19 Sep 2025

Chrome's AI Command Center; Grok Targeting 5 and AGI

Google's Gemini Chases Agentic Browsing

Google is embedding Gemini directly into Chrome for U.S. desktop users. A new sidebar button lets you pull multi-tab context into a single chat, and an AI Mode in the address bar will support multi-part questions and follow-ups right where you type URLs.

Google also teased agentic flows for shopping and scheduling - essentially background tasks that click and check out on your behalf.

The strategic punchline: when the world’s default browser becomes an assistant, distribution flips from “download a new AI app” to “it’s already there.”

Beyond the hype: Sidebar multi-tab grounding reduces copy-paste gymnastics; omnibox AI Mode means fewer context switches; and early agentic hints point to itinerary-building, grocery carts and appointment bookings that span sites.

Expect a wave of AI-optimized webpages as SEOs chase sidebar relevance.

Grok 5: Musk’s Hype-By-Design Teaser Campaign On AGI

Elon Musk says Grok 5 training begins “within weeks” with a shot at AGI.

The claimed edge is data: Tesla FSD cameras, Optimus robots, and X streams; plus a Colossus cluster allegedly packing 230k GPUs and 30k Blackwells.

Even if the AGI claim is aspirational, the real-world data firehose is the headline.

Notion Turns On Agents For Real Work

Notion 3.0 introduces AI agents that can run multi-step workflows, touch integrated tools, and work for up to ~20 minutes per task. It moves Notion from “smart search” to automation fabric for docs and databases... think: rollups, CRM hygiene, brief creation, and status pings without you poking around pages.

Nvidia Puts $5B Into Intel; Partners On x86 For AI (Update)

Two frenemies walk into a fab: Nvidia will co-develop x86 processors with Intel for AI infrastructure and PCs - and is also investing $5B in Intel. Translation: securing foundry capacity and hedging supply chains as Blackwell demand soars.

Amap Turns Maps Into A Mall

Alibaba’s Amap launched Street Stars, an AI ranking that steers foot traffic to merchants using movement data, coupons and logistics hooks. It reframes maps from neutral wayfinding to commerce engines - bad news for any retailer relying on “location, location, location” instead of algorithmic placement.

🧪 Research & Breakthroughs

AI Designs Functional Virus Genomes From Scratch

Teams at Stanford and the Arc Institute built Evo, trained on ~2M viruses, then generated novel phages - 16/302 worked in the lab, some breaching bacterial defenses that blocked natural counterparts. One design fused components across distant lineages - something humans had tried and failed to build. This is computational biology shifting from “read/write” to “design.”

Luma Ray3 Brings “Reasoning” To Video Generation

Ray3 outputs native HDR footage and auto-critiques its own drafts, iterating until results clear a quality bar. Creators get visual annotations (sketch on frames to guide motion) and a Draft Mode for 20-second roughs at one-fifth cost before upscaling to 4K HDR in minutes. Think of it as an editor’s room where the model argues with itself before you do.

🧰 Software & Product Advancements

Platform Round-Up

Amazon upgraded Seller Assistant with agentic automations (inventory, account health, growth plans).
Zoom shipped AI Companion 3.0 (agents, avatars, low-code builder).
Meta is pursuing content licensing with major publishers.

Read more: The Rundown AI; AI Secret

🧪 Tutorials & How-Tos

Get A Daily Email Digest With Gumloop

Use Gummie to draft a workflow that pulls unread emails, structures content, and outputs a daily summary. Start with “Summarize my unread emails from the last 24 hours,” then refine nodes for source folders, thresholds and formatting.

🚀 Tools & Launches

Stack Overflow.ai - AI search over dev Q&A with a modernized experience; aims to keep programming discovery on-platform.
Sudo AI Unified LLM API - Routing across providers to optimize latency/cost and avoid vendor lock-in; handy for multi-model stacks.
Envelope - One-prompt event pages: registration, invites, reminders - good for community teams without martech sprawl.
Paste 6 (“Liquid Glass”) - A refreshed clipboard manager with UI polish; small boost to daily creation flows on macOS/iOS.
Rocket - A vibe coding tool that builds full web or mobile apps from a prompt or Figma design, giving you frontend + backend that actually work together.
Remio - Your private AI brain that captures notes, chats, and files, then answers questions across them. Think of it as Obsidian + ChatGPT, with memory.
Bestcity.io - Matches you with cities aligned to your lifestyle preferences (activities, recreation, community). Tinder for relocation, minus the swipes.
myAIninja - Trains on your business + audience to auto-generate posts, blogs, and carousels. Content marketing on autopilot.
Overloop - Outbound prospecting automation: builds lists, personalizes outreach, scales campaigns. SDR-in-a-box.
Smart Clerk - Converts bank statements and invoices into clean accounting reports. Hours saved, CPAs happier.
Whimsey - Merges voice interviews with survey scale, surfacing emotional + contextual insights that raw numbers miss.
AISong - Turns text or lyrics into studio-grade music across 30+ genres. Instant producers, rejoice.
ThumbnailCreator - Helps YouTubers craft eye-catching thumbnails that bump CTR and audience retention.
Camb - Provides real-time speech translation across 150+ languages, while preserving tone and emotional nuance. Ideal for global calls or creators.

Today’s Sources:

The Internet
AI Secret
There’s An AI For That
The Rundown AI