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Catch Me Up
Been offline? Here's what happened in the last 12 months — new AI models, the AI-industry news, and smart-home products released — dated, grouped, and linked to the source. No account needed.
113 tracked changes · 40 news items in the last 12 months
New AI models
74- Claude
Mythos-class weights without safety classifiers; restricted to Project Glasswing partners (not public).
If you've been away: the newest flagships usually change the price/quality math — worth re-checking which model your plan defaults to.
- Claude
First publicly available Mythos-class model; Mythos 5 weights with safety classifiers active.
- Google (Gemini / Gemma / Imagen / Veo)
Google DeepMind launches environmental initiative in Asia Pacific
Source: Google DeepMind — Blog ↗
AI model updates & capabilities
1- Grok (xAI)
Voice Agent Builder launched (beta)
No-code platform for Grok-powered phone agents: sub-second speech-to-speech, inbound/outbound calls, document knowledge base, MCP tool integrations, 80+ voices (incl. cloning), 25+ languages, $0.05/min all-in with a free number. Beta.
Source: xAI ↗
New smart-home products
6Products with a release date in this window. Coverage of recent product release-dates is still expanding.
Smart-home changes
4- Smart home
Aqara releases Smart Lock U400 and Hub M200
New products highlight Aqara's innovation in smart home technology.
Source: Aqara — Products ↗ - Smart home
Aqara releases U400 Smart Lock
New smart lock supports Matter and IR control.
Source: Aqara — Products ↗ - Smart home
Aqara launches M200 Hub
New hub supports Matter and IR control for smart home integration.
Source: Aqara — Products ↗
Price changes
22- Smart home
Walmart offers Sony speaker under $50
Walmart is selling a pocket-sized Sony speaker for less than $50.
Source: CNET — Smart Home ↗
Deprecations, retirements & shutdowns
6- OpenAI (GPT / ChatGPT)
o3 retires from ChatGPT August 26, 2026; API access continues.
If you've been away: retired models stop answering — if a plan or workflow you rely on named this model, it needs a new default.
- Claude
Guide announced claude-sonnet-4-20250514 retiring June 15, 2026; model string returns errors after retirement.
- Claude
Guide announced claude-opus-4-20250514 retiring June 15, 2026; model string returns errors after retirement.
AI-industry news (40)
Recent reporting across AI & smart home in the last 12 months.
- How to Watch Samsung's July 2026 Galaxy Unpacked Event· The Verge
- OpenAI claims its models attacked Hugging Face systems· New York Times — Technology
- Blackstone finalizes $3 billion loan for Australian data centre· Bloomberg — Technology
- Range Rover unveils all-electric GT sedan· Ars Technica
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT for small business program· OpenAI — News
- Meta adds parental supervision features to Threads· Meta — AI Blog
Tracked changes are dated and link to their original source. AI-maintained from public coverage. The "if you've been away / if you own one" notes are plain-language context — general truths, never invented product facts.