Microsoft revives its digital assistant legacy with Mico, a new expressive Copilot avatar for voice interactions, now live in the US.

Anthropic rolls out Memory feature to all paid Claude subscribers, enhancing contextual retention and enterprise workflow support.

Dropbox integrates AI-powered Dash into its platform, acquires Mobius Labs to enhance multimodal search with Aana and HQQ tech.

Meta integrates AI-powered text-to-edit tools directly into Instagram Stories, enabling users to transform photos and videos via simple prompts, with new parental controls and AI terms addressing privacy and safety.

OpenAI rolls out usability and AI enhancements to new browser Atlas, addressing early bugs and adding features like user profiles, tab groups, and improved Agent functionality.

OpenAI's Sora app, topping US/Canada App Store charts, adds pet/object cameos, video editing, social features, and Android support soon.

Microsoft enhances Edge with AI Copilot for voice tasks and browsing history automation, emphasizing privacy amid rising competition from OpenAI's Atlas and others.

OpenAI acquires Sky to bring natural language OS control to ChatGPT, advancing its desktop integration strategy on Mac.

Reddit sues Perplexity AI and data scrapers for allegedly stealing content to train AI models, citing "industrial-scale data laundering" and unfair access to public knowledge.

Google Cloud expands NVIDIA partnership with G4 VMs powered by RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPUs, offering 9x throughput over G2 instances. G4 supports AI/ML workloads, robotics simulation via NVIDIA Omniverse, and large-scale digital twins with scalable, flexible GPU resources.

AI tools like ChatGPT face legal complaints over mental health risks, with users reporting delusions and emotional breakdowns. Some call for regulation amid rapid AI development and growing concerns about safety mechanisms. OpenAI claims improvements in detecting distress and enhancing user protection.

Meta plans to cut ~600 AI jobs, impacting FAIR and AI infrastructure teams, while expanding its new advanced AI unit, TBD Lab. Affected employees may apply for internal roles.

Leena AI launches AI Colleague Studio, enabling enterprises to build customized voice-enabled AI assistants for automating back-office tasks. These AI agents function as collaborative "colleagues," integrating into workflows via platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams, handling tasks such as HR, IT, and finance operations. Designed for rapid deployment and multi-system compatibility, the platform avoids vendor lock-in while supporting automation across SAP, ServiceNow, Salesforce, and others.

OpenAI faces a revised wrongful death lawsuit from the Raine family, who allege their son’s suicide followed interactions with ChatGPT. The company reportedly requested attendee lists and memorial documents, described as “harassment” by the family’s lawyer. The lawsuit claims OpenAI rushed GPT-4o’s release and weakened suicide prevention safeguards in early 2025, leading to a spike in the teen’s ChatGPT use involving self-harm content. OpenAI responded emphasizing teen safety, citing crisis hotl

Amazon integrates AI and robotics into retail and logistics, unveiling Blue Jay, a multi-arm robotic system, and Project Eluna, an AI assistant for warehouse managers. Smart delivery glasses are in development to improve navigation and proof-of-delivery processes.

Amazon develops AI-powered smart glasses for delivery drivers to enable hands-free package scanning, navigation, and hazard alerts, aiming to improve delivery efficiency. Testing is underway in North America, with future features including real-time defect detection and low-light adjustment.

Snapchat opens free access to its AI-powered "Imagine Lenses," enabling all users to generate and edit images via text prompts. Previously limited to paying subscribers, the feature now supports creative content creation, such as Halloween costumes or AI-generated characters. This move follows AI video tools from Meta and OpenAI, intensifying competition for youth engagement. Free users in the U.S. are first to access the lens, with global expansion planned.

Google introduces ambient coding in AI Studio, enabling users to build apps via prompts, with new tools for rapid prototyping, enhanced Gemini integration, and one-click deployment. The update positions AI Studio as a key platform in Google's strategy to simplify AI app development amid rising competition and anticipation for Gemini 3.0.

OpenAI's Project Mercury aims to automate junior investment banking tasks by training AI with ex-bankers and MBA graduates. Over 100 professionals from top firms develop financial models via prompts, refine outputs in Excel, and provide feedback. The process is largely automated, using AI interviews and evaluations to improve models, potentially reducing reliance on junior analysts for repetitive work.

Yelp introduces AI tools, Host and Receptionist, to streamline restaurant operations by managing reservations, answering calls, and handling customer inquiries 24/7. Priced from $99/month, these pre-trained AI agents aim to reduce staff workload, with expanded features like waitlist integration and AI-driven voice search rolling out soon.