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Developer

LangChain Open-Sources the Paid Media Agent That Took Its Marketing Pipeline From 0 to 20% in Six Months

LangChain has open-sourced the Paid Media Agent it built for its own marketing team, publishing an engineering writeup on September 13, 2026. Paid media went from 0 to 20% of marketing pipeline in six months, cost per qualified lead fell 30% from June to August, and in-housing analysis saved about $5K per month. The Slack-based agent ships with ad-platform tools, paid media skills, a sample wiki, reporting, and approval workflows.

Sep 1813 minNeura News
Industry

Judge Pauses Google's $10M Purchase of Spirit Airlines Data as Flight Attendants Push Back

A bankruptcy judge has paused approval of Google's $10 million purchase of Spirit Airlines' internal business data after flight attendants objected, seeking stronger employee-data protections. The material includes emails, Teams messages, software, and operating records intended for product development and AI. Gradient Flow's Ben Lorica argues the real asset is not raw archives but the ability to convert operating experience into reusable, machine-learnable workflows.

Sep 166 minNeura News
Funding

Visko Raises $10M, Debuts Orbis "Live Model" for Real-Time Interactive Video

Visko Platform Inc. announced a $10 million pre-seed funding round led by Llama Ventures and the public debut of Orbis, its first foundation model for generating long-form, real-time interactive videos. Orbis streams 4K video at 24 fps using a 'live model' paradigm based on Neural SDEs, maintaining coherence over time. The company claims superior performance on benchmarks, but experts caution about real-world costs and verification.

Sep 17 minNeura News
Developer

Cursor launches Origin, an agent-native code hosting platform that takes on GitHub

Cursor has launched Origin, a git-based code hosting platform embedded in its AI-powered editor, positioning it as an alternative to GitHub for teams already using Cursor. The early beta, available on paid plans, offers repositories, pull requests, and GitHub sync, but relies on GitHub as the system of record for mirrored projects. The launch coincides with a GitHub outage, sparking mixed reactions over data custody and neutrality.

Aug 256 minNeura News
Industry

OpenAI Expands Ads Pilot to 31 European Markets as Revenue Climbs

OpenAI is expanding its advertising pilot to 31 new European markets, including Germany, France, Spain, and Italy, as ad revenue grows over 25% since August 2025. With ChatGPT now reaching one billion weekly users and 20% showing commercial intent, the company is positioning itself as a major player in digital advertising. The move, announced on August 19, 2025, signals a strategic push beyond subscriptions.

Aug 193 minNeura News
Industry

Google Cuts Pixel 11 Pro AI Trial to Six Months, Adds Three Costly Catches

Google has reduced the free Google AI Pro trial bundled with the Pixel 11 Pro from 12 months to six months, cutting the perk's value by $119.94. The change applies across the Pixel 11 Pro lineup and introduces three costly catches, including losing the trial if upgrading to AI Ultra, auto-renewal before the next flagship launch, and termination of existing promos when redeeming new ones. The Pixel 10 Pro still offers the full 12-month trial, making it a viable alternative for shoppers.

Aug 164 minNeura News
AI Tools

Pony.ai and Uber to Deploy 2,000+ Robotaxis Across Europe

Pony.ai and Uber announced on August 13, 2026, an expansion of their partnership to deploy over 2,000 robotaxis across Europe, building on the first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, Croatia. The multi-city rollout will follow a joint-deployment model, with Pony.ai providing technology, Uber handling platform services, and local partners managing fleets. Each new market will require regulatory approval, with further expansion planned for the Middle East.

Aug 148 minNeura News
AI Tools

Arcade.dev Acquires Smithery, Merging MCP Registry with Execution Layer

Arcade.dev has acquired Smithery, a public registry for MCP servers, merging discovery with Arcade's execution and authorization layer. The deal, announced August 5, combines Smithery's catalog of tens of thousands of entries with Arcade's secure action layer, which handles delegated authorization and audit logging. Financial terms were undisclosed, and Smithery co-founder Anirudh Kamath joins Arcade. The acquisition raises questions about registry neutrality and grading independence, as Arcade also runs ToolBench, its own benchmark for MCP server quality.

Aug 116 minNeura News
Industry

Amazon's New Gas Plant Could Be One of the Largest Emitters in the US

Amazon is building a natural-gas power plant in Texas to power its data center, with a permit allowing up to 33 million tons of CO2 emissions – more than the largest coal plant in the U.S. The project, GW Ranch, could become one of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the country, highlighting Big Tech's shift to fossil fuels for AI energy demands. This move challenges Amazon's Climate Pledge goal of carbon neutrality by 2040.

Aug 86 minNeura News