ഇനി SIRI അല്ല ഗിരി😂

Apple just did the unthinkable. 

They're paying Google their biggest rival $1 billion a year

To fix Siri's decade-long embarrassment.

While you've been asking Siri basic questions and getting "I don't understand"

Apple was quietly admitting defeat and writing the biggest check in AI history.

But that's not all the chaos today.

Anthropic launched an AI that actually does your boring tasks (like updating spreadsheets while you sleep).

And ElevenLabs just made transcription so good that your meeting notes might finally make sense.

I'm Alex. Welcome to L8R by Innov8.

Let’s DIVE DEEP 🧠👇

In today’s post:

• 🤖 Apple Pays Google $1B to Save Siri's Face

• 💼 Claude Gets Hired as Your Digital Assistant

• 🎙️ ElevenLabs Makes Transcription Actually Work

Apple & Google: The $1B Siri Brain Transplant

Your iPhone actually understanding what you say?

Apple just made that possible by shaking hands with its arch-rival Google.

They signed a massive deal reportedly $1 billion a year.

To let Google's Gemini models power a totally overhauled Siri.

Apple is essentially buying a new brain for its assistant, and the upgrade drops this spring.

🔍 The Key Points

• Apple is cutting Google a check for roughly $1 billion annually.

• Gemini will handle the heavy lifting reasoning, context, and complex queries.

• No waiting for the iPhone 16. This rolls out in a software update this spring.

• This moves Apple from 'building it ourselves' to 'buying the best' to catch up.

🚨 Why This Matters

• Apple is admitting Siri is too far behind to fix without outside help.

• They get cold hard cash and become the intelligence layer of the iPhone.

• Relying on Google's servers means Apple loses some control over privacy and uptime.

⏭️ What's Next

• The EU and US antitrust teams will definitely probe this 'super-monopoly' deal.

• Expect Microsoft and OpenAI to cozy up to Samsung to fight back by autumn.

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Anthropic’s Cowork: The AI Intern That Actually Works

We were promised AI that handles the boring stuff, but mostly got chatbots that write poems.

Anthropic just changed that with Cowork.

It’s basically a user-friendly version of Claude Code that takes over your desktop to handle mundane tasks like organizing files or updating spreadsheets

while you grab a chai. ☕️

🔍 The Key Points

• Unlike standard chatbots, Cowork opens apps, edits Excel cells, and sorts your messy photo folders automatically.

• It reads your Slack threads and docs to understand what needs doing, rather than just waiting for a specific prompt.

• While Copilot is stuck in Office, Cowork navigates the web and your desktop files seamlessly.

• Anthropic built it to be autonomous but cautious, so it won't accidentally delete your entire hard drive.

🚨 Why This Matters

• Most AI tells you how to do things; Cowork just does them. It’s a shift from tool to digital employee.

• It proves AI doesn't need to be locked inside Microsoft or Google ecosystems to be useful.

• It’s not about replacing humans; it’s about automating the soul-crushing admin work we all hate so you can focus on the big picture.

⏭️ What's Next

• Watch rivals scramble to prove their agents are safe enough to control your mouse and keyboard.

• If Cowork messes up one critical financial report, user trust could vanish instantly. The stakes are high.

• Soon, it won't just file reports it might start auto-booking meetings based on your calendar habits.

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ElevenLabs Just Fixed the Most Annoying Part of AI

You know how most AI transcripts look like a drunk text message? 🥴

ElevenLabs just dropped Scribe v2, and they claim it finally solves the "garbage text" problem for good.

While everyone else is fighting over chatbots, they are quietly mastering the audio.

🔍 The Key Points

• Scribe v2 is out now, boasting the lowest error rate in the industry.

  It handles accents, "umms," and technical jargon better than Google or OpenAI.

• •ElevenLabs is famous for voice cloning, but they are now tackling the "boring" utility layer.

• The model is designed to clean up messy audio into perfectly readable text automatically.

🚨 Why This Matters

• If a transcript gets numbers or names wrong, professionals (like doctors or lawyers) can't use it.

• Accurate text makes podcasts, lectures, and meetings fully searchable for the first time.

• Flashy video AI is cool, but reliable infrastructure is what actually powers the economy.

⏭️ What's Next

• Expect Zoom and Teams plugins powered by Scribe v2 to drop soon.

• Transcription is the next frontier imagine instant, perfect subtitles for live events.

• OpenAI will likely rush to update Whisper to stop losing ground to ElevenLabs.

🚨 Quick L8R Summary

• Apple-Google Deal: Siri gets Gemini brain for $1B/year — your iPhone is now Google-powered

• Anthropic Cowork: Claude becomes your digital employee, handling boring tasks across all apps

•  ElevenLabs Scribe v2: Transcription finally works properly with lowest error rates in the industry