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Anthropic and OpenEvidence Plan to Provide Free Medical AI to Healthcare Professionals in About 100 Countries

Anthropic and the medical knowledge platform OpenEvidence have agreed to provide free AI-powered clinical decision support services to healthcare professionals in regions with limited access to medical information. According to a September 22, 2026, Reuters report, the service is being rolled out in phases to approximately 100 countries, including Uganda, Angola, Sudan, Haiti, and Mongolia. This service is a tool that helps healthcare professionals quickly find research papers and treatment guidelines. Patients can use the AI’s A diagnosis based solely on the response

Sep 23, 20264 min read

Security & privacy

Palo Alto Networks Launches Continuous Security Assessment Service Using Claude·GPT

On September 22, 2026, Palo Alto Networks announced Unit 42 Continuous Frontier AI Defense and began offering it worldwide on an annual subscription basis. It is a security service that continuously monitors enterprises’ web applications, APIs, cloud environments, source code, and network assets. It leverages Anthropic’s Claude Mythos 5, OpenAI’s GPT-5.6-Cyber, and OpenWeight models tailored to specific tasks. The key is to

Sep 23, 20264 min read

AI models & services

OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Sol·Luna… Lowers API Prices for Business Models

On September 22, 2026, OpenAI added Sol and Luna to the GPT-6 product family. These models were designed to make some of the technical improvements from the previously released high-performance model, Astra, available at a lower cost. The API pricing for GPT-6 Sol is $2 per 1 million input tokens and $10 per 1 million output tokens, while GPT-6 Luna is priced at $0.10 and $0.50, respectively. More than just the news of new models being added, this means users can now choose a model that fits their workload and budget.

Sep 23, 20264 min read

AI models & services

Anthropic Releases Claude Opus 5.5… Reduces Development Costs and Undergoes External Safety Evaluation

Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5 on September 22, 2026. According to the company’s own assessment, the cost of running typical tasks is approximately 40% lower than that of the previous model, Opus 5, and output generation speed has increased by more than 30%. The key feature of this model is that it aims to simultaneously reduce both the token price and the number of tokens used for actual operations. At the same time, it underwent pre-release external evaluations by Frontier Design and METR, and some high-risk

Sep 23, 20264 min read

Robotics & emerging technology

First Comprehensive Tally of Global Humanoid Robot Sales… Approximately 7,000 Units by 2025

The first comprehensive industry tally shows that approximately 7,000 humanoid robots were sold worldwide in 2025 for industrial and professional service applications. The figure was compiled by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) using data from suppliers and national industry associations, and Reuters reviewed the details prior to the official report’s release. The 7,000 units serve as evidence that humanoid robots have moved beyond video demonstrations and are beginning to establish a real product market. At the same time, existing The market for industrial robots and professional service robots, and

Sep 21, 20269 min read

Semiconductors & infrastructure

Australia's Firmus Announces Schedule for A$7 billion IPO… Aims to List on the ASX on October 22

Firmus, an Australian AI data center company, plans to begin its initial public offering (IPO) on October 6, 2026, to raise 7 billion Australian dollars, or approximately 5 billion U.S. dollars. If the over-allotment option is fully exercised, the amount raised in U.S. dollars could increase to as much as 5.5 billion. If everything proceeds as scheduled, it will be the second-largest IPO in Australian history, following Telstra’s 1997 listing. According to Dealogic, it is projected to be the fourth-largest IPO globally in 2026.

Sep 21, 20269 min read