New: AI mobile app builder, AI slides, AI receptionist, and more

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Andrew Warner and Matt Van Horn break down the latest AI releases, including one-prompt native app building, Claude’s new Slides and Docs capabilities, AI wearables, WordPress agents, Notion skills, agent-friendly websites, and an AI receptionist that can answer and route business calls.

Andrew and Matt explore Modaal, which lets you build native iOS and Android apps from prompts, including Swift and Kotlin apps with native features like Live Activities and widgets. They then look at Claude’s new Slides and Docs capabilities and Andrew’s experiment turning a week of AI research into a presentation. Next up is YourPersona, an AI-powered wristband designed to learn your habits, answer questions, and proactively help with everyday tasks. They discuss whether a dedicated AI wearable can compete with devices people already wear, and why an agent-agnostic form factor could ultimately be more useful.

The episode also covers WPVibe, which brings AI-powered control to WordPress sites; Notion’s new skills library and what it could mean for sharing repeatable AI workflows with teams; Aside, which gives AI tools browser access; Aesty’s AI stylist; and Is Agentic, a Vercel tool that evaluates whether websites are accessible and usable by AI agents. Finally, Andrew and Matt explore ElevenLabs Reception, an AI receptionist that can answer calls, help customers, transfer conversations, and book appointments. Along the way, they discuss the shift toward agents that can interact with the real world, use personal context, and take action across the tools and services people already rely on.

Links featured:

- Modaal — https://modaal.dev/
- Claude Docs + Slides — https://claude.com/blog/cowork-is-now-claude/
- Persona Band — https://yourpersona.com/band
- WPVibe — https://wpvibe.ai/
- Notion Skills Library — https://www.notion.com/blog/a-....skills-library-for-e
- Aside — https://aside.com/
- Aesty — https://www.aesty.ai/
- Is Agentic — https://is-agentic.com/
- ElevenLabs Reception — https://elevenlabs.io/reception

00:00 - Modaal: Build Native Apps With One Prompt
01:30 - Native iOS & Android Apps
02:33 - Claude Slides & Docs
04:21 - YourPersona AI Wristband
05:15 - What Makes AI Wearables Interesting?
07:03 - The Case for Agent-Agnostic Wearables
07:30 - WPVibe: AI for WordPress
10:03 - Notion's Skills Library
11:24 - Why Skills Matter for Teams
14:15 - Aside: Give AI a Browser
15:36 - Aesty: AI Personal Stylist
16:48 - Is Agentic: Is Your Website AI-Friendly?
18:27 - Vercel Domains
20:42 - ElevenLabs Reception
22:39 - Muse Gets Phone Calls
23:42 - More AI Releases

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