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GPT-5.4 Cyber

OpenAI has released GPT-5.4-Cyber along with an identity-verified cyber access program.

·2026.04.15 06:00

AI Security: Defense Strength Is Determined by Token Investment

AI-powered security review becomes more effective in proportion to the amount of tokens invested, changing the economic paradigm of security.

·2026.04.15 04:00

Google AI Debate

Steve Yegge's criticism of Google's AI adoption was directly rebutted by people inside Google.

·2026.04.14 05:00

Gemma 4 Transcription

An example of transcribing Gemma 4 E2B audio on macOS using MLX and mlx-vlm.

·2026.04.13 08:00

Monthly LLM Briefing

Simon Willison introduces a $10/month sponsor subscription and a monthly LLM briefing.

·2026.04.11 04:00

Voice Mode Was Weak

ChatGPT's voice mode doesn't use the latest model, but a weaker one from the GPT-4o era.

·2026.04.11 00:00

Check repository size

You can instantly check a repository's size via the GitHub API and share it by URL.

·2026.04.10 06:00

Muse Spark Unveiled

Meta unveiled Muse Spark and revealed the 16 tools of the meta.ai chat.

·2026.04.09 08:00

Z.ai Releases GLM-5.1, a 754B-Parameter Open Model

China's Z.ai has released GLM-5.1, an open-weight model with 754B parameters.

·2026.04.08 06:00

Anthropic Unveils Security Model Mythos

Anthropic has released Claude Mythos in a limited launch for security professionals, equipped with powerful cybersecurity capabilities.

·2026.04.08 05:00

Google Launches App for Running Gemma 4 on iPhone

Google has launched 'Google AI Edge Gallery,' an official app that lets users run Gemma 4 models locally on iPhone.

·2026.04.06 14:00

Surge in Kernel Security Reports Due to AI Slop

Linux kernel security reports are surging due to low-quality AI-generated reports.

·2026.04.04 06:00

Google unveils multimodal Gemma 4

Google DeepMind has released the new Gemma 4 series of open models supporting vision and audio.

·2026.04.03 03:00

Gemini 3.1/Gemma 4 Support

The llm-gemini plugin has been updated to support Gemini 3.1 and Gemma 4 models.

·2026.04.03 03:00

datasette-extract adds LLM management features

datasette-extract 0.3a0 introduces model configuration management via datasette-llm.

·2026.04.01 12:00