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🤖 OpenAI releases Symphony, an open-source orchestrator for AI agents
OpenAI launched Symphony, a framework designed to run autonomous agent workflows. The project is open source and available under the Apache 2.0 license.
Symphony connects to a task board where agents monitor new items and launch separate runs for each task inside an isolated copy of the repository.
The system handles the full pipeline from task creation to pull request. It plans the work, writes the code, runs tests, and prepares the PR for human review.
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🖥 Windows 12 may launch this year with AI at the core
Microsoft is reportedly preparing to release Windows 12 later this year, around the time support for Windows 10 ends, according to PCWorld.
The new system is built on a modular CorePC architecture. Components are isolated and can be added or removed to fit different device types.
AI is the central focus. Copilot is expected to become a core control layer inside the system rather than a simple assistant feature. A redesigned interface and updated system controls are also planned.
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🎮 This LEGO builder from Japan engineered a fully automated paper-airplane machine
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🤖 GPT-5.4 leak points to massive context window and new reasoning mode
Reports say OpenAI’s upcoming GPT-5.4 could bring a context window of up to 2M tokens along with persistent memory. That would allow the model to work with large codebases and long document sets without constant re-prompting.
The model is also expected to support full-resolution image processing for PNG, JPEG, and WebP files. That matters for dense screenshots, technical diagrams, UI layouts, and documents with small text where downscaling usually loses information.
Another addition is a new speed-priority tier plus an “extreme” reasoning mode. This mode reportedly allows the model to spend more compute on difficult tasks, aimed at research workflows and long multi-step jobs.
Mentions of GPT-5.4 briefly appeared in pull requests inside the public Codex repository before being removed. Prediction markets currently assign a 55% chance of release before April 2026 and 74% before June.
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🤖 OpenClaw runs real-time 3D reasoning on Unitree G1 robot
OpenClaw demonstrated real-time 3D reasoning on the Unitree G1. The system builds dynamic voxel maps to track objects and temporal changes.
It embeds spatial data for deep queries, making it suited for drones and quadruped robots.
The future of perception.
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🎙 Claude Code rolls out voice mode to first 5% of users
Voice mode is now live in Claude Code for about 5% of users, with a broader rollout planned in the coming weeks. Access appears via a note on the welcome screen, and can be toggled with /voice.
It works as push-to-talk. Hold space, speak, release. The transcript streams directly at the cursor position, so users can mix typing and voice in the same prompt.
Voice mode is included at no extra cost. Transcription tokens do not count against rate limits. It is rolling out across Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.
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⭕️ Anthropic adds 1-minute memory transfer to Claude
Anthropic introduced a simple way to move long-term memory from another AI into Claude. The update comes as more users switch from ChatGPT to Claude.
Users can export saved context from their previous assistant and paste it into Claude’s memory settings. The process takes about a minute and avoids re-explaining preferences or project details.
Anthropic provides a ready-made prompt to use in ChatGPT or Gemini, then asks users to copy the response into Claude.
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📈 New benchmark ranks LLMs on ability to push back on bad prompts
A new benchmark measures how often language models recognize nonsense in a prompt instead of going along with it.
The chart shows three outcomes: green means the model flagged the issue, yellow means partial objection, red means it complied.
Most of the Claude family scored highest on detecting flawed or misleading prompts.
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We tolerate higher RAM prices for memes like this
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Al just celebrated beating the system!
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🤖 Google brings Gemini task automation to Android phones
Google is rolling out AI task automation in Android. On Pixel 10 and upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 devices, Gemini will be able to open apps and perform actions on behalf of the user.
A user can ask Gemini to order an Uber to the airport. Gemini launches the app in a virtual window, selects the ride details and prepares the booking, with final confirmation left to the user. If choices are needed, it asks. At launch, Uber and Grubhub are supported.
The feature will become part of Android 17. Gemini 3 powers the system, navigating app interfaces through reasoning and simulated clicks, with optional developer frameworks to streamline integration.
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🤖 Perplexity launches “Computer” multi-agent system in $200 Max plan
Perplexity introduced Perplexity Computer, a multi-agent system designed to handle long, compound tasks. It is available only in the $200 per month Max plan and currently works on desktop web.
