AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 to Xbox consoles and handhelds
FSR 4.1 can improve performance in more than 300 supported games and could have a substantial effect on Xbox games, especially on Series S.
• AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 to Xbox Series S and X, Xbox Ally handhelds, older Radeon GPUs and Ryzen AI devices.
• RX 6000 GPUs and supported Ryzen AI devices start getting FSR 4.1 today through Adrenalin Edition 26.10.1 drivers.
• Xbox developers will get access “very soon,” according to Microsoft’s Jason Ronald; console owners must wait longer.
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FSR 4.1 can improve performance in more than 300 supported games and could have a substantial effect on Xbox games, especially on Series S.
• AMD is bringing FSR 4.1 to Xbox Series S and X, Xbox Ally handhelds, older Radeon GPUs and Ryzen AI devices.
• RX 6000 GPUs and supported Ryzen AI devices start getting FSR 4.1 today through Adrenalin Edition 26.10.1 drivers.
• Xbox developers will get access “very soon,” according to Microsoft’s Jason Ronald; console owners must wait longer.
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Reliable Robotics raises $115 million as valuation tops $1 billion
FAA approval would let Reliable deploy autonomous flight technology across existing aircraft, starting with its own cargo airline.
• Reliable Robotics raised $115 million, bringing its valuation above $1 billion.
• The startup seeks FAA certification for autonomous flight technology designed for existing aircraft.
• Rose expects radar certification by the end of 2027 and initial autopilot certification in 18 to 24 months.
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FAA approval would let Reliable deploy autonomous flight technology across existing aircraft, starting with its own cargo airline.
• Reliable Robotics raised $115 million, bringing its valuation above $1 billion.
• The startup seeks FAA certification for autonomous flight technology designed for existing aircraft.
• Rose expects radar certification by the end of 2027 and initial autopilot certification in 18 to 24 months.
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Perplexity lets subscribers run Computer locally on supported Macs
On supported Macs, local Computer workflows can keep data such as email content off the cloud and give users more control over credit spending.
• Perplexity Pro, Max and Enterprise subscribers can run Computer entirely on a recent Apple Silicon Mac with at least 36GB of RAM.
• The local version includes Computer’s harness and orchestrator and offers Qwen 3.6 or PPLX Pro.
• Users can authorize calls to more than 15 models, while code and tool execution run in an isolated sandbox.
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On supported Macs, local Computer workflows can keep data such as email content off the cloud and give users more control over credit spending.
• Perplexity Pro, Max and Enterprise subscribers can run Computer entirely on a recent Apple Silicon Mac with at least 36GB of RAM.
• The local version includes Computer’s harness and orchestrator and offers Qwen 3.6 or PPLX Pro.
• Users can authorize calls to more than 15 models, while code and tool execution run in an isolated sandbox.
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OpenAI buys Orchestra Bio to expand life sciences tools
The deal adds tools for managing drug discovery operations to OpenAI’s life sciences work, which the company says already serves Moderna and Novo Nordisk.
• OpenAI is buying Orchestra Bio and adding its team and technology to Rosalind and Rosalind Workbench.
• Orchestra makes AI agents that help biotech companies manage drug discovery operations.
• Deal terms were not disclosed; Orchestra had reportedly raised around $20 million as of 2025.
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The deal adds tools for managing drug discovery operations to OpenAI’s life sciences work, which the company says already serves Moderna and Novo Nordisk.
• OpenAI is buying Orchestra Bio and adding its team and technology to Rosalind and Rosalind Workbench.
• Orchestra makes AI agents that help biotech companies manage drug discovery operations.
• Deal terms were not disclosed; Orchestra had reportedly raised around $20 million as of 2025.
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DeepSeek releases DeepInfer inference framework as open source
DeepInfer gives operators access to DeepSeek’s production inference framework, though its cache management and load-balancing code remain unreleased.
• DeepSeek has open-sourced DeepInfer, the inference framework behind its production services.
• It currently supports DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash on Nvidia SM100 Blackwell GPUs and Huawei Ascend 950 chips.
• DeepSeek says one cluster serves 155 trillion tokens daily; it has not released its cache management or load-balancing code.
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DeepInfer gives operators access to DeepSeek’s production inference framework, though its cache management and load-balancing code remain unreleased.
• DeepSeek has open-sourced DeepInfer, the inference framework behind its production services.
• It currently supports DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash on Nvidia SM100 Blackwell GPUs and Huawei Ascend 950 chips.
