Figma has launched Specs, a Markdown rulebook that tells AI agents how your product should look and behave, and moved Code Layers into public beta. We look at what the announcements mean for businesses building digital products.

The US has charged 14 people for helping North Korean IT workers get remote jobs at more than 70 American companies using stolen identities and laptop farms. We look at how the scheme worked, why normal hiring checks missed it, and how to vet remote developers properly.

Meta has released Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, its first frontier AI models, with a claimed lead in long-term memory and a clear break from its open-weight past. We look at what the launch means for businesses building digital products.

TikTok has launched Buy Direct one-tap checkout and an AI Shopping Assistant, built with Stripe and Shopify, moving the whole purchase into the For You feed. We look at how agentic commerce works and how online stores should prepare.

Cloudflare has acquired Deno, the JavaScript runtime built by Node.js creator Ryan Dahl, with Deno Deploy shutting down within six months. We look at what the deal means for businesses that build and run software on JavaScript.

Mistral has opened a preview of Large 4, a 1.05 trillion parameter open-weight model trained entirely in Europe, with full weights promised by the end of October. We look at what it offers and what it means for businesses building digital products.

Google's September 2026 spam update finished rolling out on 8 October after almost 14 days, far longer than usual, and early data suggests it hit hard. We look at what happened and how to check whether your site was affected.

OpenAI has rolled out GPT-6 with Intelligent UI, letting ChatGPT answer with interactive buttons, charts, forms and small working tools instead of plain text. We look at how it works and what it means for businesses building digital products.

Microsoft and NVIDIA are using the 7 October Windows and Surface event to push AI off the cloud and onto the PC, with RTX Spark machines able to run 120-billion-parameter models locally. We look at what is coming and how businesses should prepare.

OpenAI has started testing visual ads inside ChatGPT image generation, putting brands in front of 1.2 billion weekly users. We look at how the new format works, what it costs, and what marketers should do about it.

AI Overviews now appear on roughly 80% of branded Google searches, often above the brand's own website. We look at what the data shows and what businesses should do to protect their brand visibility.

OpenAI has launched Dots, always-on AI agents powered by GPT-6 Astra that keep working after you close ChatGPT, each on its own cloud computer. We look at what they can do, what they cost, and how businesses should prepare.