Meta buys AI agent giant, Grok under fire for explicit images of minors, OpenAI building pens & more
Meta buys AI agent giant, Grok under fire for explicit images of minors, OpenAI building pens & more  
Podcast: Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast
Published On: Mon Jan 05 2026
Description: Meta just made a multi-billion acquisition for AI agents. 🤖OpenAI might wanna make pens and buy .... Pinterest? 🎯And why is Grok generating explicit images of minors? 🤮Weird (and gross) week in AI. If you missed anything, don't worry. On Mondays, we bring you the AI News that Matters so you can be the most up-to-date person in your company when it comes to AI. Meta buys AI agent giant, Grok under fire for explicit images of minors, OpenAI building pens and more -- An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan WilsonNewsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletterMore on this Episode: Episode PageJoin the discussion on LinkedIn: Thoughts on this? Join the convo on LinkedIn and connect with other AI leaders.Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineupWebsite: YourEverydayAI.comEmail The Show: info@youreverydayai.comConnect with Jordan on LinkedInTopics Covered in This Episode:Meta Acquires Manus AI Agent StartupOpenAI Eyes Pinterest Acquisition for Image DataAI Agents: Manus and GenSpark Enterprise InvestmentsLM Arena 2025: Gemini 3 Pro RankingsGoogle Gemini 3 Pro Multimodal PerformanceGrok Under Fire for Explicit Minor ImagesAnthropic’s Claude Code AI Self-DevelopmentOpenAI Building AI-Powered Smart PenCES 2026 AI-Driven Hardware AnnouncementsSoftBank Completes $41B OpenAI InvestmentTimestamps:00:00 "Everyday AI News & Insights"03:19 "Meta Acquires AI Startup Manus"07:12 "OpenAI Eyes Pinterest Acquisition"11:24 "Google Gemini 3 Pro Triumphs"14:34 "CES 2026 Kicks Off"19:50 "AI Solutions for Business Growth"25:34 "Claude Code Now Accessible Broadly"28:33 "OpenAI Explores AI Hardware Concepts"32:50 "SoftBank Completes $41B OpenAI Investment"33:44 "Big AI Announcements Coming"Keywords:Meta acquisition, AI agent startup, Manus, Super agents, Multibillion dollar tech deal, General use AI, Meta AI agents, Manus Singapore, AI research automation, Anthropic, Alibaba, DeepSeek, Silicon Valley AI, Meta AI strategy, Google AI, Microsoft AI, OpenAI acquisition, Pinterest purchase, AI-powered visual platform, Image data, AI and online shopping, AI advertising, Ad suite, Pinterest Performance Plus, User purchase intent, ChatGPT, Agentic commerSend Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) Start Here ▶️Not sure where to start when it comes to AI? Start with our Start Here Series. You can listen to the first drop -- Episode 691 -- or get free access to our Inner Cricle community and all episodes: StartHereSeries.com Also, here's a link to the entire series on a Spotify playlist.