🚀 Lovable now integrates GPT‑5 as early tester 🚀
AI-powered app builder integrates OpenAI's latest model

Lovable, the AI-powered app building platform, has been selected as one of the early testers for OpenAI's GPT-5, marking what the company calls a "full-circle moment." The original GPT Engineer, which evolved into today's Lovable platform, was catalyzed by GPT-4's release.

Now, GPT-5 integration represents another leap forward in making software creation accessible to everyone. Users can try GPT-5 in Lovable today through a limited preview available until midnight on Sunday, August 10th. The company also announced a partnership with OpenAI for this fall, launching an initiative to provide free Lovable access to student builders, supported by OpenAI funding.

🤝 Meta acquires WaveForms for emotional AI voice technology 🤝
Meta strengthens Superintelligence Labs with strategic acquisition

Meta has acquired WaveForms AI for an undisclosed sum, marking its second major AI audio acquisition in just one month after PlayAI. The 8-month-old startup had raised $40 million from Andreessen Horowitz at a $160 million pre-money valuation. WaveForms specialized in solving the "Speech Turing Test" and developing "Emotional General Intelligence" - AI that can detect and replicate human emotions in audio. Two co-founders are joining Meta's new AI division: Alexis Conneau, who co-created GPT-4o's Advanced Voice Mode at OpenAI, and Coralie Lemaitre, former Google advertising strategist. The acquisition accelerates Meta's push into emotionally-aware AI voice technology.

⚡ n8n launches unlimited workflows with new pricing model ⚡
Automation platform removes active workflow limits across all plans

Workflow automation platform n8n has revamped its pricing model to remove active workflow limits across all plans, allowing users to build unlimited workflows without restrictions. The new "simple, fair, and predictable" pricing structure charges only for workflow executions while keeping users, steps, and workflows unlimited.

The company also launched a new Business plan designed for growing teams, featuring advanced capabilities including self-hosting, SSO, environment management, and Git integration for secure collaboration and scalability. n8n enables developers to create AI agents and complex workflows through a visual drag-and-drop interface combined with custom code capabilities, integrating with AI models like OpenAI's GPT-4o.

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💰 X introduces ads in Grok responses to fund GPU costs 💰

Elon Musk announced that X will begin inserting advertisements into Grok's AI responses, aiming to boost the platform's struggling ad revenue. Speaking to advertisers in a live discussion, Musk explained the move as necessary to "pay for those expensive GPUs" powering the AI system.

Advertisers will be able to pay to appear in the chatbot's suggestions when users seek solutions to specific problems. The initiative will leverage xAI's targeting technology to improve ad relevance and effectiveness, representing a significant shift from academic AI research toward commercialization.

🤖 Unitree unveils A2 Stellar Explorer quadruped robot 🤖

Chinese robotics company Unitree has showcased its advanced A2 Stellar Explorer quadruped robot, demonstrating extreme agility and industrial capabilities. The robot achieves speeds up to 5 m/s, can overcome obstacles up to 1 meter high, and carry loads up to 30kg over long distances.

Weighing approximately 37kg with a 20km unloaded range, it features an "Ultra-Wide LIDAR 3D" perception system for autonomous environment mapping and navigation. The robot successfully completed endurance tests covering over 12km in about 3 hours and can support a 100kg person standing on it. Unitree is also developing a future "Wheel-Leg Version" combining legs with wheels for enhanced mobility.