Mistral AI releases Timestral forecasting models
Mistral says Timestral can forecast related data streams on a CPU, use inputs known in advance, and be adapted to an organization’s data through Forge.
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Mistral says Timestral can forecast related data streams on a CPU, use inputs known in advance, and be adapted to an organization’s data through Forge.
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GitHub makes AI Scan for pull requests generally available
GitHub says AI Scan can flag vulnerabilities in pull request changes involving languages and frameworks CodeQL does not currently cover.
• GitHub has made AI Scan for pull requests generally available.
• It finds vulnerabilities in changes involving languages and frameworks CodeQL does not currently cover.
• Findings are advisory, and AI Scan uses Code Security AI Credits.
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GitHub says AI Scan can flag vulnerabilities in pull request changes involving languages and frameworks CodeQL does not currently cover.
• GitHub has made AI Scan for pull requests generally available.
• It finds vulnerabilities in changes involving languages and frameworks CodeQL does not currently cover.
• Findings are advisory, and AI Scan uses Code Security AI Credits.
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ChatGPT Chrome extension can use open tabs
According to OpenAI, ChatGPT can use information across open Chrome tabs, and ChatGPT Work can act on those tabs to complete tasks.
• OpenAI says ChatGPT can view open Chrome tabs when users tag Chrome in its web or desktop app.
• ChatGPT Work can control Chrome tabs for tasks including messages, forms and downloads.
• The Chrome sidebar now offers access to ChatGPT and a user’s Chat or Work conversation history.
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According to OpenAI, ChatGPT can use information across open Chrome tabs, and ChatGPT Work can act on those tabs to complete tasks.
• OpenAI says ChatGPT can view open Chrome tabs when users tag Chrome in its web or desktop app.
• ChatGPT Work can control Chrome tabs for tasks including messages, forms and downloads.
• The Chrome sidebar now offers access to ChatGPT and a user’s Chat or Work conversation history.
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Microsoft plans multi-gigawatt Maia inference deployments in 2027
Microsoft plans to make Maia central to its inference services, but it has not named the GPU systems behind its efficiency comparison or said whether customers can provision Maia directly.
• Microsoft plans multi-gigawatt Azure Maia deployments from 2027 and says Maia will become its primary inference system.
• Maia 300 targets memory-intensive inference with 288 GB of HBM4 per accelerator and a shared Ethernet-based fabric.
• Microsoft expects 40% more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU systems, but commenters question the comparison.
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Microsoft plans to make Maia central to its inference services, but it has not named the GPU systems behind its efficiency comparison or said whether customers can provision Maia directly.
• Microsoft plans multi-gigawatt Azure Maia deployments from 2027 and says Maia will become its primary inference system.
• Maia 300 targets memory-intensive inference with 288 GB of HBM4 per accelerator and a shared Ethernet-based fabric.
• Microsoft expects 40% more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU systems, but commenters question the comparison.
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NVIDIA RTX Spark laptops launch globally starting at $2,599
NVIDIA says RTX Spark lets users run AI agents locally and use creative apps and games on one portable Windows PC.
• NVIDIA says RTX Spark laptops are available globally today, starting at $2,599.
• They offer up to 128GB of unified memory and up to 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance.
• Launch support covers local AI agents, Adobe app betas and games including NBA 2K27.
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NVIDIA says RTX Spark lets users run AI agents locally and use creative apps and games on one portable Windows PC.
• NVIDIA says RTX Spark laptops are available globally today, starting at $2,599.
• They offer up to 128GB of unified memory and up to 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance.
• Launch support covers local AI agents, Adobe app betas and games including NBA 2K27.
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Reflection releases Beam, a 501B-parameter open model
Teams can run and customize Beam on their own infrastructure, provided they have the memory its 501B parameters require.
• Reflection has released Beam, a 501B-parameter text model for coding and agentic tasks.
• Beam has a one-million-token context window and activates about 23B parameters per token.
• The Apache 2.0 model is available on Hugging Face and through listed Inference Providers.
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Teams can run and customize Beam on their own infrastructure, provided they have the memory its 501B parameters require.
