Meta has released Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter AI model that developers can download, modify and run on powerful personal computers. The move marks a renewed commitment to openly available model weights after Meta shifted its newer Muse family toward proprietary releases earlier this year. Glimmer is available under the Apache 2.0 license, which permits commercial …
Raw benchmark rankings can hide the factors that determine whether an AI agent is useful and affordable in day-to-day work: time limits, token budgets and failed attempts. Laurie Voss writes for VentureBeat that Alibaba’s Qwen 3.8-Max illustrates the gap. Alibaba reports strong coding results with time limits of up to five hours, and as much …
Liquid AI has released LFM2.5-2.6B, an open-weight language model built to run AI agents directly on local hardware, including laptops, smartphones and Raspberry Pi computers. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the model targets companies that need lower latency, tighter data control or lower operating costs than cloud-based AI can offer. The 2.6 billion parameter …
AI startup Hark has unveiled Handoff, a computer-use agent designed to complete tasks in a web browser, from ordering food to booking flights and contacting job candidates. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that public sign-ups have opened, with initial access planned later this month. For every task, Handoff creates a separate virtual computer with a …
Cloudflare has open sourced Cloudflare OS, a platform that lets organizations deploy AI agent workspaces connected to their own data, tools and internal processes. The company announces in an official Cloudflare Blog post that the software is designed to give employees a browser based workspace where agents can research, create documents, build applications and automate …
Qwen has made its Qwen3.8-Max model generally available through QwenCloud, positioning it as its most capable model so far. Qwen announces in its official blog that the model has 2.4 trillion total parameters, with 95 billion active parameters, and that open weights will follow next week. The company says Qwen3.8-Max is built on the Qwen …
HubSpot has launched Agent Hub and Agent Builder in public beta for Professional and Enterprise customers. Dom Nicastro reports for CMSWire that the tools provide one workspace for building, monitoring and coordinating AI agents across marketing, sales and customer service. The launch addresses a growing problem for companies using several automated assistants. Separate agents can …
Palmier Pro is a new open-source video editor for macOS that combines a traditional timeline with AI generation and controls for AI agents. Co-founder Harrison Tin presents the project in a Show HN post on Hacker News, describing it as a tool designed to reduce repetitive work in video production rather than replace editorial judgment. …
Kimi has introduced Kimi Work, a desktop application for macOS and Windows that combines AI chat with direct access to local files, browser automation and scheduled tasks. Kimi announces the product in an official blog post, positioning it as a tool for longer workflows that end in completed files, reports or code rather than a …
Google is expanding its Gemini model family with two lower-cost general-purpose models and a cybersecurity-focused system that is initially limited to governments and trusted partners. The releases underline Google’s effort to compete on the price, speed and operating efficiency of AI tools, particularly for companies building automated workflows. The most capable of the new public …