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What happens when AI models escape the cloud and land on your laptop?

This week, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are all pushing boundaries you didn’t know existed—from coding sidekicks that don’t get tired, to world-building magic you control with a sentence. The only thing more surprising than these launches is what you’ll want to try first.

In This Issue:

• 💥 Big News: Catch OpenAI’s latest power play, Claude’s coding leap, and Genie 3’s text-to-3D magic

• ⚡ Rapid Recaps: See how AI is cranking out full songs, animated TV, and jaw-dropping photo edits

• ✨ Weekly Spotlight: The prompt trick turning ChatGPT into your personal design machine

• 🔥 Hot Tools: Try the viral photo makeover, sneak in a face swap, and see what “autopilot” email really looks like

• 🛠️ Deep Dives: Want to see how pros rescue blurry videos and automate customer replies? Start here

💥 Big News

OpenAI’s Open-Weight Power Move

OpenAI just unleashed gpt-oss-120b & gpt-oss-20b, two hefty open source language models that finally give pros cutting-edge reasoning & tool use without a paywall or closed API. Both models run efficiently on consumer hardware, are Apache 2.0 licensed, and beat or match proprietary models on reasoning, coding, health, & math tasks. With native support for chain-of-thought, tool calling, and flexible deployment (from laptops to clusters), gpt-oss models put high-powered customization in your hands—no vendor lock-in, no waiting for API access.

Open-source, state-of-the-art

• Run advanced reasoning locally or on edge devices

• Outperforms similar open models on coding, math & health tasks

• Flexible API, tool use & safety standards rivaling closed models

Genie 3: Text In, 3D World Out

Genie 3 from Google DeepMind sets a new bar for interactive world models: type a prompt & get a dynamic, navigable 3D environment rendered at 24fps and 720p, with minutes-long consistency. Genie 3 simulates complex physics, natural phenomena, fantasy or real-world scenes, and supports promptable world events for live scenario changes. It’s a limited research preview, but already fueling embodied agent research and next-gen simulation for training, education, & creative media.

Simulate anything, instantly

• Real-time, interactive 3D worlds from pure text prompts

• Physical consistency & memory across long user sessions

• Early access for researchers, with more on the horizon

Claude’s Coding Glow-Up

Anthropic’s new Claude Opus 4.1 takes the lead on real-world coding, scoring a beefy 74.5% on the SWE-bench Verified benchmark. Users see sharper agentic search, better in-depth research, and standout precision in multi-file code refactoring. Teams like Rakuten & Windsurf report fewer bugs, pinpoint corrections, and a major leap in junior dev benchmarks. Opus 4.1 is live for all paid Claude users, Claude Code, API, Amazon Bedrock, & Google Vertex AI—no pricing change.

Sharper, safer code workflows

• Excels at large codebase edits & bug fixes

• Major jump in research & data analysis accuracy

• Fast upgrade path for all Opus 4 users

⚡ Rapid Recaps

🎶 AI Bops, No Studio Needed

Eleven Music lets you generate broadcast-ready songs from natural language prompts in any style. Full control over genre, vocals, lyrics, & structure—plus commercial use is cleared for nearly every project.

📱 Grok Goes Full Hollywood

Grok Imagine just landed in the Grok iOS & Android apps—turn prompts or uploads into images & short videos. Heavy & Premium+ subscribers can create, remix, & share visuals with sound, but be mindful of minimal guardrails.

🧩 Gemini Solves It Like a Pro

Google’s Deep Think now powers creative problem-solving in the Gemini app for AI Ultra users. Parallel “thinking time” unlocks step-by-step reasoning, top-tier code, & math performance on real research benchmarks.

📺 Lights, Camera, Prompt!

Fable’s new Showrunner platform lets anyone spin up animated TV shows from text prompts. Remix, share, or even drop yourself in as a character—no animation chops required.

🖼️ Bye-Bye, AI Blur Face

Black Forest Labs & FLUX.1’s new image model Krea is open-source & trained for true photorealism. No more waxy skin or blurry backgrounds—just sharp, lifelike images that rival closed models.

