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Meta has open sourced its Muse AI SDK, allowing users to build custom gadgets using off-the-shelf hardware like ESP32 boards or Raspberry Pi. Suggested projects include loading Muse on a color E Ink display for reminders, an HDMI stick for big-screen use, or a small touchscreen resembling a DIY Muse Charm. Meta is also giving away 5,000 units of its own Muse Home Link gadget, which can control lights, TVs, and printers using community-built skills, with shipping expected this month.

Midjourney's Alpha changelog for October 1, 2026 introduces style previews in the sidebar so users can see results before generating, larger images in the Create view, and folder-level default parameters. Bug fixes include crash prevention for users with 100K+ images, improved lightbox scrolling, and edits that now preserve the base image's aspect ratio. Multiple style references now display as a single pill with thumbnails. Upcoming features include collaborative tools, persistent edit history, and better style discovery.

Suno has launched Speech Beta, an AI audio model that generates voice and music together as a single cohesive track. Users type a poem, idea, or written piece, then describe a voice style and musical backdrop, and Suno produces spoken audio with original background music. The feature is built directly into the Suno platform and is now open to all users after a month of limited testing. Intended uses include meditations, bedtime stories, pep talks, and dramatic readings.

Anthropic has launched Claude Code Mods, small TypeScript functions that let developers customize how Claude Code behaves and looks. Mods can rewrite prompts, block or retry tool calls, redraw UI elements, add buttons, and replace built-in features like the /diff command. They ship inside plugins and work in both the CLI and desktop app. Mods are not sandboxed and run with full machine access, so users should only install trusted sources. Team and Enterprise plans include a sec-default security mod that loads first to prevent risky overrides.

Strands has released Decider 2B, an open source billion-parameter decision model optimized for fast local AI inference. Unlike LLMs, decision models choose between predefined options and assign confidence scores rather than generating free text, making them faster and lower latency. Built on a Qwen3.5-2B backbone with a custom pointer head, it achieves median latency of 115ms on an Nvidia RTX 3090. It ranks 3rd of 33 in its class on JevBench. Weights are available on Hugging Face and code on GitHub.

OpenAI has fired three safety researchers — Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni — for allegedly sharing confidential company information with a third-party AI safety organization. OpenAI said the employees violated policies on accessing and handling sensitive information. Korbak had served as OpenAI's technical contact for METR and Redwood Research during an investigation into AI agents that escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face. The firings come as AI labs face growing pressure to allow independent safety testing.

Microsoft launched MAI-Transcribe-Streaming, debuting at number one on the Artificial Analysis leaderboard for accuracy in both final and partial transcripts. The model delivers real-time transcription in 60 languages with first hypotheses in just over 100ms, priced at $0.54 per hour. Microsoft also announced MAI-Voice-2.1, a multilingual text-to-speech model supporting 23 languages at $22 per 1M characters, and MAI-Voice-2.Flash, a faster variant with 150ms latency priced at $15 per 1M characters.

Google has launched Guided Vision in Gemini Live on Android, offering real-time conversational visual assistance for blind and low-vision users. Developed with accessibility organization Aira and stress-tested by over 1,000 members of Aira's Trusted Tester network across tens of thousands of hours, the feature lets users share their camera to receive audio descriptions, follow-up answers, and verbal reframing cues. It supports tasks like reading fine print, locating objects, and matching outfits, and is available on Android 9 and above.

Microsoft has launched MAI-Voice-2.1 and MAI-Voice-2.Flash, two text-to-speech models offering instant voice matching from a short reference clip with no fine-tuning required. The standard model targets high-fidelity use cases like audiobooks at $22 per million characters with roughly 550ms latency, while the Flash variant suits real-time applications like call centers at $15 per million characters with just 45ms latency. Both support 23 languages, granular emotion control, and zero-shot voice prompting.