Meta introduced a new pricing tier for its Muse Spark model, built for coding and other agentic tasks, that slashes token costs by roughly 95% for developers who agree to let their prompts and outputs be used to train future versions. Standard pricing runs $1.25 per million input tokens and $4.25 per million output tokens, compared to just 10 cents and 20 cents respectively under the data-sharing plan. The move follows a scrapped internal program at Meta that tracked employee computer activity for training data, which was shelved in June after backlash.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-03
Tangle is a new tool that lets users visually construct, clone, and edit machine learning pipelines through a drag-and-drop interface. It offers a library of reusable components that users can combine or customize, and also supports adding custom modules to fit specific workflows.
tangleml.com
· 2026-09-02
Forward-deployed engineering, where vendor engineers embed with customers to wire AI products into real operating environments, has become a core sales and delivery model in enterprise AI. The piece argues the real test of this approach is whether repeated engagements shrink into pure services work or actually feed back into a more capable, reusable product over time.
venturebeat.com
· 2026-09-02
James Dyson introduced the Dyson CameraJet in Paris, a toothbrush equipped with a 100k pixel macro lens camera and machine learning that detects gaps between teeth in real time. The device uses this data to fire precision jets of mouthrinse into those gaps while also brushing with variable sonic oscillation designed to keep bristles moving against tooth surfaces.
dyson.com
· 2026-09-02
An Entrepreneur contributor argues that AI, despite its ability to analyze emotion and language, cannot truly feel, sense danger in a room, or trust someone instinctively the way humans do. The piece contends AI's real value lies in handling information, research and execution while humans supply instinct, purpose and irrational confidence.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-02
Fast Company has unveiled its Pacesetters list, spotlighting 40 executives who are embedding generative AI, autonomous agents, and machine learning into their companies' operations and customer interactions. The recognition highlights how these leaders are moving beyond basic chatbots toward more dynamic, AI-driven engagement with customers.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-02
Fast Company published an explanation of how it compiled its 2026 Pacesetters ranking, a list of 40 executives recognized for embedding generative AI, autonomous agents, and machine learning into their companies and customer experiences. The selections were made by a mix of internal editors and writers alongside external judges who evaluated candidates across multiple industries.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-02
Dyson has unveiled the CameraJet, a $500 toothbrush that combines brushing, camera-guided gap detection, and water-jet flossing in one device. A tiny 0.1-megapixel lens under the brush head works with machine learning trained on 470,000 dental images to spot gaps between teeth and fire small bursts of fluid to floss them in real time. A companion MyDyson app lets users view their mouth live, get brushing feedback, and adjust intensity and jetting modes, though Dyson says no images are stored.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-01
A new tool called SubSmith lets users transform their own video files into language-learning content by generating and working with subtitles for immersion-based study. It's aimed at learners who prefer building study material from local files like downloaded shows, podcasts, or MKV files rather than relying solely on streaming platforms. The launch is accompanied by guides, including timeline estimators for Japanese and Spanish learners and instructions for sentence mining from local media.
subsmith.app
· 2026-08-28
Job-market data from Indeed shows science postings requiring AI skills are climbing even as overall science job listings decline. Institutions like the Quadram Institute in Norwich now expect researchers outside traditional computing fields, including food scientists, to have basic machine-learning literacy, with its CEO calling the absence of such skills a red flag for candidates.
nature.com
· 2026-08-28
Hugging Face has released Microduck, a roughly 10-inch bipedal robot shaped like a duck that costs $400. It packs 15 motors, a camera, a depth sensor and two inertial measurement units, plus an articulated beak for picking up objects, and ships with built-in behaviors like walking, sitting, crouching and skating that can be triggered via gamepad. It's the company's second robot after Reachy Mini, and its software stack is open-source, letting developers teach it new skills through reinforcement learning and simulation.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-08-27
Hugging Face and Pollen Robotics released Microduck, a 25-centimeter open-source robot shaped like a duck that costs $399 and can walk, grip objects up to 800 grams, right itself after falling, and even roller skate. The robot uses a camera, lidar, and dual IMUs to sense its surroundings, and its behaviors are trained in simulation before being deployed and fine-tuned on the physical device.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-08-27
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