Top stories in tech today: – Meta to build massive AI superclusters
– Pentagon gives $200M contracts to OpenAI, xAI – Musk’s SpaceX may invest $2B in xAI
– BYD’s electric cars can now park themselves
– Quick hits on other major tech news Read more: https://
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Meta, OpenAI, xAI lead AI and tech innovations in 2026
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xAI Grok Companions, Meta Supercluster, AI Automation Tools
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Top stories in AI today: – xAI launches Grok AI companions
– Zuck reveals Meta’s AI supercluster plan
– Automate your career growth with Tasks
– Cognition snags Windsurf after Google talent grab
– 4 new AI tools & 4 job opportunities Read more: https://
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Anthropic Launches Claude App Directory with Major Integrations
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Anthropic launched a directory of apps that can now connect with Claude
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 15 juillet 2025
This list includes a range of apps and tools, including Canva, Figma, Linear, Notion, and Stripepic.twitter.com/UBEw8aBKP3Anthropic launched a directory of apps that can now connect with Claude This list includes a range of apps and tools, including Canva, Figma, Linear, Notion, and Stripe
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AWS Kiro Agentic IDE Challenges Cursor with Production-Ready AI
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AWS launched Kiro, a new agentic IDE taking on Cursor
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 15 juillet 2025
It combines agentic coding with spec-driven development to bridge the gap between AI prototypes and production-ready apps — even when they get too complex
Free preview now availablepic.twitter.com/Vf1QkeAp96AWS launched Kiro, a new agentic IDE taking on Cursor It combines agentic coding with spec-driven development to bridge the gap between AI prototypes and production-ready apps — even when they get too complex Free preview now available
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xAI Launches Anime AI Companions for SuperGrok Subscribers
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Elon Musk's xAI just introduced anime AI companions for SuperGrok subscribers
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 15 juillet 2025
Users can have voice chats with avatars like Ani (a flirty anime character) and even unlock new features, like NSFW options, by reaching higher relationship levelspic.twitter.com/0zv0gheJXhElon Musk's xAI just introduced anime AI companions for SuperGrok subscribers Users can have voice chats with avatars like Ani (a flirty anime character) and even unlock new features, like NSFW options, by reaching higher relationship levels
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xAI Launches 3D AI Avatars with Voice Conversation on Grok
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AI NEWS: xAI just launched AI companions on Grok — 3D avatars that can hold voice conversations and develop relationships with users Plus, more news from Meta, Cognition, Google, AWS, and Anthropic. Here's everything you need to know:
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China’s robo-bees and humanoid robots dominate robotics news
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Top stories in robotics today: – China’s remote-controlled robo-bees – Hugging Face bot 'disrupting’ robotics – Diligent hires Cruise execs to scale humanoids
– RealSense splits from Intel with $50M
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Google Swoops OpenAI Deal Collapses Moonshot K2 Dominates
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Top stories in AI today: – Google swoops in as OpenAI, Windsurf deal collapses
– Moonshot AI's K2 takes open-source crown
– Auto-switch between models for tasks in n8n
– AI coding tools slow down devs
– 4 new AI tools & 4 job opportunities Read more: https://
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Microsoft Releases Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning Model
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Microsoft dropped Phi-4-mini-flash-reasoning on Hugging Face Built on a new hybrid architecture, the 3.8B model surpasses Phi-4-mini-Reasoning on major reasoning tasks, while delivering up to 10× higher throughput at 32K generation length
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Meta Acquires PlayAI, Integrates Team into Superintelligence Lab
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Meta has reportedly acquired voice AI startup PlayAI
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 14 juillet 2025
The entire team of the company will now join the tech giant, working in its new Superintelligence Lab
They will be reporting to Johan Schalkwyk, who recently joined from Sesame AIpic.twitter.com/iorcXxRy5hMeta has reportedly acquired voice AI startup PlayAI The entire team of the company will now join the tech giant, working in its new Superintelligence Lab They will be reporting to Johan Schalkwyk, who recently joined from Sesame AI