🧙‍♂️ Same Character, New Scene Magic

Ideogram’s latest update keeps characters on-model, scene after scene, from just one photo. Artists & storytellers can riff on endless variations without losing those signature features.

💫 Check out all 104 AI products, features, & news Big Tech released this week.

✨ Weekly Spotlight

Create Incredible Images & Visuals With ChatGPT

AI-Powered Image Creation With ChatGPT, a Skill Leap course, guides you through producing professional visuals from text prompts—no design skills needed. This 1.5-hour course covers crafting precise prompts, restyling uploads, adding SEO text, plus automating image generation with custom GPTs.

• Master a prompt formula to create logos, infographics & marketing graphics

• Learn to upload, restyle & customize images for branding & storytelling

• Add text & alt descriptions to boost SEO and accessibility

• Automate prompt generation using custom GPTs for consistent results

🔥 Hot Tools

6 Top & Trending AI Tool Releases This Week

• MagicPhotos: Beautiful Photos of You in 15 Minutes**

• Hostinger Reach: Automate personalized email campaigns with AI insights**

• FaceSwap AI: Swap faces in photos and videos instantly**

• Pykaso AI: Generate lifelike images and videos**

• Runcell: Understands your Jupyter notebook, writes and executes code**

• Werd: Create SEO-focused content strategies tailored to goals**

**Featured

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🛠️ Deep Dives

1. Topaz Labs: AI Precision For Photo & Video

Why It’s Worth Your Time

• Enhance photos & videos with AI-powered tools designed for pros

• Scale images up to 16× without losing detail or clarity

• Restore video footage up to 8K/16K with noise reduction & stabilization

• Flexible workflows with batch processing, masking & Adobe plugin support

• Local processing keeps data secure and leverages your hardware power

• Web apps offer quick fixes without full software installs

Pricing

• Free Trial: Try any plan risk-free for 7 days with unlimited image rendering included.

• Paid Plans (from $14/month): Render unlimited images with varying export limits (16MP–100MP), speed, and commercial rights. The Lite plan offers 1-image rendering for personal use, while Plus and Pro unlock faster performance, multi-image rendering, and commercial use.

2. Intercom: AI-Driven Customer Support Automation

Why It’s Worth Your Time

• Automate customer service with Fin AI agent resolving up to 86% of queries

• Boost agent efficiency using Fin AI Copilot for reply suggestions & follow-ups

• Build no-code workflows with drag-and-drop automation across multiple channels

• Integrate deeply with Salesforce, Zendesk, Shopify & 350+ SaaS apps

• Track performance via dashboards showing resolution rates & customer satisfaction

• Enterprise-grade security with SOC 2 compliance, GDPR, and granular permissions

Pricing

• Paid Plans (from $39/month per seat): Start with the Essential plan for shared inboxes, ticketing, help center, and saved replies—ideal for small teams.

• Advanced Plan (from $99/month per seat): Add multi-inbox support, advanced workflows, team macros, multilingual content, and dynamic attributes—plus 20 lite seats.

3. Akkio: No-Code AI For Marketing & Forecasting

Why It’s Worth Your Time

• Automate website creation with AI that builds or clones sites without coding

• Enjoy managed WordPress hosting on Google Cloud with Cloudflare Enterprise CDN

• Boost site speed through automated PageSpeed optimization for SEO & UX

• Customize with drag-and-drop Elementor builder plus WooCommerce support

• Generate AI content for site copy and images from simple prompts

• Protect sites via automated malware scanning, DDoS defense, & real-time backups

Pricing

• Enterprise Plan (Custom Pricing): Get full access to domain-specific AI agents, advanced customization, 24/7 premium support, and flexible deployment options. Pricing is tailored to your organization’s needs—contact sales to get started.

⏭️ What’s Next

Think this week was wild?

Tuesday’s how-to drops a time-saving twist we’re keeping hush-hush for now. And Thursday? Expect fresh AI releases, a sprinkle of oddities, and new tools you’ll wish you found sooner.

Stay curious—next week’s about to surprise you.