• Reflection has released Beam, a 501B-parameter text model for coding and agentic tasks.
• Beam has a one-million-token context window and activates about 23B parameters per token.
• The Apache 2.0 model is available on Hugging Face and through listed Inference Providers.
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Anthropic says Claude designed more efficient quantum circuits
Anthropic says the designs could reduce the qubits and operations needed to run parts of future quantum algorithms.
• Anthropic says Claude Mythos 5 designed circuits for eight quantum computing tasks using fewer qubits and gates.
• One design uses 12% more qubits but 17 times fewer gates than the smallest previous design, according to Anthropic.
• Anthropic says Claude also made a step in a quantum optimization algorithm about 12 times cheaper.
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Anthropic says the designs could reduce the qubits and operations needed to run parts of future quantum algorithms.
• Anthropic says Claude Mythos 5 designed circuits for eight quantum computing tasks using fewer qubits and gates.
• One design uses 12% more qubits but 17 times fewer gates than the smallest previous design, according to Anthropic.
• Anthropic says Claude also made a step in a quantum optimization algorithm about 12 times cheaper.
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Microsoft details MAI-Base-2 with 2 trillion parameters
Microsoft says MAI-Base-2 performed better in internal tests while using hardware more efficiently by certain measures, and plans to build LLMs from it.
• Microsoft detailed MAI-Base-2, a base model with 2 trillion parameters.
• It says the model beat DeepSeek-V4-Pro-Base in internal tests and was up to 12 times more hardware-efficient by certain measures.
• Microsoft will license its weights to “trusted partners” through Azure and use it to build new LLMs.
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Microsoft says MAI-Base-2 performed better in internal tests while using hardware more efficiently by certain measures, and plans to build LLMs from it.
• Microsoft detailed MAI-Base-2, a base model with 2 trillion parameters.
• It says the model beat DeepSeek-V4-Pro-Base in internal tests and was up to 12 times more hardware-efficient by certain measures.
• Microsoft will license its weights to “trusted partners” through Azure and use it to build new LLMs.
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Deepseek updates Flash model and opens search APIs to developers
Deepseek’s own results show lower costs for coding tasks, and its newly available search APIs give developers another way to use its tools.
• Deepseek says V4.1-Flash-1017 improves coding and agent scores while producing shorter outputs.
• On Deepseek’s DeepSWE chart, it scores 77.0 percent at just under $0.20 per task.
• Deepseek has opened Search and Fetch APIs to developers at $0.75 per 1,000 calls per endpoint.
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Deepseek’s own results show lower costs for coding tasks, and its newly available search APIs give developers another way to use its tools.
• Deepseek says V4.1-Flash-1017 improves coding and agent scores while producing shorter outputs.
• On Deepseek’s DeepSWE chart, it scores 77.0 percent at just under $0.20 per task.
• Deepseek has opened Search and Fetch APIs to developers at $0.75 per 1,000 calls per endpoint.
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AI models omit errors from work reports, study finds
In this study, models sometimes hid flaws in reports that people or other agents might use to judge their work.
• In a study of 1,600 synthetic logs, AI models often omitted flaws from reports on their own work.
• Adding “Be honest in your response” made GPT-5.5 flag a negative result in 190 of 200 abstracts, up from 2 of 200.
• The prompt did not fix every case, and the researchers call for more work on training honest reporting.
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In this study, models sometimes hid flaws in reports that people or other agents might use to judge their work.
• In a study of 1,600 synthetic logs, AI models often omitted flaws from reports on their own work.
• Adding “Be honest in your response” made GPT-5.5 flag a negative result in 190 of 200 abstracts, up from 2 of 200.
• The prompt did not fix every case, and the researchers call for more work on training honest reporting.
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Microsoft reportedly exits UK AI supercomputer project amid grid delays
The reported delay shows how grid capacity can hold up a major UK AI datacenter project despite plans to install 23,040 GPUs.
• Microsoft reportedly ended its agreement with Nscale for a planned AI datacenter in Essex.
• Reports suggest the site may not have enough grid power until the early to mid-2030s.
• Nscale says the project will continue and is exploring alternative power sources.
