Meta AI’s new Mac app wants you to talk to your apps
Meta has launched a new Mac app that utilizes its Muse Spark model to enable voice dictation, improving user interaction with applications.
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Slack is launching collaborative vibe-coding channels
Slack is introducing Slack Code, project-specific channels where teams tag AI coding agents such as Anthropic's Claude or Cognition's Devin to build features, update pages, and fix bugs.
Asana cleared 5 years of engineering work in 2 weeks with Codex
Asana reported using OpenAI Codex to replace an outdated testing system in two weeks, work it had expected to take five years, at a cost of roughly $12K.
ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes
OpenAI's ChatGPT desktop app on macOS introduces Computer History, an opt-in feature that turns user activity into a timeline ChatGPT and Codex can reference to suggest automations and resume tasks.
Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot
Microsoft's Copilot will no longer display Mico, its animated yellow avatar, in voice mode. The character is moving to the Learn Live platform.
Bring your spreadsheet data to life with Sheets canvas
Sheets canvas enables users to create interactive dashboards, study trackers, and seating charts from spreadsheet data using easy prompts.
Amazon Quick for Microsoft 365: Agentic AI where you work
Amazon Quick is now available inside Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, adding connected data access and agentic document editing within Microsoft 365 apps.
Microsoft is combining its Copilot apps ahead of a ‘super app’
Microsoft is combining its Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps into a single unified interface, moving both personal and work accounts to one app ahead of a planned 'super app.'
Google unveils Pixel 11 lineup, new AirTag rival, and Gemini features at Made by Google 2026
Google introduced the Pixel 11 lineup and a new competitor to AirTag, alongside exciting Gemini features at the Made by Google 2026 event.
Grok is now an AI ‘teammate’ you can assign work
SpaceXAI introduced Grok Bot, an always-on AI agent that can sign into apps and tools to complete multi-step work tasks, returning only when finished or when approval is needed.
How Pixieset achieved 35% AI feature adoption by solving the right problem with Amazon Bedrock
Pixieset built an AI-generated alt text feature on Amazon Bedrock, shipping it to millions of users in four months and reaching 35% adoption by automating image SEO work.
First Orion accelerates QA automation using Amazon Nova Act
First Orion adopted Amazon Nova Act for QA automation, replacing brittle selector-based test code with plain-English test descriptions to speed up cycles and catch regressions sooner.
What building an AI-native finance function taught me
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar shares five lessons on building an AI-native finance function, including automated forecasting, stronger controls, and measuring AI ROI.
Evolve your marketing with new AI tools
Google introduces new AI tools aimed at streamlining marketing processes through improved features in Google Ads and Google Analytics.
Model ML completes finance work more efficiently with GPT-5.6 Sol
Model ML applies OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol to carry out finance work, spanning research and analysis and producing editable, traceable PowerPoint and Excel outputs.
After Rippling blew millions on AI in months, it built an employee ROI tool
Rippling introduced AI Spend Console, a product for tracking AI spending across individual employees and teams, prompted by its own high AI costs.
Airbnb says AI is helping it ship features faster as it tests a new search function
Airbnb reports that AI is helping it ship features more quickly, and the company is testing a new AI-powered search function accessible through a toggle.
ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users
OpenAI has announced that free users of ChatGPT will now have access to unlimited text chats and a new functionality called the 'think button' for complex queries.
OpenAI is giving ChatGPT free users unlimited text chats
OpenAI says ChatGPT free and Go tier users will get unlimited text chats starting next week, along with a new 'Think' button for higher reasoning.
Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings
Google Maps is adding agentic capabilities, including food ordering and hotel bookings, as Google works to turn the app into an assistant for real-world tasks.
Siri AI could come with a paywall for power users
Apple CEO Tim Cook has floated the idea of letting Siri AI power users buy more compute via the company's existing iCloud+ subscription plans.
Univé builds an AI-ready workforce
Univé used ChatGPT Enterprise to develop an AI-ready workforce, pairing leadership and responsible governance with employee-led innovation to change how work is done.
Tim Cook hints at iCloud Plus tier for AI power users
During an earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted that iCloud Plus could let users pay to raise their Apple Intelligence and Siri AI usage limits.
LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’
LinkedIn is rolling out a reporting option for low-quality AI-generated posts and is swapping its AI writing feature for a proofreading tool.
