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Tools & Applications

Recursive Flint: The Free Coding Model That Runs on a Laptop, and Was Mostly Built by AI

Recursive Flint is a free, Apache 2.0 coding model that runs offline on a laptop. What it does, how fast it is, its limits, and what it means for developers.

22 Oct 2026 4 min read

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Tools & Applications

Claude Duet Explained: Anthropic's Background AI Agent, What It Does and Who Can Use It

Claude Duet is Anthropic's new background AI agent that watches your apps and does tasks while you're away. What it does, its limits, and who can get it now.

22 Oct 2026 4 min read

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AI & Business

OpenAI Models on Google Cloud: What Changes for Developers and Businesses

OpenAI models on Google Cloud arrive in Model Garden within weeks, with Codex and existing spend commitments. Here is what builders and IT buyers should know.

21 Oct 2026 5 min read

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AI & Business

OpenAI Buys Orchestra Bio to Put AI Agents Inside Drug Development

OpenAI has bought Orchestra Bio, whose AI agents manage drug development programmes, and is folding the team into GPT-Rosalind and Rosalind Workbench.

21 Oct 2026 4 min read

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Tools & Applications

ChatGPT Locked Chats Explained: How the PIN Lock Works and What It Won't Protect

ChatGPT locked chats hide conversations behind a PIN or Face ID. Here is how to turn them on, what they do not protect, and why a forgotten PIN wipes them.

21 Oct 2026 5 min read

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Tools & Applications

MiniMax M3.1 Flash Launches at $0.15 per Million Input Tokens, Built for Agents and Code

MiniMax M3.1 Flash is out on the MiniMax API at $0.15 per million input tokens and 200+ tokens a second. Here is what it does, what it costs and how it compares.

20 Oct 2026 4 min read

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Tools & Applications

Meta Muse Gave a Seller's Home Address to a Marketplace Buyer. Here Is What "Always Allow" Really Allows

Meta Muse gave a Toronto seller's home address to a Facebook Marketplace buyer after an 'always allow' setup choice. Here is what to check before you delegate.

20 Oct 2026 5 min read

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Tools & Applications

Mercury 3 Launches: Inception's Diffusion Model Hits 1,000+ Tokens per Second at $0.20 per Million

Mercury 3 from Inception Labs is a diffusion language model that writes over 1,000 tokens per second, with a 1M-token context and prices from $0.20 per million.

20 Oct 2026 5 min read

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Tools & Applications

Microsoft 365 E7 Gets Tools to Score, Restrict and Shut Down Rogue AI Agents

Microsoft 365 E7 is adding agent risk scores, approval gates and a kill switch for AI agents like Claude Code and Codex. Here is what IT teams get and when.

19 Oct 2026 4 min read

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AI & Business

Anthropic Public Benefit Fund Gets 5% of the Company's Shares, With More Tied to Valuation

The Anthropic Public Benefit Fund will hold 5% of the Claude maker's shares, pending stockholder approval, and can grow by 2% for every 50% rise in valuation.

19 Oct 2026 4 min read

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AI News

OpenAI Humanoid Robot Confirmed: Altman Says "We Will" Build One, With a Demo in 2027

Sam Altman has confirmed an OpenAI humanoid robot is in the works, with a demo expected in 2027 and 27 robotics jobs open. Here is what we know and what we don't.

19 Oct 2026 4 min read

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Tools & Applications

OpenCode Breach: Stolen API Keys Hit 1.4% of Console Users. Here Is What To Do Now

The OpenCode breach exposed provider API keys for 1.4% of Console users. Here is what happened and the steps developers should take today to stop surprise bills.

19 Oct 2026 4 min read

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AI & Business

Replit Makes OpenAI the Default for Replit Agent, Pushing Claude to an Option

Replit Agent now runs on OpenAI models by default. CEO Amjad Masad cites cost and performance, while Claude stays available as an option for users.

18 Oct 2026 4 min read

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AI News

DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 Adds Paid Search API and Tops Its Own Agent Benchmarks

DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 brings higher agent benchmark scores, open weights and a paid Search and Fetch API. Here is what changed and what it costs to use.

18 Oct 2026 4 min read

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AI & Business

Anthropic Data Center Deal in Nova Scotia Is Its First in Canada

Anthropic has leased data center capacity from EverWind at Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, its first Canadian deal, as its compute bill and IPO plans keep growing.

18 Oct 2026 4 min read

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