🌍 Google DeepMind's Genie 4 builds playable 3D worlds 🌍
Genie 4 opens real-time world simulation, with access expanding soon.

Google DeepMind has released Genie 4, a world model that generates photorealistic, interactive 3D worlds in real time. Compared with earlier versions, it adds native audio, characters you can actually talk to, and prompt-based editing mid-scene, so a running world can be reshaped with a text prompt instead of starting over. For now, Genie 4 is in research preview for trusted testers, with Google AI Ultra subscribers and Gemini API partners next in line for access. The pitch goes well beyond gaming: world models like this could train robots and AI agents in simulation, a capability jump that pressures rival world-model labs. Expect early demos from game studios, creative tools and robotics teams once API access opens.

⚡ OpenAI ships GPT-6.1 Terra at half the price ⚡
Pricing drops by half for OpenAI's new computer-use model.

OpenAI has released GPT-6.1 Terra, a mid-tier model built to be faster and cheaper, with a clear focus on computer use: navigating interfaces, clicking through apps and completing multi-step tasks on a screen. The headline number is pricing: Terra costs half the API price of its predecessor, a cut that makes agent workloads cheaper to run at scale. The model is already live in ChatGPT and Codex, so both everyday users and developers can test it today. For teams that shelved computer-use agents because of cost, this is the moment to rerun the numbers against rival mid-tier models from Anthropic and Google.

💊 Claude cuts drug document review time by 89% 💊
Six pharma partners test Claude integration across drug development workflows.

Anthropic has shared early results from work with six drug-development partners, including Bristol Myers Squibb, Generate Biomedicines and Enveda. The standout figure: Claude cut document review time by 89%, tackling one of the slowest, most paperwork-heavy steps in bringing a drug to market. Alongside the partner work, Anthropic launched its own internal drug discovery programs targeting rare childhood diseases, an area often overlooked because of small patient populations and limited commercial incentive. Naming a pharma major like BMS is a strong adoption signal in regulated life sciences. The move also positions Anthropic against Isomorphic Labs and OpenAI's growing healthcare push, as frontier labs race to prove real-world value beyond chat.

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📱 Apple's iPad mini gets OLED and A20 Pro 📱

Apple's new iPad mini comes with higher pricing: it starts at $699, a $100 increase, but brings the device's biggest update ever. The tablet gets an 8.5-inch OLED display, Acoustic Display speakers and the A20 Pro chip, which Apple says delivers up to 4.5x faster AI performance, a clear bet on running Apple Intelligence features on-device.

🦾 Gemini Robotics ER 2 lands on Google Cloud 🦾

Google is widening access to robot brains: Gemini Robotics Embodied Reasoning 2 is now available on Google Cloud. The model brings spatio-temporal reasoning and long-horizon planning, helping robots understand how scenes change over time and break complex jobs into sequential steps. Cloud distribution lowers the barrier for robotics startups and enterprise teams without in-house models, adding competitive pressure on Nvidia's robotics platforms.