Sora 2 + Claude Sonnet 4.5: This Week’s Big Upgrades

Sora 2 just dropped, and we pair it with fresh Claude updates for a clean look at what actually changed. From Sora 2’s consistency, audio, and scene control to Claude’s Sonnet 4.5 benchmarks, memory tooling, and Code V2 workflow, we unpack what matters for real projects. We also hit local LLMs (Ollama + Qwen), agentic coding, sweep benchmarks, and the state of multimodal “computer use.” Expect practical takes on UI (Cursor vs Claude Code), token thrift, and when local models make sense—like on decent in-flight Wi-Fi. Finally, we spotlight science-driven moves: Periodic Labs’ co-scientist angle and Thinking Machines’ Tinker fine-tuning API. If you track AI tools for shipping work—not hype—this roundup of Claude improvements and Sora 2 capabilities is your signal-dense pit stop. Chapters inside; subscribe for next week’s drop.