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FRI 16 OCT 2026 / 7 stories / 2 min read

Models & Labs 2Tools & Products 1Creators & Marketing 1Research & Science 3

Computers Made of Human Brain Tissue Identify Braille Letters In Breakthrough

7 stories worth your time from 16 October, across Research & Science, Models & Labs, Tools & Products and more.

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    Models & LabsThe Guardian

    Meta releases Muse Spark Open, a new ‘open-weight’ AI model

    From The Guardian: Meta says Muse excels at ‘multi-step reasoning’ and ‘complex software engineering’ as it races to catch up to Chinese rivals Meta on Thursday launched a new open-weight…

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    Research & ScienceSearch Engine Roundtable

    Google Dataset Search Currently Not Returning Search Results

    From Search Engine Roundtable: For the past several hours, Google Dataset Search has not been able to return any search results or matches. Google Dataset Search returns a response that says "Your…

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    Models & LabsThe Verge

    ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now

    From The Verge: OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser is gone, but now ChatGPT's Google Chrome extension is getting some upgrades that allow it to use the browser tabs you already have open…

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    Tools & ProductsThe Verge

    Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale following disastrous launch

    From The Verge: Sega is removing Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from storefronts following a disastrous launch where users complained about issues like bugs and upscaling that…

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    Creators & MarketingTechCrunch

    When it came to Cal AI’s viral success, a small army of influencers paid off

    From TechCrunch: The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount of money in March.

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