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🤖 OpenAI releases Symphony, an open-source orchestrator for AI agents OpenAI launched Symphony, a framework designed to run autonomous agent workflows. The project is open source and available under the Apache 2.0 license. Symphony connects to a task board where agents monitor new items and launch separate runs for each task inside an isolated copy of the repository. The system handles the full pipeline from task creation to pull request. It plans the work, writes the code, runs tests, and prepares the PR for human review. 📊 @tech

🛞 Nokian Tyres builds tires with temperature-activated retractable studs Nokian Tyres introduced Hakkapeliitta 01, a tire with studs that extend in cold conditions and retract when temperatures rise. The mechanism relies on a special rubber compound. An inner layer changes stiffness depending on temperature, which pushes the studs outward in frost and pulls them back in warmer weather. The design adapts traction to changing road conditions automatically. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

🖥 Windows 12 may launch this year with AI at the core Microsoft is reportedly preparing to release Windows 12 later this year, around the time support for Windows 10 ends, according to PCWorld. The new system is built on a modular CorePC architecture. Components are isolated and can be added or removed to fit different device types. AI is the central focus. Copilot is expected to become a core control layer inside the system rather than a simple assistant feature. A redesigned interface and updated system controls are also planned. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

🔍 Google NotebookLM adds cinematic video generation from documents Google introduced a new feature in NotebookLM called Cinematic Video Overview. It turns user sources into animated video explainers instead of static slides. The system combines several models. Gemini 3 acts as the director that structures the story. Nano Banana Pro generates visual references. Veo 3 produces the animated video. The feature is currently limited to Ultra accounts. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

🎮 This LEGO builder from Japan engineered a fully automated paper-airplane machine 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

Ⓜ️ Meta smart glasses videos reviewed by data workers in Kenya A report by Svenska Dagbladet describes how footage from Meta’s AI smart glasses is reviewed by human data labelers. Journalists visited a Sama office in Nairobi, where workers analyze videos to help train Meta’s AI systems. Workers say they watch recordings captured by users in everyday situations. The tasks include labeling objects in videos and checking chatbot responses. Some clips contain sensitive scenes, including private moments at home or visible financial information. The investigation also looked at how users can control their data. The glasses require internet connectivity because AI processing happens on Meta’s servers. Journalists say they could not get a clear explanation from Meta on how users can fully prevent their videos or conversations from being used. The report suggests that most users would likely keep using the device even if they knew their footage might be reviewed. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

🤖 GPT-5.4 leak points to massive context window and new reasoning mode Reports say OpenAI’s upcoming GPT-5.4 could bring a context window of up to 2M tokens along with persistent memory. That would allow the model to work with large codebases and long document sets without constant re-prompting. The model is also expected to support full-resolution image processing for PNG, JPEG, and WebP files. That matters for dense screenshots, technical diagrams, UI layouts, and documents with small text where downscaling usually loses information. Another addition is a new speed-priority tier plus an “extreme” reasoning mode. This mode reportedly allows the model to spend more compute on difficult tasks, aimed at research workflows and long multi-step jobs. Mentions of GPT-5.4 briefly appeared in pull requests inside the public Codex repository before being removed. Prediction markets currently assign a 55% chance of release before April 2026 and 74% before June. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

⚡️ BREAKING: Apple just announced the launch of their brand new $599 MacBook Neo. This is Apple’s biggest push yet into low end laptops. Available March 11th. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

🤖 OpenClaw runs real-time 3D reasoning on Unitree G1 robot OpenClaw demonstrated real-time 3D reasoning on the Unitree G1. The system builds dynamic voxel maps to track objects and temporal changes. It embeds spatial data for deep queries, making it suited for drones and quadruped robots. The future of perception. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

🍏 Apple updates MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max Apple refreshed the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips built on a dual-die Fusion architecture. The focus is AI performance and higher memory bandwidth. Key specs: 🔸 Up to 18-core CPU, around +30% vs M4 🔸 GPU up to +50% faster, Neural Accelerator in every core 🔸 AI tasks up to 4x faster vs M4, up to 8x vs M1 🔸 SSD up to 14.5 GB/s, base storage 1 TB (Pro) and 2 TB (Max) 🔸 Memory up to 64 GB (Pro, 307 GB/s) and 128 GB (Max, 614 GB/s) 🔸 Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 via new Apple N1 chip 🔸 Up to 24 hours battery life Prices start at $2,200. Preorders open March 4, sales begin March 11. MacBook Air also moves to M5, with 512 GB base SSD, up to 4 TB storage, 153 GB/s memory bandwidth, and a starting price of $1,100. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

🍏 Apple updates MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max Apple refreshed the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips built on a dual-die Fusion architecture. The focus is AI performance and higher memory bandwidth. Key specs: 🔸 Up to 18-core CPU, around +30% vs M4 🔸 GPU up to +50% faster, Neural Accelerator in every core 🔸 AI tasks up to 4x faster vs M4, up to 8x vs M1 🔸 SSD up to 14.5 GB/s, base storage 1 TB (Pro) and 2 TB (Max) 🔸 Memory up to 64 GB (Pro, 307 GB/s) and 128 GB (Max, 614 GB/s) 🔸 Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 via new Apple N1 chip 🔸 Up to 24 hours battery life Prices start at $2,200. Preorders open March 4, sales begin March 11. MacBook Air also moves to M5, with 512 GB base SSD, up to 4 TB storage, 153 GB/s memory bandwidth, and a starting price of $1,100. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

🎙 Claude Code rolls out voice mode to first 5% of users Voice mode is now live in Claude Code for about 5% of users, with a broader rollout planned in the coming weeks. Access appears via a note on the welcome screen, and can be toggled with /voice. It works as push-to-talk. Hold space, speak, release. The transcript streams directly at the cursor position, so users can mix typing and voice in the same prompt. Voice mode is included at no extra cost. Transcription tokens do not count against rate limits. It is rolling out across Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

The mysterious story around OpenAI’s headphones didn’t end with that video. Now Airbnb co-founder and chief designer Jony Ive has “accidentally” appeared in them. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

⭕️ Anthropic adds 1-minute memory transfer to Claude Anthropic introduced a simple way to move long-term memory from another AI into Claude. The update comes as more users switch from ChatGPT to Claude. Users can export saved context from their previous assistant and paste it into Claude’s memory settings. The process takes about a minute and avoids re-explaining preferences or project details. Anthropic provides a ready-made prompt to use in ChatGPT or Gemini, then asks users to copy the response into Claude. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

📺 Casio built a pocket TV back in 1986 In 1986, Casio released the Pocket TV-200, a portable television that ran on 2 AA batteries for about 2–3 hours. The device used a natural light system. Light passed through a monochrome LCD matrix, and the final image was reflected onto a mirror inside the unit. Long before smartphones, Casio was already experimenting with handheld screens powered by simple hardware. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

📈 New benchmark ranks LLMs on ability to push back on bad prompts A new benchmark measures how often language models recognize nonsense in a prompt instead of going along with it. The chart shows three outcomes: green means the model flagged the issue, yellow means partial objection, red means it complied. Most of the Claude family scored highest on detecting flawed or misleading prompts. 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

This is what a $250,000 suspension system looks like at 100+ Mph 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

We tolerate higher RAM prices for memes like this 💧 Sponsored by @rainbetcom - rainbet.com 📊 @tech

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