Microsoft is rolling out specialized Copilot Agents for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word starting in February 2026. The surprising twist? They might be available to all Microsoft 365 users, even without a paid Copilot add-on. This could fundamentally reshape how we work with documents, data, and presenta
According to TechCrunch, hospitals lose two to four hours of OR time daily due to scheduling and coordination issues, not surgery. Akara, a startup featured on Time’s Best Inventions of 2025 list, is building an AI-powered system to manage this chaos. It’s a big idea, but the road to fixing healthca
The Indie Game Awards rescinded the Game of the Year award from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after confirming AI was used in development. Developer Sandfall Interactive insists the use was minimal and that everything in the game is now human-made. The controversy highlights the murky ethical lines st
Upscayl is a free, open-source AI tool that can dramatically upscale and sharpen low-resolution images, making blurry photos usable again. It offers multiple AI models for different types of images and supports batch processing. However, it requires a Vulkan-compatible GPU, which rules out most inte
Italy’s antitrust authority has ordered Meta to halt contractual terms for WhatsApp that could shut out rival AI chatbots. The regulator says this conduct restricts market access and harms consumers, widening an investigation opened in July.
According to Fortune, major banks like JPMorgan and Bank of America have kept headcount stable despite AI hype. However, a separate survey reveals 88% of finance pros see AI as transformative, but only 8% feel their organization is very prepared for it.
The author of “Bad Blood” is taking on Google, Meta, OpenAI, and others in a new copyright lawsuit. He’s avoiding a class action, arguing it leads to cheap settlements. It’s another legal headache for the AI industry.
A new space race is emerging, but this time it’s for server racks. Tech billionaires are pouring millions into the idea of building AI data centers in orbit, betting on a future where Earth’s grid can’t keep up. The economics and engineering, however, are still science fiction.
A provocative new project is letting users pay to make AI models less accurate and more “hallucinatory.” This isn’t about fixing a bug—it’s a cultural reaction against systems that are too smooth, too safe, and too constrained to be truly creative.
A new report highlights a massive shift in how consumers find brands. AI search tools like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are making specific recommendations, and 80% of people rely on these “zero-click” answers for nearly half their queries. This is gutting organic web traffic and reshaping marketing fo
