Sora is coming to ChatGPT, Siri faces a major delay & Maya redefines AI assistants!

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Like Mondays, today’s news is a little disappointing because Apple’s big AI upgrade for Siri is Ddelayed until 2027. With Alexa and others racing ahead, Apple’s AI rollout is starting to look like a full-blown crisis. But the silver lining is— we have Maya, an AI that actually sounds human.

In today’s issue:

🚀 OpenAI’s Sora is Coming to ChatGPT
💼 Free Playbook to build & delegate work to your AI Assistant
🤖 Siri faces major delay in launch
🦾 The very human-like AI voice assistant
⚡ 5-4-3-2-1 hits you just can’t miss
😂 Your AI-Powered Laugh

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TODAY IN AI

1. OpenAI’s Sora is Coming to ChatGPT—But Not How You Think! -Their mind-blowing AI video generator, Sora, is officially making its way into ChatGPT! The confirmation dropped during OpenAI’s first-ever "Sora Global Office Hours" on Discord, where product lead Rohan Sahai teased the upcoming integration—but, of course, kept the release date a mystery. While this version will likely be a slimmed-down take on the full Sora experience, OpenAI has even bigger plans brewing. They’re hiring engineers for a dedicated Sora mobile app, developing a next-gen image generator that could make DALL·E 3 looks ancient, and working on a faster, upgraded Sora Turbo model. 

2. Siri’s AI Overhaul Delayed Until 2027 -  Bad news for Apple fans dreaming of a smarter Siri—turns out, it won’t be happening anytime soon. Apple’s grand plan to give Siri an AI brain transplant has hit a massive roadblock, and now the full revamp is delayed until 2027 (yes, you read that right). Siri’s existing system is basically a patchwork of old and new tech that refuses to play nice together. Apple wanted to unify it all, but progress has been… let’s just say, not great. With Alexa and other rivals surging ahead, 2027 might as well be a century away in AI years. Apple, you good?

3. Meet "Maya," the AI Voice Assistant That Actually Feels Human - A company called Sesame just unveiled Maya, a voice assistant that doesn’t sound like a robot reading from a script. Unlike Alexa or Gemini, Maya actually understands conversation context, adjusting its tone, rhythm, and pace naturally—even handling interruptions without losing its train of thought. Sesame isn’t stopping there—they’re also working on AI-powered glasses for all-day use, turning Maya into a next-gen digital companion. With plans to support 20+ languages and an open-source approach that could level up the entire voice AI industry, Maya might just be the first assistant people actually want to talk to.

STOP, DROP and THINK 🧠 

Considering the speed of growth in AI and Alexa+ already in everyone’s hands, don’t you think Siri’s AI release in 2027 would be a big fail?

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

• Pig0: Automate your Windows computer with AI.

• PhotoGPT: Generate studio-quality AI headshots and themed images—perfect for LinkedIn.

• Clean Voice AI: Remove filler words and background noise for crystal-clear voice recordings.

• Scrybe - Grow your LinkedIn presence with AI-driven content ideas and high-performing posts.

• ColorBliss: Create unlimited custom coloring pages from AI-generated designs.

Looking for a specific AI tool and can’t find it? Post a request 🔍

4-AI JOB OPPORTUNITIES

1. Juji is hiring a Artificial Intelligence (AI) Trainer

2. MayoClinic is hiring a Research Fellow -Artificial Intelligence

3. Pxyl is hiring an Artificial Intelligence Engineer

4. Amazon Development Centre is hiring a Applied Scientist, Artificial General Intelligence

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3-THINGS IN TREND

1. A humanoid robot seemingly malfunctions, nearly striking a human in China.

2. Unlike all calm LLMs, xAI’s Grok 3 yells, curses, and whispers sweet nothings in your ear.

3. China is stepping into the future with “dark factories”—fully automated plants that work around the clock without human help– like Xiaomi’s, fully automated and running 24/7 without human input.

2-USEFUL LINKS

1. 50+ Things to Try with Alexa+.

2. Tips on how to 10x your powerpoint presentations with AI.

1-PROMPT OF THE DAY

Make this mystery image with Sora and email it to us! We will send you a special gift 😉.

A cyberpunk city in 2095, where neon-lit streets pulse with AI-driven life. A lone rogue hacker, wearing a sleek, high-tech visor, sprints across rain-slick rooftops, pursued by robotic enforcers with glowing red eyes. Below, holographic billboards flicker, advertising mind-uploading services and AI-powered dream simulations. Drones zip through the air, scanning for intruders, while a massive digital storm brews in the sky, distorting reality itself. The hacker's last hope? A hidden underground refuge where rebels rewrite the code of the world.

WHAT ELSE HAPPENED IN AI 📰 

📈 DeepSeek’s AI Rakes in 545% Profit Margins: While U.S. rivals burn cash, DeepSeek claims its models print money with sky-high inference profits.

🚀 Anthropic CEO Hints at Claude 4 Breakthroughs: Dario Amodei says Claude 4 is being saved for "substantial leaps" and predicts AI will outcode humans by 2026.

🏦 SoftBank Eyes $16B AI Investment Loan: Masayoshi Son is betting big on AI—though Elon Musk thinks he’s “already over-leveraged.”

🍏 Microsoft’s Copilot App Lands on Mac: The AI assistant expands beyond Windows, offering document summarization and better accessibility for macOS users.

🤖 Robots that can reproduce ?: Apptronik’s Apollo robot is being tested in factories—if all goes well, it might even help mass-produce more humanoid bots!

🚫 China Warns AI Leaders Against U.S. Travel: Security concerns prompt Chinese authorities to caution top AI entrepreneurs and researchers.

💰 Who raised Funds?

• Backed by state funding, Zhipu AI of China raises $137M to stay ahead in the AI game 🚀 

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