The Next Big Thing in AI? Everyday Use Cases No One’s Solved Yet

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Top 3 Things in Today’s Latestly AI Edition

1. Replika’s Eugenia Kuyda reemerges with Wabi, a mini-apps AI platform built for everyone.

2. AI funding floods: From Lila’s $115M to global VC flows across Africa, Europe & APAC.

3. OpenAI, Mistral, Anthropic, a breakdown of the top 10 unicorns and their boldest moves this week.

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AI Story - Eugenia Kuyda: From Replika to Wabi

After turning Replika into one of the world’s most-used AI apps (40M+ users and a global movement around AI companionship), Eugenia Kuyda has quietly stepped into a new chapter: Wabi, a stealth platform where anyone can build and share mini AI apps without writing a single line of code.

It’s a sharp pivot from emotional AI to agentic AI, but still rooted in the same goal: making advanced AI personal, creative, and accessible.

What’s Wabi?

Think of Wabi as “Notion meets GPT Agents”, a simple visual builder that turns plain-language instructions into functioning mini-tools.

Users can:

• Chain workflows like “summarize → email → archive”

• Create custom AI tools that live on the web

• Remix and share community-built agents

Each mini-app is lightweight, modular, and instantly deployable like an “app store” for micro-agents.

 Early Features (reported & inferred)

• Drag‑and‑drop interface for chaining agent tasks

• File + API integrations for dynamic inputs

• Prebuilt AI “blocks” (search, memory, generate, respond)

• One‑click publishing and sharing

• Community remix layer for collaboration

Why It Matters?

Kuyda is betting on simplicity in a market obsessed with complexity.

Instead of building the next “AI OS,” Wabi focuses on fast, useful, and personal mini‑agents, the kind people will actually use.

It also represents a bigger shift:

• AI is moving from chat to tools

• From talking to AI → to building with AI

• From massive teams → to small, focused builders

Lessons for AI Founders

1. Relevance beats size — Small teams can ship faster in the agent economy.

2. Consumer AI is still open terrain — everyday use cases aren’t saturated yet.

3. Design for agency, not conversation — users want AIs that do, not just talk.

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Global AI News Highlights (Oct 22 – Oct 28)

🇺🇸 US & Canada

• Canada officially backs Cohere as a national AI “champion” via new federal MOUs. 

• Palantir Technologies secures a major AI‑infrastructure deal with Lumen Technologies, combining real‑time data networks and AI models. 

• Capgemini raises its growth forecast, citing strong demand in North America for AI‑driven solutions. 

• Funding for North American startups remains elevated; ~57 % of all VC capital in Q3 went to AI‑related companies.

🇪🇺 Europe

• A survey finds 30% of EU workers now use AI tools at work, reshaping office workflows and raising questions about monitoring. 

• One in four European workplaces says algorithms or AI make decisions that affect employees’ jobs and roles. 

• Google EMEA President calls for EU to simplify its complex AI‑and‑tech regulation environment, saying it stifles innovation. 

• Italy enacts its first national AI‑law complementing the EU framework, clarifying sector‑specific obligations. 

• Groq (US chip‑maker) announces plans to build its first Asia‑Pacific datacentre, signalling global infrastructure race with Europe in view

🇨🇳 APAC

• Anthropic plans to open an office in Seoul in early 2026, following strong growth in South Korea where weekly users grew six‑fold in four months. 

• Google is expanding its India‑built AI agriculture tools: ALU and AMED APIs to trusted testers in Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Japan. 

• According to IDC data, generative AI investments in APAC are projected to reach USD $175 billion by 2028, with GenAI growing at a CAGR of ~59 %.  

🌍 Africa

• Optasia, the fintech servicing 121M monthly users, plans a $375 M IPO on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. 

• Gebeya Inc. launches Dala, a mobile‑first AI app builder tailored for multilingual African creators. 

• Meta awards 5 African startups $20 K each via its Llama Impact Grant to build AI solutions for local markets. 

• Scholars caution African users may get relegated to downstream “apps” while foundational model work remains abroad, unless infrastructure changes.

🇦🇺 Oceania

• New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology opens applications for a major AI research platform to be funded by government. 

• Australian businesses prioritise value‑and‑innovation in AI/cloud/cyber‑security spend, with NZ firms showing 63% investment focus. 

• Samsung’s CSR initiative “Solve for Tomorrow” expands across Australia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and NZ to build AI skills in youth.  

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