GOOGLE 🔥: AI Studio Build will soon get support for Themes, where users will be able to choose between 8 pre-defined presets or create their own.

Design MD support would be nice 👀
h/t @Thomasguka

Helio launches AI-powered team workspace in Beta

Helio’s public beta turns plain-language goals into AI teams in under 60 seconds. These AI colleagues work in existing channels, handle multi-step tasks, log decisions, learn nightly, and require human approval for high-stakes actions.

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ICYMI 👀: Users with access to Google Genie experiment now can use locations from Google Maps to generate virtual worlds.

“Golden Gate Bridge” 🤖

Alook launches open-source platform for AI team orchestration

Alook is an open-source platform for running a local team of AI agents through an org chart. Tasks cascade by email, memory is shared, SOPs form from past work, and the system runs persistently without vendor lock-in.

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Anthropic plans expanding Claude Voice Mode to more languages

Anthropic is preparing a major Claude mobile voice update with a redesigned UI, push-to-talk, and support for 18 languages. Claude may switch languages mid-conversation, likely via an orchestration layer atop current speech partners.

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ANTHROPIC 🔥: Voice mode on Claude mobile apps is about to get an upgrade with 18 new supported languages!

> Claude will be able to change language on the fly
> All languages have 1-2 new voices
> Voice Mode UI will get a new look
> A new push-to-talk functionality will be added
> It is powered by Claude Haiku 4.5, but still TTS

Soon? 👀

P.S. Some users may already see it as a part of an A/B test

Google expands Gemini for Business with shareable Projects

Google is bringing Projects and workflow agents to Gemini for Business. Teams get shared workspaces with files, chat history, instructions, color tags, and scheduled automations, narrowing the gap with Enterprise.

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GOOGLE 🔥: Gemini for Business will get a new experience for collaborative Projects, where teams can work in a shared environment.

Besides that, Google is rolling out Workflow Agents that can work on automation tasks across various apps. The same functionality is now available on Gemini Enterprise and will become better integrated into the core Gemini for Business experience.

Is it only me, or does Gemini for Business feel much better than consumer-facing Gemini?

OpenAI started sending invitations to its advertising platform to more users!

> Advertisers can target free ChatGPT users in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

> Minimum daily budget is $25, suggested CPC is $3.5.

ADGI testing time 👀

BREAKING 🚨: Sesame just released HER

> Sesam iOS app is now available in Preview, offering a collection of 4 personal voice agents.
> Sesame Agents are powered by a SOTA real-time voice mode.
> Agents can search the web, manage reminders, and have memory.
> iOS app rollout is gradual and has a whitelist.
> Android is only available as a beta waitlist.
> A new eyewear product (glasses) is expected to drop in 2027.

Nothing stands even close ATM 👀

Sesame debuts iOS app in preview with 4 personal voice agents

Sesame launched an iOS preview in 39 countries, offering four AI conversation agents with distinct voices and personalities. The app includes search, notes, text mode, memory, and incognito, with free access during preview.

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ANTHROPIC 🔥: CLAUDE OPUS 4.8 IS ROLLING OUT TO ALL USERS.

The release also includes an updated Thinking effort selector with Low, Medium, High, Extra, and Max options available.

> Switch to Opus 4.8 for your most ambitious work - and now you can set the effort level for thoroughness or speed.

ANTHROPIC 🔥: Claude Opus 4.8 achieves 69.2% score on SWE Bench Pro against 64.3% for Opus 4.7.

Benchmarks 👀

ANTHROPIC 🔥: Claude Code now supports "Dynamic Workflows", allowing Claude to complete challenging tasks end-to-end.

> Claude dynamically writes orchestration scripts that run tens to hundreds of parallel subagents in a single session, checking its work before anything reaches you.

> Some problems are too big for one pass by a single agent, especially in complex, legacy codebases: a bug hunt across an entire service, a migration that touches hundreds of files, a plan you want stress-tested from every angle before you commit to it.