NVIDIA Vera: The First CPU Purpose-Built for AI Agents Is Shipping
NVIDIA's first custom CPU — 88 Olympus cores, 1.2TB/s memory bandwidth, up to 1.8x faster per-core agentic performance — ships at scale to AWS, Oracle, Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceXAI.
Meta Releases Muse Spark 1.2: Agentic Model Update Continues Proprietary Pivot
Meta released Muse Spark 1.2 on August 5, the latest update to its agentic AI model line. The release continues Meta's pivot from open-source Llama models to proprietary, metered API offerings.
Meta AI Gains Agentic Capabilities: Muse Spark 1.1 Now Controls Gmail, Calendar, and Creates Slide Decks
Meta launched agentic AI features powered by Muse Spark 1.1, allowing Meta AI to autonomously plan trips, manage calendars, build slide decks, and conduct research. The rollout spans the Meta AI app, meta.ai, and WhatsApp in select markets.
Meta Releases Muse Spark 1.1: A Purpose-Built Model for Agentic Tasks and Tool Use
Meta launches Muse Spark 1.1, an AI model designed specifically for agentic tasks like tool usage, code execution, and multi-step workflows. The model targets enterprise automation and competes directly with Claude and GPT-5.6.
The Latest AI News We Announced in May 2026
Google's May 2026 AI recap covers the agentic Gemini era - the Gemini 3.5 and Gemini Omni launches plus the Googlebook, Fitbit Air, Universal Cart, and a new quantum-AI life sciences program.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang at Dell Technologies World: 'Demand Is Going Parabolic, Utterly Parabolic'
At Dell Technologies World, Jensen Huang joined Michael Dell to unveil the Dell AI Factory refresh — Vera Rubin-based PowerEdge XE9812 servers with up to 10x lower cost-per-token for agentic inference.
Vera Arrives: NVIDIA’s First CPU Built for Agents Lands at Top AI Labs
NVIDIA hand-delivered its first Vera CPUs to Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceXAI, followed by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure — an 88-core custom processor purpose-built for agentic AI workloads.
Anthropic's AI Agent Closes First Real-Money Deal
Anthropic's AI agents completed autonomous transactions in a controlled marketplace experiment, marking a milestone in agentic AI.
OpenAI Launches GPT-5.5 as Most Advanced Model Yet
OpenAI announces GPT-5.5, positioning it as the most advanced model for real-world work and agentic AI.