degradation

Opus 4.8 Thinking continues to deteriorate on the Hard Prompts English benchmark on LMArena, scoring 23 points lower than Opus 4.6 Thinking, which retains the top spot.

Microsoft will remotely degrade perpetually-licensed Office 2019 and 2021 for Mac to view-only mode in July 2026 due to certificate expiration, contradicting earlier assurances that the apps would continue to function.