Opus 5 reception: ARC-AGI-3 record, 42/42 on IMO-class tasks, default on Max, live on Bedrock — and added to Microsoft 365 Copilot (Microsoft hedging in both directions at once). (Tech Times)
2026-07-27
⟨critic⟩ Microsoft launched MAI-Cyber-1-Flash + "Project Perception" — its first vertical MAI model (cyber workflows) and an agentic security platform; a direct run at Anthropic/Google/OpenAI in the security vertical. (TechCrunch)
2026-07-27
The Q2 lobbying wave, from the LDA register directly: OpenAI's 2nd-Quarter amendment posted 07-23 — $1.2M own-firm spend — atop its 07-20/21 reports; Microsoft's quarter posted via at least four outside registrants (Hollier $30k · Harbinger $60k · Elevate $60k · Michael Best $50k). 110 filings buffered from watched names.
2026-07-28
