Gemini Spark Gains Mac File Access and MCP Support

Gemini Spark Gains Mac File Access and MCP Support

Google's Gemini Spark agent is now in beta on macOS with local file system access, MCP server support, and real-time topic monitoring - but only for $99/month AI Ultra subscribers.

Claude Sonnet 5 Review: Near-Opus at Half the Price

Anthropic's Sonnet 5 is the first mid-tier model that genuinely competes with Opus-class agents on coding and computer use, released June 30 at $2/$10 per million tokens.

US Ends Fable 5 Ban, Sets Jailbreak Severity Scale

The Trump administration lifted export controls on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on June 30, restoring global access today while industry partners draft a four-dimension jailbreak severity framework.

Etched Exits Stealth With Working Chip and $1B in Orders

Transformer ASIC startup Etched comes out of stealth with first-pass silicon on TSMC N4P, $800M raised, and more than $1B in signed customer contracts.

GitHub Copilot Goes Metered - Agentic Devs See 25x Bills

June 30 closes GitHub Copilot's first full month under token-based billing. Some agentic developers are looking at monthly costs 25x higher than their old flat-rate plans.