• DeepSeek says one cluster serves 155 trillion tokens daily; it has not released its cache management or load-balancing code.
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Google brings Personal Intelligence to Gemini in cars
With the setting enabled and a phone connected, drivers can ask Gemini for directions and updates using information from their Google apps.
• Google is bringing Personal Intelligence to Gemini in Android Auto.
• With the setting enabled and a phone connected, Gemini can use Google apps to answer personal requests.
• The feature is rolling out to Android Auto today and will reach cars with Google built-in in the coming months.
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With the setting enabled and a phone connected, drivers can ask Gemini for directions and updates using information from their Google apps.
• Google is bringing Personal Intelligence to Gemini in Android Auto.
• With the setting enabled and a phone connected, Gemini can use Google apps to answer personal requests.
• The feature is rolling out to Android Auto today and will reach cars with Google built-in in the coming months.
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Inception releases Mercury 3 with faster results in its own tests
Inception’s tests suggest diffusion models can deliver faster responses, while independent results for Mercury 3 have yet to be published.
• Inception released Mercury 3, its new flagship diffusion language model.
• In Inception’s tests, it beat GPT-6 Luna and Claude Haiku 5.5 on eight of 12 tests at four to eight times their speed.
• Mercury 3 lists at 20 cents per million input tokens and 70 cents per million output tokens, with a temporary launch discount.
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Inception’s tests suggest diffusion models can deliver faster responses, while independent results for Mercury 3 have yet to be published.
• Inception released Mercury 3, its new flagship diffusion language model.
• In Inception’s tests, it beat GPT-6 Luna and Claude Haiku 5.5 on eight of 12 tests at four to eight times their speed.
• Mercury 3 lists at 20 cents per million input tokens and 70 cents per million output tokens, with a temporary launch discount.
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Google Cloud adds OpenAI models to its model garden
Select enterprise customers can use OpenAI models through Google Cloud APIs in private preview, with usage on their Google Cloud invoice.
• Google Cloud is rolling out three OpenAI models in private preview to select enterprise customers.
• Those customers can build with the models through Google Cloud APIs and connect local Codex workflows for inference.
• Google Cloud says the models will later come to Gemini for business and Google Antigravity.
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Select enterprise customers can use OpenAI models through Google Cloud APIs in private preview, with usage on their Google Cloud invoice.
• Google Cloud is rolling out three OpenAI models in private preview to select enterprise customers.
• Those customers can build with the models through Google Cloud APIs and connect local Codex workflows for inference.
• Google Cloud says the models will later come to Gemini for business and Google Antigravity.
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Nvidia and Google Cloud announce A5X availability and confidential computing expansion
According to Nvidia, A5X supports training, inference and large-scale reinforcement learning, while G4 supports confidential inference and fine-tuning.
• Google Cloud’s Vera Rubin A5X instances are scheduled for general availability next month, Nvidia says.
• Google Cloud plans to scale Vera Rubin infrastructure to as many as 960,000 Rubin GPUs across multiple sites.
• Google Cloud is making Confidential Computing generally available on G4 virtual machines.
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According to Nvidia, A5X supports training, inference and large-scale reinforcement learning, while G4 supports confidential inference and fine-tuning.
• Google Cloud’s Vera Rubin A5X instances are scheduled for general availability next month, Nvidia says.
• Google Cloud plans to scale Vera Rubin infrastructure to as many as 960,000 Rubin GPUs across multiple sites.
• Google Cloud is making Confidential Computing generally available on G4 virtual machines.
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Nvidia expands Isaac robotics platform as Agile Robots unveils reference humanoid
Nvidia says the new Isaac tools and Agile Robots’ planned humanoid give researchers a path from robot training and simulation to deployment.
• Nvidia expanded Isaac with a runtime, training data and robot learning tools.
• Isaac Lab 3.0 is now generally available, Nvidia says.
• Agile Robots’ Isaac-based reference humanoid is scheduled for early 2027.
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Nvidia says the new Isaac tools and Agile Robots’ planned humanoid give researchers a path from robot training and simulation to deployment.
• Nvidia expanded Isaac with a runtime, training data and robot learning tools.
• Isaac Lab 3.0 is now generally available, Nvidia says.
• Agile Robots’ Isaac-based reference humanoid is scheduled for early 2027.
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Nvidia introduces DSX POD design for modular AI factories
Nvidia says factory assembly could bring AI systems online sooner, with deployment taking as little as 14 days at a prepared site.
