DAILY AI BRIEF 🗞 — Sept 19

XAI 🔥: • Grok Voice Transcribe 2.0 is live in the Grok Voice API. $0.10/hr batch, $0.20/hr streaming.

META 🔥: • Muse connectors are live for developers. You bring the API; Muse brings the agent, browser, and user context. • Muse is now available in Canada. • A dedicated Muse Mail tab is in development.

OPENAI 🔥: • ChatGPT desktop browser now runs Chrome extensions. • Most plugins can connect multiple accounts in one chat. Devs can add a profile tool so ChatGPT labels them.

ANTHROPIC 🔥: • Claude Code 2.1.277 reads AGENTS.md when no CLAUDE.md is present. Toggle in /config. • Partnering with Accenture on embedded frontier eval.

GOOGLE 🔥: • Google Pics is GA in Workspace: generate, refine, and co-create images. • Dreambeans is GA from Labs: a daily personalized story collection.

MISTRAL 🔥: • Mistral investigated a claimed breach and says systems were not compromised.

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