Anthropic Launches Claude Sonnet 5.5: Faster and Cheaper for Everyday Work
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 5.5, the second Claude 5.5 model: more than 30% faster, up to 30% cheaper per task, built for everyday work alongside Opus 5.5.
Guides and reviews
Claude Projects for work you do more than once
Build a reusable Claude workspace with current sources, clear instructions and a practical review process. Follow a recorded Maitz writing task with original screenshots and a reusable practice pack.
Higgsfield review with real results and tested credit costs
Is Higgsfield worth it? For short video shots you can review, reject and edit, yes: in our 201-credit test, forward and orbit camera moves, an edited character sequence and a 15-second product video worked. Precise lateral camera moves and exact product finish did not. Paid plans started at $19 a month on October 8, 2026. […]
Anthropic Adds TypeScript Mods to Customize Claude Code
Anthropic introduces mods: small TypeScript add-ons for Claude Code that change behavior and UI. They run with full machine access, ship in plugins, and include sec-default for teams.
xAI Launches Team Bots: Shared Grok Agents for the Whole Team
xAI is launching Team Bots: shared Grok Bots with team files, plugins, and skills, while each conversation stays private. Internal examples plus Harper’s $120k quote.
Make a 15 second product video with Higgsfield and simple editing
Turn product images into a silent 15-second vertical video, with three shots, a corrected opener, editable titles and costs that include rejected attempts.
Keep a character and a prop continuous across three Higgsfield shots
Build a pickup, walk and placement sequence by passing frames between clips. Includes rejected pose references, exact prompts, edit decisions and full costs.
Three camera moves from one image in Higgsfield
A tested comparison of dolly, lateral truck and arc moves from one image, including the failed retry, full prompts, actual credit costs and practice downloads.
Google’s New Federated Learning Uses TEEs for Verifiable Privacy
Google Research describes a new Federated Learning stack built on server-side TEEs, a public transparency log, and production use in Gboard for English and Japanese next-word prediction.
Google’s AI Ranks #1 for Predicting Flu Hospitalizations
Per the CDC’s end-of-season FluSight analysis, a flu forecasting model built with Google AI best matched observed U.S. hospital admissions for 2025-26 among 39 eligible models.