Anthropic Unveils Claude Voice Mode

Meta reportedly splits its AI team, German consortium to build AI data centre, and Cetus proposes vote to fully refund users hit by $223M exploit.

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Futuristica
May 28, 2025

Welcome back to your daily dossier talking AI, robotics, crypto, and the future of tech. 👾

In today’s edition, we are tackling the following:

🗣️ Anthropic introduces new voice mode feature for its Claude AI assistant.
🚀 Meta reportedly splits its AI team to build products faster.
🏗️ German consortium in talks to build AI data centre, says Telekom.
💸 Cetus proposes a vote to fully refund users hit by a $223M exploit.
🪙 Trump Media raises $2.5B to purchase significant bitcoin holdings.

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AI

  • Anthropic launches a voice mode for Claude

    • Anthropic rolls out voice mode for Claude, enabling full spoken conversations via its mobile app.

    • Users can talk about images, documents, and choose from five voices; summaries appear post-chat.

    • Voice access is limited by usage caps; Google integration requires paid Claude or Enterprise plans.

  • Meta reportedly splits its AI team to build products faster

    • Meta splits its AI division into two teams: AI products and AGI Foundations, with no layoffs.

    • The AI products team will develop features for Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Meta's standalone AI app.

    • AGI Foundations will focus on advancing Llama models to stay competitive with OpenAI and Google.

  • German consortium in talks to build AI data centre, says Telekom

    • Deutsche Telekom, SAP, Ionos, and Schwarz seek EU backing for an AI data center in Germany.

    • The EU plans to fund five AI gigafactories with $20 billion to compete globally in AI.

    • Challenges include chip access, electricity, and location; Germany aims to host at least one.

ROBOTICS

  • These robot cats have glowing eyes and artificial heartbeats

    • The MetaCats, two therapeutic robotic pets, are special guests at the reading, on a maiden tour of libraries across the Blue Mountains.

    • The MetaCats can miaow and purr. They have animated LED eyes, soft, non-allergenic fur, and silicone paws.

    • With inbuilt head, chin, and back sensors, the cats respond to human touch, and they interact with realistic movements.

  • Rivr’s dog-like robots join Veho vans to solve the last 100 yards delivery

    • Rivr and Veho launch pilot in Austin using robots to deliver parcels from vans to doorsteps.

    • The four-wheeled, stair-climbing robot aims to ease last-100-yards delivery challenges and reduce driver workload.

    • Rivr plans to scale up robot deliveries, using collected data to improve autonomous last-mile logistics.

  • The world’s first soft robots that can walk straight out of the machines

    • Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have created the first soft robots that walk straight out of the machines that manufacture them.

    • They have developed flexible, four-legged robots utilizing a novel 3D printing technique.

    • This innovation could lead to soft robots that function intelligently without needing electronic components.

CRYPTO

  • Cetus proposes a vote to fully refund users hit by a $223M exploit

    • Cetus may fully reimburse users affected by its $223M exploit, pending a Sui community vote.

    • The exploit stemmed from a vulnerability in Cetus’s liquidity pool smart contract, since patched.

    • Despite the vote outcome, Cetus vows to begin recovery efforts and restore user trust immediately.

  • Trump Media raises $2.5B to purchase significant bitcoin holdings

    • Trump Media plans one of the largest bitcoin treasuries for any public company.

    • The $2.5 billion funding round includes stock and convertible notes, closing by May 29.

    • Bitcoin integration aligns with Trump Media’s strategy to expand digital finance products.

  • Cobie's ICO platform Sonar launches, and Plasma aims to raise $50M

    • Crypto investor Cobie’s Sonar platform debuts with Plasma’s ICO, aiming to raise $50 million.

    • Plasma will sell 1 billion XPL tokens at $0.05 each, targeting a $500 million valuation.

    • Participants must lock stablecoins; tokens distributed after the mainnet beta launches later this summer.

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CONTENT

  • MetaMask co-founder shares vision to reach a much broader audience

    • Dan Finlay discusses that MetaMask aims to expand its wallet accessibility to users beyond the core crypto-native community.

    • Dan explores how blockchain and AI can intersect to drive new innovations and experiences.

    • Tim Copeland and Finlay reflect on the crypto industry's evolution and MetaMask’s adaptive role within it.

  • Google CEO Sundar Pichai talks AI agents, search future, and selling Chrome

    • Google I/O 2024 focused heavily on real AI products, not just models or capabilities.

    • To Sundar, this marks the beginning of a new era for search and the web overall.

    • Concerns arise over AI tools and agents potentially replacing human web browsing behavior entirely.

  • What we can learn from super agers with Dr. Eric Topol

    • Dr. Eric Topol emphasizes preventing disease by understanding aging biology, not reversing it, to improve longevity.

    • The conversation explores AI, organ clocks, and genetic risk scores in predicting and preventing major age-related diseases.

    • A shift from ‘sick care’ to precision prevention could add healthy years and transform healthcare systems globally.

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