Amazon's Bee just launched two AI devices. π§
Bee Frontier wearable ($74.99, out now) and Bee Eclipse, a card-sized phone attachment ($99.99). They summarize conversations and tie into Alexa and Amazon.
Cheaper than Plaud Note.
#AI#Amazon
Shopify just opened its 1B-product catalog to AI agents. π
Any compatible agent can now search, build carts and check out via Shop MCP. Users still approve the amount and payment before anything is bought.
Agent shopping gets open infrastructure.
#AI#Shopify
Grok Voice 3.0 just launched. ποΈ
It tops Artificial Analysis' voice-to-voice index at 86.9, ahead of OpenAI's 83.2 and Google's 82.6. API is 8 cents a minute.
Voice agents are heating up.
#AI#Grok
Hesai just launched Kosmo for robot training. π€
A handheld 8K lidar camera plus cloud tool turns a 15-minute scan into a simulation-ready 3D scene. Speed claims are Hesai's own.
Physical AI needs data, and this makes it cheaper.
#AI#Robotics
DJI's new Dock 4 swaps drone batteries in 25 seconds. π
Paired with the Matrice 5TD (up to 59 min flight), it cuts turnaround from a 30-minute recharge to seconds. Sold via DJI Enterprise dealers.
Drone-in-a-box gets serious.
#DJI#Drones
Scuba just came out of stealth. π§
$34M from Accel and IVP for a shared context engine for teams and AI agents, from ex-Slack CPO Noah Desai Weiss. It plugs into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor via MCP.
Context is the new moat.
#AI#Startups
AI startup StepFun just launched its own phone. π±
STEPX Neo runs a custom OS, Step AOS 1.0, with an AI agent built in. Early access is 3,999 yuan (~$597).
A model maker going after the app silos.
#AI#Smartphones
Chemistry gets its own AI. π§ͺ
Albert Invent raised a $55M Series B led by TCV for Valence, a model trained on 15M molecules and chemical patents. BASF and Henkel are customers.
Vertical AI keeps winning.
#AI#Startups
Google's Gemini 4 Argon is finally here. π
Flagship model now live for Pro/Ultra users in the Gemini app, with API pricing at $2/$10 per 1M tokens through Nov 30. 1M-token limit.
Google is back in the frontier race.
#AI#Gemini
Apple just unveiled HomeView. π
A 7-inch smart home display with Siri AI, face recognition for up to 6 people and FaceTime. $299, preorders open now, ships Nov 13.
Apple's answer to the smart display race.
#Apple#HomeView
Meta just stepped into the frontier AI fight. π§
Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full are its most capable models yet, built for AI agents that code, use computers and remember you across chats. No open weights this time.
Benchmarks are Meta's own. Real tests decide.
#AI#Meta
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says AI agents should be treated as potentially compromised from the start, with independent access controls, stronger safeguards and emergency shutdown mechanisms to limit damage if they go rogue.
Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire AI startup Decart for around $7 billion, after Anthropic explored a deal of its own. The potential acquisition could strengthen Amazonβs ability to manage different AI chips.
Indiaβs HCLTech reported quarterly revenue slightly below expectations and narrowed its annual growth outlook, as clients cut tech spending and AI reshapes traditional IT services. Its AI-related revenue, however, rose to $219 million in the quarter.