I even did a short live demo of Codex, using just my voice to assign a task to our coding agent and watch it prepare code changes on its own! The episode (in French) is out now:
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OpenAI Office agents target Excel and PowerPoint, eliminating tools layer
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According to The Information, OpenAI is working on Office agents to cover more of Excel and PowerPoint use cases. Imo, tools layer can be eliminated entirely, database connector with AI agent should be able to do the work eventually.
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AWS S3 Adds Vector Support, Vector Databases Become Obsolete
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s3 does vectors now vector databases are officially dead
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Python and C++ for Robot Performance Optimization
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yes! i almost exclusively use python – though I've wanted to get better at C++ for a while (it comes in handy when attempting to speed up things deployed on the robot!)
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xAI Increases Grok 4 API Rate Limits Amid Overwhelming Demand
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We’re thrilled by the overwhelming demand for Grok 4 through the xAI API. To support our API customers, we’ve increased the default rate limits for Grok 4. Happy building!
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Browserbase and OpenRouter: Essential Tools for Building LLM Applications
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To be clear, I mean things like Browserbase or OpenRouter that you use to build LLM apps.
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Specialized Tools for Backend Engineering and Development Workflows
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You have to finish it in an IDE for heavy engineering stuff, like backend, auth, payments, etc. You design in a design tool enhanced by AI, and you code in a code tool.
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Deploying AI on Physical Robots and Simulations
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I've mostly deployed my work on physical, real-world robots (e.g. the Spot from @BostonDynamics
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Apollo iOS App Brings Private Local AI to iPhone and Mac
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Today, we also release Apollo, an iOS native app for iPhone, Mac, and iPad, to test truly private, fast and AI in your hand. Earlier this year, we acquired @apolloaiapp and joined forces with the amazing Aaron Ng @localghost to democratize access to private and local AI to
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OAuth Git Credentials GA on GitHub Azure DevOps
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OAuth Git credentials for service principals are now GA on GitHub and Azure DevOps! This means: No more PATs or manual rotation Tokens refresh automatically and expire after a few hours Repo-scoped access for tighter control Use OAuth to secure your Git integrations