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Google DeepMind launches Project Genie virtual worlds prototype → Build and explore custom environments using text or visual prompts, with Nano Banana Pro previews and real-time generation via Genie 3 model. Rolling out to US Google AI Ultra subscribers. Read more here →
Claude integrates interactive work tools → Users can now draft Slack messages, generate Figma diagrams, build Asana timelines, search Box files, and more - all within Claude for paid web and desktop plans. Read more here →
OpenClaw takes GitHub by storm with 100k stars in days → The open-source AI assistant - renamed from Clawdbot and Moltbot after Anthropic's nudge - runs locally to handle tasks via chat apps like email and home automation. Tech crowds are thrilled, but experts urge non-tech users to beware security pitfalls like exposed credentials and prompt injection risks. Read more here →
Figure 3 robot washing dishes:
Google’s Genie virtual worlds model in action:
What people are vibe coding these days is insane:
Important reminder:
Moonshot's Kimi K2.5 leads open weights models → Tops agentic benchmarks with 1309 Elo, adds native image/video input, uses 1T MoE params with low hallucinations, and runs cheaper than frontiers. Read more here →
Anthropic closing $20B round at $350B valuation → The Claude developer is finalizing massive funding from VCs and investors to fuel growth. Read more here →
SpaceX weighs mergers with Tesla or xAI ahead of IPO → Elon Musk's rocket firm is exploring combinations, potentially swapping xAI shares for SpaceX stock to unify AI, satellites, social media, and space tech under one roof. Read more here →
OpenAI sunsets GPT-4o and older models → Retiring GPT-4o, 4.1, 4.1 mini, and o4-mini on February 13 as focus moves to GPT-5.2 with better personality and creativity. Read more here →
Tesla winds down Model S and X production → Tesla is ending production of its flagship Model S and Model X next quarter after more than a decade on the market. The move clears factory space and resources to ramp up production of the Optimus humanoid robot as the company shifts focus toward its autonomous and robotics future. Read more here →
OpenAI introduces Prism research workspace → Free LaTeX-native platform powered by GPT-5.2 for scientists to collaborate on papers with unlimited projects, equations, and references. Read more here →