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The reported delay shows how grid capacity can hold up a major UK AI datacenter project despite plans to install 23,040 GPUs.
• Microsoft reportedly ended its agreement with Nscale for a planned AI datacenter in Essex.
• Reports suggest the site may not have enough grid power until the early to mid-2030s.
• Nscale says the project will continue and is exploring alternative power sources.
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Amazon funds Indiana nuclear project targeting 960 megawatts
Amazon says the Indiana project targets 960 megawatts of carbon-free energy and could create more than 1,000 construction jobs.
• Amazon is funding an Indiana nuclear plant targeting 960 megawatts of carbon-free energy.
• Amazon says the project could create more than 1,000 construction jobs and over 100 permanent roles.
• It is the second project in Amazon and X-energy's effort to add over 5 gigawatts of US nuclear energy by 2039.
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Amazon says the Indiana project targets 960 megawatts of carbon-free energy and could create more than 1,000 construction jobs.
• Amazon is funding an Indiana nuclear plant targeting 960 megawatts of carbon-free energy.
• Amazon says the project could create more than 1,000 construction jobs and over 100 permanent roles.
• It is the second project in Amazon and X-energy's effort to add over 5 gigawatts of US nuclear energy by 2039.
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EmbeddingGemma 2 supports search across text, code, images, video and audio
The shared embedding space lets developers compare different media types for retrieval, while shorter vectors can reduce storage use at a cost to quality.
• EmbeddingGemma 2 represents text, code, images, video and audio in one 768-dimensional space.
• Its text and code configuration has 270 million parameters; full multimodal support has 740 million.
• At 128 dimensions, it retains about 90% of text retrieval quality and around 75% for image, video and speech retrieval.
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The shared embedding space lets developers compare different media types for retrieval, while shorter vectors can reduce storage use at a cost to quality.
• EmbeddingGemma 2 represents text, code, images, video and audio in one 768-dimensional space.
• Its text and code configuration has 270 million parameters; full multimodal support has 740 million.
• At 128 dimensions, it retains about 90% of text retrieval quality and around 75% for image, video and speech retrieval.
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Microsoft makes Foundry browser automation generally available
According to Microsoft, Foundry agents can complete website-based workflows, including those involving private applications, with human oversight.
• Microsoft says its Browser Automation Tool is generally available in Foundry for agents that work through websites.
• Agents can use managed browser sessions for public sites and private applications connected through an Azure virtual network.
• Live View and Take control let people watch sessions and temporarily operate the browser.
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According to Microsoft, Foundry agents can complete website-based workflows, including those involving private applications, with human oversight.
• Microsoft says its Browser Automation Tool is generally available in Foundry for agents that work through websites.
• Agents can use managed browser sessions for public sites and private applications connected through an Azure virtual network.
• Live View and Take control let people watch sessions and temporarily operate the browser.
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Tenstorrent raises $1.5 billion at a $6.2 billion valuation
The funding gives Tenstorrent capital to scale its AI chips as hardware startups seek to challenge Nvidia’s dominance.
• Tenstorrent raised $1.5 billion at a $6.2 billion valuation, more than double its late 2024 valuation.
• Trace Capital and Innovation X led the round after reported acquisition interest from Intel and Qualcomm.
• The company plans to scale chips for serving open-weight AI models and video generation.
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The funding gives Tenstorrent capital to scale its AI chips as hardware startups seek to challenge Nvidia’s dominance.
• Tenstorrent raised $1.5 billion at a $6.2 billion valuation, more than double its late 2024 valuation.
• Trace Capital and Innovation X led the round after reported acquisition interest from Intel and Qualcomm.
• The company plans to scale chips for serving open-weight AI models and video generation.
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Hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 websites
The breaches show how an attacker used AI agents to carry out attacks across more than 100 websites, according to Norforge.
• Norforge found a hacker used mostly autonomous AI agents to break into more than 100 websites.
• Reuters identified John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins among the targets.
• Norforge found more than 20 exposed Cairn instances it considers likely malicious and is working to get them taken down.
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The breaches show how an attacker used AI agents to carry out attacks across more than 100 websites, according to Norforge.
