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        "personal-agent"
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      "url": "https://x.ai/news/introducing-grok-bot",
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      "description": "xAI's bots that share a cloud computer and are messaged like colleagues. Beta on desktop and iOS for listed SuperGrok and Cursor plans; enterprise users join a waitlist.",
      "access": "app",
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        "claude-duet",
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      "url": "https://hark.com",
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      "description": "Hark's personal intelligence system with Handoff, a computer-use agent that can navigate any website and complete tasks end-to-end in its own secure cloud computer. Available on iOS, Android and web for free with a subscription tier for heavy users; end-to-end encryption for logins and payments.",
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        "personal-agent",
        "muse"
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      "url": "https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/introducing-muse-personal-ai-agent/",
      "launched": "2026-09-08",
      "description": "Meta's personal AI agent, run on a dedicated Muse Secure VM and used through the Muse app and WhatsApp. US-only at launch, free for most uses with paid plans; a Mac app and an iPad app followed.",
      "access": "app",
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        "grok-bot",
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        "hark"
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