AI & Tech Daily

#Threads tests a #Meta #AI integration that works similarly to #Grok techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/thr… via @techcrunch

Today we’re introducing Meta AI Voice Conversations powered by Muse Spark that let you talk naturally to Meta AI (interrupt, switch topics, or swap languages), and as you talk, Meta AI can generate images and pull up recommendations from Reels, maps, and more. We’re also bringing live AI to the app, so you can point your camera at the world and ask about what you’re seeing in real time. about.fb.com/news/2026/04/i…

#Anthropic just rolled out “#Claude for #Legal”: 20+ MCP connectors and 12 plugins that plug #AI straight into tools like Westlaw, DocuSign, Everlaw and Harvey. claude.com/blog/claude-fo…

This is the single best read on World Models and one of the most important reads in AI. $10B has flowed into "world models" in the last 18mos, from Yann LeCun to FeiFei Li. The promise is, like LLMs, world models will provide the data it takes to scale robotics foundation models, and solve robotics. ..but the word has been abused to mean one of many things. This post unpacks: – What 5 traits makes a world model? – How do the different approaches stack up? – What is it used for within and beyond robotics? – Where is the opportunity? – Citations to research, news and blog posts Companies / products in the space include: – BigCo products: Google Genie, Tesla Optimus, Nvidia DreamDojo, DreamZero, Microsoft Muse – Pure world model: AMI Labs, World Labs, Runway, Rhoda, Decart, Spaitial, Odyssey, Embo, Dream Labs, OneWorld – Robot foundation model cos: Skild, Physical Intelligence, Figure, Mind Very likely one of the seminal technologies of the next decade.

#Googlebook merges #Android + #ChromeOS DNA into a Gemini‑first laptop: Magic Pointer, prompt‑built widgets, tight phone sync and premium hardware with a glowbar. #AI #Laptops blog.google/products-and-p…

Reimagining the mouse pointer for the AI era #AI #MousePointer #GoogleDeepmind deepmind.google/blog/ai-pointe…

#Orgo is a desktop infrastructure platform for #AI computer-use #agents — it provides instant virtual desktop environments (Ubuntu/Windows) that AI models like Claude, GPT-4o, and Gemini can control via screenshots, mouse clicks, and keyboard input. orgo.ai

At long last, #Android and #iPhone users will be able to send each other end-to-end #encrypted text messages. On Monday, end-to-end encrypted messaging is starting to roll out in beta for conversations between iPhone and Android users... techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/fin…

General Motors has laid off more than 10% of its IT department, or about 600 salaried employees — in a deliberate skills swap: clearing out workers whose expertise no longer fits and making room for some with AI-focused backgrounds. #GM #Jobs #AI #Skills techcrunch.com/2026/05/11/gm-…

Introducing Preferred Browser. Manus already works in your browser. Now it can keep working through the browser of your choice! Your web tasks get the right access, wherever you start.

32 pitch decks that convinced #VCs to write cheques in 2026 | #PitchDecks #Startups #Funding techfundingnews.com/tfn-pitch-deck… via @TFNBreakingNews

London #fintech #Paymentology lands $175M as UK investors double down on digital payments boom | #Startups #Valuations #Funding techfundingnews.com/london-fintech… via @TFNBreakingNews

#Circle launches #Arc #blockchain with #BlackRock backing crypto.news/circle-launche… #Blockchain #Circle #Cryptocurrency

#Vapi just hit $500M #valuation after beating 40 rivals to power 100% of #Amazon Ring's customer calls. The AI voice startup now handles 1-5M calls/day and crossed 1B total calls. techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/vap…

With 90%+ of major central banks now exploring CBDCs, the real game isn’t “if #crypto wins” but how public money and private stablecoins share the same rails. #CBDC #Crypto cryptonews.com/exclusives/the…

Claude agents is now your parallel coding dashboard—launch jobs, send them to /bg, and jump back only when they need you. Cleaner, faster AI dev loops. #Anthropic #Claude #ClaudeAgents #ParallelCoding testingcatalog.com/anthropic-adds…

AI for defenders: #Daybreak uses #GPT‑5.5‑Cyber and #Codex Security so teams find and fix bugs in minutes, not weeks, before attackers do. #AI #CyberDefense testingcatalog.com/openai-announc…

Thinking Machines just introduced “interaction models” — full‑duplex multimodal AI that can talk, listen, watch and think with you in real time using 200ms micro‑turns. Latency becomes bandwidth. #ThinkingMachines #AI #Agents thinkingmachines.ai/blog/interacti…

The Claude Platform on AWS is now generally available. AWS customers get the full set of Claude API features, with AWS authentication, billing, and commitment retirement.