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The future of entertainment tech is being shaped by startups finding new ways to connect technology with everyday experiences. 🎤 @kofamuse shares some interesting discoveries from the AI Summit, highlighting emerging companies worth keeping an eye on. 🔹 @streamcentives — A platform designed to reward users for consuming entertainment content. 🔹 @skiplane.io — Making it possible to pay for priority access at bars and events. 🔹 @theorbitalbeam — Building partnerships across the AI ecosystem, with connections to companies including Claude and OpenAI, according to Kofa Muse. From smarter experiences to new business models, these startups are exploring what's possible when technology meets entertainment. Follow @kofamuse for more insights, discoveries, and updates from the world of entertainment tech! #EntertainmentTech #AIStartups #allbaytech

Content creator Frankie LaPenna stepped into the ring with a six-foot robot from Unitree, and what started as a playful boxing match quickly turned into a wild demonstration of robotic movement and control. Humanoid robots are getting faster, more agile, and increasingly capable of performing complex movements. But the bigger question is how much of that movement is truly autonomous. Credit: @kofamuse #Robotics #HumanoidRobots #allbaytech

Amazon is experimenting with AI-powered lip syncing that can alter an actor’s mouth movements to better match dubbed dialogue. On the surface, it could make translated shows feel far more natural. But the same technology raises a much bigger question: if AI can convincingly reshape someone’s mouth to match a translation, what happens when it’s used to make them appear to say something they never actually said? The technology could dramatically improve dubbing, but consent, performer rights, and how far studios should be allowed to digitally alter a performance are quickly becoming part of the conversation. #ArtificialIntelligence #EntertainmentTech #allbaytech

Meta is giving builders more freedom to experiment with AI outside the usual apps and screens. With its open-source Muse SDK, developers and hobbyists can use hardware like ESP32 boards and Raspberry Pi devices, then add microphones, displays, buttons, sensors, and other components to create their own AI-powered projects. Meta is also showing what that could look like with Muse Home Link, a small bridge designed to connect Muse with devices around the home. The bigger idea is simple: AI hardware doesn’t have to come from one company in one finished product. Giving people the tools to build, modify, and experiment could lead to entirely new kinds of devices nobody has thought of yet. Would you build your own AI device if the tools were free? #ArtificialIntelligence #MetaAI #allbaytech

Y Combinator just dropped a fresh list of startup ideas it wants more founders building around, from AI and developer tools to healthcare, climate, consumer apps, defense, and more. If you’ve been stuck wondering what to build next, this is one of those lists worth saving. It doesn’t guarantee funding, but it does show where YC sees real opportunities and unsolved problems. #Startups #YCombinator #Entrepreneurship #allbaytech

Anthropic is investing $100 million to train 10,000 engineers as companies race to close the enterprise AI skills gap. The program is aimed at helping technical teams learn how to build and deploy AI systems more effectively as Claude adoption expands across businesses. Anthropic announced the initiative on October 2. #Anthropic #ClaudeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #allbaytech

Google Vids Turns Simple Prompts Into AI-Generated Videos Google Vids is making AI video creation easier with tools that can turn text prompts and images into generated video clips directly in the browser. You can also build scenes, add visuals, and create content without starting from scratch. Try it at vids.google.com. #GoogleVids #GoogleAI #allbaytech

OpenAI is ramping up its robotics push, with dozens of robotics roles now listed across hardware, software, controls, sensors, testing, and real-world deployment. Some specialized positions are offering base salaries approaching $500,000 a year, before equity. The company says its robotics team is focused on building general-purpose robotic systems that combine advanced AI with real-world hardware. #OpenAI #Robotics #allbaytech

Google Vids now lets you generate and edit AI video clips directly inside the app. You can start from a text prompt, animate a still image, use reference images or avatars, extend clips, and even edit existing footage with natural-language instructions. Google says generated clips can support 16:9 or 9:16 formats and up to 1080p. To try it, go to vids.google.com on desktop, then choose “Create AI videos” and use the “Generate video” tools inside Vids. Availability and generation limits can depend on your Google or Workspace plan. #GoogleVids #GoogleAI #allbaytech

