The 2-minute brief for AI builders.

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In today's edition:

• Perplexity ships Nemotron 3 Ultra and adds 400+ tools in Computer
• Cursor launches Design Mode for visual UI editing
• OpenAI rolls out a new memory system for Plus and Pro users

⚡ Perplexity ships Nemotron 3 Ultra and expands Computer

Perplexity says Nemotron 3 Ultra, NVIDIA’s new open model for long-running agents, is now available for Pro and Max subscribers on Perplexity and Computer. In the same set of updates, Perplexity also said its Computer product now connects to 400+ tools, including QuickBooks, Vercel, Shopify, and Canva.

• Nemotron 3 Ultra is available to Pro and Max subscribers
• Computer now connects to 400+ tools
• Tools named in the update include QuickBooks, Vercel, Shopify, and Canva
• Perplexity also said Personal Computer is coming to Windows, with a waitlist open for Max and Enterprise subscribers
• The company launched the Main Street AI Accelerator with the U.S. Small Business Administration, with $25M in Computer credits for up to 100,000 eligible companies

What it means: Perplexity is turning AI from chat into work. If you build products, this is the kind of agent stack you can plug into real business tasks.

Read more on Perplexity →

🎨 Cursor launches Design Mode for visual UI edits

Cursor’s new Design Mode lets you point, draw, or talk to update UI. The team says it supports visual prompts and canvases, so you can move from idea to interface faster.

• Design Mode supports point, draw, or talk inputs
• It adds visual prompts and canvases for faster iteration
• Cursor also introduced a context explorer in canvas that shows token usage breakdown
• Design Mode is now available in canvases

What it means: Cursor is making app design feel more like talking than coding. That lowers friction when you want to ship UI changes fast.

Read more on Cursor →

🧠 OpenAI rolls out a new memory system

OpenAI’s new memory system is rolling out to Plus and Pro users in the U.S. first. It automatically tracks important details, shows a memory summary for review and control, and brings 2x more memory.

• The rollout starts with Plus and Pro users in the U.S.
• It automatically tracks important details
• A memory summary lets users review and control what’s stored
• OpenAI says the system has 2x more memory
• OpenAI also shared a podcast episode about a reasoning model cracking an 80-year-old Erdős conjecture

What it means: Memory makes chatbots feel less forgetful. If you build on top of AI, this changes how much context you can rely on from one session to the next.

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🔧 Replit turns prompts into apps with Canvas updates

Replit said Replit Canvas now offers AI-powered UI design, asset generation with GPT-Image 2 and Seedance, and a way to turn designs into apps in minutes. Replit also showed a user example that built an AI-powered employee hub from a prompt in 10 minutes.

• Canvas adds AI-powered UI design
• Asset generation uses GPT-Image 2 and Seedance
• Replit says designs can become apps in minutes
• A user example built an employee hub in 10 minutes from a prompt
• Replit also posted about a new SEO Agent and Shopify on Replit

What it means: Replit is pushing harder on instant app creation. That matters if you want to test an idea before spending weeks on code.

Read more on Replit →

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