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A user named 11thDwarf is offering the system prompt for a fully autonomous social media agent on Bluesky. This agent is designed to operate 24/7, handling tasks such as posting, following, engaging with users, and direct messaging for lead generation. The prompt is available for purchase via a link to 4grab.com. AI

Microsoft has rolled out "agentic" Copilot features across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, enabling the AI assistant to actively make edits and changes rather than just offering suggestions. This update allows Copilot to modify documents, adjust spreadsheets, and create slides directly within these applications. While Microsoft frames this as an enhancement for user convenience and efficiency, critics express concerns about forced integration and the potential for the AI to become unavoidable. AI

Meta is implementing new tracking software, the Model Capability Initiative (MCI), to capture US employees' mouse movements, clicks, and keystrokes. This data will be used to train AI agents to better understand and perform everyday computer tasks. While Meta assures the data will not be used for employee evaluations, the move raises privacy concerns, particularly in contrast to stricter regulations in Europe. AI

A new product called PangE AI, developed by a team of young engineers, aims to simplify AI interaction by requiring minimal prompts. The platform focuses on delivering usable outputs like videos and interactive data dashboards directly, contrasting with general-purpose AI tools that often require significant user effort for refinement. PangE AI achieves this through a system of standardized operating procedures (SOPs) that act as specialized AI agents for specific tasks, aiming to make AI accessible to users without technical expertise. AI

A new tool called Tilth has been released, designed to optimize AI agent interactions with code by reducing token usage and improving navigation. It claims significant cost reductions and accuracy improvements across various Anthropic Claude models, including Sonnet, Opus, and Haiku. Concurrently, Anthropic has updated its Claude Pro model access, requiring users to enable extra usage for Opus models and providing methods to select specific model versions like Opus 4.6 or 4.7 within Claude Code. AI

Infra.new, a Y Combinator-backed startup, has launched a DevOps copilot designed to configure and deploy applications on major cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure. The tool uses natural language prompts to generate infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD configurations, with built-in static analysis for cost estimation and hallucination detection. While aiming to simplify complex cloud infrastructure management, one commentator noted potential challenges in competing with direct platform offerings and the need to avoid simply mirroring underlying systems. AI