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Google's Nano Banana AI-image editor is being integrated into Search, NotebookLM, and Photos. The tool offers new style options and generates contextual illustrations. It's being used to enhance Video Overviews in NotebookLM and will allow users to create and edit images in Search and Photos.

Microsoft is working with the UAE to drive AI adoption, providing a threefold approach to help organizations achieve real results. This includes AI assistants, co-employee AI agents, and AI co-strategists. The UAE has appointed a minister of AI and is building infrastructure, regulation, and talent to support AI growth.

Figure AI's new robot, Figure 03, is designed to perform domestic chores and manual labor. With a valuation of $39 billion, the company is racing to create a viable humanoid robot, competing with Tesla's Optimus division and China's Unitree. The robot's neural network, Helix, can learn new tasks with minimal data, but safety and reliability challenges remain. If successful, the robot could have a significant impact on the labor market and the economy.

OpenAI has added full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support to ChatGPT's Developer Mode, allowing developers to use custom connectors for read and write actions directly inside chats. This feature enables ChatGPT to interact with external systems or internal APIs, making it a programmable automation hub. Developers can register MCP servers, expose compatible tools, and perform actions like updating Jira tickets or writing to databases within a conversational interface.

Signal's engineering team has achieved a major milestone in post-quantum cryptography by updating the Signal Protocol to be quantum-resistant. The update adds a new ratchet, called the Sparse Post Quantum Ratchet (SPQR), which uses a quantum-safe key encapsulation mechanism (KEM) to provide post-quantum forward secrecy and post-compromise security. This ensures that even if a quantum computer is able to break the classical Diffie-Hellman key exchange, the messages will still be protected.

The article discusses the importance of assembly language in programming, its relation to artificial intelligence, and how it can be used to improve AI models. It highlights the story of Chris Sawyer, who wrote the game RollerCoaster Tycoon in assembly, and how assembly language can be used to optimize code and improve efficiency. The article also mentions the use of assembly language in the development of AI models, such as DeepSeek, and how it can be used to improve their performance.

Slack is revamping its Slackbot into a personalized AI companion that can help with project plans, daily priorities, and report analysis. The new Slackbot uses natural language processing and integrates with tools like Google Drive and Salesforce. It's currently available as a beta to 70,000 users and is expected to roll out broadly by the end of the year.

Microsoft's OneDrive is using AI to group photos by faces, allowing users to easily identify and organize images of specific individuals. The feature relies on user input to identify faces and can be turned off, but with a limit of three changes per year. This raises concerns about privacy and data processing.

Varonis Interceptor is an AI-native email security solution that uses multimodal AI analysis to detect and block advanced phishing and social engineering attacks. It combines visual, linguistic, and behavioral analysis to identify threats and provides multichannel protection beyond the inbox. Interceptor's vision model simulates how users visually experience each email, while its language model analyzes tone and linguistic patterns. The behavior model uses the sender and recipient's relationship graph to detect deviations from their baseline.

Nimisha Asthagiri discusses the need for responsible AI in complex multi-agent systems, sharing techniques for engineering leaders and architects to predict and mitigate unintended consequences using systems thinking and Causal Flow Diagrams.

Google is introducing a new smart home experience powered by its Gemini AI. The update includes a new Home app with improved speed and reliability, as well as new hardware such as cameras and a smart speaker. The Gemini AI will provide features like AI-enhanced notifications, conversational commands, and advanced video features. The new app and hardware are available now, with some features available for free and others requiring a subscription.

Nvidia's DGX Spark is a personal AI supercomputer that can handle sophisticated AI models and fit on a desk. It features Nvidia's GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, 128GB of unified memory, and up to 4TB of NVMe SSD storage, delivering a petaflop of AI performance. The Spark will be available for purchase online and from select partners for $3,999.

OpenAI is teaming up with Broadcom to produce its own computer chips to power its AI data centers, reducing reliance on Nvidia and securing computing power for apps like ChatGPT. The partnership will enable OpenAI to develop and deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI accelerators using its own chips and systems.

Nvidia's GB10 workstations arrive with 1 petaFLOPS of compute, 128GB of VRAM, and a $3K+ price tag. The systems, powered by the GB10 system-on-a-chip, are designed for AI and robotics developers, data scientists, and machine learning researchers. They will be available from Nvidia, Dell, and other OEM partners starting Oct. 15.

California has signed a bill regulating AI companion chatbots, requiring companies to implement safety protocols and age verification. The law aims to protect children and vulnerable users from potential harms associated with AI chatbot use.

ZTE Corporation hosted the Global Summit & User Congress 2025 in Milan, Italy, focusing on AI-driven digital transformation, connectivity, and computing. The event explored the integration of artificial intelligence with industry applications and everyday life, and ZTE showcased its latest achievements in connectivity, computing, and AI-powered solutions.

Qualcomm has acquired Arduino, raising questions about the future of the open-source platform. Despite claims of independence, the acquisition may lead to changes in Arduino's direction and potentially undermine its open-source ethos. The move is seen as a strategic play by Qualcomm to expand its presence in the edge AI market.

China's competition regulator has launched an investigation into Qualcomm's purchase of Israeli firm Autotalks, amid rising US trade tensions. The probe is reportedly routine, but its timing coincides with China tightening exports of rare earth metals and the US threatening additional tariffs.

Oracle has released an emergency security update to patch a vulnerability in the E-Business Suite that can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-61884, affects EBS versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.14 and could allow attackers to steal sensitive data. Oracle strongly recommends applying the updates as soon as possible.

Seed4J 2.0 includes bug fixes, documentation improvements, dependency upgrades, and support for Angular Internationalization. It is a modular code generator that helps developers bootstrap their applications with clarity, structure, and purpose. The migration from JHipster Lite 1.35.0 required a refactoring of the namespace and naming conventions.