Google Cloud has natively integrated TPU support into the vLLM serving engine, allowing developers to elastically scale high-demand embedding pipelines using Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). To handle massive 15K+ token contexts for models like Qwen3-Embedding-8B, the engineering team implemented TPU-specific optimizations such as hardware-safe tensor alignment, JAX/XLA compilation pre-warming, and a hybrid StepPool architecture for chunked prefill management. These enhancements achieve near-perfect numerical parity with reference GPU baselines, and developers can immediately leverage the open-sourced setup recipes on the AI-Hypercomputer GitHub to build their own high-throughput semantic retrieval applications.

Agent Anomaly Detection is a new, out-of-band oversight layer for the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform that analyzes OpenTelemetry traces and tool calls to catch behavioral risks without adding runtime latency to live requests. It utilizes a multi-tiered detection pipeline—combining lightweight statistical scanning with deep LLM-based reasoning—to identify logical anomalies and policy violations grounded in the OWASP Agentic Top 10. Developers can triage these automated findings within Security Command Center or leverage the exposed API to programmatically block subsequent tool calls when an agent breaches defined risk thresholds.

Elon Musk wants rival AI companies to test each other’s models before release, creating an independent safety checkpoint for frontier AI.

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Agility Robotics unveiled Digit 5 with $300 million in orders, new human-safety features and a 2027 launch, but filings reveal key buyer caveats.

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Meta launches Meta One globally with plans starting at $2.99, bundling AI features and premium tools across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.

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Google left one thing out of the announcement around the new Search profiles features announced today, you can now add a Search profile badge to your website. This allows users/searchers to follow you directly from your website.

China is emphasizing technical controls for AI agents as U.S. leaders debate slowing frontier AI, raising new questions for businesses deploying autonomous systems.

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Agent Platform's evaluation service is now generally available, providing developers with a unified engine to measure agent quality consistently across local development experiments and live production traffic. You can evaluate agents using over 20 pre-built metrics, DeepMind-backed adaptive rubrics, or custom code-based and LLM-as-a-judge metrics stored in a centralized, versioned registry. The service integrates directly into existing workflows via the Agent Platform SDK, agents-cli, and ADK, offering built-in user and environment simulators to automate complex multi-turn testing and streamline CI pipelines.

Meta reportedly plans camera-free Luna smart glasses centered on voice AI, potentially easing recording concerns while leaving privacy questions.

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Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro accessory lineup includes three MagSafe cases, two carrying straps, and a FineWoven Wallet with Find My.

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Project: Drupal coreProject machine name: drupalDate: 2026-September-16Security risk: Moderately critical 13 ∕ 25 AC:Basic/A:User/CI:Some/II:Some/E:Theoretical/TD:DefaultVulnerability: Third-party librariesAffected versions: >=10.5.0 <10.6.17 || >=11.0.0 <11.3.17 || >=11.4.0 <11.4.7Description: 

The Drupal project uses the CKEditor library for WYSIWYG editing. CKEditor has released a security update that impacts Drupal.

Vulnerabilities are possible if Drupal is configured to use CKEditor for WYSIWYG editing. An attacker that can create or edit content (even without access to CKEditor themselves) may be able to exploit this Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability to target users with access to the WYSIWYG CKEditor, including site admins with privileged access.

For more information, see CKEditor's security advisory:

• High-severity Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the engine package

Solution: 

Install the latest version:

Drupal 11

• If you use Drupal 11.4.x, update to Drupal 11.4.7.
• If you use Drupal 11.3.x, update to Drupal 11.3.17.
• Drupal 11.2.x and below are end-of-life and do not receive security coverage.

Drupal 10

• If you use Drupal 10.6.x, update to Drupal 10.6.17.
• Drupal 10.5.x and below are end-of-life and do not receive security coverage.

Note that Drupal 8 and Drupal 9 have both reached end-of-life.

Instructions for contributed modules

Site owners should also review their site following the protocol for managing external libraries and plugins, as contributed projects may use additional CKEditor plugins not packaged in Drupal core.

CKEditor has also released another CVE in today's release that does not affect Drupal, but may affect custom plugins or other usecases:

• Low-severity Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the engine package

Reported By: 

• Piotrek Koszuliński (Reinmar)

Fixed By: 

• catch (catch) of the Drupal Security Team
• Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team
• Mohit Aghera (mohit_aghera), provisional member of the Drupal Security Team
• Jess (xjm) of the Drupal Security Team

Coordinated By: 

• Bram Driesen (bramdriesen) of the Drupal Security Team
• catch (catch) of the Drupal Security Team
• Greg Knaddison (greggles) of the Drupal Security Team
• Lee Rowlands (larowlan) of the Drupal Security Team
• Dave Long (longwave) of the Drupal Security Team
• Jess (xjm) of the Drupal Security Team

The $149 AirPods 5 add stem volume control, broader charging support, a Find My case speaker, and longer battery life over the $129 version.

