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Meta Launches Open-Source Muse Gadgets for Developers

Meta introduced Muse Gadgets, an open-source project allowing developers to build custom hardware that connects to its AI agent, Muse. The company provides open-source firmware, a Linux software development kit (SDK), and project ideas like color e-ink displays or HDMI stick integration. Users can connect Muse to devices such as Raspberry Pi or ESP32 boards, and link it to displays, buttons, sensors, and actuators. Meta also created a Discord channel for community support. The company built a gadget called Muse Home Link, which connects Muse to home smart devices, and is giving away 5,000 units for free to Muse subscribers. This move aligns with Meta's strategy to expand Muse beyond a standalone chatbot, also targeting small businesses with Muse for Small Business and launching a new business unit, Meta Enterprise Platform, to push AI offerings to enterprises.

• Meta introduced Muse Gadgets, an open-source project for developers to build hardware connected to Muse.
• Meta provides open-source firmware and a Linux SDK, along with project ideas like e-ink displays and HDMI sticks.
• Muse Gadgets can be used with low-cost boards like Raspberry Pi or ESP32.

10-Q Financial Filing Analysis for Dropbox (2026-08-07)

Dropbox reported its Q2 2026 financial results, generating revenue of $631.5 million, up 0.9% year-over-year from $625.7 million in Q2 2025. Operating income reached $164.8 million compared to $168.4 million in the prior-year period, while net income stood at $95.8 million, down from $125.6 million primarily due to higher net interest expenses resulting from fully drawing on its term loan facility. Total ARR increased to $2,566 million with 18.19 million paying users, benefiting from Individual plan growth and foreign exchange tailwinds, partially offset by the planned phase-out and reduced investment in FormSwift by year-end 2026. The company maintained strong cash generation, delivering six-month operating cash flow of $443.0 million and free cash flow of $438.5 million.

• Q2 2026 revenue increased 0.9% YoY to $631.5 million, with gross margins stable at 80% ($506.5 million gross profit).
• Total ARR reached $2,566 million as of June 30, 2026, with paying users increasing to 18.19 million and ARPU reaching $139.68.
• Six-month Free Cash Flow reached $438.5 million on $443.0 million operating cash flow, while the company repurchased $688.0 million in Class A common stock across H1 2026.

Put your Dropbox context to work in Google Gemini

Dropbox announces a new integration bringing trusted project context into Google Gemini workflows.

Shopify Drops React Native for Native Apps Citing AI Agents

Shopify has announced it is moving away from React Native (RN) for its mobile apps, returning to fully native development using Swift and Kotlin. The decision, detailed by Head of Engineering Farhan Thawar and Head of Mobile Mustafa Ali, is driven by the dramatically improved capabilities of AI coding agents, which reduce the cost of building and maintaining two separate native codebases. Shopify found that the advantages of sharing code via RN are now outweighed by the benefits of full platform access and performance. The company has already rewritten its Shop app natively in just 12 weeks, with the main Shopify app underway. They are also building a shared test suite to validate feature parity between iOS and Android. This marks a strategic reversal from its 2020 all-in commitment to React Native, which was originally adopted to speed Android development. The shift is seen as a bellwether for the mobile development industry, potentially influencing other companies to reconsider cross-platform frameworks.

• Shopify announced it is moving all mobile apps from React Native to fully native development with Swift and Kotlin.
• The Shop app was rewritten natively in 12 weeks, with the main Shopify app currently underway.
• AI coding agents are cited as the key reason, reducing the cost of maintaining two native codebases.

Meet (again) Max Schoening, Notion's new CTO

The org chart of the future will be multidisciplinary, and we're lucky to have Max lead our technical organization into this future.

Notion introduces new AI features and blog posts on CRDTs and agent skills

Notion's website has been updated with new AI product pages (Notion AI, Agents, AI Meeting Notes, Enterprise Search) and new blog posts including 'How Notion handles concurrent editing with CRDTs' and 'A skills library for every agent'.