White House pressures OpenAI to delay GPT-5.6 release

The Trump administration has requested OpenAI to stagger the release of GPT-5.6, with customer access approved by the government on a case-by-case basis. Separately, Anthropic reports a 75% jump in paid Claude subscriptions, and Google faces further talent losses as two more researchers prepare to join Anthropic. Google also integrated computer use directly into Gemini 3.5 Flash, enabling enterprise agents.

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White House pressures OpenAI to delay GPT-5.6 public release The Trump administration asked OpenAI to initially release GPT-5.6 only to government-approved customers, with CEO Sam Altman telling staff that access will be approved customer-by-customer. A wider release may follow in a few weeks if the preview goes well, in a shift mirroring Anthropic's approach with Mythos. 1 2 3 4

Anthropic's Claude paid subscribers surge 75% since January Credit-card transaction data from Indagari shows Claude's paid subscription revenue grew about 75% from January to May 2026, and the model has become the top search term on DataCamp. While ChatGPT remains dominant, Claude is steadily closing the gap in consumer adoption. 5

Two more Google DeepMind researchers prepare to join Anthropic Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel, key contributors to Google's Gemini AI models, are reportedly planning to leave Google for rival Anthropic, adding to recent high-profile exits including Nobel laureate John Jumper. The moves underscore ongoing talent retention challenges at Google DeepMind. 6

Google bakes computer use directly into Gemini 3.5 Flash Computer use—the ability for AI agents to see and control screens—is now a native tool inside Gemini 3.5 Flash, replacing the standalone model. Developers can combine it with Search, Maps, and function calling for enterprise automation tasks like software testing and multi-step browser workflows. 7 8