hi bud buds,
last week, three of the world’s most important software companies (meta, notion, and youtube) held major demo days.
i’ve summarized below the biggest moments. my personal takeaways: meta’s ray-ban display could be a turning point for smart glasses, notion is betting heavily on ai agents, and youtube is shipping product at a blistering pace.
meta
the big drop was ray-ban display: smart glasses with a tiny display in one lens. pinch your fingers and a screen pops up in front of your right eye, showing messages, reels, and maps. i’ve been a smart glasses skeptic, but early reviews are very positive.
in smaller news, meta also released the oakley meta vanguard (wraparound smart glasses for athletes) and ray-ban meta gen 2 (extended battery, sharper video, and live translation in six languages).
notion
notion’s demo day focused on ai agents with memory and database access. they can run multi-step tasks for up to 20 minutes, edit docs on your behalf, learn to use templates, and access tools like slack and gmail. one cute design element: you can customize the appearance and personalities of your agents :-)
youtube
youtube’s demo day was an absolute bonanza of major feature launches:
youtube studio (creator dashboard / analytics): likeness detection (to flag and remove unauthorized videos using your face), an ai chatbot for analyzing performance, and auto dubbing with ai lip-syncing
youtube live: minigames, simultaneous horizontal/vertical streaming, ai-generated highlight reels, and a new split-screen “side-by-side” ad format that doesn’t interrupt streams
youtube music: support for countdown timers, exclusive fan thank-you videos, and exclusive merch drops
youtube shorts: ai editing, ai voiceovers, ai first drafts (auto-editing raw footage), and text-prompt object insertion
monetization: swappable sponsorship slots, and auto product tagging to instantly identify and monetize items featured in videos
honestly, i’m blown away by how fast youtube is shipping. i would hate to be competing with them right now.
have a great week, y’all. i love you.
- dj
last week’s biggest product releases
big news! huge!
google added gemini to chrome, bringing ai search directly into the world’s most popular browser
google launched agent payments protocol, a framework for agents to shop and transact on users’ behalf
personal faves
amazon launched seller assistant, an ai agent for sellers that monitors inventory, flags slow-moving products, suggests price changes, and more
openai is building chatgpt for teens, blocking certain topics (like sexual content or self-harm) and letting parents receive alerts / set account limits
nice job guys
apple launched os 26 across all major platforms after 3 months in beta
google launched following creators in its discover page, letting users elevate content from select publishers and creators in search
spotify launched song selection for free users, providing them limited abilities to search and play any song they want
google launched a spotlight-style search tool for windows, letting users search files, apps, google drive, and the web with an alt + space shortcut
zoom upgraded its ai notetaker, adding support for other meeting apps, adding meeting scheduling, and supporting ai avatars that resemble users
paypal launched paypal links, one-time payment or request links for quick transfers, with crypto support coming soon
snap launched snap os 2.0 for its smart glasses, adding a browser and home screen widgets
bumble re-launched its bff app, focused on a new groups tab where users can engage in chat rooms, plan hangouts with new friends, and utilize an in-app calendar to create and track upcoming events
google launched gem sharing, allowing gemini users to share custom ai assistants with each other
waymo announced robotaxis in nashville starting 2026
uber is testing drone delivery for uber eats
calm launched calm sleep app, a dedicated ios app for sleep support
other llm news
openai launched gpt-5-codex, a new ai coding model trained for dynamic code review and refactoring
xai launched grok 4 fast, a cost-efficient reasoning model with a 2m token context window
that’s it for this week; thanks for reading. if you enjoyed this issue, please consider sharing it with a friend so i can get really rich and afford a personal boxing coach.
love, dj