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Perplexity is taking on OpenAI and Anthropic with its own work-focused AI agents. The startup's new always-on "Teammates" can take on multiple roles within a workspace, while pulling existing projects, skills, and memory from the Perplexity tools you already use. Teammates integrate with Perplexity Computer, an AI system that can deploy agents on your device [...]
Read source →Meta now lets you have voice conversations with your Muse AI agent in real time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today. The feature has been rolled out to me, and I gave it a spin on the iOS app while writing this article. As you chat with your Muse agent, the avatar at the top of [...]
Read source →Anthropic has a new pitch for managing your personal finances: let Claude do it instead, with a new Personal Finance feature that connects it to your bank and card accounts via the Plaid bank bridging platform. You can ask the chatbot "where did my money go this month," for example, and it'll create an overview [...]
Read source →On Tuesday night, Democrats made history as they took control of the House and the Senate, and a blue wave swept through traditionally red and swing states - with the nation's first Black woman governor elected in Georgia, the country's first Native American woman governor elected in New Mexico, and a Maine Senator ceding to [...]
Read source →The AI-generated sci-fi film Gods Don't Give Gifts has added a bit of star power: Pop star Grimes is going to appear in the movie. Billed as "the first AI film to come to theatres," Gods Don't Give Gifts is a notable test case for the commercial potential of AI films, and it releases on [...]
Read source →OpenAI is launching GPT-6 Cyber, the latest version of its cybersecurity AI model, which it says is better at finding vulnerabilities and less likely to go rogue and hack other platforms in the process. OpenAI says that during testing, GPT-6 Cyber went out of bounds less than 1 percent of the time, down from around [...]
Read source →Today, I’m talking with Willy Shih, an economist, a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, and the author of the upcoming book, Where Does My Stuff Come From? The Powerful Economics Behind Global Supply Chains. Willy is one of my all-time favorite Decoder guests — his way of looking at the world through [...]
Read source →After partnering with Moises earlier this year, SoundCloud is now adding integration with another AI music platform, ElevenLabs. Now, rather than having to export and download your outputs from ElevenLabs and then upload them to SoundCloud, you can publish them directly. As part of the partnership, SoundCloud Artist Pro subscribers are also getting three months [...]
Read source →After four of the biggest competitors in the AI race held quarterly earnings calls late last month, two things are clear: Big Tech is not done spending record amounts on the AI data center buildout, and the AI data center buildout is not any closer to yielding its promised returns. A third thing is also [...]
Read source →With smartphone sales tanking by around 20 percent compared to 2025, Qualcomm is looking to data centers to help boost its bottom line. During its Q4 2026 earnings call, the company laid out its plans to make a splash in the AI data center business, through partnerships with companies like Amazon and Meta announced earlier [...]
Read source →Airbnb says its upcoming AI agent will help travelers plan trips, compare options, manage bookings, and get assistance throughout their stay.
Read source →Meta's AI agent can now take calls as a customizable animated avatar, ahead of the launch of a Tamagotchi-like wearable designed to bring Muse to life.
Read source →Meta warns that growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
Read source →OpenAI's newest cybersecurity model comes out as AI labs face scrutiny of their work to protect digital infrastructure.
Read source →Speaking at a Wall Street Journal tech conference on Wednesday, the executive touted how the company had been gaining ground in the enterprise market, where rival Anthropic had already successfully made inroads.
Read source →AI agents can automate tasks and free up human resources, but also raise concerns about job displacement and worker autonomy.
Perplexity's "Teammates" AI agents and their integration with Perplexity Computer will be a key area to watch, as they aim to take on multiple roles within a workspace.
The commercial potential of AI films and music is being tested, with Grimes starring in an AI-generated sci-fi film and ElevenLabs integrating with SoundCloud for direct music publishing.
The release of Gods Don't Give Gifts, the AI-generated sci-fi film starring Grimes, will be a significant indicator of the commercial viability of AI-generated content.
AI agents can help manage personal finances, but also raise concerns about data security and user trust.
The adoption of Claude's Personal Finance feature and its integration with bank and card accounts will be a key area to watch, as it aims to provide users with a comprehensive overview of their finances.
The growing political opposition to data centers could threaten future AI investments, as communities push back against massive infrastructure projects.
The outcome of the growing political opposition to data centers and its impact on AI investments will be a significant indicator of the future of AI expansion.
AI agents can help plan trips and provide assistance throughout a stay, but also raise concerns about the impact on human travel agents and the tourism industry.
The launch of Airbnb's AI travel agent in the first half of 2027 will be a key area to watch, as it aims to help travelers plan trips and compare options.
The strongest themes across today's coverage are AI in the workplace; AI in entertainment; and AI in finance.
AI agents can automate tasks and free up human resources, but also raise concerns about job displacement and worker autonomy.; The commercial potential of AI films and music is being tested, with Grimes starring in an AI-generated sci-fi film and ElevenLabs integrating with SoundCloud for direct music publishing.; and AI agents can help manage personal finances, but also raise concerns about data security and user trust.
Perplexity's "Teammates" AI agents and their integration with Perplexity Computer will be a key area to watch, as they aim to take on multiple roles within a workspace.; The release of Gods Don't Give Gifts, the AI-generated sci-fi film starring Grimes, will be a significant indicator of the commercial viability of AI-generated content.; and The adoption of Claude's Personal Finance feature and its integration with bank and card accounts will be a key area to watch, as it aims to provide users with a comprehensive overview of their finances.
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