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Thursday 27 August 2026

AI news for 27 Aug 2026

14 items from 5 labs. 7 posts, 3 releases, 2 changelog entries, 1 model note and 1 incident. Anthropic was busiest with 5.

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Anthropic 5

Anthropicreleaseclaude-code-releases

claude-code v2.1.248

What's changed Added --restricted (or CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICTED=1 ): removes the built-in tools that run commands or code and WebFetch (unless named in --tools ), keeps file tools inside the working directory, refuses bypassPermissions , and ignores user, project and local settings files Added experimental.cacheTtl ( "5m" or "1h" ) to agent frontmatter: a per-agent prompt cache TTL used when no subagent TTL setting is configured Added claude self-hosted-runner --client-label <label> (or SELF_HOSTED_RUNNER_CLIENT_LABEL ) to override the label the runner registers with (default: hostname) Added…

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claude-code 2.1.248

Added --restricted (or CLAUDE_CODE_RESTRICTED=1): removes the built-in tools that run commands or code and WebFetch (unless named in --tools), keeps file tools inside the working directory, refuses bypassPermissions, and ignores user, project and local settings files Added experimental.cacheTtl ("5m" or "1h") to agent frontmatter: a per-agent prompt cache TTL used when no subagent TTL setting is configured Added claude self-hosted-runner --client-label (or SELF_HOSTED_RUNNER_CLIENT_LABEL) to override the label the runner registers with (default: hostname) Added server-managed settings…

Anthropicreleaseanthropic-sdk-python-releases

anthropic-sdk-python v1.2.0

1.2.0 (2026-08-27) Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.2.0 Features api: beta files/skills namespaces use GA shapes; drop dated beta header pins ( 9df4565 ) Bug Fixes aws,bedrock: sign raw request bytes so binary file uploads work ( #531 ) ( f50e910 ) ci: resolve assignment aliases in detect-breaking-changes ( f2c4925 ) sessions: make event accumulator forward-compatible with new event types ( #533 ) ( cbbaf6e ) tools: let read return a view_range of a file over the size cap ( #538 ) ( b68e876 ) tools: preserve exact file bytes in the agent toolset and memory tool (no newline translation) ( #540 ) (…

Anthropicpostanthropic-news

Previewing the Model Hardware Standard

We’re opening a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard (MHS), a shared specification for AI agents to safely operate physical devices, to a first group of scientific research labs and advanced manufacturers.

Anthropicpostanthropic-news

Expanding our support for scientists

Starting today, 10,000 scientists around the world can get Claude at no cost to start. Verified principal investigators qualify for a Claude Team subscription plan and then add their research team to Standard seats for free, or Premium seats for $15 per month, for up to a year.

OpenAI 4

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Expanding OpenAI’s presence in Brazil

OpenAI is expanding its presence in Brazil, deepening engagement with developers, businesses, and communities to support AI adoption across the country.

OpenAIreleaseopenai-python-releases

openai-python v3.5.0

3.5.0 (2026-08-27) Features api: make function call output call IDs optional ( #3738 ) ( c74501d )

Google 3

Alibaba 1

Cursor 1

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cursor Start from scratch, without a repo

Cloud Agents no longer require a connected GitHub or other third-party SCM provider to get started. Prompt from the get-go, then save your work to a Cursor Origin repo. # Get started Select Start from scratch in the repo picker, then prompt the agent. In the background, Cursor creates an Origin repo for you.

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