AI News
The latest AI news and our guides in one place. News about ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, AI development and new tools — and what they actually mean for anyone using AI at work. Newest first.
Latest AI news
Perplexity Pro — what is Perplexity and is it worth the money?
Perplexity Pro is the paid version of Perplexity, the AI search engine that answers questions with its sources spelled out. Here's what it costs, what it can do and when it's worth the money for a small business.
GPT-6.1 Astra scrapped — OpenAI won't release its next model
GPT-6.1 Astra is not happening. OpenAI has scrapped the launch of its next AI model after it did not always truthfully report what it had done in the company's own tests.
What is NotebookLM? How Google's AI works on your own documents
NotebookLM is Google's AI tool that answers only from the documents you add yourself – a quote, a contract or a pile of meeting notes – and shows exactly which passage each answer comes from.
What is Jev? The AI model that cannot make things up
Jev is a new kind of AI model that does not write a single word. It makes small decisions in a tenth of a second and cannot make up answers — here is what that means for a smaller business.
Mixture of Experts — how the technique makes Mistral faster and cheaper
Mixture of Experts is the trick that lets an AI model be enormous and still fast and cheap. French company Mistral AI built its models on it — here is what that means for you.
Open source LLMs 2026 — the best freely downloadable AI models
Open source AI models can be downloaded and run yourself, with no subscription. Here is the current ranking, why almost all of them are Chinese, and what to watch out for.
GPT-6 Astra — the new ChatGPT model that does the work for you
OpenAI has released an AI that can handle tasks on your computer — not just answer questions. Here's what it does, what it costs and when it's worth it.
Claude Skills: what they are and how to install
Claude Skills are folders of instructions that Claude reads only when a task needs them. Here is how they work, how they differ from MCP and CLAUDE.md, how to install and build your own — and what to watch out for.
GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna: tiers and pricing
OpenAI has changed its naming system entirely. GPT-5.6 doesn't ship as one model but three — Sol, Terra and Luna — and the number and the name now mean different things.
Speech to Text with OpenAI Whisper — my app that makes transcription simple
I wanted a fast way to transcribe speech to text — no subscription, no hassle. So I built a simple iOS app that uses OpenAI Whisper and your own API key.
Claude Fable 5: price, access and Fable 5.1
Fable 5 is Anthropic's most powerful public model. Here is what it costs, how to reach it on your plan, what Fable 5.1 changes and how Mythos 5 fits in.
What is OpenAI's AgentKit?
OpenAI recently introduced their new feature "AgentKit" – a new way to create AI agents.
Comparison of AI Chatbots
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Deep Research: What It Is and How to Use It
Deep Research is a research mode in AI tools where the model searches, reads and compiles a cited report for you. Here is how it works in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Perplexity, and what to watch for.
What Is DeepSeek AI? A Plain Guide for 2026
DeepSeek is a Chinese AI company whose open language models perform on par with ChatGPT and Claude — at a fraction of the price. Here is what it is, what it costs and whether it is safe to use.
What Is an AI Agent? How They Work – 2026 Guide
An AI agent is a language model given tools and a goal that carries out a task in several steps on its own. Here is the difference from a chatbot, how they work, and what they are used for.
What is AI? Artificial Intelligence Explained
AI stands for artificial intelligence. A plain explanation of how AI works, who invented it, what it is used for, the companies behind it and whether AI is dangerous.
What is Claude AI: A Simple Guide
Claude AI is an AI model similar to ChatGPT that offers smart solutions for both text generation and problem solving...
What is Gemini? Google's AI Explained
Gemini is Google's AI assistant and the language models behind it. We cover the 2026 model family, the difference between Deep Think and Deep Research, what each tier costs, and where Gemini actually shows up.
ChatGPT Canvas: a new way to use ChatGPT
ChatGPT Canvas introduces a new way for teams to collaborate creatively through AI-driven design and real-time editing...
