Ai2 ToyBlocks evaluates robot learning with controlled block tasks
Ai2 released ToyBlocks, a controlled block-manipulation system that combines a vision-language high-level planner with a motion policy.
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Franklin Templeton develops investment research workflows with Codex
Franklin Templeton is developing governed workflows that use Codex, agents, and a semantic layer to help portfolio managers compare research viewpoints and examine investment risks.
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Hugging Face adds Egyptian and Nigerian English to the Open ASR Leaderboard
The Open ASR Leaderboard added two private conversational datasets for Egyptian and Nigerian English to evaluate speech-recognition models across a broader range of accents.
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Cashfree adds WebMCP-based agent support to Hosted Checkout
Checkout for Agents lets AI agents read orders and payment options through structured tools while final payment approval remains with the user.
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Perplexity cuts Agent API effort-level costs and launches Ultra
Perplexity updated every Agent API effort level to run at a lower per-query cost, reporting that Medium rose from 55% to 77% on BrowseComp and DSQA while costing almost 90% less.
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Thinking Machines makes Inkling 2 Small available on Tinker
Inkling 2 Small uses a 594B-total, 17B-active MoE architecture with image input and long-horizon agent capabilities; it is available today on Tinker with closed weights.
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Merge opens a secure tool-access and model-routing layer for AI agents
Merge combines secure access to business systems, model routing, and employee tool permissions in one integration layer through Agent Handler, Gateway, and Workforce.
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Serve Robotics opens its fleet software to physical AI companies
Serve Robotics’ Physical AI Services package offers robot connectivity, valuable training-event selection and a real-world data catalog to other physical AI teams.
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Microsoft uses AI-assisted discovery to close Windows vulnerabilities earlier
Microsoft says AI-assisted code review is helping find Windows vulnerabilities across more code and earlier in development, while its October update addressed more than 1,100 CVEs.
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Clairvoyance Hivemind pools idle office GPUs for local AI
Hivemind in Clairvoyance 0.90 shares local inference capacity from idle team computers, while Locama manages different GPUs, NPUs, and machines through a common runtime.
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Gemini Canvas turns paper sketches into interactive apps
Google’s new Gemini workflow shows how a photo of a paper sketch—such as an app mock-up, habit tracker, or game board—can be uploaded to Canvas and converted into a working prototype.
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OpenAI opens GPT-6 Cyber to approved security researchers
GPT-6 Cyber improves vulnerability discovery, validation and patch development while adding controls designed to keep testing within authorized scope; access starts with approved Daybreak Red customers.
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