Google’s AI-powered Search era apparently also extends to its ads. Now, when you look for a product in Search, Google’s Gemini AI model will surface relevant items and generate a “custom explainer” about why you should purchase a specific one. …
… Microsoft 365 Copilot saw growth as well, with paid seats jumping from 15 million in the previous quarter to 20 million. Microsoft has continued building out its productivity suite with new AI features, including the launch of “vibe working” features across Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. …
… It remains 80 to 90 percent of the business, he says, and they plan to keep releasing new form factors and updates. …
… There’s a new tool that turns your tabs into AI-powered podcasts as well, similar to what you’d find on NotebookLM, and an AI writing assistant that will pop up when you start entering text on a webpage. …
Google’s I/O 2026 keynote today was once again full of AI-related announcements including a new family of Gemini 3.5 AI models, new features for Search and Gmail, and updates about its Project Aura smart glasses. …
… Canva says the AI 2.0 update marks its “biggest shift since bringing design from complex desktop software into the browser,” and that it “marks the beginning of the next era of creation.” If that sounds familiar then you may have seen that Adobe made similar claims about its own prompt-based editin… …
… Navigation updates for ongoing coverage. We’ve rolled out a new navigational element on our Musk v. Altman trial coverage that pulls together key context, recaps and explainers, with future stories getting similar treatment. …
… But against all odds, Microsoft and OpenAI divorced this week in a way that looks strangely amicable. Microsoft announced the updates to its long-standing OpenAI deal on Monday, with the most important change allowing OpenAI to make its products and services available across all cloud providers. …
… This year, those updates could include a new version of Gemini and agentic AI features, which have been steadily gaining popularity over the past several months with agentic AI tools like Claude Code. …
… There are also Android-exclusive tools coming to Instagram’s Edits app, including AI upscaling and automatic audio track separation. …