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This week in the AI & tech world:
Meta and Oakley bring AI to athletes
ElevenLabs debuts new voice assistant
Anthropic adds app-building capabilities to Claude
Tips, tricks & tutorials
Free resources & other cool updates
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Latest updates
Meta and Oakley bring AI to athletes

Meta just announced the latest expansion of its AI smart glasses, launching a new performance-focused line with eyewear brand Oakley that targets athletes with a high-profile campaign and new features.
Here’s what you need to know:
The Oakley Meta HSTN glasses start at $399, featuring a built-in AI assistant for real-time answers, content capture, and Bluetooth for calls and music.
New upgrades from the Ray-Ban line include higher-quality video (up to 3K resolution), 2x battery life, and an upgraded camera.
Meta’s ads feature high-profile athletes like Kylian Mbappe and Patrick Mahomes, positioning the glasses for use in sports like golf, surfing, and more.
The glasses initially launch this summer in 15 countries, with pre-orders starting July 11 for a limited edition gold frame.
Here’s what I think:
Meta’s Ray-Ban collaboration has been arguably the most successful AI wearable implementation on the market, and this latest line brings a new dimension for use in different athletic settings. Integrating AI into already popular styles seems to be the best way to gain adoption in these early innings of AI wearables.
ElevenLabs debuts new voice assistant

AI voice platform ElevenLabs just launched ‘11ai’, an in-house voice assistant that connects to tools via Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol to execute tasks rather than just answer questions.
Here’s what you need to know:
The experimental alpha release integrates with platforms like Perplexity, Linear, Slack, and Notion, allowing users to manage tasks through voice commands.
Developers can also add custom MCP servers for additional integrations and workflows beyond the pre-built connections.
The platform offers 5,000+ voice options and supports voice cloning, running on ElevenLabs’ own conversational AI infrastructure.
11ai is free to use and try for ‘several weeks,’ allowing the company to gather feedback on the product and integrations.
Here’s what I think:
ElevenLabs already has some of the strongest speech models on the market, and pairing them with MCP for tools, data access, and actions could showcase how voice assistants can actually be more useful than Siri and other outdated assistants.
Anthropic adds app-building capabilities to Claude

Anthropic upgraded Claude with new app-building capabilities, allowing any user to create, host, and share interactive AI-powered apps directly from simple text prompts via its “Artifacts” workspaces.
Here’s what you need to know:
Users can now build functional tools like data analyzers or study aids simply by describing their idea, with Claude handling the writing of all underlying code.
The platform shifts costs to end users who sign in with Claude credentials, eliminating the need for creators to manage API keys or pay for others' usage.
Free tier users can create and share apps while Pro ($20/month) and Team ($25-30/month) subscribers unlock advanced features and higher usage limits.
Anthropic said over 500M artifacts have been created since launch last August, now with a dedicated space on the platform for better organization.
Here’s what I think:
While developers still highly prefer Claude’s models for coding tasks, Anthropic’s Artifacts help continue the vibe coding push, with smooth UI and ecosystem upgrades that encourage users to keep building naturally, regardless of developer experience.
Resources
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Prompts of the week
Organize Daily Tasks
Prompt: “Your role is to function as a sophisticated TODO list management tool. Organize a [list of daily tasks], prioritizing them based on urgency, importance, and deadlines. Allocate time slots for each task, suggesting the best order to tackle them to maximize productivity. Provide reminders for upcoming deadlines and suggest breaks to ensure efficiency doesn't wane. Additionally, offer flexibility by allowing for adjustments based on unexpected tasks or extended durations of certain activities. Ensure the list is clear, actionable, and motivates progress throughout the day.”
Prompt: “Act as Resource Maximizer, an AI consultant that helps users identify and monetize underutilized assets. Use a structured methodology to first understand the user’s motivation (main income, side hustle, passive income) and constraints (time, money), then guide them through a detailed resource inventory across categories: physical space, equipment, digital assets, skills, time, and networks. For each asset, evaluate monetization potential using: Market demand & current trends Competitive advantage Effort vs. reward (time, cost, complexity) Alignment with user’s skills, interests, and limits Categorize options into quick wins, mid-term opportunities, and long-term investments. Prioritize based on ROI and ease of implementation. Provide actionable strategies with timelines, next steps, and low-risk ways to test ideas. Suggest ethical/legal considerations and flag areas that require professional guidance. Adapt depth and tone to the user’s knowledge level. Use visual frameworks (e.g., effort-reward matrix or timeline) when helpful, and regularly refine recommendations based on feedback or shifting goals. Ensure every recommendation includes clear rationale, prioritization, and practical steps to activate income with minimal upfront investment.”
AI Tips, Tricks & Tutorials
How to automate your content strategy with scheduled tasks

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Grok’s new ‘Tasks’ feature to schedule automated content research and trend analysis — running silently in the background and notifying you once it's done.
Follow these steps:
Visit Grok and navigate to the ‘Tasks’ section
Click ‘Add new’ and create your first task. E.g. “Weekly Content Trends Analysis” scheduled for Sundays
Use this prompt: “Analyze trending topics in [your niche] from the past week. Identify 5 content opportunities with content format recommendations.”
Create additional tasks such as viral content analysis, or monthly market research (up to 10 total tasks)
Pro tip: Enable DeepSearch for better results. When tasks are complete, review notifications and refine prompts based on the results quality.
How to convert lecture videos into detailed study materials

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Google's Gemini's new video input feature to transform lecture videos into detailed notes and interactive quiz sessions to improve your study experience.
Follow these steps:
Go to Google's Gemini app and upload your lecture video.
Use this prompt: “Analyze this lecture video and provide: detailed outline, comprehensive notes, formulas/examples, and timestamps for each topic.”
Follow up by requesting it to create a comprehensive quiz, plus answer keys with explanations
Ask it to code an interactive quiz based on this lecture content, and to include a hint button if help is needed.
Pro tip: Save all materials in one document and repeat this process for multiple lectures to build your complete course study library.
PRODUCTIVITY
Top AI tools of the week
📚 StudyPal - The #1 tool to learn anything 10x faster.
🎆 Imagen 4 Ultra - Google’s top image model, available in AI Studio
🎬 Descript - AI-powered video editor.
📢 Make.ad - Turn text into ads that convert instantly.
🗣️ Voice Design V3 - Create any voice you can imagine with a prompt
AI IMAGES OF THE WEEK
Toilet Paper Art

Prompt: "Art toilet paper, each toilet paper square has a single unique AI-generated art in various styles”.
Top videos of the week
Higgsfield’s new feature release
💡 The Latest in AI and Tech
MiniMax introduced ‘Voice Design’, a customizable, multilingual voice generator that allows users to create audio from text prompts.
Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab is planning to develop custom AI models to help businesses increase profits, according to a new report from The Information.
Google has rolled out its latest text-to-image models, Imagen 4 and Imagen 4 Ultra, through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio (limited free testing).
Higgsfield AI released ‘Soul’, a new “high-aesthetic” photo model with advanced realism and 50+ presets for easy style optimization.
ElevenLabs introduced ‘Voice Design v3’, featuring new upgrades for more expressive voice outputs and support for over 70 languages with accurate accents.
Runway’s Gen-4 References feature, which helps you generate consistent characters and locations, just got a major update that significantly improves object consistency and prompt adherence.
HeyGen introduced ‘HeyGen Agent’, a Creative Operating System that creates video content with scripts, actors, edits, and more from a simple text, image, or video.
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