🤖 Microsoft is planning to auto-launch its Copilot on some Windows devices. 

🛍️ Google Cloud is rolling out gen AI features specifically for retailers.

🔋 Microsoft has discovered a new battery material – thanks to AI.

🤖 Quora has raised $75m from a16z to grow its AI chatbot Poe.

📹 Elon Musk is now claiming that X will be a video-first platform.

What do Figma, Tesla, Cron, and ChatGPT all have in common? They’ve all won a Golden Kitty Award.

It’s that time of year again. The 2023 Golden Kitty Awards are here, celebrating the best products, most innovative makers, and most supportive community members of the past year. Every year, these awards are anticipated for several different reasons. 

First of all, you (yes, you) get to have your say on what products were the cream of the crop in 2023. Your vote can directly impact your favorite product, receiving a coveted Golden Kitty trophy and all the acclaim that goes with it. 

The big deal: Winning a Golden Kitty can also be a game changer for a maker. Don’t just take our word for it. “We had something physical we could hold. It was very supportive,” explained Cem Kozinoglu, the founder behind Slash keyboard, which went on to be acquired by Giphy. 

Here’s how it works: You can vote for your favorite products across 18 different categories like Developer Tools, Design Tools, No Code, and Data & Data Security. Alongside our voting categories, we have two non-voting categories to highlight the Maker of the Year and Community Member of the Year. 

Voting is open now through Sunday, January 21st, at 11:59 pm PST. Once all the votes are tallied up, the winners will be announced on Tuesday, January 23rd. 

Who will go down in the hall of fame with the likes of Notion, OpenAI, and Apple? You tell us.

🥊 Microsoft v Apple: The age-old question of Microsoft or Apple finally came to a head last week after Microsoft beat out Apple to become the most valuable company in the world for about ten minutes. 

🤖 There’s an AI for that: After a brief delay due to some CEO - Board drama, OpenAI finally launched its GPT store. Makers can now build and list their own GPTs for users to download. 

🐇 Grown-up Tamagotchi: A handheld AI device that kind of looks like either a grown-up tamagotchi or a real-life Pokadex was launched at CES. It’s sold over 10,000 units in pre-order.

PRODUCTIVITY 

• SkimAI is an AI assistant that transforms your emails into actionable insights.
• Hey just launched a new calendar to organize your day better.

DEV TOOLS

• pre.dev is an AI chatbot designed to help you go from idea to product faster.
• GPT Auth lets you add authentication and analytics to your custom GPTs.

DESIGN 

• Paint Potion lets you instantly generate trendy and consistent vector assets. 
• iStock just launched its own generative AI platform for crafting stock images.