What shipped today
Three things worth your attention: (1) Anthropic's partner program lowered the activation bar for new affiliates — easier to get approved if you're a small site. (2) Vercel posted a one-click Claude Agent template for builders who want to ship a chat product over the weekend. (3) Kling AI's latest model release pushed image-to-video quality up another notch at the same $7/mo price point.
The shift to watch
Premium AI video tools (Runway, Sora) priced at $35–$95/mo are about to feel pressure. Kling's quality is closing the gap fast and the price is half. If you're paying for Runway and not using its editor features, switch and pocket the difference.
Tool of the day
Kling AI. The price/quality leader for AI video in 2026. Free tier is genuinely usable; $7/mo gets you serious creator output. Image-to-video is particularly good — drop in a reference image and watch it move with surprising motion coherence.