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    Grammarly borrows journalists' identities for AI writing tips

    Grammarly just got caught using the names and identities of journalists and professors to power its AI writing feedback—without asking for permission. The "Expert Review" feature generates comments mimicking specific writers, though tests found broken source links and outdated titles. Why it matters: Packaging real living people into AI personas crosses a clear ethical line, especially when the generated advice contradicts how those editors actually work.

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    Claude Code adds local scheduled tasks on desktop

    Anthropic just launched local scheduled tasks in Claude Code desktop, allowing developers to automate and run recurring workflows directly on their local machines. Tasks execute on a set schedule without cloud processing as long as your computer stays awake. Why it matters: Claude Code is evolving beyond interactive coding assistance into an autonomous development tool.

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    Perplexity Computer learns custom skills

    Perplexity just introduced Skills for Perplexity Computer, allowing the AI agent to learn actions once and reuse them across future tasks. Instead of repeating identical steps each time, the system stores workflows as reusable capabilities and applies them automatically. It essentially turns one-off demonstrations into persistent automation.

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    OpenAI drops Codex Security to find and patch real vulnerabilities

    OpenAI just launched Codex Security, an application security agent designed to catch deep vulnerabilities while cutting false-positive noise by over 50%. It builds a threat model from codebases, verifies exploits in sandboxes, and proposes fixes. It's now in research preview with one month of free access for ChatGPT Pro and enterprise tiers.

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    Roblox tests AI rephrasing to kill off the dreaded '#####' chat

    Roblox just rolled out an AI-powered real-time rephrasing feature that swaps out profanity for acceptable everyday language instead of censoring it into a row of hashmarks. The platform also added large reasoning models to its backend filters, slashing false negatives for illicit personal info sharing by 20x. Why it matters: In-game communication no longer grinds to a halt when someone drops an accidental curse during high-stakes gameplay.

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    ChatGPT is testing custom templates to copy your personal writing style

    OpenAI is testing custom writing templates for ChatGPT that analyze your past emails and documents to mimic your personal tone. Leaked UI also reveals an "Animate" button to push static images directly into video generation, basically cutting down the tedious prompt work needed to sound like yourself.

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    OpenAI brings ChatGPT inside Excel to build spreadsheet models

    OpenAI just launched ChatGPT for Excel in beta, letting users build, analyze, and update spreadsheet models using plain English. Powered by GPT-5.4, the add-in preserves native formulas, asks for confirmation before editing workbooks, and traces logic cell by cell. It also introduces live financial data integrations with Moody's and Dow Jones Factiva.

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    AWS puts OpenClaw on Lightsail for private AI agents

    AWS just launched a pre-configured OpenClaw blueprint on Amazon Lightsail, making it effortless to host your own autonomous AI agent in the cloud. It comes pre-wired with Amazon Bedrock right out of the box, letting you link messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram to handle emails and web tasks privately.

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    OpenAI's Codex app lands on Windows with native sandboxing

    OpenAI just launched its Codex app on Windows, packing a native agent sandbox and full PowerShell integration. The setup gives autonomous coding agents a secure, dedicated environment to execute and test code locally. It basically lets Windows developers run agentic, system-level scripting workflows without fighting their terminal.

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    Google brings Canvas coding and writing to Search

    Google just rolled out Canvas in Search's AI Mode to all U.S. English users, letting you draft documents and build custom interactive tools directly within Search. Selecting Canvas from the (+) menu creates a working prototype in a side panel powered by live web data and the Knowledge Graph, complete with viewable underlying code you can tweak via chat.

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    NotebookLM gets cinematic with Veo 3

    Google just added Cinematic Video Overviews to NotebookLM, replacing traditional narrated slides with fluid animations and rich visuals. Powered by Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro, and Veo 3, Gemini acts as a creative director to steer narrative structure and maintain visual consistency. Why it matters: NotebookLM is transforming raw research notes into polished, documentary-style video summaries with zero editing. It is available today in English for Google AI Ultra subscribers (18+) on web and mobile.

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    A voice-guided AI CEO pulls in $80k in 30 days

    Nat Eliason just showcased Felix, an "AI CEO" built on OpenClaw that pulled in $80,000 in revenue in 30 days with a $1M–$2M ARR run rate. Running on just $400 a month, Felix autonomously builds sites, plugs into Stripe to sell skills, and manages sub-agents while its creator only gives voice commands.

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    Deveillance's new gadget wants to jam eavesdropping smart devices

    Deveillance just unveiled the Spectre I, a hardware device built to block unwanted audio recordings from nearby microphones. As AI and always-listening gadgets take over private and business conversations, the company aims to physically restore conversational privacy. Detailed hardware specs, pricing, and a launch timeline haven't been revealed yet.

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    Claude gets no-code evals for Agent Skills

    Anthropic just upgraded its skill-creator tool with no-code testing and benchmarking features designed for non-engineer skill authors. The update introduces eval writing, parallel multi-agent test runs, blind A/B comparator agents, and a prompt optimizer to fix misfiring skills. Why it matters: as foundation models change, skills can quietly break or become redundant; this brings software testing rigor to workflow prompts without writing code.

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    Claude Code gets a voice mode

    Anthropic just rolled out Voice Mode in its coding assistant Claude Code, starting with about 5% of users before expanding over the coming weeks. Eligible developers will see a note on their welcome screen and can toggle it on with /voice to steer their programming workflow with spoken words instead of typing.

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    Claude makes switching easier with context import from rival AIs

    Claude just launched an import feature that lets you transfer your preferences and context from other AI chatbots without starting from scratch. You simply run a provided prompt in your old chatbot to export your saved context, then paste it directly into Claude's memory settings. It is free and keeps project contexts neatly separated.

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    Claude brings Memory to free users

    Anthropic just made Claude's Memory feature available to free plan users, along with easier options to import and export saved data. The feature lets Claude retain preferences and context across chats for a more personalized assistant without paying for a subscription. Best of all, users retain full control and can pull their memory data out whenever they want.

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    How to ditch ChatGPT and migrate your data to Claude

    Claude just surged to the top of the US App Store as users flee ChatGPT following OpenAI's controversial Pentagon deal. TechCrunch broke down how to take your digital history with you, explaining how to export your ChatGPT memories and conversation logs to train Claude's built-in memory feature without starting from scratch.

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    Apple brings autonomous AI coding agents to Xcode 26.3

    Apple just launched Xcode 26.3, turning its primary development environment into an agentic coding hub that can parse entire project structures, edit files, and run multi-step workflows. The release natively plugs in Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex alongside Model Context Protocol support, keeping developers in control via a strict permission layer.

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    Burger King puts an AI in employee headsets to monitor politeness

    Burger King just rolled out an OpenAI-powered voice assistant called Patty directly into workers' headsets. Beyond answering recipe questions and alerting managers to stockouts, Patty actively tracks whether employees say "please" and "thank you" to grade store friendliness. It's currently being piloted across 500 locations.