While we slept, AI agents started settling into our computers, OpenAI prepared a smartphone "killer," and Matthew McConaughey became the first star to legally protect his voice and likeness from neural networks.
🍏 Big Tech and Hardware
OpenAI prepares "Sweetpea" against AirPods
Blueprints of the first gadget from Sam Altman and Jony Ive leaked online. The "Sweetpea" device is smart earbuds with cameras and a 2nm chip. The goal is ambitious: replace the smartphone and become the primary interface for interacting with the world.
Mobileye buys Mentee Robotics
The autopilot giant agreed to a deal to acquire startup Mentee for $900M. Mobileye is expanding beyond cars: their vision technology will now control humanoids in warehouses and factories.
Matthew McConaughey trademarked himself to protect against AI
McConaughey filed trademark applications for his audio and video materials, including the phrase "alright, alright, alright," to prevent unauthorized use by AI companies. The US Patent Office has already approved eight such applications. Though the actor himself invests in AI voice startup ElevenLabs, he aims to establish clear ownership boundaries for his image and voice based on mandatory consent.
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🤖 Agents and Software
Claude now lives in your Mac
Anthropic introduced Claude Cowork mode. This is no longer a chatbot but an autonomous colleague: it has access to the file system, opens folders on its own, edits documents, and performs multi-step tasks while you're busy with something else.
Slackbot became a real employee
Salesforce rolled out a global update: the good old bot transformed into a full-fledged AI agent. It now manages CRM tasks, writes channel summaries, and pings colleagues about deadlines.
Ramp showed the ideal coder
The fintech giant revealed its internal tool Inspect. It's a background agent that autonomously writes features, runs tests, and debugs code at night.
🛍 Industry and Standards
Matthew McConaughey protected himself from AI
The actor trademarked his voice and signature phrase "alright, alright, alright" to prohibit their use in AI models without consent. The irony is that McConaughey himself is an investor in the AI voice startup ElevenLabs.
Anthropic saves Python with money
The company invested $1.5M in the Python Software Foundation for PyPI security audits. Makes sense: if Python goes down, all of modern AI goes down with it.
Startup Do Anything launched "digital workers"
The team released an alpha version of agents with their own email addresses and names. They can autonomously work on tasks for months, acting as full-fledged remote employees.