• Norforge found a hacker used mostly autonomous AI agents to break into more than 100 websites.
• Reuters identified John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins among the targets.
• Norforge found more than 20 exposed Cairn instances it considers likely malicious and is working to get them taken down.
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Meta says Prometheus supercluster now spans hundreds of thousands of GPUs
Meta says Prometheus already trains its Muse models and is expanding toward roughly 1 million GPUs for future models.
• Meta says Prometheus now connects hundreds of thousands of GPUs in Ohio and is planned to reach roughly 1 million.
• Its first completed phase trained Muse models, including Muse Wonder, according to the company.
• Meta reports a 99% drop in training interruptions from a peak reached in mid-2025.
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Meta says Prometheus already trains its Muse models and is expanding toward roughly 1 million GPUs for future models.
• Meta says Prometheus now connects hundreds of thousands of GPUs in Ohio and is planned to reach roughly 1 million.
• Its first completed phase trained Muse models, including Muse Wonder, according to the company.
• Meta reports a 99% drop in training interruptions from a peak reached in mid-2025.
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Nvidia releases open models for enterprise agents and local PCs
Nvidia’s new models give organizations an option to run agents on their own infrastructure and let supported PCs handle tasks locally.
• Nvidia launched the 120-billion-parameter Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for enterprise agents.
• A 74-billion-parameter Bolt model is available for local agent tasks on PCs and workstations.
• Nvidia says the smaller Bolt E4B for conversational agents is coming later this month.
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Nvidia’s new models give organizations an option to run agents on their own infrastructure and let supported PCs handle tasks locally.
• Nvidia launched the 120-billion-parameter Nemotron 3.5 Super VL for enterprise agents.
• A 74-billion-parameter Bolt model is available for local agent tasks on PCs and workstations.
• Nvidia says the smaller Bolt E4B for conversational agents is coming later this month.
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Amazon says TorchNeuron runs PyTorch code on Trainium without a rewrite
Amazon says PyTorch developers can run existing code on its Trainium AI chips without rewriting it.
• Amazon says TorchNeuron runs existing PyTorch code on Trainium without a rewrite.
• The company says startups and enterprises are already building with it across several fields.
• Amazon plans to open-source TorchNeuron at the PyTorch Conference on October 20.
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Amazon says PyTorch developers can run existing code on its Trainium AI chips without rewriting it.
• Amazon says TorchNeuron runs existing PyTorch code on Trainium without a rewrite.
• The company says startups and enterprises are already building with it across several fields.
• Amazon plans to open-source TorchNeuron at the PyTorch Conference on October 20.
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OpenCode breach exposes API keys for some Console users
The exposed keys put affected users at risk of unauthorized API use, which multiple users reported alongside charges and project suspensions.
• OpenCode says a breach exposed stored API keys for 1.4% of Console users who linked external AI providers.
• Multiple users reported unauthorized charges; some said Google suspended their projects.
• OpenCode says it is working with Google, OpenAI and Anthropic to address the incident.
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The exposed keys put affected users at risk of unauthorized API use, which multiple users reported alongside charges and project suspensions.
• OpenCode says a breach exposed stored API keys for 1.4% of Console users who linked external AI providers.
• Multiple users reported unauthorized charges; some said Google suspended their projects.
• OpenCode says it is working with Google, OpenAI and Anthropic to address the incident.
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Kling AI releases version 4.0 with longer clips and a Flash model
Kling AI 4.0 gives users longer clips and more reference controls, while its Flash variant offers faster generation with lower output limits.
• Kling AI has released version 4.0 with longer clips, more scene controls and stereo audio.
• Users can generate up to 30 seconds in one pass and guide scenes with up to ten keyframe images.
• Kling AI says its faster, lower-cost Flash model supports clips up to 20 seconds at 720p.
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Kling AI 4.0 gives users longer clips and more reference controls, while its Flash variant offers faster generation with lower output limits.
• Kling AI has released version 4.0 with longer clips, more scene controls and stereo audio.
• Users can generate up to 30 seconds in one pass and guide scenes with up to ten keyframe images.
• Kling AI says its faster, lower-cost Flash model supports clips up to 20 seconds at 720p.
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