News archive
October 6, 2026
Reflection introduces Beam, a 501B open-weight model
Reflection says Beam is a sparse mixture-of-experts model aimed at coding, reasoning, and agentic work.
OpenAI will test visual ads during ChatGPT image generation
OpenAI says it will test a labeled visual ad format in the United States later this month.
OpenAI will roll out invisible text watermarks in the EU
OpenAI says eligible ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU will receive an invisible provenance signal over the coming weeks.
TikTok adds AI shopping and lead agents for advertisers
TikTok announced conversational shopping and lead-generation tools that connect discovery to checkout or follow-up.
Nolla begins an AI acne-prescription pilot in Utah
Nolla Health says Utah adults can join a staged pilot in which AI helps issue initial acne prescriptions under physician oversight.
Seventeen countries endorse the Kyoto Vision for AI in science
A declaration from the Kyoto STS Forum calls for shared compute, data, experimentation, funding, and talent for AI-enabled science.
AI agents identify two candidate room-temperature magnetic semiconductors
Vals AI says Claude-based agents produced two candidate materials, but the key magnetic properties still need laboratory measurement.
Google Docs begins native Markdown file editing
Google Workspace is rolling out a way to preview, edit, and collaborate on Markdown files across Drive and Docs.
Former AI lab employees warn New York City lawmakers about AI risks
Former employees of Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind called for stronger oversight at a New York City Council hearing.
Spira Maxima ranks first on Product Hunt with an AI social-video model
Spira AI’s Product Hunt page shows a top daily launch for Spira Maxima, which turns scripts into social-video outputs.