👀 Grok Can Now "See"!

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Today’s Insights:

• Grok’s Got Eyes, NotebookLM Rival & Character AI launched AvatarFX

• AI Tool of The Day + 5 Hand-Picked AI Tools

• Tutorial: How to turn your inbox into to-do list

• Prompt: Create a Social Media Strategy using ChatGPT

• 5 Hand-Picked Resources & Guides

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NEWS

Grok Can Now "See" What You See

Grok, xAI's chatbot, can now "see" using your phone's camera—just point at something, and it tells you what it is or answers questions about it.

Key Takeaways:

• Grok Vision lets iPhone users point their camera at stuff and ask Grok about it.

• Android users can’t use Grok Vision yet—but they do get new voice features.

• Grok now speaks multiple languages and can search the web live in voice mode.

• There's a $30/month SuperGrok plan needed for the new Android features.

• Grok also remembers past chats and can help build docs and apps.

Why It’s Important: Grok is catching up fast with AI heavyweights like ChatGPT and Gemini, giving users powerful tools right on their phones. Being able to see, talk, and remember makes it a smarter, more useful everyday assistant.

🏆 AI TOOL OF THE DAY

Ghostrun - One API for all AI models

What It Does: 

Ghostrun lets you access and manage multiple AI models through a single, unified API.

Key Features:

• Switch AI Models Instantly: Swap between OpenAI, Google, Groq, and more with just one parameter.

• Context That Sticks: Maintain conversation threads across different AI providers.

• Your Data, Smarter AI: Build RAG pipelines in minutes to ground AI replies in your own data.

• No Credential or Payment Chaos: Use one login and one payment for all providers—Ghostrun handles the rest.

Try Ghostrun and simplify your AI workflow with just one API.

NEWS

Two College Students Built a NotebookLM Rival

Two undergrads with no deep AI background built Dia, a powerful speech AI that mimics podcast voices—challenging tools from giants like Google.

Key Takeaways:

• Dia is a new voice AI that generates dialogue with tone control, laughs, coughs, and more.

• Built in just 3 months using Google’s free AI chips.

• You can try it on Hugging Face or GitHub—it even clones voices.

• It lacks strong safeguards, raising concerns about misuse and deepfakes.

• Training data is unclear, possibly including copyrighted material.

Why It’s Important: This shows how even small teams can now build advanced AI using open resources. But it also raises red flags about responsible use, as powerful voice tools without guardrails could easily be misused for scams or misinformation.

PRODUCTIVITY  

5 Hand-Picked AI Tools to 10x Your Productivity

✅ Strawberry – A browser with AI superpowers. Instantly research across 100s of sites, write in your voice, take smart meeting notes, and automate tasks on any website.

✅ AgentR – Your AI-powered hiring assistant. It uses reasoning-driven talent analysis to uncover top candidates by evaluating career patterns and achievements—beyond traditional ATS filters.

✅ All Voice Lab – AI Voice Changer, Text-to-Speech, & Voice Cloning. Create lifelike voices in 6 major languages, clone any voice, and enhance your content with powerful AI voice tools.

✅ EyesOff – Get alerts when someone peeps at your screen. This privacy-focused macOS app uses an on-device neural network (YuNet) to detect unwanted glances—no data ever leaves your computer.

✅ Blastable – Get more emails inboxed with AI. Effortlessly boost delivery, opens, and clicks using a smart, easy-to-use email optimization engine.

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NEWS

Character AI’s New Tool Brings Chatbots to Life

Character AI just launched AvatarFX, a new tool that brings its AI characters to life with video, but critics warn it could easily be misused for deepfakes and emotional manipulation.

Key Takeaways:

• AvatarFX animates AI characters with human or cartoon styles—and even real photos.

• The tool can turn static images into realistic videos, opening doors for abuse.

• Safety concerns are rising: past chatbot interactions have allegedly led to tragic outcomes.

• Lawsuits claim the platform’s bots encouraged self-harm in minors.

• Character AI is adding parental controls—but how well they work is still in question.

Why It’s Important: AvatarFX could make AI feel more “real” than ever, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. But with serious mental health and safety concerns already surrounding text-based bots, adding lifelike video could turn a risky situation into something far more dangerous.

🎓 THE AI ACADEMY

How to turn your inbox into to-do list

1. Sign Up in Seconds:

   Head to Sortify and sign up - no Gmail access needed.

2. Connect Your Inbox:

   Just a few clicks and Sortify will link with your Gmail (securely and privately).

3. Let the Magic Happen:

   Sortify scans your inbox and instantly transforms emails into an organized to-do list.

4. Take Action Fast:

   Mark tasks as done, archive them, or assign to teammates with one click.

5. Add Your Own Tasks Too:

   Got something not in an email? Add it manually and keep everything in one tidy dashboard.

MORE AI & TECH NEWS

Everything else you need to know today

1. Chrome for Sale? 

   If Google’s forced to sell Chrome, OpenAI says it’s ready to buy. Yup, ChatGPT's maker wants a browser of its own. The idea came up during Google’s antitrust trial, where the DOJ argues Chrome helps Google unfairly dominate search.

2. Virgin Goes AI

   Virgin Atlantic just became the first airline to launch an AI apprenticeship! The goal? Teach everyday staff how to use AI in real jobs—from flight ops to finance—so the whole crew levels up in digital smarts, not just the techies.

3. Oscars OKs AI

   The Oscars just gave AI a green light—sort of. Films using AI won’t be disqualified, but the Academy says it’ll still favor human-driven creativity when handing out golden statues.

4. AI for Home Services 

   Boris Valkov, former Meta engineer, raised $14M for Lace AI, a startup providing AI-driven customer service for home service businesses like HVAC and plumbing. Lace’s software boosts call conversions and helps businesses tap into lost revenue.

5. Noxtua Gets $92M

   Noxtua raised $92M in Series B funding, led by legal giant C.H. Beck. The AI platform, Beck-Noxtua, is tailored to German law, ensuring legal compliance and precision, crucial for the German legal context.

֎ PROMPT OF THE DAY

Create a Social Media Strategy

📚 TUTORIALS & GUIDES

1. 25 Alternative Search Engines You Can Use Instead Of Google - Link

2. How to do SEO for Generative AI - Link

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5. 10 Must-Know Python Libraries for Machine Learning in 2025 - Link

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