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📣 TOP AI NEWS
Your Grocery List, Instantly Shopped
Source: Uber
Uber Eats has launched a beta AI feature called Cart Assistant that can build a grocery cart from a typed list or even a photo of one. The chatbot can read handwritten notes or recipe screenshots, add items automatically, and personalize picks using past orders. Users can then tweak brands or quantities before checkout, shaving time off the entire shopping flow. The company describes it as an early step toward more agentic AI inside Uber Eats, built to solve real shopping friction and save time (see Uber Eats’ announcement).
Siri’s AI Makeover Hits Another Delay
Source: Apple
Apple’s long-promised AI-powered Siri is taking longer than expected, with Bloomberg reporting further delays after internal testing issues. The upgrade was initially speculated to be included in iOS 26.4 this March, but some features may now arrive in May — or slip all the way to iOS 27 in September. The revamped Siri is meant to behave more like an LLM chatbot, letting users interact conversationally without opening separate apps, and is reportedly powered by Google Gemini (see Bloomberg’s report).
Is Space the Cheapest Place to Run AI?
Source: YouTube (Dwarkesh Patel and Stripe)
SpaceX reportedly wants permission to build solar-powered orbital data centers spread across up to a million satellites, potentially shifting as much as 100 GW of compute off Earth. Elon Musk claims that within 36 months, space could become the cheapest place to run AI, but current estimates suggest orbital data centers are still nearly three times more expensive than terrestrial ones. The plan hinges on major cost reductions in launches, satellite manufacturing, and power generation, many of which depend on Starship, SpaceX’s next-generation reusable rocket, becoming fully operational (watch Musk explain).
🛠️ THIS WEEK’S AI COMBO: 1 PROMPT + 1 TOOL
One simple ChatGPT prompt and a handy AI tool to help with everyday life.
✨ Workout Plan ✨
Copy & Paste ChatGPT Prompt:
“Create a weekly workout plan for a beginner, focusing on [specific fitness goals] in [Your Available Time]. Include a balanced mix of cardio, strength training, and flexibility exercises with clear instructions for each day.” Access ChatGPT → here
💡 Use this to build a consistent fitness routine — set clear goals, plan balanced sessions, and remove the guesswork from your week. Advanced prompts are available → here
Handy AI Tool:
Meet Fitness AI. Get instant workout plans tailored to your preferences and performance. Getting in shape has never been easier. Access Fitness AI → here
💡 Ideal for staying on track — adjust workouts based on progress and keep improving without overtraining or burning out.
⚡️ MIND SPARK
🔮 Microsoft Sees AI as Startup Game-Changer: Microsoft’s Amanda Silver believes agentic AI could be as transformative for startups as the public cloud once was. By automating tasks like code updates and live-site operations, AI agents can reduce operational costs and speed up workflows, allowing smaller teams to launch high-value ventures (read Silver’s take).
💰 Is AI Infrastructure the Hottest Bet in Tech? Modal Labs, which provides infrastructure for running AI models, is reportedly raising a new funding round at a $2.5 billion valuation — more than double its $1.1 billion valuation from under five months ago. The company is said to be at a $50 million annual revenue run rate, as investor interest in AI infrastructure continues to climb (read more).
🔄 Co-Founders Out, Narrative In: CEO Elon Musk publicly confirms that recent departures from AI startup xAI, including co-founders Yuhuai Wu and Jimmy Ba, were the result of a company-wide reorganization rather than voluntary exits, as previously reported. In the past week, at least nine engineers have publicly announced they are leaving, bringing the total to six of the original 12 co-founders gone (see Musk’s post).
📣 Dear Algo Goes Public on Threads: Threads has rolled out a new AI-powered feature called “Dear Algo” that lets users temporarily personalize what they see in their feed. By posting a public message starting with “Dear Algo,” users can ask to see more or less of certain topics, and the feed adjusts for three days. The feature is now live in the U.S., U.K., Australia, and New Zealand (see Meta’s announcement).
🏢 Who Will Own the Enterprise AI Layer? AI systems for enterprises are moving beyond Q&A chatbots toward tools that can operate across a company’s workflows. Glean, valued at $7.2 billion and founded by former Google and Facebook engineers, is now positioning itself as an “AI work assistant” that connects internal systems, enforces permissions, and delivers intelligence wherever employees work (see Glean’s announcement).
🎨 AI ART
Image Prompt: A vibrant, high-saturation macro-style underwater photograph of a bright orange clownfish nestled among flowing pink sea anemone tentacles.
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