Ep. 152: OpenAI brings its always-on Dots agent into text messages (Daily Recap, Oct 28)
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OpenAI is beta testing a new feature that allows ChatGPT Pro users to text their DOT agents, enabling them to assign tasks and receive updates via messaging. This development moves the DOT agents, which were initially accessible through platforms like ChatGPT, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, into a more integrated role within users' everyday messaging applications. The feature aims to streamline user interactions by allowing tasks to be initiated in one app and continued through text messaging, maintaining context across platforms.
Alphabet's recent earnings report reveals a significant increase in revenue, reaching $47.7 billion, with a notable 10.3% year-over-year growth driven by investments in AI infrastructure and cloud services. The company's cloud segment showed particularly strong performance, indicating that AI spending is translating into tangible growth. Meanwhile, Microsoft also reports robust demand for its cloud services, with Azure experiencing a 48% year-over-year growth. However, both companies face challenges as they invest heavily in the infrastructure necessary to support this AI-driven growth.
Roblox addresses a controversy involving an AI agent that mistakenly scraped content from Open3DLab, clarifying that the data collected was not used for training AI models. The company has decommissioned the agent and emphasized that the incident was unintentional. Additionally, Google has launched a new AI model, Gemini for Carbon, focused on coding and cybersecurity tasks, but access is currently limited to select partners as the company tests safeguards before broader release.
ZocDoc is expanding its services by opening its booking infrastructure to AI agents, allowing them to assist patients in finding clinicians and scheduling appointments directly. This move positions ZocDoc as a key player in healthcare scheduling, aiming to simplify the often complex process of connecting patients with providers while integrating with various digital assistants.
Show Notes
Your daily audio briefing for October 28, 2026, covering 6 top startup stories from RuntimeWire — funding rounds, hiring signals, and product moves. In this episode: OpenAI brings its always-on Dots agent into text messages • Alphabet revenue hits $127.6 billion as Cloud growth explodes by 103% • Microsoft revenue hits $92.3 billion as Azure growth accelerates to 48% • Roblox says a researcher's AI agent "mistakenly scraped" Open3DLab • Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon with cyber benchmarks and restricted access • Zocdoc opens its booking network to AI agents, starting with Instinct.
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