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Meta's brain-to-text breakthrough

PLUS: AI coding agents are coming to your phone

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Barsee
30 Jun

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howdy, it’s Barsee again.

happy tuesday, AI family, and welcome back to AI Valley.

here are the biggest things worth knowing today:

  • AI coding agents are coming to your phone

  • Meta is getting closer to turning thoughts into text

  • OpenAI is raising the bar for frontier AI models

  • OpenAI's next hardware isn't what anyone expected

  • Plus trending AI tools, posts, and resources

Let’s dive into the Valley of AI…

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THROUGH THE VALLEY

Courtesy: Meta

1/ AI coding agents are coming to your phone: Cursor launched a new iPhone and iPad app that lets developers start, monitor, and manage AI coding agents directly from their mobile devices (you can see its demo here). As software development shifts from writing code to supervising AI agents, users can now review, approve, and merge changes from virtually anywhere. OpenClaw also released native iOS and Android apps this week, signaling that AI assistants are increasingly becoming mobile-first.

2/ Meta is getting closer to turning thoughts into text: The company unveiled Brain2Qwerty v2, an AI system that can translate brain activity into words and sentences with up to 78% accuracy without requiring brain implants. The results represent a significant advance in non-invasive brain-to-text technology, and Meta has open-sourced the system to accelerate future research. (you cna see its demo here)

3/ OpenAI is raising the bar for frontier AI models: The company introduced the GPT-5.6 family, led by the flagship Sol model alongside the lower-cost Terra and Luna variants. Early benchmark results show GPT-5.6 Sol outperforming Claude Mythos 5 on several complex agent tasks, while Terra surpasses Fable 5 on selected evaluations at a lower price.

4/ OpenAI's next hardware isn't what anyone expected: The company partnered with mechanical keyboard maker Work Louder to unveil a Codex-branded keyboard, with the launch scheduled for July 15. Separate from OpenAI's AI device project with former Apple designer Jony Ive, the keyboard is aimed at developers and programming enthusiasts.

5/ Anthropic's most powerful AI models are finally making a comeback: The U.S. government has approved wider access to Mythos 5 across more than 100 trusted U.S. institutions while discussions over restoring Fable 5 continue. Restrictions on foreign-national access remain in place, though broader availability for Fable 5 could arrive in the coming days if ongoing negotiations succeed. (see the official announcement by Anthropic)

TRENDING TOOLS

  • Meet Agentic OS > Your proactive AI assistant that seamlessly automates tasks, scheduling, and files. Elevate your workflow at aos.injecting.ai (sponsored)

  • Basedash for Excel > An AI data analyst that instantly turns spreadsheets into live dashboards with two-way sync

  • Origami > Just enter your website, and it automatically reaches out to hundreds of your ideal customers

  • X MCP > Gives AI agents access to X, one of the world's largest real-time information sources

  • Okara > An AI CMO that handles your growth and marketing from end to end

  • Halo > Connects your iPhone apps like Mail, Calendar, Reminders, Music, and Health into a single private AI assistant for briefings and automations

  • Gamma > The AI presentation creation and editing platform is now available inside ChatGPT

  • Runway Agent 2.0 > An AI marketing agent that creates campaign briefs, generates marketing assets, and analyzes performance

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