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Good morning, AI enthusiasts. OpenAI just released gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, marking their first open-weight models in over five years since GPT-2.

With this move back to its open-source roots, is OpenAI about to completely reshape the developer ecosystem and challenge the dominance of other open models?

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In today’s recap:

• OpenAI's stunning return to open-source AI

• Google's Genie 3 builds playable worlds in real-time

• Anthropic's Claude 4.1 sets a new coding standard

• Create commercial-ready music with ElevenLabs' new AI

• New AI tools & prompts

OPENAI

OpenAI drops first open models in 5 years with powerful reasoning

Recaply: OpenAI released two open-weight reasoning models gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b, marking their first open language models since GPT-2 over five years ago.

Key details:

• The larger 120b model runs on single 80GB GPU while 20b model works on 16GB consumer laptops.

• Both models match performance of o3-mini and o4-mini on key reasoning benchmarks.

• Available free under Apache 2.0 license on Hugging Face with full customization rights.

• Models can connect to cloud-based AI when they hit capability limits.

• Include safety features and passed adversarial fine-tuning tests.

• Support three reasoning levels - low, medium, and high effort.

Why it matters: This gives developers powerful reasoning AI they can run locally and modify freely. The move signals OpenAI's return to open development after years of closed models.

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ANTHROPIC

Claude Opus 4.1 delivers major coding and reasoning upgrades

Recaply: Anthropic just launched Claude Opus 4.1, a major upgrade to Claude Opus 4. The new version delivers better coding, smarter research support, and stronger autonomous task performance.

Key details:

• Achieves 74.5% performance on SWE-bench Verified, setting new coding standards.

• Available now to paid Claude users, developers via API, and enterprise platforms.

• GitHub reports notable gains in multi-file code refactoring capabilities.

• Rakuten Group finds it excels at precise debugging without introducing new bugs.

• Windsurf sees one standard deviation improvement over Opus 4 on developer benchmarks.

• Pricing remains unchanged from previous Opus 4 model.

Why it matters: Claude Opus 4.1 is quickly becoming a top choice for developers and enterprise users. The coding upgrades make it more useful for real-world engineering work, and the improved research support adds value across industries. With more upgrades on the way, Anthropic is pushing the AI race into a new phase.

GOOGLE

Google's Genie 3 creates playable AI worlds in real-time

Recaply: Google DeepMind just unveiled Genie 3, a new AI model that builds full 3D worlds from text prompts. These worlds are interactive, and you can move through them in real time like a video game.

Key details:

• Runs at 24 frames per second in 720p resolution for smooth gameplay.

• Maintains visual consistency for several minutes, up from 10-20 seconds in Genie 2.

• Includes “visual memory” that tracks objects and locations for up to one minute.

• Users can change weather, add characters, or trigger events using prompts.

• Can simulate natural phenomena, historical settings, and fantasy scenarios.

• Only available to select researchers and creators for now.

Why it matters: Genie 3 is a big step forward in building interactive AI environments. It could change how we train autonomous systems, teach concepts through simulation, or build new types of games and virtual worlds. AI-generated spaces are getting more realistic and more useful by the day.

ELEVENLABS

ElevenLabs drops "Eleven Music" AI music generator

Recaply: Voice technology leader ElevenLabs launched Eleven Music, letting users create studio-quality songs from simple text prompts with full commercial licensing.

Key details:

• Generate complete songs with vocals or instrumentals from natural language prompts.

• Supports multiple languages including English, Spanish, German, and Japanese

• Users control genre, style, and song structure through text descriptions.

• Commercial use cleared through licensing deals with Merlin Network and Kobalt Music.

• Built-in safeguards prevent copying specific artists' names or copyrighted lyrics.

• Expands ElevenLabs beyond its core text-to-speech business into music creation.

Why it matters: AI music is growing fast, but most tools create copyright issues. ElevenLabs solves that by offering legal, ready-to-use tracks. Now creators can make custom music for videos, ads, and content without hiring composers or dealing with licensing headaches.

NEWS

What’s matters in AI right now?

• Google launches Storybook on Gemini, enabling users to create personalized illustrated storybooks with read-aloud narration in over 45 languages.

• Google added bulk URL uploads feature to NotebookLM, allowing users to submit multiple web links separated by spaces or new lines as sources.

• Google also introduces Gemini CLI GitHub Actions, providing automated issue triage, pull request reviews, and on-demand collaboration for development teams.

• Intelligence Internet releases II-Search-4B, a 4-billion parameter model designed for local search without cloud dependency.

• Higgsfield AI launches Upscale powered by Topaz Labs, enhancing photos and videos up to 8K resolution with high-aesthetic realism.

• Alibaba releases APIs for Qwen Flash series, supporting Qwen3-Coder and Qwen3-2507 with 1M token context length for cost-effective use.

• Brave launches AI Grounding with Search API, reducing AI hallucinations using real-time web data and achieving state-of-the-art performance.

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AI Tools of the Day

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• 🛒 Dropmagic: Launch full Shopify stores from just a product link.

• 🧠 Galaxy AI: All-in-one AI dashboard for writing, images, and chatting.

• 🎓 LearnWorlds: Create, market, and sell online courses with AI tools.

• 📢 AdCreative: Make high-converting ad creatives in just seconds.

• 🧙 Merlin: Use ChatGPT anywhere on the web with one Chrome extension.

• 💬 Trupeer: Qualify and engage B2B leads using AI chat and outreach.

• 📊 Decktopus: Generate presentation slides instantly from simple prompts.

• 📈 Followr: Grow your audience with AI-powered social scheduling.

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