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Kunlun Tech releases open-source Matrix-Game 4.0 for one RTX 5090: Kunlun Tech released Matrix-Game 4.0 on October 15, an open-source system combining a game engine with real-time AI video rendering on a single consumer graphics card. The company says it delivers 480p gameplay at 60 fps on an Nvidia RTX 5090 with input-to-response latency below 150 milliseconds.

AI Gaming • TechNode

Microsoft researchers say new machine learning tool improves weather forecasts 2-6 weeks ahead: Microsoft researchers say they found a new, cost-effective machine learning tool that improves weather forecasts two to six weeks ahead. The company claims it addresses reliability drops beyond two weeks in physics-based and existing AI models, helping farmers and emergency responders.

Microsoft • The Verge AI

Nvidia • Nvidia

Nvidia's Huang pledges $2B for Europe, $250M in compute for UK AI safety labs: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pledged $2 billion for European investments and $250 million in compute for UK AI safety labs. Nvidia also took new stakes in French startups Doctolib and Entalpic. Huang pitched open-weight models as Europe's way to close the AI gap.

Gemini 4 Argon - Out and Tested!!: Sam Witteveen posted a video testing Gemini 4 Argon, comparing it with other models, reviewing its strengths and generated outputs. The description links to a Google blog post introducing Gemini 4 Argon and an Artificial Analysis page but reports no specific benchmark results.

Artificial Intelligence • Sam Witteveen

ModelBest open-sources MiniCPM-V 4.7, saying its MoE model runs in about 3GB on an iPhone 17 Pro Max: ModelBest open-sourced MiniCPM-V 4.7, its first MoE multimodal model, in 35B-A3B and 1B sizes. The company says the MoE version runs in about 3GB of memory on an iPhone 17 Pro Max and decodes at over 13 tokens per second.

open source • Pandaily

MagicLab's EchoPolicy-0 tops AI2's MolmoSpaces board with 75.4% manipulation success: MagicLab said its VLM agent framework EchoPolicy-0 averaged 75.4% across four MolmoSpaces tasks, and AI2's published leaderboard data lists it first. Its MagicBrain component reached 94.4% on the pick task.

AI & Robotics • Pandaily

Amex introduces framework to prevent unauthorized AI agent purchases: American Express introduced a framework to ensure AI agents only complete purchases their users have authorized. The initiative aims to prevent unauthorized purchases and related disputes as AI-powered shopping grows. Specific availability and enforcement details were not disclosed.

American Express • TechCrunch AI

Nvidia • Nvidia

Nvidia commits $250M in accelerated computing to UK AI safety research over five years: Nvidia pledged $250 million worth of accelerated computing resources to Britain over five years to fund AI security and agentic safety research, Jensen Huang said. Reuters reported the US chipmaker made the commitment to support UK research.

AGIBOT • AGIBOT

Chinese AI robot maker AGIBOT nears new funding round at about RMB 50 billion valuation: AGIBOT is nearing completion of a new funding round of approximately RMB 1 billion to RMB 1.5 billion, valuing the Chinese AI robot maker at about RMB 50 billion, according to investors cited by Caijing. Founded in 2023, AGIBOT began preparing for a Hong Kong listing in July.

Pluto Security • Series A

Pluto Security exits stealth with $42M, including $34M Series A, to monitor AI agents: Pluto Security has exited stealth with $42 million, including a $34 million Series A, to monitor AI agents and vibe-coded apps. The company says it has reached more than $2 million in ARR since April.

OpenAI fires three researchers for leaking confidential data: OpenAI has parted ways with three researchers who allegedly leaked confidential information to an outside AI safety organization. A fourth researcher has also departed the company's safety team amid the shake-up.

Business • The Decoder

Meta releases Muse Gadgets open-source firmware and Linux SDK: Meta has announced Muse Gadgets, offering open-source ESP32 microchip firmware and a Linux SDK to help users integrate its Muse AI system into hardware like the Raspberry Pi 5. The company also developed its own smart home device called the Muse Home Link.

Hardware • Techmeme

Apple tightens macOS Full Disk Access controls over AI agent risks: Apple announced it will introduce new controls for the Full Disk Access permission on macOS. The company warned that the rise of increasingly capable AI agents makes broad access to user files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.

Security • TechCrunch AI

Supabase • Supabase

Supabase raises $150M and agrees to acquire database startup Turso: Supabase has raised $150 million in a funding round led by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC. Additionally, the company has agreed to acquire Turso, a startup offering a database optimized for AI agents, for an undisclosed amount.

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