AI Agents on Mobile: Claude Code Remote Control, ChatGPT-Apple Messages, and More
Ben's Bites newsletter discusses the growing trend of using AI agents on mobile devices, despite the author's personal reservations about constant connectivity. The author notes that AI hasn't eliminated work but has intensified productivity demands. Key updates include: Claude Code's Remote Control now allows starting sessions from a phone with improved iOS performance; Anthropic launched Claude Academy, a free educational resource; ChatGPT can now connect to Apple Messages for searching and drafting replies; GPT-Image-2 supports transparent backgrounds in the API; GPT-5.6-Sol is 20% cheaper; Grok Bot is available to more subscribers; Claude Mythos 5 will power enterprise security; Deepgram released Flux TTS for low-latency voice. The newsletter also highlights new tools like Skydive (an always-on agent), Nvidia and SpaceX's plan to launch GPUs to space, Stripe MCP for data analysis, and various skills and resources for AI development. Notable community posts include Sarah Chieng's experiment comparing Claude Code and FactoryAI Droid, Rob Pruzan's terminal-code (VS Code in terminal), and Ali Spittel's preference for using her own agent. The author reflects on the balance between work and personal life, emphasizing the importance of disconnecting.
Key facts
- Claude Code Remote Control now supports starting sessions from a phone, with auto-recovery of dropped connections and faster iOS loading.
- Anthropic launched Claude Academy, a free collection of courses and guides for using Claude.
- ChatGPT can now connect to Apple Messages, enabling search, catch-up, and drafting replies from Mac.
- GPT-Image-2 API now supports transparent backgrounds.
- GPT-5.6-Sol API pricing reduced by 20% to $4/$24 per 1M input/output tokens.
- Grok Bot is now available to SuperGrok Plus, Cursor Pro+, and Cursor Teams subscribers, with a one-week free trial.
- Claude Mythos 5 will power Claude Security for enterprise, marking its first rollout outside Project Glasswing.
- Deepgram released Flux TTS, a text-to-speech model with 80ms response time and native interruption handling.
- Skydive is an always-on agent across Slack, email, iMessage, and CLI, with investor Ben Tossell.
- Nvidia and SpaceX are planning to launch GPUs to space.
- Stripe MCP allows agents to analyze Stripe data.
- Sarah Chieng's experiment showed that the smartest model doesn't automatically make the best agent, comparing Claude Code and FactoryAI Droid.
- Rob Pruzan introduced terminal-code, a VS Code-compatible CLI that works over SSH and syncs with terminal themes.
- Ali Spittel expressed preference for using her own agent to interact with other services.
- Theo - t3.gg shared a tier list of major AI models.
- Kuber used Claude to write a macOS driver for an HP printer.
- OpenLogi launched as an open-source, local-only alternative to Logitech software.
- Vaibhav Srivastav highlighted computer history's use in generating single-use software suggestions.
- Chris Bakke reported a friend using voice agents with fake resumes for expert network calls at $1500/hr.
Entities
Artists
- Ben Tossell
- Sarah Chieng
- Rob Pruzan
- Ali Spittel
- Theo - t3.gg
- Kuber
- Tyler Angert
- Vaibhav (VB) Srivastav
- Chris Bakke
- Sam Altman
- Andrew Ng
- Elon Musk
Institutions
- Anthropic
- OpenAI
- Deepgram
- Nvidia
- SpaceX
- Stripe
- Shopify
- FactoryAI
- Gravitee
- Firecrawl
- ExaAILabs
- Parallel
- Cursor
- Claude Code
- Claude Academy
- Grok Bot
- Claude Mythos 5
- Project Glasswing
- Skydive
- FigmaTrace
- Spline
- debloat.dev
- openlogi.org
- terminal-code.com
- Ben's Bites