ChatGPT o1: a new era in AI
ChatGPT's o1 is a preview version of a new class of AI models that is a step ahead of previous models like GPT-4...
AI Automation for Business: Examples and Pricing
AI automation lets recurring work run itself — emails, invoices, customer questions, reports. Here are the examples, the tools, what it costs and how to get started...
Create your own GPT in 2026 — custom GPTs retire
Can you still create your own GPT? Not on personal accounts — new GPT creation is switched off, and OpenAI is retiring custom GPTs altogether on 11 December 2026. Here is what to use instead...
What is ChatGPT4o - omni?
GPT-4o, where 'o' stands for 'omni' or 'everything' as it translates to. The model is a step towards a much more natural interaction between humans and ChatGPT. It is a so-called multimodal...
What is an LLM? Large language models explained
An LLM — a Large Language Model — is an AI trained on enormous amounts of text to predict which word comes next. It is the technology behind ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini...
News about AI – what we cover
Techlära covers artificial intelligence for people who want to understand what is actually happening without first having to learn the industry jargon. We follow the large language models — ChatGPT and the GPT series from OpenAI, Claude from Anthropic, Google Gemini, DeepSeek and the open models — and explain what each release means in practice for anyone using these tools at work.
Every article starts from the same question: what changes for the user? A new model, a larger context window or new pricing only matters once it changes how you can solve a task. That is why we mix news coverage with guides, comparisons and concrete examples from our own work as AI consultants.
AI development right now
AI development moves faster than most people can follow, but a few directions stand out in what we have covered in 2026:
- From chatbot to agent — AI that carries out a task in several steps instead of just answering. OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra handles tasks on your computer for you, and we explain the basics in What is an AI agent?
- Model families instead of one model — OpenAI now ships several tiers at different prices and speeds, like GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna.
- Open models are catching up — open-source AI models can be downloaded and run yourself. The current top list is dominated by Chinese models, and techniques like Mixture of Experts make large models faster and cheaper.
- Answers you can trust — new kinds of models like Jev make small decisions without being able to make things up, and NotebookLM answers only from your own documents.
News about ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
Most of the AI news that affects your work comes from a handful of companies. OpenAI ships new versions of ChatGPT and the GPT models, Anthropic extends Claude with tools like Claude Code, Cowork and Skills, and Google weaves Gemini into Gmail, Docs and search. We write about the launches as they happen, but above all about what they mean: which model suits which task, what a new feature costs and when it is worth switching tools.
The list above is sorted with the latest AI news first, and every article shows when it was published or last updated.
Learn AI – guides
Techlära is not just news. At least as much of what we write is guides for anyone who wants to learn AI from scratch or get better at the tools they already use.
If you are starting from zero, What is AI? Artificial Intelligence Explained is the right first step: how AI works, what it is used for and whether it is dangerous. After that, What is an LLM? explains the language models behind ChatGPT and Claude. If you want to know which tool to pick, we test the chatbots against each other on real tasks in Comparison of AI Chatbots.
Topics we keep returning to
- Language models and how they work — from the basics of what an LLM is to context windows, tokens and reasoning models.
- Comparisons — we test the chatbots against each other on real tasks instead of trusting benchmarks.
- AI agents and automation — when AI stops answering and starts doing: tools, workflows and guardrails.
- Practical guides — prompting, Custom GPTs, transcription, image generation and other things you can start using the same day.
- AI for business — how companies actually get value from the technology, and where it usually goes wrong.
AI news from a European angle
Much of the international AI coverage assumes American conditions. We write from Sweden: how well the tools handle languages other than English, what GDPR and the EU AI Act mean for how you may use them, and what the subscriptions actually cost.
Who writes the AI news?
The articles are written by Johannes Olsson, founder of Techlära, who works daily on building AI solutions for companies. We date and update the texts as the field moves — and this field moves often. An "Updated" date means the content has been reviewed against how things stand now, not just when it was first published.
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