Manus 2.0 and Cue give AI agents their own email, phone and wallet
Manus 2.0 and Cue give AI agents their own email, phone and wallet

Manus, the AI agent startup founded in China and now based in Singapore, launched Manus 2.0 on Monday. It also released Cue, a standalone app for personal AI agents. In Cue, each agent gets its own email address, phone number, wallet and computer, the …

Meta is expanding its AI agent Muse to small businesses

The tech giant says the agent can help owners run their business and find new customers.

Fireflies adds dictation to its desktop notetaking apps

Fireflies said that it won’t charge extra for the new dictation feature, which can be used with any desktop app.

The Dutch government is building its own Linux desktop on NixOS
The Dutch government is building its own Linux desktop on NixOS

The Dutch government is building its own open source workplace for civil servants, with a desktop operating system built on the Linux distribution NixOS. Eight municipalities are now testing the project, called DAWO, Dutch tech site Tweakers reported l…

A user says Meta’s Muse gave his address to a Marketplace buyer
A user says Meta’s Muse gave his address to a Marketplace buyer

A YouTuber says Meta’s Muse agent gave his home address to a Facebook Marketplace buyer and then told the buyer he was home when he wasn’t. Matt Robb described what happened in a post on Threads. “Just found out it told people my address and agreed a l…

Google is killing off Gemini’s Gems in favor of ‘skills’

As all-in-one AI agents like Meta’s Muse and Instinct take off, Google is opting to end a feature which built task-specific agents.

The iPhone Duo may already have its first killer app: a virtual Walkman

An indie developer’s upcoming app for the iPhone Duo is going viral for turning the new foldable into a virtual Walkman.

Automattic’s Mullenweg names a new board after the failed bid to oust him
Automattic’s Mullenweg names a new board after the failed bid to oust him

Automattic chief executive Matt Mullenweg has named a new board, weeks after the previous directors tried to put him on leave. The board includes science-fiction author Hugh Howey and two co-founders of the defunct social app IRL, Sarah Perez reported …

Next five VCs judging Startup Battlefield 200 contenders at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

Thousands of applications. Multiple rounds of review. Hundreds of hours spent evaluating startups from around the world. Now comes the part everyone has been waiting for. Startup Battlefield 200 is almost here, and with today’s announcement, the …