October 2026

Enterprise customer service vendor Scaled Cognition Inc. is introducing a text-to-speech model today that it says provides more accurate pronunciation of account numbers, addresses and other details at a lower cost than competing services. The product, called Voice, is available through an application programming interface or for self-hosted deployment. It supports more than 25 languages, […]

Over the weekend, it became fashionable to use AI to replace the operating systems on smart TVs with vibe coded or AI reverse-engineered ones to make them less bloated. People have taken proprietary internet-of-things devices that were bricked and abandoned by their creators and used AI to hack them and install new software on them,

The aging brain may be undergoing a remarkable transformation rather than simply losing its abilities, shifting its focus from remembering details to understanding the bigger picture. Scientists suggest this change could be an evolutionary adaptation that helps older adults develop wisdom and share decades of knowledge with younger generations.

The White House AI task force has begun a 120-day review of cybersecurity, biosecurity and oversight, with potential implications for businesses and developers. The post White House Begins 120-Day AI Safety Review Amid Growing Security Concerns appeared first on TechRepublic.

ViceForge Gamer Pro finds wins, eliminations, and clutch plays in your footage, then exports polished clips. The post Turn Raw Gameplay Into Shareable Clips With This $50 AI Editor appeared first on TechRepublic.

Gmail AI Inbox is expanding to paid Google Workspace accounts. Learn what IT admins can control, how rollout works, and what users should verify. The post Gmail AI Inbox Reaches Workspace: What IT Admins Can Control appeared first on TechRepublic.

Scientists have identified the “fattest” belemnite ever discovered, a bizarre, barrel-shaped squid relative that lived in Wyoming’s ancient seas 160 million years ago. The exceptionally rare fossils reveal a creature unlike anything previously known, potentially a predator of smaller squid-like animals and a surprising survivor of a supposedly vanished family.

Learn how AI tool calling works, how it differs from APIs and MCP, and what businesses should know about integrations, permissions and security risks. The post What Is Tool Calling in AI? How It Works and Why It Matters appeared first on TechRepublic.

Muse, the new general-purpose AI agent from Meta, can expose sensitive information when users share conversations through Web links, researchers reported Monday. Like many online services, Muse allows users to share searches, conversations, images, and similar content with other people. Such share features usually involve clicking an option to create a unique URL that anyone

Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in understanding the Universe’s earliest moments, measuring the amount of helium formed in the first five minutes after the Big Bang with unprecedented precision. Using one of the world’s most powerful telescopes, an international team studied 15 remarkably pristine galaxies that act as cosmic time capsules, preserving clues from