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AI & Automation
9/25/2026 3 min

Google makes Gemini 3.8 TTS generally available for production speech

Google has made Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS generally available, adding multilingual long-form speech, delivery controls, and two-speaker dialogue to the Gemini API.

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Tools & Apps
9/25/2026 4 min

Cloudflare makes MCP server portals generally available with DLP controls

Cloudflare has made MCP server portals generally available, adding a governed endpoint for approved servers with Access, Gateway routing, DLP scanning, service tokens, and Logpush.

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AI & Automation
9/25/2026 3 min

OpenAI shuts down Sora 2 and the Videos API

OpenAI's Sora 2 models and Videos API are shut down as of September 24, 2026, leaving developers with no official replacement model listed.

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AI & Automation
9/25/2026 4 min

GPT-6 Sol and Luna bring two new OpenAI reasoning tiers to the API

OpenAI released GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna on September 22 for the Responses and Chat Completions APIs, while GitHub is rolling both models into Copilot with different plan eligibility.

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Tools & Apps
9/25/2026 4 min

GitHub adds proof-of-presence checks for high-impact actions

GitHub Enterprise Cloud now lets eligible Entra-backed enterprises require fresh re-authentication or MFA before sensitive administrative actions.

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Tools & Apps
9/24/2026 3 min

GitHub sets October 14 SSH key deadline and November 4 brownout

GitHub will require new RSA SSH keys to be at least 3072 bits from October 14 and will brown out SHA-1 RSA signatures and an older Diffie-Hellman exchange on November 4. Developers using SSH remotes should check client support and key configuration before the rollout.

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