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Welcome to The Prompt by Kuro House, your daily dose of AI news and insights. Today, we’re diving into some major moves in AI agents, robotics, and chip collaborations that are shaping the future of technology. Let’s get right to it.
First up, Notion just launched something that might change how you work forever. The Verge reports that Notion’s new AI Agents can now basically do your job for you inside Notion’s workspace. These agents build pages and databases autonomously, search across connected tools like Slack and the internet, and can perform up to 20 minutes of autonomous work across hundreds of pages at once. Even cooler, they can remember your preferred workflows and personalize themselves with multiple profiles. Use cases include generating email campaigns, analyzing feedback across platforms, and turning meeting notes into proposals. This is a big step toward AI as your super capable teammate.
Google is stepping up the AI agent game in Chrome, and it’s making it free for Mac and Windows users in the US starting now. According to The Verge, Google’s Gemini AI in Chrome will soon handle tedious tasks like grocery shopping, rescheduling deliveries, and booking appointments with safety checkpoints for high-risk actions. It’s also gaining access to Google Workspace and integrating deeply with Calendar, YouTube, and Maps to find and act on info right on your screen. On desktop, Gemini can now recall your closed tabs and summarize info from multiple sources, making your browsing much smarter. iPhone users will get access soon, and this is all part of the fierce AI browser wars.
In a surprising move, Nvidia is buying a $5 billion stake in Intel to collaborate on AI chips. TechCrunch reports this deal makes Nvidia one of Intel’s largest shareholders, owning about 4% of the company. Together, they’ll develop new data center and PC products, integrating Nvidia’s NVLink interface for faster CPU-GPU communication. Intel will manufacture custom x86 CPUs for Nvidia’s AI infrastructure and build system-on-chips incorporating Nvidia’s RTX GPUs for consumer PCs. This partnership could help Intel regain ground against rivals like AMD in the AI chip race.
PayPal and Google are teaming up to bring AI-powered shopping experiences to your fingertips. TechCrunch shared that PayPal will integrate Google’s AI tech across its products while Google leverages PayPal’s global payment infrastructure and personalization. They’re also backing Google’s new Agent Payments Protocol, which enables AI agents to initiate purchases, already supported by over 60 merchants and financial institutions. PayPal will become a key payment provider in Google Cloud, Ads, and Play, integrating services like branded checkout and payout systems. This collaboration could redefine how we shop and pay online with AI.
Finally, WIRED reveals that OpenAI is ramping up its robotics efforts, focusing on humanoid robots designed to operate in human environments. These robots, shaped like us, aim to perform daily tasks, bridging the gap between AI and physical intelligence. While humanoids have been clumsy and unreliable in the past, advances in hardware and AI algorithms are changing that. OpenAI is hiring researchers to push this frontier, competing with companies like Boston Dynamics, Tesla, and Agility Robotics. The promise is robots that could work in factories, warehouses, and maybe even homes, though widespread use is still some years away. It’s an exciting glimpse into the future of AI and robotics converging.
That’s a wrap on today’s top AI stories. From AI agents that do your work, to smarter browsers, chip alliances, agentic commerce, and humanoid robots, the pace of innovation is relentless. Thanks for tuning in to The Prompt by Kuro House. We’ll catch you tomorrow with more updates from the world of AI.