Sam Altman took the stage at OpenAI DevDay in San Francisco to showcase what’s next for the company, with personal AI agents becoming an even bigger part of the vision. #OpenAI #AIagents #allbaytech

Muse goes beyond chatting. It’s built to handle real tasks like emails, travel bookings, purchases and other multi-step workflows. If adoption keeps growing, Meta could be turning years of heavy AI spending into a whole new consumer business. 🤖📈 AI is starting to move from something we ask questions to something that actually gets things done. #MetaAI #AIAgents #allbaytech

AI agents are moving from simply answering questions to actually getting things done. Connectors could become the bridge between AI and the apps we already use, giving agents permission to check calendars, find reservations, and complete tasks across the internet. If this scales, it could open the door to an entirely new ecosystem built around what AI can do for you. 🤖🔗 #AIagents #AIconnectors #allbaytech

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra is built for much more than answering questions. The new model can handle complex reasoning, coding, research, documents, browser tasks and computer use, carrying multi-step work from an instruction through to a finished result. OpenAI says Astra sets a new frontier for computer and browser use, with the ability to work across everyday applications and complete tasks like research, document creation, form filling and software testing. The bigger shift is how we interact with AI. Instead of asking what steps to take, you can increasingly describe the outcome you want and let the model handle more of the process. 🤖💻 #openai #gpt6astra #allbaytech

Google is giving eligible college students 12 months of access to its paid AI plans at no cost. 🎓✨ U.S. students can get Google AI Pro, while eligible students in 140+ markets outside the U.S. can access Google AI Plus. The plans include expanded Gemini tools for studying, research, brainstorming, writing, and building new skills. The offer can be redeemed through December 31, 2026. #googlegemini #googleai #allbaytech

Steve Jobs helped turn Apple from a garage startup into one of the most influential technology companies in the world. His story is a reminder that ideas are only the beginning. The real work is showing up, refining the vision, making hard decisions, and continuing until the idea becomes something people can actually use. Execution is where the vision becomes real. 💻✨ #stevejobs #apple #allbaytech

Anthropic just made agent building a lot easier to understand. 🤖 In a free 37-minute workshop, Isabella He walks through how managed agents work, from sessions and tools to an incident-response demo that can inspect logs, review code changes, and identify likely root causes. The workshop is public, free, and the code is available on GitHub. 🚀 #anthropic #aiagents #allbaytech

Stop settling for vague AI photo edits. The more specific your prompt is, the more control you have over what changes and what stays untouched. These 10 commands can help with retouching, removing objects, changing backgrounds, fixing outfits, expanding images, color grading, and more. Save this for the next time your edit isn’t coming out right. #AITips #AIEditing #allbaytech

Anthropic is reportedly targeting an IPO valuation around $2 trillion, a scale that could turn San Francisco’s AI boom into an even bigger economic story. New employee wealth could fuel startups, investment, and another generation of companies, while also adding pressure to an already expensive housing market. Redfin estimated that OpenAI and Anthropic employees could hypothetically hold enough post-IPO equity to equal about 29% of the San Francisco metro’s total housing value. The technology is moving fast. The economic ripple effects could move just as quickly. #anthropic #aieconomy #allbaytech

Figure’s humanoid robots are now being seen moving around the company’s headquarters without a person walking alongside them, offering another glimpse at how quickly autonomous robotics is moving beyond controlled demos. Figure’s latest robots use Helix, its in-house AI system designed to combine perception, reasoning and movement. Helix 02 expanded that system to full-body control, allowing the robots to walk, balance and manipulate objects as part of one continuous system. Walking through an office still isn’t the same as doing useful work, but Figure is already testing autonomous tasks including cleaning, laundry and dishes as it pushes toward general-purpose humanoid robots. Would you be comfortable having one of these walking around your workplace? 🎥 Robert Scoble #figureai #humanoidrobots #allbaytech

Kofa Muse is on the ground in Mountain View covering an AI summit focused on everything from AI infrastructure and VC funding to the growing connection between technology and entertainment. He’ll be bringing updates, conversations and cameos with founders, creators, artists, athletes and other people shaping the tech and entertainment space. More coverage is on the way, so don’t forget to follow @kofamuse and stay tuned for what he brings back from the summit! #ainews #entertainmenttech #allbaytech