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Marathon Code & Instant Shops: AI’s New Wave

From Anthropic’s marathon coding feats to Shopify’s store-builder magic and countertop chef robots, AI’s reach keeps expanding.

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Matty Verse
May 23, 2025

Imagine tweeting “eco-friendly fitness gear” and by dinner, a fully functional e-commerce site springs up—Shopify just made site-building that easy.

⚙️ WHAT’S NEXT

  • Anthropic unveils Claude Opus 4 with marathon coding capabilities
    Anthropic’s latest model writes computer code autonomously for hours on end, pushing the frontier in sustained coding performance. Read more Reuters

  • Shopify launches AI store-builder from keywords
    Shopify’s new tool can spin up complete online stores from simple prompts like “vintage sneakers,” cutting setup time from weeks to minutes. Read more Anthropic

  • OpenAI, Google & xAI battle for superstar AI talent
    Tech giants are offering $10 million+ pay packages to lure top researchers amid an escalating AI arms race. Read more Anthropic

  • Microsoft hosts Anthropic coding agent in GitHub
    Microsoft will host Anthropic’s AI assistant alongside its own and OpenAI’s, giving developers a choose-your-agent buffet for code completion. Read more

 🤖AI IN ACTION

⚡ Power Surge:

Google’s AI tools slash PJM grid connection times, fast-tracking renewable energy projects.
Read more

🏭 Factory Friend:

Ray Kurzweil’s Beyond Bot is undergoing tests in U.S. factories, aiming to tackle skilled-labor shortages.
Read More

🚕 Robotaxi Roadtest:

Tesla’s self-driving cars will hit Austin streets this summer in a live robotaxi pilot, moving toward autonomous ride-sharing.
Read More

🎥 AI REEL

👶 Tiny Titans: World leaders go baby-faced

AI-generated “baby” versions of EU heads of state melted hearts at the European Summit, morphing power suits into onesies.
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🌟 AI OF THE WEEK

🧑‍🍳 Posha Countertop Chef

Meet Posha: a countertop robot that cooks full meals from scratch, turning your kitchen into an AI-driven test kitchen.
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📊 INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT

  • Databricks to acquire Neon for $1 B: Strengthens analytics for AI agents.

  • UN ‘killer robot’ talks convene: Nations aim for autonomous weapons rules by 2026.

  • Specialized robots rake in $2.26 B in Q1: Investors favor function-focused machines.

  • DOE picks 16 sites for AI data centers: Co-locates power and compute to meet surging demand.

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— Mattyverse