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Microsoft launched an updated Copilot app that merges coding, productivity tasks, and custom agent creation into three tabs — Cowork, Code, and Autopilot. The company is shifting to usage-based pricing as it tries to close the gap with Anthropic's Claude in enterprise AI adoption.

Meta's personal AI agent Muse attracted more than 500,000 users and 2 million prompts in its first week, topping the US App Store. Meta has acknowledged the product was 'heavily inspired' by open-source project OpenClaw, with nearly identical file names surfacing online.

OpenAI has launched Astra for Law, a legal-focused version of GPT-6 Astra that combines the model with a case law search index and specialized analysis instructions. The tool scored 54 percent on Vals AI's Legal Research Bench in OpenAI's own testing, up from 38.7 percent for the base model with web search.

Beijing-based Moonshot AI has launched Kimi for financial services, giving users direct access to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, Wind Information, Crunchbase and SEC EDGAR. Investment bank CICC and venture firm Sequoia China (Hong Shan) are among the first clients.

Instinct and Meta's Muse AI assistants both rolled out phone-calling capabilities on September 16, 2026, letting agents book restaurants, manage service calls, and act as a concierge. Instinct is reportedly in talks to raise $1 billion at a $10 billion valuation.

Meta introduced its Muse personal AI agent app on Tuesday, offering free and paid tiers up to $100 monthly for tasks like booking appointments and monitoring security cameras. The launch, powered by Meta's Muse Spark foundation models, arrives as the company faces a $17 billion child-safety settlement and broader industry scrutiny over AI agent security.

Meta is preparing to launch Hatch, a consumer AI agent that could cost up to $199.99/month, alongside a new model called Watermelon slated for October. Details come from internal documents cited by The Information, with key specifications still unconfirmed.

Google announced new study features across Search and Gemini, including AI-generated interactive visuals, 3D simulations, customized practice quizzes, and a dedicated learning hub. The rollout intensifies competition with OpenAI and education startups like Knowt and Gauth for student users.

Cursor has launched Origin, a code hosting platform that handles repositories, pull requests, and collaborative editing — directly competing with GitHub. The launch coincided with a six-hour global GitHub outage with a reported 20% error rate.

OpenAI's ChatGPT Work, launched July 9th as an agent product for knowledge work, has reportedly crossed 10 million users in three weeks. Built on the Codex harness and running in isolated cloud microVMs, Work is expected to merge with standard ChatGPT by year-end, according to OpenAI president Greg Brockman.

Replit has launched Replit Design, a browser-based AI design suite that lets users generate apps, sites, and brand assets using models including Claude, GPT-5, Gemini, Kimi, and GLM. The product replaces Replit's earlier Canvas tool and integrates the Mobbin UI reference library directly into the workflow.

Perplexity has launched Personal Computer for Windows, extending its agentic AI tool beyond Mac to work directly across local files, Microsoft Office 365, and the web. The tool is rolling out now to Max and Enterprise Max subscribers on plans starting at $200 per month.

Google is rolling out Gemini Go, a streamlined version of its Gemini AI assistant designed for Android Go devices with 2GB of RAM or more. The update replaces Assistant Go and integrates into the Google Search app on entry-level Android phones.

Google is expanding Search Live globally to users in more than 200 countries, enabling real-time voice and camera search through the Google app and Lens. The feature, powered by Gemini 3.1 Flash Live—a new multilingual audio and video model—allows users to point their phone camera at objects and ask questions with instant spoken responses.