8 Oct 2026 · 15 articles
Learn how OpenAI and Ironclad are training and evaluating AI agents on complex contracting workflows to advance computer use for professional work.
Summary published by OpenAI News · 6 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
Get ready for more AI in your Windows and more AI on the desktop.
Summary published by AI - Ars Technica · 8 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
At today's Windows and Surface event, Microsoft showed off an upgrade to its Copilot AI system that will give it access to local files on your PC and the ability to take actions across the OS. It's part of an idea Microsoft is calling "Hybrid Intelligence," where apps and tools rely on a mix of
Summary published by AI | The Verge · 7 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
OpenAI is bringing new tools to ChatGPT for Teens, a mode for teens introduced in August with safeguards and break reminders, to help users with the college application process. "College Planner brings together application requirements, deadlines, tasks, and financial-aid steps for schools on a student's list in one plan," OpenAI says. "Students applying to several
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Google launched Playground, a browser-based platform that lets users create their own games using nothing but text prompts and no coding skills. The platform runs on Gemini, Nano Banana, and Lyria. Alongside Playground, Google and Unity announced Unity Spark, a more professional AI tool with a beta planned for 2026.
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College Planner is coming to ChatGPT for Teens to help students manage college applications, alongside new flashcards, quizzes, and a teen AI council.
Summary published by OpenAI News · 7 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
Anyone can share knowledge as quickly and easily as you can upload a video to YouTube. But to explore a topic in depth, build a community, earn an income, or grow your business by selling online courses? That takes a more robust setup to help you design course pages, build out a curriculum, and promote your course. I've been updating this article for several years, and this year, after…
Summary published by The Zapier Blog · 7 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
Gemini, Google's AI chatbot, offers all the same features you'd expect from any AI chatbot: it can browse the web, conduct in-depth research, analyze and visualize data, generate AI images and videos—you name it, it can do it. But, for my money, the best thing about Gemini is that it integrates deeply with other Google products. Want to search your Gmail file jungle with one prompt? Or…
Summary published by The Zapier Blog · 7 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
Explore a comprehensive coding guide to Laya, the open-source zero-shot decision engine. Learn how to implement typed decisions, fit custom temperatures, and build reliable abstention gates using real-world CLINC150 banking data.
Summary published by MarkTechPost · 7 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
Atlassian and OpenAI are expanding their partnership to connect frontier models with enterprise knowledge and help teams plan, build, and deliver work.
Summary published by OpenAI News · 6 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
Jump Trading uses OpenAI to expand quantitative research. See how longer-running AI workflows combine multiple data sources with human review.
Summary published by OpenAI News · 6 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
Anyone who lives in the Google ecosystem has probably used Gemini for a quick draft or a fast answer. (Or if you're like me, you've been driven to your limit by the Google Docs popups encouraging you to use AI whenever your cursor strays too close to the bottom of the screen.) But a chat window is just the beginning of what Gemini can do. Its real power shows up when you connect it to the rest of…
Summary published by The Zapier Blog · 6 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
Every capability that made Zapier Agents powerful—tool calling, reasoning, autonomous action—now lives inside a single AI step in the Zap editor, using AI by Zapier. Here, I'll map each Zapier Agents feature to its equivalent in AI by Zapier, so if you're coming from Zapier Agents, you know exactly where to click. What's changed between Zapier Agents and AI by Zapier Zapier Agents consisted…
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How OpenAI is approaching text watermarking under EU rules. Learn where watermarks apply, how detection works, and why access starts with researchers.
Summary published by OpenAI News · 5 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗
OpenAI introduces a new visual ad format in ChatGPT and expands measurement tools, attribution partnerships, and brand suitability for advertisers.
Summary published by OpenAI News · 5 Oct 2026 · Read the original ↗