Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5.5 at the same price as Sonnet 5
A new Sonnet with no price change: $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. According to Anthropic, it is faster and cheaper per task.
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The week in AI
Week of October 5, 2026 · 10 min read
16 stories this week. Lead story: Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5.5 at the same price as Sonnet 5.
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Contents · 17
- 01Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 5.5 at the same price as Sonnet 5
- 02Eleven v4: ElevenLabs' new voice model in more than 90 languages
- 03Gemini 4 Argon: Google's new model, for now only for a few
- 04MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming: real-time transcription from Microsoft
- 05Suno Speech: voice and music in one track, in beta for everyone
- 06EU KIDS Act: the Commission asks for feedback until November 26
- 07Eurobarometer: 15% of employees report AI-generated scams
- 08Microsoft 2026 report: how attackers use AI
- 09SynthID Bio: Google DeepMind watermarks proteins designed by AI
- 10The Commission asks about copyright and AI until November 3
- 11H Company's Holo4: open weights, commercial use only for 35B-A3B
- 12Kolibri-1: Aleph Alpha's open reasoning model under Apache 2.0
- 13Lovable announces app connections to Outlook, Teams and Excel
- 14Mistral AI: a hub in Munich and a goal of 1 GW of compute by 2030
- 15Draft law: age limit of 15 for social media from January 1, 2027
- 16Greek Data Protection Authority: 2,611 complaints and advice on AI
- ★Tip of the week
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Eleven v4: ElevenLabs' new voice model in more than 90 languages
New ElevenLabs voice models in more than 90 languages, with a free account to get started.
Gemini 4 Argon: Google's new model, for now only for a few
Google announced Gemini 4 Argon but is first giving it only to cyber defenders. There is no date for the paid API or Google AI Ultra.
MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming: real-time transcription from Microsoft
Microsoft AI added live transcription in 60 languages and two new voice models, also available through Vercel AI Gateway.
Suno Speech: voice and music in one track, in beta for everyone
Suno sets speech over its own music from a description, now open in beta to everyone.
EU KIDS Act: the Commission asks for feedback until November 26
The Commission asks children, parents, teachers and platforms for feedback on its proposal for children's online safety.
Eurobarometer: 15% of employees report AI-generated scams
Three in four EU employees saw suspicious messages at work; 15% reported AI-generated scams, and only 48% say they can spot a fake video.
Microsoft 2026 report: how attackers use AI
According to Microsoft, attackers use AI in specific parts of familiar attacks. The report also looks at the security of AI agents.
SynthID Bio: Google DeepMind watermarks proteins designed by AI
A tool to tell apart proteins designed by AI. Google DeepMind is sharing code, data and weights with the research community.
The Commission asks about copyright and AI until November 3
A targeted Commission consultation on the use of copyright-protected works in AI and other copyright issues, with a November 3 deadline.
H Company's Holo4: open weights, commercial use only for 35B-A3B
Two models that, according to the company, work with software through the screen, code, MCP and APIs. Only the 35B-A3B allows commercial use.
Kolibri-1: Aleph Alpha's open reasoning model under Apache 2.0
An open-weight model for German and English: 78B parameters, 3.46B active, under the Apache 2.0 licence.
Lovable announces app connections to Outlook, Teams and Excel
According to Lovable, it is working with Microsoft and the apps you build connect to Microsoft 365 on every plan.
Mistral AI: a hub in Munich and a goal of 1 GW of compute by 2030
Mistral AI is opening a hub in Munich. According to Mistral AI, it works with BMW, Siemens Energy and TUM, and it will build 1 GW of European compute capacity by 2030.
Draft law: age limit of 15 for social media from January 1, 2027
The Greek Cabinet was briefed on a draft law with an age limit of 15 for social media. The national AI strategy is among the plans for 2027.
Greek Data Protection Authority: 2,611 complaints and advice on AI
Complaints rose 113% in eight months. The Authority sees more and more of them drafted with AI and asks for accuracy checks and no unnecessary personal data.
Tip of the week: check what AI wrote before you file a complaint
Before you send a complaint to the Greek Data Protection Authority with help from AI, keep it short, check its accuracy and do not share unnecessary personal data.