News archive
October 14, 2026
Gemini 4 Argon opens globally at $2 per million input tokens
Google opened Gemini 4 Argon globally at $2/M input and $10/M output, with cached input 95% cheaper; builders can run one fixed task in AI Studio before comparing it with their current model.
$2/M introductory input price$10/M introductory output price95% cached input discount
Liquid AI ships a 24B model with 2B active parameters for local agents
LFM2.5-24B-A2B has 24B total parameters but 2B active per token; Liquid AI reports 184 tok/s on an Apple M5 Max, and builders can run it locally through the published setup.
24B total parameters2B active parameters184 tok/s reported M5 Max speed
Google Play adds private Android apps made with AI Studio
Google Play can deliver an AI Studio app only to its owner, starting in the US for adults; makers can test a private app with a small user group before a public listing.
3B reported Play users18+ initial US age rule1 private app owner
Higgsfield says its AI videos now run past 10 minutes
Higgsfield reports video runs longer than 10 minutes, up from about one minute before GPT-6 Astra; creators can try a short storyboard and judge continuity before changing tools.
10+ min reported video length200 reported creatives500K reported YouTube subscribers
Anthropic built Scion after code merges passed 30,000 per day
Anthropic says merges rose from 2,500 to over 30,000 per day; Scion made checkouts two orders faster, cut source-control CPU and memory needs 200x, and saved 25% of CI CPU capacity.
30,000+ daily merges in September200x smaller reported footprint25% reported CI CPU saving
Microsoft plans Maia 300 for 2027 inference at multi-gigawatt scale
Maia 300 is planned for 2027 with 40% more tokens per megawatt and up to 7x Maia 200 rack throughput; builders should watch total serving cost, not only chip speed.
40% expected tokens per megawatt gain7x reported rack throughput2027 planned production start
Anthropic finds small models can set up inference on 8 of 9 device types
Anthropic reports a 9B model ran inference on 8 of 9 tested hardware types, while GLM-5.2 completed a simplified replication chain; the immediate job is defensive device hardening.
9B model size in hardware test8/9 hardware types supported15 TV boxes in demo
Nature Will introduces Natura-1 for dexterous robot hands
Nature Will reports a 50B model trained on over one million hours of egocentric data with a 100ms control loop; no public weights or self-serve API were listed in the launch release.
50B model parameters1M+ hours reported training data100ms reported control loop
Flox Intelligence raises a new round for AI wildlife deterrence
Flox has about 150 devices deployed, expects $1.5M revenue in 2026 and is opening a $10M Series A; its buyer proof is physical deployments, not a public app.
150 reported live devices$1.5M reported 2026 revenue$10M planned Series A
Pluto Security raises $42M to monitor AI-created enterprise risk
Pluto reports $42M raised, over $2M ARR and 30+ enterprise customers; its CEO says 60% of detected risks came from vibe-coded apps built outside engineering teams.
$42M reported total funding$2M+ reported ARR60% reported vibe-code risk share
Shopify opens more than one billion listings to shopping agents
Shopify says agents can browse over one billion listings and use Shop Pay after buyer approval; builders should start with read-only shopping and explicit budgets before adding checkout.
1B+ catalog listings1 buyer approval per purchase2 Shop and Shop Pay steps
Deezer will let listeners hide fully AI-generated music
Deezer says it has excluded over 42M AI tracks from recommendations and tagged 14M albums; a new toggle will let listeners hide fully synthetic music by the end of 2026.
42M+ tracks excluded from recommendations14M+ albums tagged90,000 AI tracks received per day
Character.AI files Chapter 11 with a $20M Disney lead bid
Character.AI lists $50M-$100M in liabilities, while Disney offers $20M for selected assets; the platform may wind down if no suitable bid appears by late November or early December.
$50M-$100M estimated liabilities$20M Disney lead bidNov-Dec reported sale window
SquadRoom launches AI employees with an 80-point Product Hunt day
SquadRoom ranked #15 with 80 Product Hunt points and 71 followers; makers can try its no-signup demo with their own AI key and inspect the report before paying.
80 Product Hunt points71 Product Hunt followers$49/mo reported early access
Kudos 3.0 turns card offers and bill calls into an AI savings product
Kudos 3.0 ranked #8 with 119 points, 825 followers and 14 reviews; its maker reports about $800 per year in offers and $216 per bill negotiation during early tests.
119 Product Hunt points825 Product Hunt followers$800/yr reported offer value
