Ep 709: OpenAI and Anthropic battle each other, SpaceX and xAI merge, AI coding takes spotlight a...

Things got kinda catty between OpenAI and Anthropic 😺 SpaceX and xAI are now one in the same 🤝 And coding has gone beyond mainstream. 🧑‍💻 If you're still trying to wake up from your Super Bowl overeating slumber, you mighta missed some impactful AI news this week. We'll get ya caught up. OpenAI and Anthropic battle each other, SpaceX and xAI merge, AI coding takes spotlight and more -- An Everyday AI Chat with Jordan Wilson Inside the Society of Agents: Why AI Teamwork Beats Bigger Models -- An Everyday AI (https://www.linkedin.com/company/everydayai/) Chat with Jordan Wilson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanwilson04/) and Microsoft (https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft/) Research's Ece Kamar Newsletter: Sign up for our free daily newsletter (https://youreverydayai.com/) More on this Episode: Episode Page (https://www.youreverydayai.com/ep-709-openai-and-anthropic-battle-each-other-spacex-and-xai-merge-ai-coding-takes-spotlight-and-more/) Join the discussion on LinkedIn: Thoughts on this? Join the convo on LinkedIn and connect with other AI leaders. (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jordanwilson04_things-got-kinda-catty-between-openai-and-activity-7426609103386460160-peLl?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAEnbkdQBR48B1Rc3uoMWlWfVMPCScgZCUCQ) Upcoming Episodes: Check out the upcoming Everyday AI Livestream lineup (https://www.youtube.com/@EverydayAI_/streams) Website: YourEverydayAI.com (https://youreverydayai.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes) Email The Show: info@youreverydayai.com (mailto:info@youreverydayai.com) Connect with Jordan on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanwilson04/) Topics Covered in This Episode: 1. OpenAI Frontier Platform for Enterprise AI Agents 2. Anthropic Super Bowl Ad vs OpenAI Ads Debate 3. Anthropic Claude CoWork Industry-Specific Plugins Launched 4. Legal and Finance Industry Shaken by AI Plugins 5. SpaceX and XAI Billion-Dollar Merger Announced 6. Meta AI Platform Upgrade and Agent Integrations 7. Perplexity Model Council Multi-AI Response Launched 8. Anthropic Opus 4.6 Multi-Agent Teams Release 9. OpenAI GPT-5.3 Codex Benchmarking Leadership 10. OpenAI Codex Mac App Dedicated Launch 11. Software Market and SaaS Disruption from AI 12. Anthropic Claude Integration in Microsoft PowerPoint 13. Google Gemini 3 General Availability Imminent 14. XAI Grok Video Model Leaderboard Update Timestamps: 00:00 "Everyday AI: Unfiltered Insights" 06:02 "AI Ad Debate Heats Up" 10:41 "Anthropic Shakes Industries With Plugins" 12:07 AI Threatens Software Industry Model 15:27 "SpaceX-XAI Merger: AI in Orbit" 21:27 "Perplexity's Model Council Launch" 22:51 "Multi-Model AI Enhancements" 28:27 "Multi-Agent Teams Feature Preview" 30:27 "Claude AI Integrated in PowerPoint" 35:51 "OpenAI's GPT 5.3 Codex Shift" 39:58 AI Updates: New Modes & Models 42:00 "Support & Share Everyday AI" Keywords:  OpenAI, Anthropic, AI rivalry, SpaceX and XAI merger, enterprise AI platform, Frontier by OpenAI, AI agent management, agent sprawl, AI workplace collaboration, Claude chatbot, Super Bowl AI ad, ChatGPT ads, Sam Altman,  Send Everyday AI and Jordan a text message. (We can't reply back unless you leave contact info) (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2175779/fan_mail/new) 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 (https://starthereseries.com/)   Also, here's a link to the entire series on a Spotify playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1TP8pfmlirrjxaT8d3XyJW?go=1&sp_cid=78ecd4e6-5710-48fe-ad6d-4da188993ed8) .