🤖 AI Daily · May 24, 2026
StepAudio 2.5 real-time voice, Models.dev open-source AI model DB, Anthropic valued at $900B+, NVIDIA diffusion LM achieves light-speed text generation.
1. StepAudio 2.5 Real-Time Voice Released
StepAudio 2.5 Realtime voice model understands speech rate, tone, pauses, supports custom personalities via API.
2. Models.dev: Open-Source AI Model Database
Models.dev launched, a database of AI model specs, pricing, and features for developers.
3. Replit Agent + Squidler Automated QA
Replit Agent + Squidler: natural language to automated build-test-fix pipeline.
4. Microsoft: AI Costs Exceed Human Wages
Microsoft reported AI usage costs now exceed hiring humans for comparable tasks.
5. Anthropic Surpasses OpenAI in Valuation
Anthropic raising $30B+ at $900B+ valuation, surpassing OpenAI.
6. Mistral AI Acquires Emmi AI
Mistral AI acquired Emmi AI for physics simulation and digital twin expertise.
7. NVIDIA Diffusion LM Light-Speed Text
NVIDIA released Nemotron-Labs diffusion LM, outperforming autoregressive models.
8. Feishu-Claude Code Bridge Open-Sourced
Bidirectional bridge between Feishu and local Claude Code CLI.
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