The TechBeat: Muse, Instinct, Wajo, and OpenAI's Dots: Four AI Assistants That Do the Work for You (10/18/2026)

DeepSeek swapped its Flash model overnight. I pulled the new config and did the cache math.

On October 17, DeepSeek replaced the model behind its deepseek-flash API endpoint. Same name, same price, no changelog entry you had to go read — if your agent called deepseek-flash on Friday and…

• DeepSeek replaced its Flash model with DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on October 17
• KV cache compression varies from 688 to 5.4 bytes per token depending on context length
• API pricing shows cached input tokens are 50 times cheaper than uncached

3h ago ·dev.to

Debugging LLM JSON Output: From Frustration to Function Calling

Alright, fellow builders. Let me tell you about a particular rabbit hole I found myself tumbling down for a good couple of weeks.

• Developer struggled with unpredictable JSON output from language models.
• Language models like GPT-3.5-turbo and GPT-4-turbo generated faulty JSON for complex prompts.
• Switching to function calling eliminated raw JSON and syntax errors.

3h ago ·dev.to

Anthropic Reportedly Posted Quarterly Revenue Growth of 50% and Was Cash-Flow Positive. Here's Why It Might Not Be Enough to Impress Investors Before the Company's Massive IPO

Key PointsSome reports say Anthropic generated $16.8 billion in revenue for the quarter ending Sept. 30.

3h ago ·nasdaq.com

As AI rally wobbles, stock market’s spotlight turns to earnings

The upcoming week of quarterly reports includes semiconductor companies Lam Research and Texas Instruments

• AI rally wobbles as stocks focus on earnings
• Meta Platforms and key tech firms report quarterly results
• Concern over financing risks for AI investments

3h ago ·businesstimes.com.sg