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Meta AI models, ransomware hits Taiwan, new battery production

Meta rolls out coding AI and internal agent while Taiwan faces ransomware and critical vulnerabilities.

The TechMap Live reporter · · 2 min read · from 10 reports

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Here's what happened in tech on September third. Meta rolled out Muse Spark 1.3, a model built for coding and agent work, and it's also pushing staff to try a new internal agent called Hatch. In Taiwan, a ransomware hit took the ERP system offline at a listed semiconductor equipment maker, and at the same time critical vulnerabilities were being exploited in Sangoma's Switchvox, the Gogs Git service, and SonicWall's SMA1000 firewalls, with patches now out for the latter. On the software side, Nakivo added more platform support to its backup tool, Microsoft turned off text prediction in Word and Outlook by default, and Qt said it will retire its AI assistant to focus on new agent integration standards. Finally, ProLogium started mass production of a solid‑state battery that hits 381 watt‑hours per kilogram at its Hsinchu plant. That's the rundown for now.

Meta AI releases and internal push

Meta launched Muse Spark 1.3, a model aimed at programming and intelligent agent tasks, available through Muse Code and the Meta API.

The company is also urging employees to experiment with its new AI agent Hatch, while easing pressure to maximize token usage.

Cyber attacks and patches across regions

A ransomware attack took the ERP and other systems offline at Innovative Services, a listed semiconductor equipment maker in Taipei.

Critical flaws were actively exploited in Sangoma Switchvox (CVE-2026-9586) in Burlington, in the self‑hosted Git service Gogs (CVE-2026-52813) in Taipei, and SonicWall released patches for two zero‑day vulnerabilities in its SMA1000 firewall series in Santa Clara.

Software updates and battery milestone

Nakivo issued version 11.2.2 of Backup & Replication with broader virtualization and OS support from Tel Aviv, and Microsoft disabled text prediction in Word and Outlook by default from Redmond.

Qt announced it will retire the Qt AI Assistant after September 30, ending support on December 31 and shifting focus to integrating ACP, MCP and Agent Skills into Qt Creator.

ProLogium began mass production of its Gen 3.5 lithium ceramic solid‑state battery, reaching 381 Wh/kg at its Hsinchu factory.

Questions people ask

What new AI model did Meta launch and what is it for?

Meta launched Muse Spark 1.3, a model aimed at programming and intelligent agent tasks, accessible through Muse Code and the Meta API.

Which companies were hit by ransomware or critical vulnerabilities this week?

Innovative Services in Taipei suffered a ransomware attack that shut down its ERP, while Sangoma Switchvox, Gogs, and SonicWall SMA1000 all had critical flaws actively exploited.

What hardware milestone did ProLogium achieve?

ProLogium began mass production of its Gen 3.5 lithium ceramic solid‑state battery reaching 381 Wh/kg at its Hsinchu factory.

The events in this briefing

Every event summarised above, in the order it was reported. Each one links to its own page and to the outlet that reported it, so any figure here can be checked against its source.

  1. Nakivo releases Backup & Replication 11.2.2 with expanded platform support · iThome Taiwan
  2. Meta launches Muse Spark 1.3 AI model for coding and agents · cnBeta
  3. Ransomware attack disables ERP systems at Innovative Services · iThome Taiwan
  4. Microsoft disables text prediction in Word and Outlook · cnBeta
  5. Sangoma Switchvox vulnerability CVE-2026-9586 exploited · iThome Taiwan
  6. Qt AI Assistant retired; Qt shifts to ACP, MCP and Agent Skills · iThome Taiwan
  7. Critical path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-52813) in Gogs enables remote code execution · iThome Taiwan
  8. Meta encourages employees to use its new AI agent Hatch · Wired
  9. SonicWall releases patches for actively exploited SMA1000 zero‑day vulnerabilities · iThome Taiwan
  10. ProLogium starts mass production of 381 Wh/kg solid‑state battery in Taiwan · Interesting Engineering

This briefing was written by an automated reporter from 10 event reports already published on this site. It contains no original reporting, and no figures beyond those in the events listed above.

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