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Google released an offline AI meeting note-taker, while Anthropic highlighted building dashboards and explainers with Claude. Reports also say StepFun listed Step 5 Preview on OpenRouter and Isomorphic Labs is seeking funding at a valuation target of $40 billion to $50 billion.
What mattered
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StepFun lists Step 5 Preview flagship model on OpenRouter
Why it matters: The reported OpenRouter listing gives builders access to a model aimed at agentic work and software engineering, with 27B active and 600B total parameters.
StepFun's Step 5 Preview is now listed on OpenRouter. It is a sparse Mixture-of-Experts flagship model with 27B active and 600B total parameters, aimed at agentic work and software engineering.
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Anthropic highlights building dashboards and explainers with Claude
Why it matters: Claude's dashboard and explainer examples show people who follow AI how the company presents its uses.
Anthropic published a post about using Claude to build live dashboards and animate explainers.
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Isomorphic Labs reportedly raising funding at up to $50B valuation
Why it matters: According to reports, the funding talks and valuation target offer a signal of investor interest in AI-driven drug discovery, though the round is not confirmed by Isomorphic Labs.
Isomorphic Labs, an Alphabet spinoff working on AI-driven drug discovery, is reportedly raising a new funding round. Bloomberg reported the talks, with sources citing a valuation target of $40 billion to $50 billion.
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AI hacking tool used in breach of South Korean banks
Why it matters: The reported breach shows how AI models can be part of an attacker's toolkit, with over 25,000 customer records stolen at Shinhan Bank alone.
CrowdStrike says a suspected Chinese-speaking attacker breached multiple South Korean financial institutions, stealing over 25,000 customer records at Shinhan Bank alone. The attacker used ARTEX, an open-source penetration testing tool that relies on AI models including DeepSeek and GLM-5.3.
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Google launches AI Edge Foresight offline meeting note app
Why it matters: People who need meeting notes can use AI Edge Foresight to transcribe conversations, generate notes and answer questions offline.
Google released AI Edge Foresight, an on-device AI meeting note-taker that transcribes conversations, generates notes and answers questions offline. It competes with Granola.
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