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Higgsfield AI has extended AI video creation from one minute to over 10 minutes by integrating GPT-6 Astra, which also enables creative agents to call external tools for complex 3D modeling tasks. CEO Alex Mashrabov says GPT-Image-2.5 reliably renders text and infographics for small businesses, while Codex lets Higgsfield's 200 creatives prototype software without heavy engineering involvement. The startup is also developing a voice-to-video feature using GPT-Live-1, aiming to let creators describe ideas and watch them render in real time.

OpenAI discovered a sophisticated hidden recording device planted inside one of its offices by an employee. The company used its own AI models to analyze the device and trace it back to the specific employee responsible. OpenAI referred the matter to the FBI, whose agents made an arrest. The employee was terminated. OpenAI stated there are no indications the individual improperly accessed model weights, source code, or customer data. The FBI investigation remains ongoing.

Microsoft has created Xbox Labs, a new group of game makers, engineers, and scientists tasked with exploring AI-powered game decompilation, recompilation, and porting. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced the initiative after modders used AI to port Windows PC games to Apple Silicon and web browsers via WebAssembly, and merged code from major titles. Xbox Labs will share tools with developers industry-wide. Sharma noted that people spend 72 billion hours annually playing Xbox games, making it a prime AI agent workload opportunity.

Flox Intelligence, a startup spun out of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in 2020, makes AI-powered edge devices that deter wildlife from trains, airports, and roads. Founded by Sara Nozkova, the battery-operated devices use on-device computer vision to identify animals and emit species-appropriate sounds, varying responses to prevent habituation. About 150 devices are deployed across North America, Europe, and Australia. Train maker Alstom is an OEM partner. The company has raised $5 million and is opening a $10 million Series A.

Facebook is rolling out AI-powered customization tools that let users shape their Feed and Reels recommendations using natural language. A new Your Algorithm feature, accessible via the three-dot menu on posts, lets users add and manage topics they want to see. After tapping Interested or Not Interested, Facebook may ask follow-up questions and update recommendations in real time. Large language models power the system, incorporating user intent and context to make ranking more responsive and personalized within the same browsing session.

Google has launched Gemini 4 Argon, a frontier AI model now available to developers via the Gemini API paid tier. Designed for complex, long-horizon workflows, it targets real-world software engineering, enterprise knowledge work, and cybersecurity defense. The model emphasizes deep reasoning and structural precision for tasks like code migrations and frontier research. Google AI Ultra subscribers can also access it through Google AI Studio and the agent-first development platform Google Antigravity.

Anthropic built a custom version control system called Scion after AI-driven development pushed its daily code merges from 2,500 in May 2026 to over 30,000 by September 2026. Git's decentralized design couldn't handle the scale, requiring hundreds of internal mirrors and generating potentially 600 petabytes of daily traffic. Scion is server-side, always-online, and horizontally scalable, with no full repository copy anywhere. Anthropic also built code review tool Antique and migrated its entire monorepo from Git in five months, with Claude writing much of the new infrastructure.

Kylon has launched a "company harness" platform designed to unify human workers, AI agents, and over 200 tools in a single shared workspace. Compatible with agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Devin, Kylon lets teams collaborate alongside AI in one environment rather than switching between separate windows. The platform integrates tools spanning CRM, analytics, design, and development, including Salesforce, Figma, GitHub, and HubSpot, enabling teams to build, annotate, and ship work together.

xAI has launched The X Subscription, a unified plan bundling Grok, Grok Bot, Cursor, and X Premium. Paid tiers range from $8 to $200 per month, with the $30 Base Premium tier replacing what previously cost $90 combined for SuperGrok, Cursor Pro, and X Premium+. All plans share a single pool of AI usage across Grok and Cursor, refreshing weekly. Existing subscribers can keep current plans or switch via billing settings. Team plans include SSO, admin controls, and SOC 2 compliance at the same per-seat price as individual plans.