Author: AIImpish

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Factory Droid 1.0 lets the model write a sandboxed script that runs hundreds of tool calls in one request. What changed, Factory’s benchmark claims, and the caveats.

SemiAnalysis GDPx: The Best AI Agent Scores Just 12 Out of 100 on Expert Work. Here’s What the New Benchmark Shows

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SemiAnalysis GDPx tests AI agents on 206 expert tasks across 11 fields. Claude Opus 5.5 leads with 12.0 out of 100. What the results show and where they fall short.

Claude Max Is Now Max and Ultra: Ultra Drops the 5-Hour Limit, Plus the November 12 Rule Heavy Users Should Know

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Claude Max 5x is now Max and Max 20x is now Ultra, with no five-hour limit for verified accounts. Plus the November 12 rule on routing tools through subscriptions.

Grok and Claude API Text Now Carries Invisible Watermarks: What Developers Need to Check This Week

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Grok API text gets an invisible watermark by default from November 7, and Anthropic is marking four older Claude models. What changes, the opt-out, and the sampling catch.

Vercel’s agent-desktop Hits 1.0: Computer Use for AI Agents Without Screenshots

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Vercel Labs released agent-desktop 1.0, a tool that lets AI agents use desktop apps through the accessibility tree instead of screenshots. How it works.

Microsoft Copilot Credits Turn On by Default December 1: What Copilot Business Buyers Need to Know

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Copilot Credits usage-based billing turns on by default December 1 for new Copilot Business licenses sold through CSP. What admins and buyers should check first.

Android Studio Now Lets You Bring Claude, Codex, or 40+ Other Coding Agents: How to Set It Up

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Android Studio now lets developers plug in Claude, Codex, or dozens of other coding agents alongside Gemini. What the feature does and how to set it up.

VOLTA Infostealer Uses an AI Model to Rank What Its Victims Are Worth: How to Protect Yourself

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Cisco Talos found VOLTA, an infostealer that sends stolen data to an AI model to rank what each victim is worth. How it works and how to protect yourself.

DeepSeek Super-Agent: An Open-Source Coding Agent That Watches Your Repo and Team Chat

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DeepSeek released an open-source Super-Agent prototype that watches a repository and team chat and proposes code changes. What it does and how to try it safely.

ChatGPT and Codex Will Share One Usage Allowance in December: What Changes for Plus, Pro, and Business

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