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TACLS software is intended to help NWS issue flash flood warnings earlier

Scientists from UCSD, NASA and the US National Weather Service are developing TACLS software, which uses satellite data and machine learning to target earlier detection of flash flood risk. It is being piloted in California, with expansion to all NWS offices planned.

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Google launches a pilot program for AI-generated interactive learning simulations

Google launched the Learning Interactives pilot program, which uses generative UI to enable teachers to create AI-generated interactive simulations for STEM subjects. The library contains over 30 materials, and schools using Google Workspace for Education have access.

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Amazon launched Amazon Connect Talent for AI-led interviews in high-volume recruitment

Amazon launched Amazon Connect Talent, a tool that has AI agents conduct candidate interviews and assessments for hiring at scale (retail, logistics, hospitality); recruiters set the criteria and make final decisions based on a dashboard with scores and transcripts.

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AWS published a guide to layered authorization for MCP tools in Amazon Quick

AWS published a guide to layered authorization for MCP tools in Amazon Quick: four gates (MFA, geographic restrictions, RBAC, tool permissions) applied to JWT claims from Microsoft Entra ID, connected through Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Gateway.

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AI photo editors are moving from editing to reconstructing image content

According to Root.cz, AI photo editors are ceasing to be passive tools and beginning to actively reconstruct image content – computing details and smoothing textures without metadata distinguishing this from the original capture.

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GitHub Copilot introduces a generally available feature for requesting increases to AI credit budgets

GitHub has made a feature generally available that lets organization members request a budget increase immediately after exhausting their AI credits in GitHub Copilot instead of having their access blocked; administrators approve requests directly in the settings. Available for Business and Enterprise plans.

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Zoom launches AI platform Revenue OS to enter the CRM market

Zoom introduced the AI tool Revenue OS with Engage and Forecast features, built on the acquisition of Common Room in July 2026, with the aim of competing with CRM platforms from Salesforce and HubSpot.

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Zboží.cz has launched a language model for dictating customer reviews

Seznam has launched a language model on Zboží.cz that allows users to dictate a purchase review instead of writing it. AI extracts pros, cons and a summary from speech and fills in the form; the text can then be edited by typing or dictating.

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Meta expands the AI agent Muse with connectors for small business owners as part of Meta One

Meta has expanded the AI agent Muse with dozens of connectors (Instagram Professional, Facebook Pages, Meta Ads, Canva) and support for custom connectors via API for small business owners. This follows the September launch of the Meta One subscription with Core ($7.99/month) and Premium ($19.99/month) plans.

New: The Muse agent is being expanded with dozens of connectors for Instagram Professional, Facebook Pages and Meta Ads; Support for custom connectors through API; Partnership with Canva and other tools; Muse for Small Business targets small business owners who work in Meta apps; Basic Muse features are free, with paid plans available for higher usage volumes

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GitHub recommends Claude Opus 5.5 following the retirement of Claude Opus 4.7

The recommended replacement for Claude Opus 4.7 in GitHub Copilot is Claude Opus 5.5; the original announcement listed Claude Opus 5. The retirement of four models takes effect on 2 October 2026 across all environments of the service.

New: The recommended replacement for Claude Opus 4.7 is Claude Opus 5.5, not Claude Opus 5.

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OpenAI confirmed the resolution of increased error rates in ChatGPT for Plus and Pro users

OpenAI confirmed that the incident involving increased error rates in ChatGPT for Plus and Pro users has been resolved. The affected components (Conversations, and previously Image Generation and ChatGPT Work as well) have returned to normal operation.

New: The incident is not resolved — it is under active investigation; The Conversations component has degraded performance; It specifically affects users on the Plus and Pro tiers; The incident has no known ETA for resolution; OpenAI is working on a mitigation measure, not a final fix

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Simon Willison released CORS Chat, a web tool for testing local LLMs

Simon Willison created the CORS Chat web tool for testing local LLMs (e.g. Qwen 3.8 27B in LM Studio) as well as models via OpenRouter, with conversations saved in the browser and progressive rendering of generated SVG images.

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Startup Kog is developing software to accelerate LLM inference on standard GPUs

French startup Kog is developing Kog Inference Engine, software intended to accelerate LLM inference on standard GPUs without new hardware. A demo with the small model Laneformer 2B achieved 3000 tokens/s; the target is a 30-fold speedup for larger models.

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HSP GRUPPE deploys ChatGPT Enterprise in tax advisory services

According to OpenAI, HSP GRUPPE has deployed ChatGPT Enterprise in tax advisory services with the aim of increasing productivity, the quality of work and capacity to serve clients. The source provides no specific results or figures.

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Substack has introduced AI text detection; authors criticize the tool as inaccurate

Substack has launched detection of AI-generated text in collaboration with Pangram, which assigns percentage scores to posts. Some authors criticize the tool as unreliable and a risk to their reputation; the company responds that it is about transparency, not penalties.