AI News: Fable's Back But This New Model is Better?

CFClaude Fable 5AnthropicUnverified

Fable 5 was redeployed July 1st after being pulled by the US government, with extra safeguards and a classifier that flags more benign coding requests. The creator built a game, a shorts dashboard and a B-roll tool with it and says it feels about the same, though Bridgemind reported benchmark drops. Plan access ends July 7th, then usage credits.

BUBuseyBenchUnverified

The creator's own benchmark, built with Fable, testing how well AI models draw SVGs of Gary Busey, with timeline, cost, token and duration views. It also has an image-generator section tracking evolution from Midjourney V1 to GPT Image 2.

GCGenspark ClawGensparkUnverified

Sponsored segment: a cloud-hosted ready-to-use OpenClaw connecting to Slack, Teams, WhatsApp and more, plus a desktop version and an upgraded AI office suite (slides, sheets, docs).

GSGPT-5.6 SolOpenAILimited in EU

OpenAI's next-generation models in Sol, Terra and Luna tiers, previewed only to trusted partners. Sol is priced at $5 input and $30 output, and Sol Ultra scores 91.9% on Terminal Bench versus Fable's 84.3%. Broader availability is promised soon.

CSClaude Sonnet 5AnthropicAvailable in EU

Anthropic's new Sonnet-class model, below Opus on most benchmarks but cheaper at $2 input and $10 output through August 31st. Its system card says it does not advance the capability frontier. It did mediocre on BuseyBench.

NBNano Banana 2 LightGoogleUnverified

A faster, cheaper Nano Banana 2 that generates images in about 4 seconds. It is rolling out to Gemini, AI Mode, NotebookLM and Photos. The creator tested it in Gemini with images in 6-8 seconds.

GOGemini Omni FlashGoogleUnverified

A faster Gemini Omni version for video generation and editing, now on the API and AI Studio at 10 cents per second. The creator got server errors in AI Studio but edited a clip in Gemini to add Godzilla. He finds it good at editing existing video, weaker at generating from scratch.

NSNotebookLM ShortsGoogleAvailable in EU

NotebookLM can now create roughly 60-second vertical short video overviews. The creator's took 30-35 minutes to generate and the visuals were very basic, so he found it not worth the wait.

A new Anthropic AI workbench app for scientists, similar to Claude Code or Cowork, available on paid plans for Mac and Linux. The creator did not try it.

CFCursor for iOSCursorUnverified

Cursor released an iOS app for launching always-on cloud agents or controlling agents running on your computer from your phone.

XMX MCP ServerXUnverified

X now offers an MCP server so AI tools and agents can talk to the platform more easily than through its existing API.

GMGemini Meet NotesGoogleAvailable in EU

Gemini can take notes in Google Meet for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, with a transcript, summary and action items saved to Docs and emailed afterwards.

GTGemini TasksGoogleUnverified

Google's OpenClaw-style agent now has a macOS app for Ultra subscribers. The creator had it organize his Downloads folder into existing folders, which it did in one pass.

OCOpenAI Codex HardwareOpenAIUnverified

OpenAI teased a Codex-specific device that looks like a macro pad with programmable keys, due July 15th. Few details were given.