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People and companies are using AI hardware and software to make life easier and more accessible for everyone. That’s the case with smartARM, a Toronto-based startup developing a vision-first bionic arm prototype that uses open-source software, with Meta AI glasses as an optional add-on, to explore more intuitive prosthetic control for people living with limb differences.

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Many traditional prosthetic hands require users to switch manually between grip patterns for different objects, making it cumbersome to move everyday items. Something as seemingly natural as picking up a glass, and then a spoon, becomes a multistep process. smartARM addressed this by developing AI hardware and software that understands the environment, and  automatically selects a suitable grip for the object – so users can intuitively move between everyday tasks.

smartARM’s prosthetic arm “sees” through a camera embedded in its palm. The team is using DINOv2, Meta’s open-source vision model, to help it recognize everyday objects from just a few reference photos, supporting smartARM’s grip-selection software.This allows it to grip and pick up objects based on direct visual feature reading, without needing prior understanding or additional programming. The arm can adapt almost instantly to objects trained on just a few photos – something that could take weeks previously.

smartARM uses Meta AI Glasses and the Meta Wearables Device Access Toolkit to extend and improve object recognition and understanding, providing more data from the egocentric point of view the glasses offer. Meta AI glasses  give the arm additional context to better understand what the user is trying to interact with. It also lets users add new objects, through the device app on their phones, giving everyone in the smartARM community a way to personalize their prosthetic around their everyday needs.

For the people who wear it, the results are life altering: a bionic arm that works from the first try, with no training required.

Long-time smartARM user and former NFL player Shaquem Griffin described what it feels like to use it: “Of all the tech packed into it, scalability and accessibility matter most to me. This is the future of consumer prosthetics.”

“Building a capable hand is only part of the challenge. Making it intuitive to use matters just as much,” said Hamayal Choudhry, smartARM’s Founder and CEO. “By helping the arm recognize everyday objects and select a suitable grip, we’re working toward an experience where people can focus more on what they want to do and less on how to operate their prosthetic.”

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Google has updated the Search profiles with a new article design, a single login to manage multiple Search profiles and only 10,000 followers on social platforms are required.

Google Cloud API Gateway now offers a model routing feature in Public Preview, allowing developers to dynamically route traffic to models like Gemini, Claude, or OpenAI OSS-GPT without hardcoding endpoints or managing open-source proxies. Developers can easily configure these routing rules directly within their OpenAPI 3.x specifications by mapping virtual model names to specific backend targets on a shared host. Once deployed, the Gateway acts as a serverless ingress layer that accepts standard OpenAI-compatible requests, automatically transcodes the payload to the native schema of the target model, and routes the traffic on the fly.

To prevent context window bloat and reduce token consumption, Genkit Go introduces Agent Skills based on a progressive disclosure architecture. Developers can package specialized instructions, scripts, and references into modular SKILL.md bundles where only the frontmatter metadata is initially exposed to the agent's system prompt. When a task matches the skill's description, Genkit's middleware dynamically loads the full instruction body and associated assets, ensuring the model accesses precise workflows exactly when needed.

iPhone 18 Pro adds a new camera, faster chip, better battery life, and more storage. Here’s whether those upgrades are enough to leave the 17 Pro behind.

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OpenAI is testing a new ad format in ChatGPT named Sponsored Agents. Sponsored Agents "let people start a conversation with a business-sponsored agent after clicking an ad in ChatGPT," OpenAI wrote.

We’re announcing new Threads tools for podcast creators and listeners, giving creators more ways to share their shows and listeners more ways to have conversations around the podcasts they love.

Here are some of the new features rolling out today: 

• Show off your podcast: You can now display banners across your profile and posts, so listeners can more easily find your show. 
• Share your best work: Feature your favorite episode with the episode picker, and make  your podcast links appear as a tappable card. 
• Broadcast the highlights: You can now share standout moments and featured guests with transcript, video, and guest card posts. 

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• Save your faves: You can now save episodes you come across in your feed, so never lose track of the content that’s catching your attention. 
• Keep them coming back: You can opt in to getting an automatic notification from Threads reminding you to share new episodes with your audience
• Get to know your audience: Insights now show the reach and engagement Threads is driving for a podcast, including clicks and saves.

Threads is already a place where people are connecting around podcasts, and these updates make it even easier to join conversations about your favorite shows.

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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google said Search Console position reporting may change as Search, AI Mode, AI Overviews...