The "woke up from a coma" view
Catch Me Up
Been offline? Here's what happened in the last 1 month — new AI models, the AI-industry news, and smart-home products released — dated, grouped, and linked to the source. No account needed.
2 tracked changes · 40 news items in the last 1 month
AI model updates & capabilities
1- Grok (xAI)
Voice Agent Builder launched (beta)
No-code platform for Grok-powered phone agents: sub-second speech-to-speech, inbound/outbound calls, document knowledge base, MCP tool integrations, 80+ voices (incl. cloning), 25+ languages, $0.05/min all-in with a free number. Beta.
Source: xAI ↗
Deprecations, retirements & shutdowns
1- OpenAI (GPT / ChatGPT)
o3 retires from ChatGPT August 26, 2026; API access continues.
If you've been away: retired models stop answering — if a plan or workflow you rely on named this model, it needs a new default.
AI-industry news (40)
Recent reporting across AI & smart home in the last 1 month.
- How to Watch Samsung's July 2026 Galaxy Unpacked Event· The Verge
- OpenAI claims its models attacked Hugging Face systems· New York Times — Technology
- Blackstone finalizes $3 billion loan for Australian data centre· Bloomberg — Technology
- Range Rover unveils all-electric GT sedan· Ars Technica
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT for small business program· OpenAI — News
- Meta adds parental supervision features to Threads· Meta — AI Blog
Tracked changes are dated and link to their original source. AI-maintained from public coverage. The "if you've been away / if you own one" notes are plain-language context — general truths, never invented product facts.