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Microsoft is giving Copilot more control over Windows and your files
Microsoft demonstrated Copilot features that use local PC files and take Windows actions through its Hybrid Intelligence approach.
ChatGPT is getting a lot more visual, with the launch of a new interface
OpenAI’s Intelligent UI adds interactive visuals such as charts, diagrams, buttons, and task-specific calculators to ChatGPT.
Meta rolls out new AI tools to detect ads that secretly lead to child sexual abuse material
Meta is rolling out AI tools to detect ads and accounts that may direct users to illegal child-abuse material.
Google’s new SynthID website can identify AI-generated media
Google opened a public SynthID checker for images, video, and audio carrying its AI watermark.
How AI decision models could change content moderation
Musubi released PolicyLM-1.7B, an open-weight decision model designed for real-time content moderation.
AI computing startup Lambda to raise $4B ahead of planned IPO
The Wall Street Journal reported that Lambda is seeking up to $4 billion at a $14.5 billion pre-money valuation ahead of a planned IPO.
The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in
Anti-bot defenses are blocking consumer agents from completing tasks, while a proposed standard aims to improve access.
Anthropic is giving startups a free year of Claude Team and $1,000 in credits
Qualifying startups can receive a year of Claude Team with up to five premium seats and $1,000 in API credits.
OpenAI will start watermarking ChatGPT’s text in the EU
OpenAI plans invisible watermarks on ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to meet AI Act transparency rules.
Reflection debuts Beam, an open-weight AI model to rival Chinese models at lower compute cost
Reflection AI unveiled Beam, a text-only open-weight model for reasoning, coding, and agent tasks.
TikTok rolls out an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout
TikTok launched a conversational shopping assistant alongside in-app checkout for purchases from brands.
OpenAI launches visual ads that appear alongside image generation results
OpenAI plans labeled visual ads alongside image-generation results in a US test beginning later in October.
Researchers are tracking a Chinese AI ‘agent fleet’
Researchers observed parallel agents apparently running on Tencent infrastructure and targeting Alibaba’s Amap service.
Google froze its open source bug bounty program due to a ‘significant rise’ in AI submissions
Google paused its open-source vulnerability rewards program until next year, citing a rise in AI-generated submissions.
Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force
President Donald Trump announced a federal task force to coordinate US efforts on what his administration calls super intelligence.
Amazon responds to data center backlash, says it no longer uses NDAs
AWS CEO Matt Garman said the company no longer uses NDAs in dealings with government agencies seeking data-center approvals.
OpenAI safety employee resigns, claiming the company’s ‘culture is broken’
Safety researcher David Robinson resigned and criticized OpenAI’s culture in an essay published by The Atlantic.
Meta wants your next gadget to be Muse-infused
Meta introduced an open-source project for developers to build hardware that connects to its Muse assistant.
Sean Parker is rebuilding Stability AI around music
Sean Parker and Stability AI CEO Prem Akkaraju are repositioning the company around AI-generated music.
Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents
Apple plans additional controls for Full Disk Access, citing the broader access risks posed by capable AI agents.
OpenAI cuts ties with 3 safety researchers, WSJ reports
The Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI parted ways with three safety researchers after an internal investigation.
Amazon releases its own Jev clone as decision models flood the web
AWS released Strands Decider 2B, an open-source model for choosing among predefined options and reporting confidence.
Shopify debuts Canvas, a way to build online stores by chatting with AI
Canvas lets merchants build Shopify stores by chatting with the Sidekick AI agent and previewing changes live.
Google releases Gemini 4 Argon, called its most powerful model yet
Google released Gemini 4 Argon for selected cyber partners, positioning it for defensive security work.
Reddit is killing RSS feeds and ending public API access because of AI bots
Reddit is winding down RSS and tightening public access to user-generated content, citing scraping and automated abuse.
Meta disputes claim that Muse read a user’s private messages without permission
Meta disputed a journalist’s claim, saying Muse needs both Full Disk Access and an enabled Messages connector.
DoorDash launches an AI agent you can text to order food
DoorDash introduced a text-based agent that can find restaurants and place orders through Apple Messages.
OpenAI gives Codex reusable cloud environments that work across devices
Codex is adding reusable cloud development environments, a refreshed CLI, code review, and repository security tools.
OpenAI launches GPT-6.1 Sol, says it nearly matches GPT-6 Astra and costs less
OpenAI introduced GPT-6.1 Sol and says it approaches GPT-6 Astra on agentic work at lower token prices.