IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Welcome to the Apple Intelligence Era

The much-anticipated Apple Intelligence is here, bringing a lineup of fresh features in iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia.

Here’s a quick look at the first wave of new tools:

• Writing Tools: Now, you can refine language, summarize text, or proofread across apps like Mail, Messages, Notes, Pages, and more, making every text entry a little smarter.

• Siri Upgrade: Siri’s got a boost! It’s now more natural, versatile, and deeply woven into the system, letting you switch between voice and text with ease to speed up tasks.

• Intelligent Photos: Search photos by describing them, remove unwanted objects, or turn a selection of photos and videos into a custom movie with the new Memories feature.

• Priority Messages: Important emails rise to the top of your inbox, with smart summaries of long threads and ‘Smart Reply’ suggestions to answer key questions you may have missed.

And the updates aren’t stopping here. Apple hints at another round of features coming in December, including a "Visual Intelligence" tool that delivers real-time info when you point your camera at objects.

Meanwhile, Apple also announced its new 5x5-inch Mac Mini, calling it “more mighty, more mini, and built for Apple Intelligence.” The base model packs the M4 chip, with an option to upgrade to the new M4 Pro.

Though still labeled beta, this is just the beginning of what’s ahead for iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT
AI Agents in crypto are stirring the pot

One of the hottest intersections in tech right now? AI agents in crypto. Recently, an AI account known as “Terminal of Truths” shook up the market by driving changes in the price of the GOAT token.

Experts forecast that the AI agent market will explode, growing from $5.1 billion in 2024 to a staggering $47.1 billion by 2030—a 45% compound annual growth rate. With blockchain’s ability to cut out middlemen and automate transactions via smart contracts, AI agents are emerging as the natural players to handle these exchanges directly on behalf of users.

That said, we’re still in the early days. According to a recent report from Crypto.com, the future could hold an advanced web of multi-agent networks and intent-based interactions, opening up entirely new ways for AI agents and blockchain to change the way we interact in many fields.

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SUBSTRATES
What else is on the radar?

WEB3

• Consensys is cutting 20% of its workforce to address regulatory and macroeconomic challenges and to streamline its operations.

• Coinbase releases Based Agent, an autonomous on-chain agent built with the CoinbaseDev SDK, OpenAI, and Replit.

• Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy plans to raise $42 billion in capital to purchase more Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset.

• Pudgy Penguins toys are now in 2,000 Walgreens stores, along with Amazon, Walmart, and Target across the U.S.

• Alchemy Pay announces the launch of Alchemy Chain, its own Layer-1 network.

• Robinhood introduces Event Contracts, allowing users to speculate on the outcomes of specific events, such as the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

• Arkham now supports Solana's on-chain data.

• Base by Coinbase will host Lamborghini’s upcoming NFT mint.

AI

• GitHub Copilot now supports multiple AI models, including Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. Moreover, the company announced Spark, a text-to-web app model.

• OpenAI ships the ChatGPT search feature.

• Nvidia and xAI unveiled Colossus, the largest AI supercomputer built in just 122 days.

• Meta jumps into the AI news game with a deal with Reuters.

• LinkedIn debuts Hiring Assistant, a new AI tool designed to help recruiters with job creation and candidate sourcing tasks.

• Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, says that more than 25% of new code at Google is created by AI and validated by engineers.

• Meta rolls out NotebookLlama, an open-source version of Google’s NotebookLM podcast creation tool.

• OpenAI launched a search function for the ChatGPT web version that helps users search through their chat history.

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