Forward-deployed engineers are the AI industry’s latest talent obsession
Enterprises are competing to hire forward-deployed engineers, with a new study estimating only 2,000 U.S. engineers have the expertise to deliver meaningful AI ROI at scale.
Microsoft confirms Copilot ‘super app’ coming this year
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed a Copilot 'super app' that unifies chat, coding, and agentic capabilities across consumer and commercial experiences, launching this year.
Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners
Hint, co-founded by Martha Stewart, is a new startup offering an AI assistant for homeowners that unifies property records, maintenance schedules, and home documents in a single app.
5 ways AI Mode in Search helps you enjoy the real world
Google describes five ways its AI Mode in Search can assist with offline activities, such as booking concert tickets and other real-world tasks.
Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns Windows PCs into AI agents
Perplexity has expanded its Personal Computer tool to Windows, enabling PCs to run as local AI agents that access files and apps to create documents and update spreadsheets.
How AI is expanding what people do at work
New OpenAI research reports that AI is broadening the tasks workers handle, with ChatGPT users taking on activities across roles and shifting job boundaries.
Meta is making its AI chatbot more like an assistant
Meta is adding productivity features to its AI chatbot, including calendar integration, daily briefings, and steerable research, powered by its new Muse Spark 1.1 model.
OpenAI’s new voice mode makes it to the ChatGPT desktop app
OpenAI has added voice mode to the ChatGPT desktop app. ChatGPT Voice can operate alongside ChatGPT Work and Codex to complete tasks and control agents.
Anthropic updates Claude voice mode with more capable models
Anthropic has updated Claude's voice mode with more capable models, adding the ability to perform tasks such as rescheduling meetings and drafting emails.
Claude’s voice mode is now available for Opus and Sonnet
Anthropic is bringing Claude's voice mode to its Opus and Sonnet models, moving beyond the faster Haiku model, and extending voice into apps like Gmail, Slack, and Canva.
Patreon is laying off 20 percent of workers
Patreon is laying off about 20 percent of its workforce, or roughly 93 employees, with CEO Jack Conte pointing to AI's impact on how the company works and organizes.
The browser wars aren’t about search anymore — here are the best alternatives to Chrome and Safari
An overview of leading alternative browsers to Chrome and Safari, as the competition for user preference evolves.
Synthesia’s AI training platform is moving beyond videos into live coaching
Synthesia introduced AI Roleplay Sessions, an interactive enterprise training tool where employees rehearse workplace conversations with AI avatars that provide feedback, scoring, and analytics.
Substack adds an AI detector to help spot blogs written by no one
Substack is rolling out an AI text detector, powered by Pangram, that lets readers scan posts and comments over 100 words for an estimate of AI-generated content.
Introducing the ChatGPT for small business program
OpenAI has introduced a ChatGPT for Small Businesses program aimed at helping entrepreneurs develop AI skills, automate work, and grow with ChatGPT Work.
Evolving from legacy BI to agentic AI at Tradeshift with Amazon Quick
Tradeshift deployed Amazon Quick with agentic AI to replace its legacy business intelligence tool, reporting up to 30x faster query responses and a 40% reduction in total cost of ownership.
AI in Accounting and Finance Operations: Speed Without Losing the Audit Trail
Accounting is an unusually good fit for AI on the input side and an unusually bad one on the output side. The line between those two is the whole discipline.
The apps, gadgets, and tools every reader needs
This edition of Installer covers various apps, gadgets, and tools that are must-haves for readers seeking to enhance their daily lives.
Vertu wants executives to pay $6,880 for an AI agent — here’s how it actually performs
Vertu is positioning a $6,880 luxury foldable phone with a built-in AI agent for executives. A hands-on review examines its AI workflows, battery life, and security.
The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’
As AI transcription and summarization spread across meetings and conversations, the piece raises the question of who is actually reading the resulting output.
Transform your sales organization with Amazon Quick: your new agentic AI teammate
AWS describes Amazon Quick, an agentic AI tool for sales organizations that assists across the sales cycle from prospecting to closing and CRM maintenance.
Introducing Mobile Layout for Amazon Quick dashboards
AWS has introduced Mobile Layout for Amazon Quick dashboards, addressing the difficulty of using dashboards built for desktop screens on mobile devices.
