Meta opens Muse Gadgets SDK for DIY AI hardware
Meta has opened Muse Gadgets as an open-source project for builders. The SDKs support ESP32 and Raspberry Pi devices, with app pairing, tokens and a clear hardware-risk trade-off.
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NVIDIA launches a 64GB DGX Spark for local AI, starting at $4,999
NVIDIA will sell a 64GB DGX Spark from partner systems starting Oct. 23 at $4,999. The company says it can run local agents on device and scale to two units with Sync Cluster Assistant, but 64GB remains better suited to inference than fine-tuning.
Anthropic launches a $100 million academy for enterprise AI engineers
Anthropic said it is launching Claude Frontier Academy, a $100 million program to train 10,000 enterprise AI engineers by 2027. The move targets the bottleneck in AI deployment: people who can turn models into governed production systems.
Shopify Canvas brings Sidekick to whole-store design, with major launch limits
Shopify’s Canvas moves Sidekick into a whole-store design workspace, using real theme code and live previews. But the first rollout excludes third-party themes, translations, Markets, app blocks and theme updates, which limits who can adopt it now.
Audible announces staged US and UK beta for AI character guides and interactive stories
Audible announced staged US and UK beta features for audiobooks. Character Guide is available on select titles now; Interactive Story rolls out this fall, while Visual Explorer is coming soon. The schedule and performance claims come from Audible.
ChatGPT adds virtual try-on for clothes and a Favorites library
ChatGPT now lets shoppers generate virtual try-on images for clothes and save products in a Favorites library. OpenAI says the feature uses Images 2.5; the preview cannot guarantee fit, and personal photos raise a privacy decision.
Google adds camera-based spoken guidance to Gemini Live, but not for navigation
Google launched Guided Vision in Gemini Live on Android, adding camera-based spoken descriptions, follow-up questions, and verbal framing cues for low-vision and accessibility use cases. The company also drew a hard safety line: it is not for way
GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast brings vendor 8x speed claim, higher cost and low limits
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast is positioned as the API’s fastest tier, with vendor claims of up to 8x faster token generation. The trade-offs are higher cost, low rate limits and no EU regional processing endpoint.
Anthropic says Claude Sonnet 5.5 is faster while keeping token prices unchanged
Anthropic says Sonnet 5.5 keeps Sonnet 5 pricing while cutting latency and task cost, but its docs also warn developers about five breaking changes before upgrading.
OpenAI documents hosted browser computer use for Agents API, with origin approval gates
OpenAI’s Agents API can run a browser in an OpenAI-hosted environment, but each new website origin needs approval before access. The change matters for agent workflows, testing, research and compliance boundaries.
ElevenLabs says employee tender values it at $22 billion as enterprise voice agents grow
ElevenLabs says a $300 million employee tender valued it at $22 billion as enterprise voice agents now drive most of its growth, according to the company.
WhatsApp adds teen parental controls for group alerts and Meta AI limits
WhatsApp said it is adding optional teen parental controls that alert parents when group activity changes and let them limit Meta AI use, while saying chats stay end-to-end encrypted.
Google launches Gemini 4 Argon with limited access for trusted cyber defenders
Google says Gemini 4 Argon is rolling out first to trusted cyber defenders through Fairwind while broader access waits for safety testing. The model is aimed at long-horizon coding and cybersecurity, but its benchmark claims are company-reported.