Users submit a prompt, and Computer splits it into subtasks. Different agents collect data, draft reports or presentations, and call APIs from connected services like Gmail, GitHub and Notion.
Opus 4.6 appears to act as the main orchestrator, assigning specific tasks to models from OpenAI, xAI or Google when needed. Multi-model coordination is positioned as the core feature.
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🎵 Spotify and Liquid Death launch urn with built-in speaker
Spotify teamed up with Liquid Death to release the Eternal Playlist Urn, a funeral urn with a wireless speaker built into the lid. The product is sold in limited quantities in the U.S.
Alongside it, Spotify introduced an “eternal playlist” generator. Users answer a few themed questions, and the system combines responses with their listening history to create a personalized mix that can sync directly with the urn.
The collaboration turns music identity into a physical afterlife product.
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📱 Nothing teases Phone (4a) design ahead of March 5 launch
Nothing has revealed the design of its upcoming Phone (4a). The official presentation is scheduled for March 5.
Unlike the flagship Phone (3) with its rear Glyph Matrix display, the new model features a Glyph Bar, a compact vertical LED strip on the back.
Nothing keeps focusing on distinctive hardware design as its core differentiator.
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🤖 Anthropic signs multi-year deal with Intuit to embed Claude across finance tools
Anthropic has partnered with Intuit to bring Claude and its Agent SDK into Intuit’s platform, enabling mid market businesses to build custom AI agents for compliant financial workflows. The rollout is set to begin in spring 2026.
Claude will power industry specific agents inside Intuit products, connecting company data such as payroll, expenses and cash flow to automate analysis and operational decisions. Intuit’s tax and accounting tools will also be integrated directly into Claude.ai, Claude for Enterprise and Cowork.
Anthropic is pushing Claude deeper into core business infrastructure, moving beyond chat into embedded financial systems.
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🛞 Nokian Tyres builds tires with temperature-activated retractable studs
Nokian Tyres introduced Hakkapeliitta 01, a tire with studs that extend in cold conditions and retract when temperatures rise.
The mechanism relies on a special rubber compound. An inner layer changes stiffness depending on temperature, which pushes the studs outward in frost and pulls them back in warmer weather.
The design adapts traction to changing road conditions automatically.
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🔍 Google NotebookLM adds cinematic video generation from documents
Google introduced a new feature in NotebookLM called Cinematic Video Overview. It turns user sources into animated video explainers instead of static slides.
The system combines several models. Gemini 3 acts as the director that structures the story. Nano Banana Pro generates visual references. Veo 3 produces the animated video.
The feature is currently limited to Ultra accounts.
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Ⓜ️ Meta smart glasses videos reviewed by data workers in Kenya
A report by Svenska Dagbladet describes how footage from Meta’s AI smart glasses is reviewed by human data labelers. Journalists visited a Sama office in Nairobi, where workers analyze videos to help train Meta’s AI systems.
Workers say they watch recordings captured by users in everyday situations. The tasks include labeling objects in videos and checking chatbot responses. Some clips contain sensitive scenes, including private moments at home or visible financial information.
The investigation also looked at how users can control their data. The glasses require internet connectivity because AI processing happens on Meta’s servers. Journalists say they could not get a clear explanation from Meta on how users can fully prevent their videos or conversations from being used.
The report suggests that most users would likely keep using the device even if they knew their footage might be reviewed.
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⚡️ BREAKING: Apple just announced the launch of their brand new $599 MacBook Neo.
This is Apple’s biggest push yet into low end laptops.
Available March 11th.
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🍏 Apple updates MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max
Apple refreshed the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips built on a dual-die Fusion architecture. The focus is AI performance and higher memory bandwidth.
Key specs:
🔸 Up to 18-core CPU, around +30% vs M4
🔸 GPU up to +50% faster, Neural Accelerator in every core
🔸 AI tasks up to 4x faster vs M4, up to 8x vs M1
🔸 SSD up to 14.5 GB/s, base storage 1 TB (Pro) and 2 TB (Max)
🔸 Memory up to 64 GB (Pro, 307 GB/s) and 128 GB (Max, 614 GB/s)
🔸 Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 via new Apple N1 chip
🔸 Up to 24 hours battery life
Prices start at $2,200. Preorders open March 4, sales begin March 11.
