Android 16 is smarter, quieter, and more personalized

Today, we’re looking at Google’s quietest power move yet: using AI to rewrite how Android handles your attention. From notification summaries to emotion-tagged captions, this update isn’t flashy but it changes how your phone thinks for you. We’re also looking at Marvell’s most aggressive AI infrastructure bet yet: a $5.5B move to own the high-speed optical links that make AI models possible. It’s not about chips, it’s about everything between them.

In today’s post:

• Marvell bets $5.5B on AI’s biggest bottleneck

• Google’s new update wants to end your notification fatigue

• 3 new AI agents that don’t just assist, they execute

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ACQUISITION

Optical is the new copper and Marvell wants to own it

Marvell is acquiring Celestial AI in a deal worth up to $5.5 billion. The goal? Become indispensable in AI infrastructure before the optical wave crests.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• The deal starts at $3.25B, with an extra $2.25B tied to revenue milestones through 2029.

• Celestial AI builds “photonic fabric” optical interconnects that link AI chips faster than copper.

• These connections are key for scaling large AI models, which need to sync dozens or hundreds of chips.

• Marvell plans to integrate Celestial’s tech into both networking gear and custom AI chips.

• The company sees a 25% bump in data center revenue next year, riding AI infrastructure demand.

• AWS and Intel are already on board, AWS VP Dave Brown called the deal a boost for optical scale-up.

• The deal signals a shift: infrastructure players are no longer waiting for the AI future, they’re building for it.

Optical interconnects are where AI speed meets hardware limits. Marvell’s move isn’t just about chips, it’s a bet on who controls the highways between them.

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UPGRADE

Android 16 is here and it actually makes your phone quieter

Google just dropped Android 16 starting with Pixel devices and it's more than just a visual refresh. This release is all about smarter, quieter, and more personal experiences.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• The biggest feature: AI-powered notification summaries that condense long group chats and alerts into bite-sized updates.

• A new notification organizer now auto-silences low-priority noise like promos and social pings.

• You can now fully customize icon shapes, themes, and even force dark mode on apps that don’t support it.

• A revamped Parental Controls panel gives parents more granular control over screen time and app use.

• New “Call Reason” tags let you flag urgent calls so contacts know it’s serious even before answering.

• Google’s Expressive Captions add emotional context to speech with labels like [sad] or [joyful] especially helpful when sound is off.

• Android’s Circle to Search now includes scam detection, offering instant AI insight on suspicious messages.

• Accessibility upgrades include hands-free Voice Access, better photo descriptions, and Fast Pair for hearing aids.

Android 16 isn’t trying to wow you, it’s trying to work with you. By dialing down distractions and surfacing only what matters, it’s the kind of quiet UX shift that sticks. The question is: will Apple follow?

LAUNCH

AWS just redefined what AI agents can do

Amazon just introduced a new class of AI agents. They’re not copilots or assistants. They’re autonomous teammates.

Here’s everything you need to know:

• These “frontier agents” are designed to take on real developer, security, and DevOps tasks independently.

• They work for hours or even days without intervention, shifting from one-off task support to project-level execution.

• The Kiro agent writes code, triages bugs, and pushes PRs across repos all while retaining persistent context.

• AWS Security Agent runs design reviews, scans PRs for vulnerabilities, and automates pen testing with remediation code.

• AWS DevOps Agent detects, diagnoses, and resolves incidents using telemetry, deployment history, and runbooks.

• These agents aren’t just tools, they adapt to your stack, learn your workflows, and scale with your team.

• Early adopters like SmugMug and Commonwealth Bank are already seeing massive time and cost savings.

Frontier agents aren’t about speed, they’re about scale. If AI can now reliably handle hours of deep work on your behalf, the real question is: what will you stop doing?

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