AI Weekly: Voice Models, Custom Silicon, MCP Goes Enterprise (May 7–13, 2026) (opens in new tab)

This week, OpenAI shipped three voice models in the API and a security variant of GPT-5.5. Anthropic doubled Claude Code rate limits using SpaceX Colossus compute. Thinking Machines released its first model, a 276B-parameter system built for 200-millisecond real-time interaction. Google launched Googlebooks and Gemini Intelligence at its Android Show. Anthropic released Claude for Legal with 20+ MCP connectors. Cursor landed in Microsoft Teams. The connective tissue across all of these storie...