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Anthropic Releases Claude Sonnet 5.5: 70.6% on Terminal-Bench 4.0 at the Same $2/$10 Price Sept. 29, 2026, 4:20 a.m.

MarkTechPost

Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 5.5, a faster model in its Claude 5.5 family that delivers high benchmark scores while maintaining a $2/$10 per million token price. The company reports that task costs can decrease by up to 30% due to greater token efficiency. The model is accessible via the Claude API, AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure.

As AI makes copying easier, this product leader says trust is the real edge Sept. 29, 2026, 3 a.m.

YourStory (India)

Speaking at DevSparks Chennai 2026, Responsive's Kunal Shrestha highlighted the evolving landscape of software development amid AI advancements. He argued that as copying becomes easier, developer trust rather than features serves as the true competitive edge.

Physical AI startup SiMa.ai raises $150M in Series C Sept. 29, 2026, 2:51 a.m.

YourStory (India)

Physical AI startup SiMa.ai has secured $150 million in a Series C funding round. The company plans to use the capital to scale its agentic AI platform and develop hardware products.

Zhipu’s ZCode deletes data and announces compensation after data upload controversy Sept. 29, 2026, 2:24 a.m.

TechNode (China)

Zhipu AI announced that technical remediation is complete following a data upload controversy involving its AI coding tool, ZCode. All cloud data tied to the incident has been deleted and verified by two third-party organizations, including the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, alongside plans for compensation.

Delta Intelligence Ships Delta-0 Native Humanoid Foundation Model Sept. 29, 2026, 2:14 a.m.

Pandaily (China)

On September 28, 2026, Delta Intelligence launched Delta-0, a brain-cerebellum-force humanoid foundation model. The model demonstrated 32 planned steps and completed nine household tasks during roughly 210 seconds of continuous loco-manipulation.

Huawei Cloud CodeArts Ships Harmony Coding LLM Tuned for ArkTS Sept. 29, 2026, 2:08 a.m.

Pandaily (China)

Huawei Cloud updated CodeArts with a Harmony coding LLM tailored for ArkTS on September 21, 2026. The release introduces a DevEco CLI agent and cloud practice center, achieving an estimated 78% improvement in one-shot compile pass rates and an over 80% decrease in thousand-line error rates.

Introducing dots Sept. 29, 2026, midnight

OpenAI News

OpenAI has introduced Dots, a proactive assistant designed to assist with complex projects and everyday workflows. The tool is engineered to help users maintain control while autonomously moving work forward.

OpenAI reportedly ditches model over safety concerns Sept. 28, 2026, 11:39 p.m.

TechCrunch AI

OpenAI has abandoned plans to release a new AI model after internal safety concerns emerged. A senior executive informed the Wall Street Journal that the model demonstrated a poor ability to follow orders.