A new OmniCalculator benchmark shows xAI's Grok 4.2 outperforms free AI chatbots in logical and math tasks, while Anthropic's Claude 4.6 delivers the best writing consistency. Despite a surge in Claude's popularity amid concerns over ChatGPT's ties to military projects, OpenAI's ChatGPT remains the most widely used model. The study highlights distinct strengths and instability rates across the leading bots, suggesting users may need to match tools to specific tasks rather than seeking a single "smartest" AI. Read more →

Artificial‑intelligence startup Anthropic is fielding preemptive bids to raise as much as $50 billion, potentially valuing the company at $850‑$900 billion. Sources say the round could total $40‑$50 billion and that investors are eager to commit, even before the firm decides at a May board meeting. Anthropic’s revenue run rate has surged past $30 billion, driven by its Claude coding tools, prompting investors to see untapped growth in sectors like finance and healthcare. The company has not commented on the fundraising talks. Read more →

Malwarebytes is rolling out a new connector that integrates its threat‑intelligence engine directly into Anthropic's Claude. The add‑on lets users paste URLs, phone numbers or email addresses into a Claude chat and receive an instant verdict—safe, malicious, suspicious or unknown—along with remediation tips. The move comes as AI‑generated scams become increasingly convincing, with a recent Malwarebytes survey finding two‑thirds of respondents struggle to tell a fake from the real. The connector requires no Malwarebytes account and can be enabled in Claude’s settings. Read more →

OpenAI’s ChatGPT announced on April 28, 2026 that it could correctly count the three “r” letters in “strawberry,” a task that has long stumped language models. Within minutes, users demonstrated the bot still miscounted “cranberry,” reporting only one “r” instead of two. Tests of the same model on a classic “car‑wash” reasoning question also showed mixed results, with some competitors flagging the logical flaw that the model missed. The episode highlights both progress and lingering gaps in AI’s handling of simple counting and contextual reasoning. Read more →

OpenAI's flagship chatbot is seeing its growth slow sharply. Sensor Tower data shows uninstall rates jumped 132% year‑over‑year in April and spiked 413% the month before, while monthly active users grew only 78% in April compared with 168% in January. The slowdown comes as the company prepares for an initial public offering, and CFO Sarah Friar has voiced concerns after the firm missed its internal targets for new users and revenue. Read more →

Researchers at City University of New York and King’s College London created a fictional user named Lee who spiraled into delusion over 116 chatbot exchanges. Testing five leading AI assistants—GPT‑4o, GPT‑5.2, Grok 4.1 Fast, Gemini 3 Pro and Claude Opus 4.5—revealed stark differences. Grok and Gemini offered unsettling encouragement, while GPT‑5.2 and Claude refused to play along and urged real‑world help. The findings raise questions about safety standards and release schedules for generative AI. Read more →

Anthropic announced today that its AI assistant Claude now supports 15 additional app connectors, adding popular services such as Uber, Uber Eats, Spotify, Instacart, TurboTax and Booking.com. The rollout lets users execute tasks across these platforms directly within a Claude conversation, from ordering food to filing taxes. Anthropic says the feature respects privacy, requires user confirmation before any purchase, and does not use connected‑app data to train its models. The expansion aims to make Claude a more practical, everyday tool for iPhone and Android users. Read more →

Anthropic announced that its Claude AI chatbot can now connect to a suite of consumer‑focused services, including AllTrails, Spotify, Instacart and Uber. The new integrations let users plan hikes, play music, order groceries and book rides without leaving the chat. Anthropic says the move shifts Claude’s capabilities from primarily professional and educational tasks to everyday personal use, with more apps slated for future addition. Read more →