MacBook Air also moves to M5, with 512 GB base SSD, up to 4 TB storage, 153 GB/s memory bandwidth, and a starting price of $1,100.
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The mysterious story around OpenAI’s headphones didn’t end with that video. Now Airbnb co-founder and chief designer Jony Ive has “accidentally” appeared in them.
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📺 Casio built a pocket TV back in 1986
In 1986, Casio released the Pocket TV-200, a portable television that ran on 2 AA batteries for about 2–3 hours.
The device used a natural light system. Light passed through a monochrome LCD matrix, and the final image was reflected onto a mirror inside the unit.
Long before smartphones, Casio was already experimenting with handheld screens powered by simple hardware.
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This is what a $250,000 suspension system looks like at 100+ Mph
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Good morning from the creator of YouTube.
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🎬 Belgian duo turns AI parody ad into 7M views for AiCandy
AiCandy, founded in 2025, broke out after two Belgian creators released a 40 second AI generated ad.
The video aged Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sam Altman and promoted “Energym,” a fictional 2036 fitness club where unemployed people pedal to power the AI that replaced them.
The clip reached 5M views across social platforms. A U.S. senator commented on X that it “doesn’t look like a parody.”
Within a day, the creators received a job offer from The Dor Brothers and multiple collaboration requests.
One short AI video pushed a small studio into global feeds.
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🗡️ Ultrasonic knife enters the consumer kitchen at $400
Seattle Ultrasonics’ C-200 is now on the mass market, and Engadget reviewed it after a month of use. The knife costs $400, or $500 with the recommended magnetic wireless charger.
Inside the handle is a piezo element that makes the blade vibrate 33,000 times per second.
🔸 The effect reduces cutting effort by up to 50%.
🔸 The blade is triple layered AUS-10 steel with a 13° edge per side.
🔸 The knife weighs 328 g and runs about 20 minutes per charge.
Reviewers report cleaner cuts on dense foods like pork belly and tuna, with less sticking to the blade. It can overheat after 15+ minutes of continuous use and shut off briefly.
Ultrasound has moved from lab tech into premium kitchen hardware.
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📱 Tecno revives modular phone concept with magnetic add-ons
Tecno unveiled a modular smartphone concept it plans to showcase at MWC 2026. The base device is 4.9 mm thin and works on its own, with modules attaching magnetically to the back.
Unlike Google’s Project Ara, the modules do not replace internal components. They connect via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and mmWave, acting as smart accessories. Even with a 4.5 mm power bank attached, total thickness stays close to a typical flagship.
The rear panel has eight modular zones, with around ten modules shown so far, including an action camera, a telephoto lens that uses the phone display as a viewfinder, and a module for off-grid communication.
Tecno calls it a long term design project, with no release date or pricing announced.
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🤖 Anthropic adds remote control to Claude Code
Anthropic introduced a remote control feature for Claude Code, now available in research preview for Max users. Pro support is planned next.
Users start a session on desktop, run claude remote-control in the terminal, then connect via link or QR code from the Claude app or browser on mobile.
From there, they can monitor progress, edit prompts, track changes and interrupt runs.
Claude Code is moving toward multi device workflows, letting developers manage sessions beyond the terminal.
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🤖 Notion launches custom AI agents powered by OpenAI and Anthropic
Notion has introduced Custom Agents, autonomous AI agents built for teams. They run on the latest models from OpenAI and Anthropic and connect through multiple data connectors.
Users can assign a task, set a trigger or schedule, and the agent executes it automatically. Agents can route bugs, answer internal questions, update documentation or draft weekly updates without manual prompting.
Notion is shifting from chat based AI to persistent agents that operate inside team workflows.
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📊 Only ~2.5M people use AI for coding out of 8.1B
A viral chart maps global AI usage. Each dot equals about 3.2M people.
🔸 ~6.8B have never used AI
🔸 ~1.3B use free chatbots
🔸 ~15–25M pay $20 per month
🔸 ~2.5M use AI for coding
The group using AI to write code is a rounding error at global scale.
If you are already building with it, you are operating in a very small cohort.
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