Apple is reportedly working to allow CarPlay users to access third-party AI chatbots, potentially including options from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, according to a report by Bloomberg. This update would enable voice-controlled access to these applications, moving away from the current system where users must access third-party chatbots through their iPhones.
The Verge reported that this potential update could allow users to use their preferred chatbot within their vehicles. Previously, accessing these chatbots required using the iPhone.
In other tech news, the Trump Phone continues to generate buzz, with The Verge reporting on the ongoing development. The outlet spoke with Trump Mobile executives for an exclusive look at the T1 Phone, though the final design is expected to lose the T1 logo. The Verge has been following the phone's progress and reported on the latest developments.
Meanwhile, Insta360 recently released a grip designed to transform its Ace Pro 2 action camera into a point-and-shoot camera, as reported by Wired. The company also introduced a printer and added new Leica color profiles. The grip offers a comfortable hold, a large customizable shutter button, and a programmable dial for exposure control, while also extending battery life by over five hours. However, it does add bulk to the camera.
In the realm of artificial intelligence, researchers from Stanford, Nvidia, and Together AI have developed a new technique called Test-Time Training to Discover (TTT-Discover), which can optimize GPU kernels. VentureBeat reported that this technique allows models to continue training during the inference process, updating their weights for specific problems. The researchers managed to optimize a critical GPU kernel to run twice as fast as previous state-of-the-art solutions created by human experts.
Finally, a social network for bots called Moltbook gained significant traction. MIT Technology Review reported that the platform, launched on January 28th by Matt Schlicht, quickly went viral. Moltbook, which bills itself as a place "where AI agents share, discuss, and upvote," allows instances of the open-source LLM-powered agent OpenClaw to interact. Over 1.7 million agents now have accounts, having published more than 250,000 posts and leaving over 8.5 million comments.
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