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OpenAI plans to launch its first phone in 2028. The company is
working with MediaTek and Qualcomm to develop smartphone processors.
Mass production is expected to start in 2028. Specifications and
suppliers are expected to be finalized by late 2026 or Q1 2027. The
phone will likely heavily utilize AI agents, making it work and feel
very different from current smartphones.

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MINUTE READ) [10]

Apple plans to release the iPhone Ultra and the MacBook Ultra in the
next year. The iPhone Ultra will be a foldable iPhone that will likely
be released alongside the iPhone 17 Pro, despite not being part of the
iPhone 18 lineup. The MacBook Ultra will feature an OLED panel and a
touch screen. Its release may be pushed back by several months due to
memory supply chain shortages. An AirPods Ultra could also be on the
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Meta has agreed to purchase up to a gigawatt of solar power from
Overview Energy, a startup that aims to deploy satellites capable of
providing power to customers on Earth. Overview is working toward an
in-space demonstration in 2028. It will target commercial service two
years after that. The company is currently developing the satellites
along with the production lines to manufacture them.

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world. However, everyone who hopes to manufacture semiconductors is
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register 303,960,630 shares of common stock for CEO Elon Musk under
his 2018 pay package. The award was contingent on Tesla hitting 12
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MISCELLANEOUS

AGENT MEMORY PATTERNS (7 MINUTE READ) [16]

This article discusses how to add memory to agents. The three most
common types of mutable memory are Files, Memory Blocks, and Skills.
Files are for data and knowledge, Memory Blocks are a flat key-value
store, and Skills are indexed files that contain data or instructions
that are only needed in certain circumstances. Editable memory makes
agents extremely powerful.

OPENAI AND MICROSOFT REACH DEAL TO GIVE STARTUP NEW FREEDOM (3 MINUTE
READ) [17]

OpenAI and Microsoft have forged a new deal that gives OpenAI the
freedom to partner with anyone, caps the revenue OpenAI must share
with Microsoft through 2030, and removes a clause that allowed OpenAI
to limit Microsoft's access to its future technology when systems
reach the AGI threshold. The relationship between the two companies
was strained last year in part because of the control Microsoft had
over OpenAI's intellectual property and exclusivity agreements. The
revised deal offers greater predictability for the companies.

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CHINA BLOCKS META'S $2 BILLION TAKEOVER OF AI STARTUP MANUS (4 MINUTE
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China's state planner has told Meta to unwind its $2 billion
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MICROSOFT CLAWS AWAY 'THE CLAUSE' AS OPENAI CLAWS BACK SOME
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Microsoft and OpenAI have announced an amended agreement to simplify
their partnership and the way they work together.

MICROSOFT FINALLY AGREES WINDOWS 11 HAS PROBLEMS, AND K2 IS ITS PLAN
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