Trump is expected to name DNI Jay Clayton as his new AI czar, per CNN, with Clayton staying on as DNI
Meta shared six papers on open math problems solved by mathematicians working with Muse Spark 1.1 and 1.2 in Thinking Mode through the regular meta.ai chat
Meta announced Muse Gadgets, an open-source ESP32 firmware and Linux SDK for building hardware that works with Muse
Gemini Desktop is getting a Full Access permission for computer use, letting it read, modify, or delete files anywhere on your Mac and control other apps without asking each time (still hidden in the app)
Maket launched Maket 2.0, an AI platform that generates floor plans and 3D views for new homes or remodels from a short prompt
DeepSeek Harness v0.2 is live on macOS, Windows, and Linux, a desktop app powered by DeepSeek models for work and coding tasks, with Plugins and Workspaces built in
Volantis raised $88M in Series A funding co led by Lachy Groom and Abstract, with John Doerr, Susa Ventures, VXI Capital, and Triatomic Capital participating
David Robinson, who worked on OpenAI’s Safety Systems team and previously led policy planning, left OpenAI last week
Cactus released Whistle, a 16.9MB speech-to-text model that runs on CPU and mostly beats Whisper base with 9x less file size and 6x speed
