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AMD Launches Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform with 192GB Unified Memory
AMD introduces the Ryzen AI Halo developer platform powered by Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 processor, supporting up to 192GB unified memory and 300-billion-parameter models.
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AssemblyAI says voice teams can cut LLM costs with workload routing
AssemblyAI introduced Voice Standard Bench, ranking 50+ models for voice tasks by quality, speed and cost to help teams route workloads cheaper.
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AssemblyAI outlines browser voice assistant build in JavaScript
AssemblyAI published a JavaScript tutorial for a browser voice assistant using its Voice Agent API, WebSocket tokens and AudioWorklet audio handling.
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Vapi, LiveKit, Retell and Pipecat differ by orchestration layer
AssemblyAI’s comparison says the four voice-agent stacks sit at different layers, with trade-offs in control, transport and STT integration.
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Uber CISO says frontier AI needs insider-threat monitoring
Philip Martin says AI agents need real-time monitoring and controls similar to employee insider-threat programs, citing Uber's ADR and safeguards.
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Google details safety controls for Gemini 4 Argon rollout
Google outlined safety and security measures for Gemini 4 Argon as it broadened access and cited improved cyber and prompt-injection defenses.
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Banks and fintechs have three ways to offer crypto
Paxos outlines three operating models for banks and fintechs offering digital assets: build in-house, stitch vendors or use one regulated partner.
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Higgsfield says GPT-6 Astra extends videos beyond one minute
Higgsfield says new OpenAI models can extend creator videos past one minute, sharpen visuals and move toward voice filmmaking.
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Circle sets out seven-part test for institutional-grade wrapped assets
Circle outlines a seven-dimension framework for wrapped assets and applies it to cirBTC, covering custody, reserves, redemption, compliance and more.
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GitHub says new secret classifier cuts scan time and false positives
GitHub says a ModernBERT-based secret classifier improved weighted acceptance 11.5% and cut median post-push scan time 86%.
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Fed releases discount rate minutes for August and September 2026 meetings
Federal Reserve publishes discount-rate meeting minutes, while related FOMC minutes had already signaled further tightening and a higher primary credit rate.
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Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon AI Model for Enterprise and Developer Use
Google DeepMind released Gemini 4 Argon globally on October 13, 2026, targeting complex coding, scientific, legal and cybersecurity workflows with introductory API pricing of $2 per million input tokens.
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Binance Pay Expands Agentic Payments Into Real-World Commerce
Binance Pay extends its payment infrastructure into real-world merchant networks, building on integrations in Japan and Bhutan announced through October 2026.
