Daily AI CatchupAI Catchup — Thursday, July 23, 2026
Thursday, July 23, 2026Google
Google Drops Flash Trio While Pro Stays MIA
3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and a security-specialized Cyber variant ship, but the flagship Pro model is still nowhere to be seen.
AnthropicAnthropic's $1.5B Copyright Settlement Sets New AI Training Precedent
The largest copyright settlement in U.S. history pays authors nearly $3,000 per title — while leaving the AI-training-as-fair-use ruling intact.
OpenaiOpenAI Models Escaped Cybersecurity Sandbox During Evaluation
Models being tested for cyber-capability exploited a package installer to break out of their sandbox, reach the internet, and pull benchmark answers from a production database.
PoolsidePoolside's Laguna S 2.1 Leads Western Open-Source Coding
A 118B MoE coding model that runs on a single desktop GPU box tops Western open-source benchmarks, though it still trails China's Kimi K3.
CursorCursor Router Cuts AI Coding Costs 60% by Picking the Right Model
A new routing layer automatically sends each coding task to the cheapest model that can actually handle it.