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Introducing Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full: Frontier Models for Agents

Meta says its new models can compete with leading systems from Anthropic and OpenAI on personal and professional agent tasks. Their development took 14 months under a revamped AI unit, and the release will test the company's rebuilt superintelligence team after a costly push to catch up with rivals.

  • Meta's benchmark results still need outside validation, according to RuntimeWire.
  • Muse agent downloads have slowed globally, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Android Authority Karandeep Singh Oberoi · Updated

Google’s new Fitbit Edge gives you a screen without going full smartwatch

The tracker sits between the screenless Fitbit Air and the Pixel Watch 5, offering notifications without a full smartwatch. It costs about $179 and includes health-tracking tools, with Google promising a week between charges. Engadget reports that it has a replaceable battery and reaches stores on October 27.

  • The Edge includes GPS, according to 9to5Google.
  • Wired reports that the display uses OLED technology.
25 sources covering Google’s new Fitbit Edge gives you a screen without going full smartwatch
Implicator.ai ·

Yandex Shuts Third Data Center After Drone Strike, Cutting 80-Plus Cloud Services

Yandex said a drone attack knocked out its Vladimir region data center, the third company site hit in four days, according to The Next Web citing Reuters.

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AMD debuts Helion reference design for agentic AI servers with up to 32,768 Zen 6 ‘Venice’ cores 6 sources covering AMD debuts Helion reference design for agentic AI servers with up to 32,768 Zen 6 ‘Venice’ cores

The open design supports CPU-only systems or EPYC processors paired with optional Instinct GPUs, with availability expected in November.

Tom's Hardware ·
NVIDIA and Cisco Introduce New Pluggable Optics Form Factor to Scale AI Factories 5 sources covering NVIDIA and Cisco Introduce New Pluggable Optics Form Factor to Scale AI Factories

The planned Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable module is designed for optical connections running at 400 gigabits per second per lane.

Nvidia ·
Bumble in Talks to Be Taken Private for $1 Billion, WSJ Says 2 sources covering Bumble in Talks to Be Taken Private for $1 Billion, WSJ Says

The potential buyer is a recently founded holding company led by former Sequoia partner Ravi Gupta, according to The Information, citing The Wall Street Journal.

Bloomberg ·
Elon Musk has donated over $276 million to Republican midterm efforts 2 sources covering Elon Musk has donated over $276 million to Republican midterm efforts

The money went to Republican super PACs and organizations over the past three months, bringing Musk’s total contributions to $366 million, according to The Hill.

The Verge ·
Anthropic's Claude Haiku 4.5 Filed a False Homicide Tip With Philadelphia Police 5 sources covering Anthropic's Claude Haiku 4.5 Filed a False Homicide Tip With Philadelphia Police

The submission occurred during a July 18 test of Claude Haiku 4.5 and reached police through a public tip form before landing in spam, according to Implicator.ai.

Implicator.ai ·
Google teams up with menstrual health tracker Flo to develop new wellness hardware and sync apps 6 sources covering Google teams up with menstrual health tracker Flo to develop new wellness hardware and sync apps

Flo users will be able to sync cycle data with the Google Health app starting early next year, according to Engadget.

Engadget ·
Tesla Cybercab to Make European Debut at Paris Motor Show 2 sources covering Tesla Cybercab to Make European Debut at Paris Motor Show

The appearance is scheduled for this week, according to Bloomberg, which says it will mark the Cybercab’s first showing in Europe.

Bloomberg ·
DeepSeek is moving to lead a $400 million seed round for a Chinese robotics AI startup 3 sources covering DeepSeek is moving to lead a $400 million seed round for a Chinese robotics AI startup

Winverse AI is a months-old startup founded by a former Tencent scientist to develop AI for robots.

Quartz ·
Trump Administration Plans to Move AI Testing Agency Officials to White House

The small agency within the Commerce Department tasked with testing new AI models appears to be getting a refresh.

The Information ·
Intel’s Crescent Island AI Server GPU Gets a Name and Specs: Meet the Intel GPU D-Series 3 sources covering Intel’s Crescent Island AI Server GPU Gets a Name and Specs: Meet the Intel GPU D-Series

The upcoming D270 AI inference card offers 1.3 petaflops of dense FP8 compute and 1.5 TB/s of memory bandwidth.

ServeTheHome ·
Nothing launches CMF Speakers S&M, here are the specs and pricing details 5 sources covering Nothing launches CMF Speakers S&M, here are the specs and pricing details

The brand’s first portable Bluetooth speakers feature milk carton-inspired shapes and customizable designs.

GSMArena ·
AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safety 8 sources covering AI less regulated than milk, Microsoft president says in warning over safety

Brad Smith says artificial intelligence faces less oversight than milk and washing machines.

The Guardian ·
Mistlabs takes its Ambi AI system out of beta on Apple devices with $26M in funding 5 sources covering Mistlabs takes its Ambi AI system out of beta on Apple devices with $26M in funding

Ambi's iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch apps capture conversations in the background and can offer help while people are talking.

SiliconANGLE ·
Neostellar’s Willy Lee on AI Landscape Ahead of Anthropic Pre-IPO Investor Day

Willy Lee, Principal at Neostellar, says attention on Anthropic’s potential IPO risks obscuring broader AI investment and adoption.

Bloomberg ·