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OpenAI launches GPT-Live-1 and Agents API; Google releases Gemini desktop app
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The Sept 11 daily AI brief reports multiple product launches and updates. OpenAI released GPT-Live-1, a full-duplex voice agent API that can listen while speaking and delegate tasks to other models, and launched the Agents API in public beta with managed cloud agents on the Codex harness and hosted sandboxes. ChatGPT for Financial Services is now available for eligible institutions, featuring work mode and GPT-6 Astra with Daloopa, PitchBook, and LSEG data. New $200 Pro signups are paused due to Astra demand straining capacity. Google released its Gemini desktop app for Windows 10 and 11 globally, with an Alt+Space overlay. Meta is developing shared Muse agents and custom Muse voices, likely for Meta Connect. Cursor introduced Projects in beta with a persistent coordinator thread, subagents, shared memory, and scheduled tasks. Cognition released SWE-2 in Devin Desktop and CLI, post-trained on Kimi-K3, achieving 50.0 on FrontierCode and matching Fable 5.1 at 64% lower cost, with Devin Voice also shipped. Perplexity is developing Automations for Computer to schedule workflows on triggers.
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OpenAI 🔥
- GPT-Live-1 is live in the API. It enables full-duplex voice agents that listen while speaking and can delegate tasks to other models.
- Agents API is now in public beta, featuring managed cloud agents on the Codex harness and hosted sandboxes. The platform UI is also rolling out.
- ChatGPT for Financial Services is available for eligible institutions, offering Work mode plus GPT-6 Astra, with data from Daloopa, PitchBook, and LSEG.
- New $200 Pro signups have been paused due to Astra demand straining capacity. Existing accounts, other plans, and the API remain operational.
Google 🔥
- Gemini desktop app for Windows is now globally available on Windows 10 and 11. It includes an Alt + Space overlay for drafts, documents, and media.
Meta 🔥
- Shared Muse agents are in development and likely headed for Meta Connect later this month.
- Custom Muse voices are being developed. Users can prompt a voice in chat, then select it in voice mode. A working-sounds toggle has also been spotted.
Cursor 🔥
- Projects is in beta, featuring one persistent coordinator thread with subagents, shared memory, scheduled tasks, and PR/Slack watchers.
Cognition 🔥
- SWE-2 is out in Devin Desktop and CLI. It is post-trained on Kimi-K3, achieving 50.0 on FrontierCode and matching Fable 5.1 at 64% lower cost.
- Free for Pro, Max, and Teams for one month. Devin Voice has also shipped, running on GPT-Live plus SWE-2.
Perplexity 🔥
- Automations for Computer are in development, allowing users to schedule workflows or trigger them on an event and receive results.
This brief was composed using Grok, with curated news selection and post-editing.
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testingcatalogNeutral / independent