🦞 Clawdbot: The Viral Open-source AI Coworker 🦞
Viral project makes personal AI that remembers, acts, and messages proactively

Developer Peter Steinberger's open-source Clawdbot project is going viral for enabling AI assistants that live inside messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Discord. Unlike traditional chatbots, Clawdbot maintains persistent memory across conversations, can message users proactively with reminders and updates, and executes tasks directly on computers—from managing emails to building websites. The project runs on a $5/month server and has attracted endorsement from AI researcher Andrej Karpathy, with users reporting "iPhone moment" experiences as they automate everything from health tracking to business operations.

🎓 Google adds free SAT prep to Gemini 🎓
Partnership with Princeton Review brings AI-powered test practice mainstream

Google partnered with The Princeton Review to offer full-length SAT practice exams directly in Gemini, available now for free. Students simply say "I want to take a practice SAT test" to begin. Google is also partnering with Khan Academy to launch Writing Coach, an AI tutor providing interactive feedback to improve student writing skills. Both tools are live and completely free, marking a significant push into AI-powered education.

🎬 xAI upgrades Grok Imagine with 10-second video 🎬
Musk's AI lab expands creative generation capabilities

xAI released a major update to Grok Imagine, now supporting video generations up to 10 seconds long with improved audio and video capabilities. The creative suite upgrade enhances Grok's multimodal generation features, competing directly with tools from OpenAI, Google, and other AI labs. The release continues xAI's rapid product iteration following the launch of Colossus 2, the world's first 1-gigawatt AI training cluster.

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💰 Inferact raises $150M at $800M valuation 💰

The creators of open-source inference tool vLLM have transitioned the project into VC-backed startup Inferact, raising $150 million in seed funding at an $800 million valuation. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners. As AI shifts from training to deployment, technologies that make inference faster and more affordable are attracting major investor attention. Existing vLLM users include Amazon's cloud service and shopping platform.

🛍️ Yelp acquires Hatch for $270M 🛍️

Yelp agreed to acquire AI startup Hatch for $270 million, adding tools that automate customer communication for service businesses to its platform. The acquisition brings AI-powered messaging capabilities that handle customer interactions automatically, expanding Yelp's suite of business tools beyond reviews and advertising. The deal represents Yelp's major push into AI-powered business services.