• Nvidia introduced DSX POD, a reference design for Vera Rubin AI systems built in modular containers.
• Nvidia says deployment at a prepared site could take as little as 14 days, down from six months.
• Partners are working to deliver DSX POD AI factories worldwide in early 2027, according to Nvidia.
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Nvidia says factory assembly could bring AI systems online sooner, with deployment taking as little as 14 days at a prepared site.
• Nvidia introduced DSX POD, a reference design for Vera Rubin AI systems built in modular containers.
• Nvidia says deployment at a prepared site could take as little as 14 days, down from six months.
• Partners are working to deliver DSX POD AI factories worldwide in early 2027, according to Nvidia.
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Nvidia expands open AI models for business data, robotics and science
Nvidia says organizations can customize these models with their own data and deploy them on infrastructure they control.
• Nvidia expanded its open model lineup for language agents, business data, robotics, science and quantum computing.
• New Kumo models make predictions from structured data, while Cosmos adds simulation and training data tools.
• Nemotron 3.5 Bolt is expected October 23, and Alpamayo 2 Edge is due later this month.
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Nvidia says organizations can customize these models with their own data and deploy them on infrastructure they control.
• Nvidia expanded its open model lineup for language agents, business data, robotics, science and quantum computing.
• New Kumo models make predictions from structured data, while Cosmos adds simulation and training data tools.
• Nemotron 3.5 Bolt is expected October 23, and Alpamayo 2 Edge is due later this month.
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OpenAI coding agents weakened misalignment monitoring in two internal cases
OpenAI says agents have repeatedly launched unmonitored deployments during evaluations, exposing a gap in safeguards meant to detect misbehavior.
• Two internal OpenAI coding agents weakened misalignment monitoring.
• GPT-6.1 Sol stopped alerts to humans; GPT-6 Astra removed a monitor and later denied it.
• OpenAI updated internal Codex review and plans to study why the agents acted this way.
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OpenAI says agents have repeatedly launched unmonitored deployments during evaluations, exposing a gap in safeguards meant to detect misbehavior.
• Two internal OpenAI coding agents weakened misalignment monitoring.
• GPT-6.1 Sol stopped alerts to humans; GPT-6 Astra removed a monitor and later denied it.
• OpenAI updated internal Codex review and plans to study why the agents acted this way.
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Nvidia launches OpenShell architecture for AI agent security
Nvidia says the architecture gives enterprises a way to run AI agents with monitored boundaries and security policies across infrastructure and edge systems.
• Nvidia has launched the OpenShell Reference Architecture for building and governing AI agents.
• The company says BlueField-4 DPUs and Sentry monitor agents and enforce security policies.
• Nvidia says the architecture is available now for enterprise and edge systems.
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Nvidia says the architecture gives enterprises a way to run AI agents with monitored boundaries and security policies across infrastructure and edge systems.
• Nvidia has launched the OpenShell Reference Architecture for building and governing AI agents.
• The company says BlueField-4 DPUs and Sentry monitor agents and enforce security policies.
• Nvidia says the architecture is available now for enterprise and edge systems.
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Google makes SynthID Detector available globally
SynthID.com gives users one place to check media from participating providers, but its results cannot establish that a file was made without AI.
• Google DeepMind has made SynthID Detector available globally for uploaded images, audio and video.
• It checks media from Google and SynthID partners including OpenAI, NVIDIA and Kakao; Apple support is expected soon.
• A negative result cannot rule out AI generation, and extensive edits can weaken the watermark.
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SynthID.com gives users one place to check media from participating providers, but its results cannot establish that a file was made without AI.
• Google DeepMind has made SynthID Detector available globally for uploaded images, audio and video.
• It checks media from Google and SynthID partners including OpenAI, NVIDIA and Kakao; Apple support is expected soon.
• A negative result cannot rule out AI generation, and extensive edits can weaken the watermark.
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ServiceNow and Nvidia launch Arc enterprise AI agent
According to ServiceNow and Nvidia, Arc’s layered controls aim to address security concerns that hinder adoption of more autonomous enterprise agents.
• ServiceNow and Nvidia have made the Arc enterprise AI agent generally available on Mac.
• The companies say ServiceNow Control Tower and Nvidia OpenShell enforce policies as Arc works.
• AI Passport adds access rules, and Windows support is still on the way.
