Sarah Nakamura
AI News writer at AIxploria
Sarah Nakamura writes about AI research breakthroughs, benchmarks, and technical advances for AIxploria.
Topics covered
anthropic
openai
claude fable 5
cybersecurity
ai safety
Articles by Sarah Nakamura (21)
- World Cup 2026: Ref Cams, 3D Avatars, and AI Analysts Are Rewriting How Football Works Ref cams, 3D avatars, Football AI Pro: the 2026 World Cup deploys the most ambitious AI toolkit football has ever seen on the pitch.
- Midjourney Medical: The AI Image Company Just Unveiled a Full-Body Scanner, and Yes, It's Serious Midjourney Medical unveils a full-body ultrasonic scanner: 60-second scans, no radiation, and a spa in San Francisco. Bold vision, but no FDA nod yet.
- Android 17 Hits Pixel Phones Today: Gemini Intelligence Is Here, but Your Phone Probably Can't Run It Android 17 launches on Pixel with Gemini Intelligence, but 12 GB RAM and Nano v3 requirements lock out most phones. Here's what you need to know.
- The US Government Just Pulled the Plug on Claude Fable 5 for Everyone The US government forced Anthropic to disable Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 via an export control directive. Here's what happened and why it matters.
- Claude Fable 5: Anthropic Releases Its Most Powerful Model to the Public, With a Safety Leash Anthropic launches Claude Fable 5, its Mythos-class model now available to the public with safety guardrails, doubled pricing, and 30-day data retention.
- Anthropic Wants a 'Brake Pedal' for AI Before It's Too Late: Claude Already Writes 80% of Its Own Code Anthropic warns AI is nearing recursive self-improvement, with Claude writing 80% of its own code. Brake pedal plea or pre-IPO move?
- AI Is Cracking Animal Language Across Six Species: The Dr. Dolittle Machine Is Real AI neural networks are decoding animal communication in mice, dolphins, whales and more. The Coller Dolittle Prize funds the race to talk to animals.
- ChatGPT Now Searches for Jobs and Formats Your Resume: LinkedIn, We Need to Talk ChatGPT adds live job search and resume formatting. OpenAI now pulls listings from Indeed and Upwork while letting you build polished CVs.
- DuckDuckGo Installs Spike 30% as Users Flee Google's AI-Heavy Search Overhaul DuckDuckGo installs spiked 30% in the U.S. after Google I/O's AI Search overhaul. Users want choice, not forced AI in every query.
- Spotify and Universal Just Made AI Remixes Legal: Fans Create, Artists Get Paid Spotify partners with Universal Music for AI-powered fan remixes and covers. A paid Premium add-on where artists earn royalties. Here's what it means.
- Google's UCP Buy Button Hits the Main SERP: Is Your Store Ready for Agentic Commerce? Google's UCP Buy button now appears in main search results. Learn how Semrush One's Site Audit and SEO tools prepare your structured data for agentic commerce.
- OpenAI's Daybreak Takes Aim at Anthropic's Glasswing in the AI Cybersecurity Arms Race OpenAI launches Daybreak, an AI cybersecurity platform powered by GPT-5.5, to rival Anthropic's Glasswing. Partners, tiered models, and what it means.
- China Just Made It Illegal to Fire Workers for AI Replacement, and No Western Country Has Anything Like It A Chinese court ruled firing workers to replace them with AI is illegal. No Western country has an equivalent legal protection yet.
- Meta Snaps Up Assured Robot Intelligence to Build the Android of Humanoid Robots Meta acquired Assured Robot Intelligence to build the Android of humanoid robots. Here's why this small deal signals a massive strategic shift for AI.
- Snapchat's AI Sponsored Snaps Put Brand Chatbots Right in Your DMs Snapchat rolls out AI Sponsored Snaps, placing brand-controlled AI chatbots in your Chat tab. Experian is the first partner in this bold ad play.
- Workspace Agents: OpenAI Just Turned ChatGPT Into Your Team's Always-On Digital Coworker OpenAI launches Workspace Agents in ChatGPT: Codex-powered autonomous agents that automate team workflows. Free until May 6, 2026, then credit-based.
- Mozilla's Thunderbolt: An Open-Source AI Client You Host Yourself, and It Actually Makes Sense Mozilla's MZLA subsidiary launches Thunderbolt, an open-source self-hosted AI client challenging Copilot and ChatGPT Enterprise on data sovereignty.
- Claude Design: Anthropic Wants You to Build Prototypes and Slides Without Opening Figma Anthropic launches Claude Design to generate prototypes, slides, and mockups from conversation. Powered by Opus 4.7, now in research preview.
- Canva AI 2.0: The Design Tool That Wants to Run Your Entire Creative Workflow Canva AI 2.0 launches in research preview with an agentic assistant, living memory, and deep integrations. Here's what it means for creators.
- Microsoft Bets Big on OpenClaw to Turn Copilot Into a Real Autonomous Agent Microsoft is integrating OpenClaw into Copilot 365 to build autonomous agents. Security risks, competition, and what it means for you.
- Muse Spark: Meta Spent $14 Billion to Catch Up in AI, and Ditched Open Source Along the Way Meta's Muse Spark AI model scores top 5 globally but ditches open source. Here's what it does, how it compares, and why privacy matters.
