AI tech without screens, Resurrected wolf & LLAMA-4 for the mass

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AI just hit undo on extinction, Colossal Biosciences used it to revive three dire wolves, 10,000 years after they vanished. And in the land of screens and sci-fi: iPhone design icon Jony Ive might join forces with OpenAI to build screenless AI devices. The future might not need a screen — just smarts.

In today’s issue:

🤯 OpenAI is planning on releasing a no screen device
🧠 LLAMA 4 available to everyone
🔪 The Dire Wolf resurrected
⚡ 5-4-3-2-1 hits you just can't miss
😂 Your AI-Powered Laugh

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LATEST IN AI TODAY

1.  Jony Ive + OpenAI = No-Screen AI Device?: OpenAI is reportedly eyeing a $500M acquisition of io Products, Jony Ive’s stealthy AI hardware startup. They're working on a screenless, voice-only device inspired by the movie Her, designed by Ive’s studio LoveFrom and powered by OpenAI models. Former Apple execs are already on board, and a $1B funding goal is in the works. This could be the first truly AI-native personal device.

    

2.  LLAMA 4: Meta’s AI Goes Mass-Market: Meta just launched LLAMA 4 in Small, Medium, and Large—faster, smarter, and open-source. The small models can run on everyday laptops, lowering the barrier for developers and researchers. With 30+ language support and built-in safety upgrades, it's Meta’s big move for ethical, accessible AI. It’s free to use and tweak—AI for the people, truly.

3. Dire Wolves Are Back, Thanks to AI: Colossal Biosciences has used AI and CRISPR to bring back the dire wolf, extinct for 10,000+ years. Meet Romulus and Remus, the first revived specimens of the legendary predator from Game of Thrones fame. The tech blends ancient DNA with modern wolves, pushing the boundaries of de-extinction. It’s not just fantasy—this could reshape conservation as we know it.

TODAY IN THE ROBO WORLD 🧠 

Shanghai-based Keenon Robotics just introduced the XMAN-R1, a humanoid robot built to shake up the hospitality industry. This robot can take orders, prep food, and chat with customers—all while fitting smoothly into Keenon’s existing service robot ecosystem. Designed for more personal, customer-facing roles, XMAN-R1 could be the next big thing in smart, friendly automation. 🍽️🤖

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QUICK HITS 💥 

It’s time for some quick hits that you’ll love. Let’s go in…..5-4-3-2-1 👇️ 

5-PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

• Slides Orator: delivers presentations with AI avatars that narrate, chat live, and share seamlessly via weblinks.

• Twinmind: acts as your AI-powered second brain, understanding what you see and hear.

• Kozy:lets you create professionally edited videos effortlessly using simple prompts.

• SuperPodcast: helps you create podcasts or engage with hosts in real-time for a smarter listening experience. 

• DrugCard: aggregates pharmaceutical data from all sources for real-time drug safety.

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4-AI JOB OPPORTUNITIES

1. UiPath - Software Engineer II

2. Hippocratic AI - Clinical Customer Success Executive

3. OpenAI - Director of Finance, Strategic Initiatives

4. Cresta - Senior Demand Generation Manager

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3-THINGS IN TREND

1. Dave Asprey, the ‘biohacking’ expert asks chatGPT, “If you were the devil and wanted to keep an entire nation sick, what would you do?’ You can’t MISS the answer it gave.

2. Famous youtuber, IShowSpeed just met face-to-face with one of China’s most advanced humanoid robots during his visit to Shenzhen. Watch them dance together.

3. X user Hesamation shares its takeaway on a  recent 264-page report by some of the industry’s top researchers lays out everything we know about agents, including how their processes can be mapped to the human brain.

2-USEFUL LINKS

1. UC Berkeley’s Karan Dalal unveils an AI that turns prompts into full-minute videos with consistent characters and scenes—far beyond today’s short clips. Check out their Tom & Jerry-inspired demos here.

2. The 50 best AI tools in 2025 (Tried and Tested).

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WHAT ELSE HAPPENED IN AI 📰 

👨‍💼 No AI, No Hire — Shopify’s New Rule: Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke just told staff: don’t hire unless you can prove AI can’t do the job. That’s the new standard going forward.

🎥 Runway Drops Gen-4 Turbo: Runway launched a turbocharged version of Gen-4 that can generate 10-second videos in just 30 seconds—perfect for fast, high-quality AI content.

📱 Google’s “Project Astra” Expands: Gemini Live is rolling out to more Android devices with real-time visual features and new video + screen-sharing interactions. Astra is getting serious.

🎓 50 Days of AI with Microsoft: Microsoft just kicked off a 50-day AI Skills Fest—live events, hackathons, and even a Guinness World Record attempt. Time to level up.

🧠 AI Mode Gets Multimodal Magic: Google expanded AI Mode with Gemini + Lens, so now you can ask complex questions about images—and get real answers back.

📱 NotebookLM Will Soon Be a Mobile App: Google’s AI-powered research tool, NotebookLM, is getting a proper mobile app on iOS and Android. Handy, right?

❤️ AI Wearable Detects Heart Issues: University of Missouri researchers built a starfish-shaped heart monitor that uses AI to detect heart problems with 90% accuracy. Wild.

Funding 💰️ 

• FuKrea Raises $83M to Boost AI Creativity - expect new audio tools and enterprise features soon.

• LA’s Moonvalley, which used only licensed content to train its VLM Marey, brought in $43M in new VC funding.

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