MCP registry to centralize server discovery

GitHub launched the MCP Registry to centralize discovery of Model Context Protocol servers, supporting AI tools like GitHub Copilot. It enables quick access, setup, and integration, promoting transparency and interoperability in AI development.

🗞 #github

Perplexity adds Nano Banana and Seedream 4.0 image models

Perplexity adds Google's Nano Banana and ByteDance's Seedream 4.0 to its Model Selector, offering image generation tools known for precision and editing capabilities, now accessible to Pro web users with gradual rollout to other platforms.

🗞 #perplexity

Google prepares AI Studio for upcoming Gemini models

Google is refining AI Studio with a new model selector, rate limit dashboard, and deeper Cloud integration to support scalable Gemini-powered app development, aiming to handle a wider range of AI models and simplify deployment workflows.

🗞 #aistudio

Stitch by Google now supports variants generation for individual screens, canvas sharing and quick canvas cleanups.

Vibe design is free 👀

ChatGPT now has thinking effort available for the GPT-5 Thinking model. It has 4 "Juice" levels available for Pro users and 2 for others.

- Light: 5
- Standard: 18
- Extended: 64
- Heavy: 200

I feel like we need 2 UIs: One for normal users and one for Pro users (unrelated to the subnoscription).

There will never be a consensus 👀

BREAKING 🚨: Both Flashcards and Quizzes are now available on NotebookLM to 100% of users!

Testing time! 🔥

AI browser Comet pairs Perplexity with 1Password security

1Password and Perplexity introduce Comet, an AI-focused browser with built-in 1Password security tools like autofill, password generation, and encrypted storage. Initially available to 1Password users, Comet supports cross-platform use.

🗞 #perplexity