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Issue #001 · Fri, Oct 16, 2026 · 5-min read
🤖 Bots & Builders
🚀 Top Ship
Google releases Gemini 4 ArgonBuilt for long, multi-step work like refactoring big codebases and running agent tasks…
  • Meta releases Muse Spark Open, a big open-weight model
  • Codex CLI 0.163.0 gets a searchable settings panel
  • Lovable adds GPT-Live, Claude, Gemini & Perplexity
  • Cursor opens an app marketplace for Origin

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  • Gemini 4 Argon and what launch pricing means for your API bill
  • Meta’s Muse Spark Open: open weights, and the license catch
  • Codex, Lovable, Cursor & Replit updates, minus the marketing
  • HyperFrames: turn HTML into launch videos with your agent
  • Epic goes “AI first” on its Disney game
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