Outlook

2026-10-15

COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · The Verge AI · TechCrunch AI

Amazon launches Bee Frontier wearable, announces Bee Eclipse and Bee Pro subscription

Amazon is releasing two new always-listening Bee devices and a paid subscription after acquiring the startup: the $74.99 Bee Frontier (available now) and the $99.99 Bee Eclipse (coming soon). The devices summarize conversations, provide transcripts and to‑dos, and — with the $11.99/month Bee Pro tier — enable integrations with Alexa/Amazon and third‑party services (Gmail, Calendar, HealthKit, etc.); Amazon says transcripts are encrypted via its Private Compute architecture and audio is not stored.

7.0

2026-09-16

MODELS · 1 SOURCE · xAI

SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5, a model optimized for coding and agentic tasks

SpaceXAI says it has released Grok 4.5, its newest model trained alongside Cursor and optimized for coding, agentic workflows, and knowledge work. The company reports training across tens of thousands of NVIDIA GB300 GPUs, claims roughly 2× token efficiency versus leading models, 80 TPS serving speed, and priced the model at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens; Grok 4.5 is available in Grok Build, Cursor, and via the SpaceXAI console with limited free usage offered.

8.0

2026-09-16

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · xAI

Grok add-on arrives for Google Workspace (Sheets, Slides, Docs)

Grok is available as a free add-on for Google Workspace, installing once from the Google Workspace Marketplace to work across Sheets, Slides, and Docs. The add-on answers questions using the open file (citing cells in Sheets), writes formulas, inserts charts, reruns scenarios, converts outlines into editable presentations using web or X research, edits text in place, and — with connectors enabled — can pull from recent emails or Google Drive; Grok is also offered for Microsoft 365 apps.

6.0

2026-06-24

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · Mistral AI

Mistral Studio expands Connectors with admin controls, scoped API keys, multi-account support, and debugger

Mistral Studio rolled out several Connectors features: enriched admin controls (GA) to set connector/tool access per org or workspace, API keys with connector scopes (GA), multi-account connectors (GA), Connectors Debugger (public preview), Connectors in Vibe Code (GA), and Connectors in Workflows (public preview). The connector directory now lists 60+ integrations and custom MCP options are available; the features are live in Studio.

7.0