Anthropic has launched Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, positioning them as its "world’s most advanced models for coding and knowledge work." Despite unchanged base prices, customers are seeing significant cost reductions.

• The new models are approximately 25% cheaper to run for most customers due to aggressive cost reductions in cached token processing.
• Anthropic has refined safety filters, with cybersecurity filters firing 60% less often in Claude Code and biology filters 85% less often on ordinary medical questions.
• Mythos 5.1 offers loosened safety filters specifically for vetted cybersecurity defenders and life scientists, currently available to select US organizations.
• Performance benchmarks show substantial improvements, with Fable 5.1 scoring 52.6% on Terminal-Bench-Science and 55.8% on Terminal-Bench for coding tasks.

Google quietly rolled out several new features to Android devices in August 2026 through its Google System Updates, focusing on enhancements to Google Play services, the Play Store, and modular system components.

• A standout feature is Tap to Share, allowing easy content transfer between phones by tapping them together, which began rolling out to Pixel 6 and newer devices.
• Google Wallet saw updates including push provisioning for verified age credentials (currently EU/US focused) and a new events card.
• For parents, Google Play services v26.34 introduced Play account supervision and age attestation for teens across phones, TVs, and Wear OS watches.
• The Play Store improvements include enhanced Google Play Protect detection and an "App Bundles" feature suggesting curated app sets.

Epson has expanded its regional presence in Kenya by investing KES 19.4 Million in a new Nairobi office.

• The investment supports a new showroom, demonstration area, training, and partner enablement services.
• Key figures include Mukesh Bector, Epson’s Regional Head for East and West Africa, and Neil Colquhoun, President of Epson META-CWA.
• The expansion aligns with Epson's wider regional growth and sustainability strategy, including extended use of renewable energy certificates (RECs) for 10 sites.