One implication from ChatGPT agent (not a creative name, but a descriptive one – a rare naming win!) is the labs are learning that many knowledge workers live in Excel & PowerPoint. Surprised that Microsoft did not do more to push past Copilots when they had this to themselves.
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ChatGPT Gets Computer Access and Computing Capabilities
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ChatGPT gets a computer https://
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Grok 4 adoption accelerates faster than o3 on Poe platform
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Grok 4's adoption slope on Poe is one of the steepest we've seen among reasoning models in the days following launch. It only took three days to beat the previous week-one record holder, o3. (1/2)
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OpenAI’s new agent mode aims for mainstream adoption
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Con todo esto, OpenAI ha dado un paso importante y ahora falta ver si este nuevo modo agente termina de calar en el público general. Operator fue una demo que rápidamente quedó en 2º plano, y este ahora es el producto que, ellos esperan, debería funcionar.
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Veo 3 Video API Pricing: $45 Per Minute Generation Cost
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75 cents per second for Veo 3 video generation via the new API (or 50 cents per second without audio) – that's $45/minute (or $30/minute silent) and $2,700 (or $1,800) per hour
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China’s Delivery Robots, Wormbots and Solar Drones Lead Robotics
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Top stories in robotics today: – China’s delivery robots ride the subway
– Harvard creates creepy wormbot swarm
– Neura’s humanoids to build ships – This jet-sized solar drone can fly for months
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AI’s Impact on Search Market Competition: Bing and Google
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Satya Nadella thought AI would help Bing displace Google, but what it’s doing is killing both.
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Meta Recruits Two Top OpenAI Researchers Including Jason Wei
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Meta débauche encore 2 autres chercheurs de pointe d’openai Pour le dire franchement : je suis surpris de voir à quel point les meilleurs scientifiques sont facilement rachetés à openai. L'argent a visiblement très bon goût. Jason wei
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Perplexity Partners Airtel for 360M Free Pro Subscriptions
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Perplexity just partnered with Indian telecom company Airtel to offer its Pro subscription for free The move gives 360M Indians instant access to Perplexity Pro for a year It will be a big boost for Perplexity's user base
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Google Launches Gemini 2.5 Pro and Deep Search Updates
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Google dropped new updates for AI Mode in Search:
— The Rundown AI (@TheRundownAI) 17 juillet 2025
—Gemini 2.5 Pro support to help with complex questions
—Deep Search to save hours of research
—AI-powered calling to local businesses for pricing and availability details, currently in the U.S.pic.twitter.com/dcEQK9erGFGoogle dropped new updates for AI Mode in Search: —Gemini 2.5 Pro support to help with complex questions
—Deep Search to save hours of research
—AI-powered calling to local businesses for pricing and availability details, currently in the U.S.