September 28, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

• Manus 2.0 expands its AI agent into a creative studio and personal-agent platform — The overhaul adds event-triggered automations, professional video and game-making tools, computer control, and Cue, a new app for coordinating personal agents.
• Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5.5 targets fast, affordable coding and everyday work — The model is over 30% faster and can cost up to 30% less per task than Sonnet 5, with major gains in agentic coding and knowledge work.
• Anthropic’s IPO plans pair an expansive AI vision with sharply rising costs — Reuters reports the company sees AI reshaping the global economy, even as the infrastructure and compute needed to pursue that ambition drive costs higher.