UiPath launched Maestro Case, an agentic case management tool. Maestro Case is part of the UiPath Maestro business orchestration platform and specializes in case management for complex and long running cases. UiPath added that Maestro Case is designed for enterprises in hybrid environments.
Adding an update to the Anthropic vs. US government over Fable 5 vs Mythos 5 dispute. Simply put, it’s a s**tshow.
Reports are coming out about the inner workings of this Anthropic decision to pull Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Some reads include:
Forty six percent of US professionals plan to look for a new job in the next six months, up from 38% last quarter, according to a Robert Half survey.
Fox said it will acquire Roku in a deal valued at $22 billion. The plan is to combine Fox's live content, sports and Tubi with Roku's streaming platform. The companies combined will reach more than 100 million households. This deal is really about advertising data and scale.
My only two asks are to make streaming sports easier. Right now it's a disaster that requires me to know what league has deals with a streaming service. The other ask is to don't make the already buggy Roku platform worse.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said companies are going to have to combine human capital and token capital (also known as AI agents) to truly get returns. Without an ecosystem and "learning loop" you have "compute running in circles."
The riff, posted on X, is worth a read, but in many ways is obvious. What's also obvious is that Microsoft wants to be that orchestration layer. Nadella said:
"Human capital does not become less valuable as token capital grows. It only becomes more valuable! I believe human agency will be the driver of token capital growth. Humans will set ambitious goals, connect dots across domains, build relationships, and recognize patterns that matter most. Without human direction, you have compute running in circles.
This means the real opportunity is not in picking the best model but instead in building a learning loop on top of models where human capital and token capital compound. You can offload a task, or even a job, but you can never offload your learning. The future of the firm is the ability to compound that learning across people and AI.
This requires a new architectural approach where every business is able to build agentic systems that improve over time, while still retaining control over their IP."
It's an extortion spree in education due to Oracle PeopleSoft Zero-Day attacks. Google Cloud and its Mandiant unit said educational institutions and others are under attack from ShinyHunters for an unpatched vulnerability. The details are here via Google Cloud. Oracle mitigations here.
KKR and a set of investors that includes Nvidia, Kuwait Investment Authority and Vistra have launched Helix Digital Infrastructure, a company that aims to speed up deployment of AI data centers. Former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky will lead the venture, which kicks off with a $10 billion investment. The AI infrastructure will be based on Nvidia designs.
OpenAI is reportedly mulling price cuts to battle Anthropic, which has surged in popularity. Apparently, OpenAI is looking get ahead of Anthropic price cuts and deliver more value at lower costs. To be clear: Neither company can afford to cut prices, but runaway token costs are going to crimp demand.
Anthropic's launch of Claude Fable 5 has included a bit of backlash as the company would downgrade to Opus 4.8 depending on the query such as cybersecurity and sensitive topics. In a post, Anthropic said it will visibly show the switch to Opus 4.8. That won't be enough to satisfy everyone, but at least it's more transparent.
By default, automatic model switching is active in Claude, Claude Cowork, Claude Code, Claude Design, and Claude for Microsoft 365. In this case, Claude re-runs your blocked Claude Fable 5 request on Claude Opus 4.8 in the same conversation. You’ll see a notice explaining that the model switched, and the response will be labeled with the model that answered. Opus is a highly capable model with strong safeguards of its own, and for most otherwise legitimate requests blocked on Fable 5—including most biology questions—Opus should give you a helpful answer.
After the switch, the model picker stays on Opus for the rest of the conversation. You can switch back to Claude Fable 5 anytime from the model picker.
See: Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5, Mythos 5: What you need to know
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and the company laid out two thought pieces on AI regulation. The gist: AI is moving too fast for policy and regulation and needs to pick up the pace. The dual posts cover economics and tax policy, AI positive impact and proposals on how governments should manage the risks of foundation models.
Google launched DiffusionGemma, an open weight model that uses text diffusion for faster text generation compared to regular LLMs. The guide to DiffusionGemma is an oddly interesting read.
Logitech launched the Mobi Fold and Mobi Fold for Business, a foldable mouse. Logitech's plan is to target business travelers. According to Logitiech, 72% of professionals own a mouse and only 26% of them use one when working in public places. The Mobi Fold is quirky, but think I'll give it a spin.
