Anthropic's New Mythos Model a "Step Change" in Capabilities

A leaked draft reveals Anthropic's Claude Mythos, a compute‑intensive, more capable model now in early access and prompting concerns about cybersecurity and release safety. Google's Gemini 3.1 Flash Live brings continuous, low‑latency conversational voice with improved multi‑step function calling for real‑time agent actions. Shopify's Tinker app bundles 100+ AI commerce tools to simplify branding and product creation for small businesses, while OpenAI upgrades Codex with plugins and shelves an adult mode amid safety and business tradeoffs. The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614 Get it ad free at http://patreon.com/aidailybrief Learn more about the show https://aidailybrief.ai/