Google Builds Cowork-Style Agent

Welcome to another edition of AI PlanetX.

Big Tech doubles down on AI agents as Google and Microsoft build autonomous copilots; OpenAI snaps up finance startup Hiro in acqui-hire move.

• Hottest AI News

• Top AI & SaaS Tools

• AI Tutorial: Make Phone-Based AI Assistant

• Top AI & Tech News

• AI Art Spotlight

• Prompt of the Day: Magazine Prompt for Page Slides

• Featured AI Video

• Weekly Creator Playbooks to Grow on Social

Hottest AI News

DeepMind

Google May Be Building a Claude Cowork Style Agent in Gemini

Google may be turning Gemini Enterprise into more than a chatbot. A recently spotted Agent tab suggests Google is building a task-driven AI workspace with tools, files, app connections, and human oversight built in.

Details:

• The Agent area sits beside chat and opens with New Task and Inbox. Inside a task, Google shows Goal, Agents, Connected apps, Files, and a Require human review toggle in one workspace

• That setup makes Gemini look less like chat and more like an execution layer, closer to Claude Cowork, where AI gets a goal, tools, files, and services to handle multi-step work

• The report ties this to broader Gemini changes like Projects and Skills, hinting at a bigger rollout before Google I/O and a desktop-style product, although that part is still speculative

If this ships the way it looks, Google won’t just be adding features to Gemini — it will be entering the real AI workspace race.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Prepares an OpenClaw Like Agent for Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft is testing another OpenClaw-like agent, inside Microsoft 365 Copilot for enterprise users. The bigger idea seems to be a Copilot that stays active and handles work over time, not just chat.

Details:

• Microsoft confirmed it is testing OpenClaw-like features for Microsoft 365 Copilot, aimed at enterprises with stronger security, governance, and trust than the open source OpenClaw

• This builds on Copilot Cowork and Copilot Tasks. Cowork uses Work IQ, works in Microsoft 365 apps, and supports Claude. Tasks handles email, travel, and appointments. Both run in the cloud

• The key unknown is whether this agent will run locally like OpenClaw or stay cloud-based. Microsoft says it should keep working, act anytime, and finish multi-step tasks across long periods

OpenClaw runs on Windows, but Mac Mini became the favorite setup. Microsoft may reveal more at Build in June, while saying it is still experimenting.

Top AI & SaaS Tools

• Postiz (Life-time Deal): AI-powered social media manager that lets you schedule, generate, and cross-post content to 30+ channels from one unified calendar

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AI Tutorial

How to Make a Phone-Based AI Assistant That Answers Your Calls

Ever wanted an AI assistant you can actually call? In this tutorial, you’ll build one with its own phone number using ElevenLabs and Twilio, make a real test call, and have it answer using your website, calendar, and more.

1. Create voice agent

   In ElevenLabs, go to Agents → New Agent → Personal Assistant. Choose a voice, set your time zone, and add your first greeting message.

   Example first message:

   “Hi, this is your assistant. Tell me what you need and I’ll help you.”

2. Add knowledge sources

   Inside the agent settings, connect the information you want the assistant to use:

   • Your website

   • Your calendar

3. Set assistant’s behavior

   Add a short instruction so it stays helpful and accurate.

   Example instruction:

   “Answer using my website and calendar. If you’re unsure, ask one question. Don’t guess.”

4. Create Twilio account

   Go to Twilio and create an account. You should have complimentary credits to test.

5. Buy Twilio phone number

   In Twilio, buy a phone number (typically around $1). From the dashboard, copy these:

   • Phone number

   • Account SID

   • Auth Token

6. Import number into ElevenLabs

   In ElevenLabs, go to Phone Numbers → Import from Twilio. Paste your SID, auth token, and phone number, then assign the number to your agent.

7. Call and test it

   Call the number and test a few real questions like “What’s on my calendar?” or “What do we offer?” based on what you added to the agent’s knowledge base.

Note: Add the most useful pages from your website, not everything. Too much info can make answers messy.

Top AI & Tech News

• OpenAI acquired Hiro Finance, a 2024 personal‑finance startup founded by Ethan Bloch, in an apparent acqui‑hire; Hiro launched an AI financial‑planning tool five months ago

• Apple is removing/blocking “vibe‑coding” app builders (Anything, Replit, Vibecode) from the App Store for violating rules against downloading/executing code

• Google is adding a Chrome desktop feature called "Skills" that lets users save any Gemini AI prompt and quickly run it across multiple open tabs

• Stanford AI Index 2026 — rapid progress, many models beat humans, US and China nearly tied on top models, US-dominated private investment, widespread generative-AI adoption

AI Art Spotlight

Create Your Own Product Photo Like This Using the Prompt Below:

Cinematic portrait sequence of an Asian man [uploaded image as ref] leaning against a tiled urban wall near a doorway, captured in a quiet, introspective moment. He wears large white over-ear headphones, immersed in music, his posture relaxed against the wall. In one frame, he tilts his head slightly back with his eyes closed, as if deeply feeling the music. In another, he raises his hand gently near his lips, lost in thought. His dark hair falls naturally, slightly tousled, adding to the effortless mood. He wears a dark coat over a casual outfit, blending into the muted urban environment. The setting features clean tiled walls, a door, and subtle architectural details, creating a minimalist city backdrop. The color grading leans toward cool blue and teal tones, evoking a calm, melancholic atmosphere. Soft natural light creates gentle highlights and smooth shadows without harsh contrast. The image carries a strong analog film aesthetic with visible grain, slight blur, and soft haze. Dreamy elements include light diffusion, subtle glow, and faint mist-like softness that softens edges and enhances emotional depth. Imperfect framing, quiet composition, and cinematic stillness create the feeling of a fleeting personal moment. Cinematic film still, dreamy and introspective mood, urban solitude, soft emotional atmosphere, soft haze, glow effect, light bloom, film grain, slight motion softness, atmospheric blur.

Model: Nano Banana 2

Prompt of the Day

Magazine Prompt for Full Page Slides

This prompt turns your product copy into a bold, single-file horizontal magazine built in HTML (not a slideshow), producing full-bleed, full-viewport pages that feel more visual and polished than stacked slides. It creates 10 pages — Cover, Problem, Solution, Features, Audience, Competition, Origin Story, Launch/Traction, Tech, and Back Cover — each with 100vw × 100vh layouts.

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