Chinese AI company DeepSeek has previewed its new open-source AI model V4, claiming it can compete with leading closed-source systems from US rivals. The V4 model shows significant improvements, especially in coding capabilities, and highlights compatibility with domestic Huawei technology.
Anthropic released its flagship Claude Opus 4.7 coding model at $25/M tokens, offering improved performance. Simultaneously, Alibaba launched the comparable Qwen3.6-35B-A3B under Apache 2.0 for free, narrowing the performance gap between frontier and open models and challenging the paid API model.
This article discusses how AI systems face economic survival pressures, similar to biological evolution, due to the cost of every computation. AI agents compete on efficiency and cost-effectiveness, where inefficiency leads to market exit, but cheaper doesn't always mean smarter.
Anthropic launched Claude Design, a new AI-powered suite of design tools directly competing with Figma, following its CPO's resignation from Figma's board. This strategic pivot caused Figma's stock price to fall 7% after the announcement.