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/Dispatch #87
Niantic Spatial transformed a decade of Pokémon Go player data—30 billion augmented reality images—into a Visual Positioning System that guides delivery robots through cities with centimeter accuracy where GPS fails. Coco Robotics' 1,000-robot fleet now uses this crowdsourced spatial AI.
Meta's recently acquired AI startup Manus launched a desktop app for Mac and Windows featuring My Computer AI agent. The tool operates locally through command-line instructions, organizing files, managing folders, and integrating with Google apps. Paid plans start at $20 monthly, competing against free alternatives like OpenClaw.
+2WSU researchers tested ChatGPT on 700+ scientific hypotheses. Adjusted for random chance, it performed just 60% better than guessing — and correctly spotted false claims only 16.4% of the time.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared OpenClaw the next ChatGPT at GTC 2026, sending Chinese tech stocks soaring. MiniMax jumped 22% while Zhipu rose 14%. Nvidia launched NemoClaw, an enterprise version with security guardrails.
+12Meta discontinues Horizon Worlds VR access as it accelerates shift from metaverse to AI
Tl;dr: $80 billion later, Meta pulls the plug
Meta plans to cut 20% of workforce as AI spending reaches $600 billion, mirroring broader tech trend
Tl;dr: 20% jobs cut to fund AI bet
Meta delays Avocado AI model launch after falling behind Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic in tests
Tl;dr: Avocado rots before it ships