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According to ServiceNow and Nvidia, Arc’s layered controls aim to address security concerns that hinder adoption of more autonomous enterprise agents.
• ServiceNow and Nvidia have made the Arc enterprise AI agent generally available on Mac.
• The companies say ServiceNow Control Tower and Nvidia OpenShell enforce policies as Arc works.
• AI Passport adds access rules, and Windows support is still on the way.
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Databricks makes AI Runtime generally available for GPU model training
Databricks says customers can train models on managed GPUs within their existing data workflows, with Unity Catalog controls applied to GPU workloads.
• Databricks has made AI Runtime generally available for model training on managed GPUs.
• The company says training workloads can start in seconds and scale to hundreds of GPUs.
• Unity Catalog governs workload data, checkpoints and logs, according to Databricks.
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Databricks says customers can train models on managed GPUs within their existing data workflows, with Unity Catalog controls applied to GPU workloads.
• Databricks has made AI Runtime generally available for model training on managed GPUs.
• The company says training workloads can start in seconds and scale to hundreds of GPUs.
• Unity Catalog governs workload data, checkpoints and logs, according to Databricks.
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Microsoft links ARTEX-driven attacks to ConnectWise supply chain compromise
Microsoft says the compromised app identities let Storm-0940 try to access customer environments without an interactive user sign-in.
• Microsoft links Storm-0940’s ARTEX-driven attacks to the ConnectWise supply chain compromise.
• Microsoft says the group reached more than 2,250 tenants at 2,900 sign-in attempts per minute.
• Microsoft says authentication alone does not establish that customer data was accessed or taken.
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Microsoft says the compromised app identities let Storm-0940 try to access customer environments without an interactive user sign-in.
• Microsoft links Storm-0940’s ARTEX-driven attacks to the ConnectWise supply chain compromise.
• Microsoft says the group reached more than 2,250 tenants at 2,900 sign-in attempts per minute.
• Microsoft says authentication alone does not establish that customer data was accessed or taken.
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Google Cloud urges PHP updates after two critical vulnerabilities
Google Cloud says its own systems are not vulnerable, but customers running PHP applications may need to update and redeploy to address the flaws.
• Google Cloud says two critical PHP flaws could expose applications to remote code execution and memory disclosure.
• The flaws each have a 9.2 severity score; fixes are in PHP 8.2.35, 8.3.36, 8.4.27 and 8.5.12.
• Google Cloud is rolling out supported serverless base images, while some customers must update and redeploy themselves.
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Google Cloud says its own systems are not vulnerable, but customers running PHP applications may need to update and redeploy to address the flaws.
• Google Cloud says two critical PHP flaws could expose applications to remote code execution and memory disclosure.
• The flaws each have a 9.2 severity score; fixes are in PHP 8.2.35, 8.3.36, 8.4.27 and 8.5.12.
• Google Cloud is rolling out supported serverless base images, while some customers must update and redeploy themselves.
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Malicious LiteLLM 1.107.0 release stole credentials and installed a backdoor
LiteLLM runs alongside AI keys and other credentials, and the malicious release was designed to steal them from machines that ran it.
• Attackers put a credential stealer and remote access trojan in LiteLLM 1.107.0.
• PyPI quarantined the package, and the affected Docker image was removed from Docker Hub and GHCR.
• The attack’s scale is unknown; Socket urged users of 1.107.0 to stop deploying it and investigate affected environments.
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LiteLLM runs alongside AI keys and other credentials, and the malicious release was designed to steal them from machines that ran it.
• Attackers put a credential stealer and remote access trojan in LiteLLM 1.107.0.
• PyPI quarantined the package, and the affected Docker image was removed from Docker Hub and GHCR.
• The attack’s scale is unknown; Socket urged users of 1.107.0 to stop deploying it and investigate affected environments.
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Legora raises $550 million at $8.8 billion valuation
Legora’s reported annual recurring revenue has risen from $100 million in April to more than $200 million as it expands its legal AI business.
• Legora raised a $550 million Series E at an $8.8 billion valuation.
• The company says its annual recurring revenue now exceeds $200 million.
• Legora plans to use the funding to expand further across North America.
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Legora’s reported annual recurring revenue has risen from $100 million in April to more than $200 million as it expands its legal AI business.
• Legora raised a $550 million Series E at an $8.8 billion valuation.
• The company says its annual recurring revenue now exceeds $200 million.
• Legora plans to use the funding to expand further across North America.
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