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Violoop is coming: an AI box that sits on your desk and uses your computer

Violoop is coming: an AI box that sits on your desk and uses your computer

Violoop is coming: an AI box that sits on your desk and uses your computerPaul Gormley
Published on: 20/10/2026

Grok Bot does the clicking on a computer in the cloud. Violoop, due from Kickstarter, does it on yours - including programs that are not websites. How the two compare, and what is still unknown.

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Grok Bot gives you an AI with its own computer for US$30 a month

Grok Bot gives you an AI with its own computer for US$30 a month

Grok Bot gives you an AI with its own computer for US$30 a monthPaul Gormley
Published on: 17/10/2026

Grok Bot logs in to the websites you dread, learns a job from being shown once, and keeps going with your laptop shut. How it compares with ChatGPT Dots, Meta Muse and Claude Cowork, and where it wins.

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Point your phone at it and ask. It answers out loud

Point your phone at it and ask. It answers out loud

Point your phone at it and ask. It answers out loudPaul Gormley
Published on: 10/10/2026

Google's Gemini app can look through your phone camera and answer questions out loud. It has been free on iPhone and Android since May 2025. How to try it in 30 seconds, and what Google added this month.

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Switching between AI tools? Here is what actually changes.

Switching between AI tools? Here is what actually changes.

Switching between AI tools? Here is what actually changes.Paul Gormley
Published on: 24/09/2026

Switching between ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Meta AI and DeepSeek? What actually changes is where your chats are kept and who learns from them. Tool by tool, the US AI bill, and the settings to check.

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