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TensorFold 1.0.3 adds native Qwen3.8-27B serving with DFlash2 speculative decoding, delivering up to 151 tokens per second on code workloads. The release also experiments with persistent model updates through Sliding Weights and adds native support for NVIDIA Ampere GPUs.
Devin Cloud now provisions macOS workspaces alongside Linux and Windows, letting Devin build and verify iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps remotely. Android development also supports on-demand virtual devices for end-to-end testing. [Devin](https://devin.ai/blog/devin-gets-a-mac) [Android support](https://cognition.com/blog/android-emulator)
Hermes Agent merged 67 PRs on October 9, highlighted by Spotify moving into an official catalog plugin with automatic migration and a desktop plugin SDK pet bubble via `ctx.pet.say`. The update also removes the desktop “This could run on your computer” strip.
boat now lets users share named VM snapshots through one-time, revocable codes from its UI, CLI, or API. Recipients can deploy the snapshot into their own account, with Boat removing known credentials and charging the recipient’s account.
Luma’s Product Shots workflow lets creative teams place an existing product image into new settings and campaign formats without rebuilding every asset from scratch. It targets faster e-commerce, social, and marketing production while preserving the original product as the visual anchor.
Codex’s desktop app now suggests complete follow-up messages based on the current thread, which users can accept with Tab, edit, and send. The beta is available to personal Pro users, and generating predictions does not consume Codex usage limits.
The new bb-plugin-boat gives every bb thread a fresh Boat sandbox with agents, keys, and repositories ready to use. bb handles orchestration while Boat supplies the disposable cloud machine for execution. [Source](https://x.com/thelaggingway/status/2108645028319150140)
OpenAI’s Dots can now be created from the ChatGPT iOS and Android apps, while delegating work to Codex and continuing existing threads. The update also improves browsing, notifications, attachments, Outlook setup, retries, and Enterprise web access.
Grok Bot users can request dedicated addresses at @mail.grokbot.com by asking their Bot to create one. The rollout appears gated, with access and mail delivery not yet independently verified.
Higgsfield’s AI Influencer Studio creates reusable virtual characters through 19 menu-based settings, with optional face uploads for identity anchoring. Characters can then be animated through Genjutsu for short-form videos and reused across Higgsfield’s creative tools.
You.com is now available as a Merge Agent Handler connector, giving AI agents authenticated access to live web search, page extraction, cited answers, and multi-step research tools. Merge’s integration supports governed, per-user agent access through MCP. [Merge docs](https://docs.merge.dev/merge-agent-handler/connectors/you-com)
LinkedIn says its teacher-student models and human-in-the-loop agentic workflows now cover posts distributed beyond users’ immediate networks, detecting AI slop with 94% precision. The update follows reports from more than 1 million members and a 40% reduction in AI-slop views.
The open-source App Store Connect CLI released version 5.14.0 on October 8 with faster HTTP and validation paths, parallelized release workflows, and iOS build packaging on Linux. It also expands the community app showcase.