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VOL. I·NO. 01
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2026
  1. 001Hacker NewsOCT · 01English

    Gaussian Splat Avatars for Realtime AI Agents

    Gsplat-talkinghead is a React library for building AI voice agent avatars with lip-synced Gaussian-splat rendering and browser-based neural lipsync. It integrates with multiple AI providers including OpenAI, Alibaba Cloud, ElevenLabs, and others, requiring only credential callbacks to a backend service for secure token provisioning.

    By NavodPeiris
  2. 002CNBCOCT · 01English

    OpenAI links China’s Moonshot AI to attempt to extract its models’ reasoning

    OpenAI disrupted a coordinated campaign attempting to extract protected reasoning from its AI models, linking core activity to China's Moonshot AI. The campaign involved over 4,000 users making 16,000 requests in two days during July. OpenAI said the activity posed safety and national security risks by enabling competitors to reproduce advanced AI capabilities without equivalent investment.