Anthropic posts first profit; Meta opens 30 B agent model

Anthropic reports its first operating profit, Meta releases a 30-billion-parameter open model, and AI tools design novel viruses published in Science.

• Anthropic reports its first-ever operating profit
• Meta releases Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter open-weight model
• Claude Opus 5 leads the August 2026 model rankings
• Gartner warns: cheaper tokens will not lower the AI bill
• AI-designed bacteriophages published in Science; biosecurity debate follows
• Trump-backed crypto firm's AI venture includes models restricted by US policy