AI Voice Agents Can Finally Reason, Fitbit Becomes a Google AI Play, Anthropic’s Intelligence Bomb
Today we’re covering the biggest AI stories of May 8th, 2026. OpenAI released three new real-time voice models led by GPT-Realtime-2 — the first voice AI that can reason at GPT-5 level while speaking, use multiple tools simultaneously, and maintain natural conversation flow without awkward pauses, jumping 15 points on benchmarks and already being deployed by Zillow, Priceline, and Deutsche Telekom. Google launched its AI health coach publicly, folding Fitbit into a new Google Health hub that pulls from wearables, uploaded medical records, and meal photos — backed by a new $99 screenless…
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