Microsoft is making its Copilot app a more complete productivity hub by bringing familiar Office tools directly into its AI-powered workspace. With the new Office in Copilot experience, users can create, edit, and collaborate on Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations without constantly switching between separate applications. Announced on October 9, 2026, the update […]

OpenAI is continuing its unusual 28-day Codex improvement campaign, giving users another usage reset as the company balances new AI coding features with growing demand for its coding agent. OpenAI has started October with a very different approach to improving Codex. Instead of simply announcing a large collection of new features at once, the company […]

Microsoft is pushing Edge for Business beyond a traditional web browser, adding AI-powered browsing capabilities designed to help employees get more done while giving IT administrators tighter control over how AI interacts with company data. AI assistants are quickly moving from simply answering questions to actually browsing websites, gathering information and completing tasks. That shift […]

Microsoft is giving Copilot in Word a deceptively important upgrade: citations. The feature may not sound as exciting as a new AI model or a flashy new interface, but it addresses one of the biggest problems with generative AI — knowing whether an answer is actually trustworthy. With citations, Copilot can now show users the […]

Anthropic may not be finished with its Claude 5.5 rollout yet. After launching Claude Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5, speculation is growing that the AI company could have another major model or capability waiting in the wings as it prepares for a closely watched public-market debut. According to the latest rumors circulating in AI circles, […]

A major bottleneck in autonomous AI workflows has always been latency—watching an agent pause while thinking through multi-step commands, web searches, and code executions. That barrier is about to crumble with the imminent arrival of GPT 6.1 Sol Ultrafast. Teased across social platforms by tech figures including Tibo from ChatGPT on X, the “6.1 sol […]

GitHub Copilot is moving beyond code and browser-based workflows. GitHub has started rolling out Computer Use in public preview, giving Copilot the ability to interact directly with desktop applications on Windows and macOS. The feature can read accessible app content and visual context, click controls, enter and edit text, press keys, scroll, drag items and […]

Microsoft is making a major push into real-time voice AI with three new models designed to make conversations with AI assistants faster, more natural, and more responsive. The company has launched MAI-Transcribe-2-Streaming, its first streaming transcription model, alongside MAI-Voice-2.1 and MAI-Voice-2.1-Flash for high-quality text-to-speech. Together, the models are designed to reduce the delays that can […]

OpenAI is preparing for a major day of announcements, with its annual developer conference set to put the spotlight on AI agents, ChatGPT, developer tools, and potentially new hardware. Rumors point to more than 20 product announcements, although the full list has not been officially confirmed. OpenAI DevDay 2026 is scheduled for September 29 in […]

Anthropic’s next Claude model is generating interest ahead of its expected arrival, with leaked details pointing to a substantial context window, faster responses, and improved coding capabilities. The rumored Claude Sonnet 5.5 has reportedly appeared in production-related files, while early testing claims suggest that it could become a compelling option for developers and everyday AI […]

Microsoft appears to be moving away from one of the biggest branding terms it introduced for its AI-powered Windows PCs. The company is no longer emphasizing the “Copilot+ PC” name with its newly refreshed Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models, even though the devices continue to support the same class of Windows AI features associated […]

Anthropic may not be waiting long to expand its new Claude 5.5 family. While the company has officially confirmed that Claude Sonnet 5.5 is coming in the next few weeks, new claims suggest the model could already be undergoing testing ahead of a possible launch around the end of September or early October. Anthropic introduced […]

Linux users no longer have to rely on a browser to get a native ChatGPT experience. OpenAI has officially brought its ChatGPT desktop app to Linux, making the application available in public preview for several major Linux distributions. The move gives Linux users a dedicated way to access ChatGPT and Codex while working with projects […]

One of the most useful features hidden inside the ChatGPT desktop app is also one that many users may have never tried: Appshots. The feature solves a simple problem. Instead of spending time explaining what you are looking at on your computer, you can simply send the current app window to ChatGPT and let it […]

OpenAI is bringing ChatGPT directly into Microsoft Word, giving users a new way to write, rewrite, proofread, and improve documents without having to leave the application. The new ChatGPT add-in, which began rolling out around September 17, adds the AI assistant to Word through a persistent sidebar. Instead of opening ChatGPT in a separate browser […]

OneDrive is getting ready for its biggest AI-focused showcase of the year. Microsoft has announced that its fourth annual OneDrive + Copilot Digital Event will take place on October 20, 2026, bringing together OneDrive and Microsoft 365 product leaders to demonstrate how AI is changing the way people work with files, documents and photos. The […]

Microsoft is preparing for one of its most significant Windows-focused events in more than two years. The company has announced a major Windows and Surface event for October 7, 2026, in San Francisco, where it will discuss how local AI will shape the next chapter of the PC. The event is expected to bring together […]

In an unexpected alignment across Silicon Valley’s fiercest rivals as the AI model race heats up among OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and xAI founder Elon Musk have publicly signaled that the artificial intelligence industry needs to slow its pace of frontier model development. The movement was sparked […]

Google has finally brought its Gemini desktop app to Windows, giving Windows 10 and Windows 11 users a much faster way to access Google’s AI without opening a browser first. The new desktop app can be summoned instantly using Alt + Space, putting Gemini over whatever you’re currently doing. Google already offers similar quick-access functionality […]

If AI-generated writing has ever felt a little too polished—or simply not like you—ChatGPT Work is getting a feature that could change that. OpenAI is rolling out a personalization capability that allows ChatGPT Work to learn how you write by using information from connected apps and files. Instead of relying entirely on generic instructions such […]