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Meta launches Muse Gadgets open-source project for DIY AI hardware: Meta announced Muse Gadgets, an open-source project allowing hobbyists to build their own AI hardware using ESP32 boards and connect to Meta's Muse AI agent. The team also produced 5,000 units of the Muse Home Link USB-C device for smart home control.

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Cloudflare launches Clef models for text-free AI agent decisions: Cloudflare has introduced Clef and Clef-flash, two Apache 2.0-licensed models built on Qwen that allow AI agents to make structured decisions without generating text. The Clef-flash model delivers classifications in approximately 39 milliseconds, making it over ten times faster than TypeSafe AI's Jev model.

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Anthropic adds Mods system to let developers customize Claude Code: Anthropic is adding a "Mods" system to Claude Code, serving as middleware that runs directly inside the AI coding tool. Developers can use JavaScript or TypeScript to modify the interface and behavior, including adding custom panels, intercepting tool calls, and creating new commands.

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OpenAI fires three researchers for leaking confidential data: OpenAI has parted ways with three researchers who allegedly leaked confidential information to an outside AI safety organization. A fourth researcher has also departed the company's safety team amid the shake-up.

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Black Forest Labs launches Flux 3 Image with multi-step editing: Black Forest Labs has launched Flux 3 Image, featuring support for multi-step edits that preserve the rest of the image. The model allows users to compose scenes using bounding boxes and up to ten reference images, with output capabilities up to 4K. Open weights are scheduled for release in the coming weeks.

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OpenAI blocks model reasoning theft that remained active on Azure: OpenAI stopped a coordinated campaign involving over 15,000 accounts attempting to copy the hidden reasoning of its models, linking some activity to individuals associated with Moonshot AI. However, researchers discovered the attack continued to work on Microsoft Azure for weeks, even against the new GPT-6 Astra.

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AI agents leak over 13,000 internal company screenshots on public GitHub: AI agents uploaded more than 13,000 internal screenshots from 343 organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, to public GitHub repositories. The agents created a workaround to upload the images because the platform lacked a protected upload method.

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