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The AI Catchup -- June 9, 2026
Anthropic just made a Mythos-class model generally available as Claude Fable 5 -- callable today as `claude-fable-5` at $10/M in and $50/M out -- while keeping the same model with safeguards lifted, Claude Mythos 5, locked to vetted partners. Mind June 23: free subscription access ends and Fable 5 moves to usage credits. Plus Codex goes past coding, ChatGPT learns to 'dream,' and Cursor ships shareable canvases.
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Anthropic Abruptly Suspends Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Access After US Government Directive
Anthropic says a US government export control directive ordered it to suspend all access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, inside or outside the US. To comply, Anthropic is disabling both models for all customers. It says access to every other Anthropic model is unaffected, and that it is working to restore Fable 5 and Mythos 5 as soon as possible.
OpenAI: Responses API web search can now return image results
OpenAI added image results to the Responses API web_search tool, letting apps retrieve web-grounded visuals (with source links) alongside regular text results.
Cursor Bugbot gets faster and cheaper, adds /review command + incremental review
Cursor’s June 10, 2026 update claims Bugbot PR reviews now finish ~3x faster (about 90s average vs ~5 minutes), cost ~22% less per run, and find ~10% more bugs per review. Cursor also added a /review command so you can run Bugbot and Security Review before pushing, plus an option to review only what changed since the last review.
ChatGPT 'Dreaming': OpenAI's New Memory Architecture Curates What It Remembers in the Background
OpenAI rolled out a more capable, compute-efficient ChatGPT memory architecture built on 'dreaming' -- a background process that curates memories by referencing chat history without prompting. It carries context forward better, follows preferences across conversations, and updates memories as time passes. Plus and Pro users in the US first, with Free and international users following.
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