Model Context Protocol vs Function Calling: Differences and When to Use Each
Why it matters: MCP or function calling? Learn how each works, what tool definitions cost in tokens, and use our decision framework to pick the right layer for your agent.
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Microsoft Researcher and Collaborator Prove 31-Year-Old KLS Conjecture
Microsoft Research announced on October 21, 2026 that Xinzhi Zhang, a senior researcher in its Machine Learning and Optimization group, and collaborator Zhao Song have proved the Kannan–Lovász–Simonovits conjecture, a 31-year-old problem in high-dimensional geometry and probability, using a human-directed agentic AI research process. The Conjecture and the New Bound The proof appears in the…
PHP Patches Two Critical RCE Flaws Found with Frontier AI Models
The PHP project released PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, and 8.2.35 on October 21, 2026, security releases that fix two critical vulnerabilities that can allow unauthenticated remote code execution and that were discovered with frontier AI models. The coordinated disclosure spanned the PHP project, OpenAI, security research firm Calif, and cloud security company Wiz. The Patched…
Anthropic Opens Claude Duet Research Preview to US Pro and Max Users
Anthropic on October 21, 2026 opened a research preview of Claude Duet, an app the company said turns Claude into a proactive agent that surfaces items needing attention, completes requested tasks, keeps working when users step away, and checks before acting on their behalf. Access runs through a waitlist, starting with Pro and Max users…
AI Workflow Automation Tools Compared for Small Business
Why it matters: Zapier, Make, n8n, Power Automate or Lindy? See real pricing, billing traps, and small-team results before you commit to an automation platform.
How to Set Up an AI Governance Board
Why it matters: Learn how to set up an AI governance board in 90 days with a charter, RACI, risk tiers, metrics, and templates aligned to the EU AI Act, NIST, and ISO 42001.
Anthropic Adds Continuous Scanning and Fix Tracking to Claude Security
Anthropic on October 21, 2026 released an updated version of Claude Security in public beta for Claude Enterprise customers, adding continuous scanning that follows code changes, automatic fix tracking, per-project threat models, and a new API. Eligible organizations receive $25,000 in free usage credits per month for two months under a launch offer running through…
OpenAI Unveils Mouse Brain Reasoning Atlas From GPT-Rosalind Agents
OpenAI on October 21, 2026 announced that it, PerturbAI, and Scripps Research used thousands of AI agents powered by GPT-Rosalind to analyze existing experimental data from millions of mouse brain cells in 32 minutes, combining the agents’ reports into a publicly available reasoning atlas. Distributed Biological Reasoning The approach, which OpenAI calls distributed biological reasoning,…
Agentic AI Meets Database Development: What Changes When AI Can Actually Execute Queries
For the past few years, AI-assisted database development has followed a fairly comfortable model. A developer describes a requirement. The AI generates SQL. The developer reads it, changes what looks wrong, and decides whether to run it. That workflow has kept one important boundary intact: AI can suggest an action, but a human still decides…
Three High School Students Launch MyDaye AI to Turn Busy Schedules Into Daily Plans
A student’s calendar rarely tells the whole story. An assignment may live in a school portal, a practice time in a team app, and a weekend shift in a separate calendar. MyDaye AI, launched by three high school students on October 21, aims to connect those scattered commitments and help students decide what to do…