A scorecard for the AI age
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar presents a practical scorecard for evaluating AI ROI, based on useful work, cost per successful task, dependability, and return on compute.
Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos
Google Vids is introducing personalized AI avatars that let users appear in their own AI videos, along with Gemini Omni-powered generation and editing from prompts and reference images.
Connect more of your apps to Search
Google says users will be able to securely connect and interact with their favorite apps and services directly in Search's AI Mode.
Create, edit and star in videos with two Google Vids updates
Google announced two updates to Google Vids, introducing Gemini Omni and personal avatars to make video creation and editing easier.
Google is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook
Google is rebranding NotebookLM as Gemini Notebook. The app remains standalone but will integrate more closely with Gemini and Google Search.
Apple opens its new Siri AI to everyone with the iOS 27 public beta
Apple has released the iOS 27 public beta, letting iPhone owners try its revamped AI-powered Siri and other new features before the software's official launch this fall.
Scaling UX testing with Amazon Nova Act: A new approach to user flow analysis
An AWS blog post outlines a cloud-based UX testing platform that uses Amazon Nova Act to auto-generate test scenarios from documentation and run user flows in parallel at scale.
The Google Images homepage will recommend photos even before you search
Google is updating the Google Images homepage to display a real-time, personalized gallery of images before a user searches, marking the platform's 25th anniversary.
How data science teams use ChatGPT Work
Data science teams can utilize ChatGPT Work to generate reports and specifications, enhancing their efficiency in data analysis tasks.
Siri AI is already changing how I use my iPhone
The Verge tested iOS 27, now in its first public beta, highlighting Siri AI changes alongside performance and Messages improvements in what it calls a maintenance-focused update.
Waze is getting a bunch of new AI-powered features
Waze is gaining four new updates, two of which use Google's Gemini assistant, including conversational voice reporting and a new Destination Search feature.
OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households
A job posting indicates OpenAI plans to hire a dedicated product manager to build ChatGPT experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults.
AI in Real Estate: Valuation, Search, and Marketing
From automated home valuations to AI-written listings, real estate has quietly become an AI-heavy industry. Here is where it genuinely helps — and where its estimates and models fall short.
OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot 365 amid breakup chatter
OpenAI has announced that its GPT 5.6 model is the preferred choice for powering Microsoft's Copilot 365, reinforcing its integration into productivity tools.
Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?
TechCrunch AI revisits the debate over AI's return on investment, noting that the figures involved are larger and the consequences potentially greater.
The ChatGPT browser is already dead
OpenAI is shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its browser feature, less than a year after its launch as part of a strategic shift to enhance productivity.
ChatGPT is now a partner for your most ambitious work
ChatGPT Work functions as an intelligent partner for users, facilitating project management by staying engaged for extended periods and executing tasks across various applications.
AI in Marketing: Content, Personalization, and the Quality Line
Marketing was among the first business functions to adopt generative AI at scale. Here is where it delivers — content, personalization, analytics — and the quality and brand risks to watch.
AI in Education: Personal Tutors, and the Integrity Question
AI promises every student a patient personal tutor — and hands every student a way to skip the work. Here is where AI genuinely helps in education, and the integrity questions it forces.
Prompt Engineering Basics: How to Get Better Answers From AI
Most people get mediocre answers from AI because of vague prompts. A few simple techniques — being specific, giving examples, and asking for step-by-step reasoning — reliably improve results.
Cursor: The AI-First Code Editor Developers Are Switching To
Cursor rethinks the code editor around AI rather than bolting AI onto one. With codebase-aware chat and multi-file edits, it pushed the 'AI-native IDE' idea into the mainstream.
Perplexity: The AI Answer Engine Challenging Traditional Search
Perplexity answers questions with concise, cited summaries drawn from the live web — positioning itself between a search engine and a chatbot. Here is what it does and where it fits.
AI Coding Assistants in Enterprise Teams: What Actually Changes
AI coding assistants are the most widely adopted enterprise AI use case so far. Here is where the gains are real, where teams get burned, and what a sensible rollout looks like.
ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: How to Choose an AI Assistant
The three major AI assistants are closer in quality than the marketing suggests — which means your choice hinges on ecosystem, workflow, and use case. A practical decision framework.