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Google is extending Gemini Spark's agentic control to Google Photos, enabling automated photo curation, editing, album creation, and sharing through natural-language multi-step commands. The rollout begins this week for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US.

GitHub has published a beginner-focused guide explaining how to run multiple agents simultaneously in the GitHub Copilot app. The guide targets developers unfamiliar with parallel agent workflows, framing the shift from single-agent to multi-agent use as a key productivity unlock.

GitHub has published a beginner-focused guide explaining how to run multiple Copilot agents concurrently within the GitHub Copilot app. The post walks new users through the workflow of parallel agent execution rather than announcing a new model or feature.

Anthropic has enabled background computer use for Claude Code and Claude Cowork on macOS, available to Pro and Max subscribers. The feature lets Claude click, type, and open apps on a Mac without taking over the user's active cursor, following a similar launch by OpenAI's ChatGPT earlier in 2026.

Google has begun broadly rolling out Pics, its AI image generation and editing app built on Nano Banana, to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers plus Business and Enterprise Workspace plans. The app supports object segmentation, text translation in 29 languages, and 4K upscaling, with direct integration into Docs and Slides.

Perplexity has expanded its agentic Personal Computer feature from Mac to Windows 10 and 11, letting subscribers on paid plans automate multi-step tasks across local files, native apps, and cloud services like OneDrive and Outlook.

OpenAI has enabled ChatGPT and Codex users to connect multiple Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts accounts to a single plugin, removing a prior one-account limitation. The change was confirmed by OpenAI engineer Gabriel Chua on August 28, 2026.

Google is switching Gemini Notebook from fixed daily feature limits to compute-based usage limits that factor in prompt complexity, chat length, and sources used. The change, mirroring a May update to the Gemini app, rolls out to consumer accounts on September 2, 2026.

Anthropic is embedding a dedicated browser into Claude Cowork's desktop app, opening in a side panel whenever a task requires web access. The browser is isolated from the user's own tabs, bookmarks, and passwords, and rolls out this week to Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

OpenAI has extended ChatGPT's task scheduling menu to free accounts, a feature previously limited to paid tiers since its June launch. Paid subscribers also gain the ability to trigger prompts based on events in Gmail, Slack, and GitHub, and all users can now share scheduled tasks with others.

OpenAI has released the Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex, letting workspace administrators manage users, permissions, and usage limits through conversational commands. The plugin is available now in the ChatGPT Work Plugins directory.

Anthropic has merged Claude's memory system so information learned in chat is now automatically available in Cowork, and vice versa. The update also lets users view, edit, or delete stored memories, with sensitive topics excluded by default.

Anthropic now shares a single memory system between Claude Cowork and Claude chat, so tasks and conversations inform each other. Memory is on by default for Free, Pro, and Max plans, but sensitive topics like health or beliefs remain excluded unless manually enabled.

Anthropic has merged the memory systems of Claude chat and Claude Cowork, so context built up in one now carries over to the other. The feature is on by default for Free, Pro, and Max plans, with opt-out controls and separate handling for sensitive personal data.

Google Cloud has launched Gemini Enterprise for Legal, a preview product that connects its Gemini models to legal software like iManage, DocuSign, Everlaw, RelativityOne, and Harvey via MCP connectors. The tool automates contract review, legal research, and regulatory tracking while respecting existing permission structures.

GitHub has launched a feature that lets teams mention @GitHub in Microsoft Teams channels, threads, or DMs to start a shared Copilot agent session visible to all participants. The update turns individual Copilot agent work into a collaborative, team-visible process directly inside Teams.

OpenAI has added an Apple Messages plugin to ChatGPT for Mac, allowing the AI to read, search, and send iMessage, SMS, and RCS conversations. The feature is available across all plans but currently limited to Apple silicon Macs.

Slack has launched Slack Code, a feature that gives AI coding agents dedicated project channels where developers and non-technical staff can watch, review, and redirect their work in real time. Anthropic, GitHub, OpenAI, Cognition, and Vercel are building integrations, bringing Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT, and Devin into Slack's group chat environment.

Black Forest Labs has released FLUX Upscale, a dedicated tool that takes existing video and regenerates it at higher resolution, up to native 4K. The tool is now available as its own FLUX endpoint.

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore's Web Search connector now supports per-request domain filtering and published-date windows, enforced server-side. The update, shipped as connector version 1.2.0, also expands availability to AWS regions in Dublin and Tokyo.

Meta has released a native Mac desktop app for Meta AI, built with AppKit and SwiftUI rather than Electron, weighing just 16MB. The 1.0 beta adds Mac-specific features including a global composer shortcut, system-wide dictation, and window-attachment for screen context.

Meta is rolling out a standalone Mac desktop app for Meta AI, adding screen-sharing capabilities and business-focused features like ad analytics and Google Workspace integration. The app is free, though advanced features may require a Meta One subscription.

Anthropic announced that Claude Cowork, its workspace-focused feature, is now available on mobile and web for all paid plans. The rollout began last month exclusively on Anthropic's most expensive tier before expanding today.

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Teens, a version of its chatbot that activates automatically when systems estimate a user is 13-17, applying default safety guardrails and study-focused features. The rollout includes homework shortcut detection, quizzes, learning visualizations, and expanded parental notifications covering eating disorder risk signals.

OpenAI has expanded ChatGPT's Google Drive integration, allowing paid subscribers to add Drive files to their ChatGPT Library and edit them directly inside the chat interface. The edits apply to the actual file in Drive, not a copied version.

OpenAI has replaced ChatGPT for Mac's Chronicle research preview with Computer History, an opt-in feature that builds a searchable activity timeline using macOS accessibility events instead of screenshots. The feature is available to ChatGPT Pro, Business, and Enterprise users, excluding the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK.

Suno's Studio 2.0 update introduces a beta chat feature that lets Premier subscribers create instruments, vocals, and custom plugins through text prompts. The release also adds MIDI import/editing, stem separation, and unrestricted multitrack export at 32-bit/48kHz.

Microsoft has begun rolling out a unified Copilot experience for a subset of users, merging consumer and enterprise apps as a first step toward a planned super app with chat, coding, and agentic features. Several consumer Copilot features, including Podcasts, Group Chat, and Deep Research, will be removed starting Aug. 18.

Microsoft is merging its consumer-facing Copilot app with Microsoft 365 Copilot while discontinuing Group Chats, AI-generated podcasts, Copilot Labs, Deep Research, and the Mico animated character by August 18, 2026. Paying professional users will get Researcher as a Deep Research replacement.

Microsoft will merge its consumer Copilot app and Microsoft 365 Copilot into a single unified app starting mid-September 2026, letting users sign in with personal, work, or school accounts. Three features—group chats, podcasts, and Deep Research—will be retired on August 18.

Anthropic has integrated Claude Cowork into its Claude for Chrome browser extension, letting users continue tasks between the desktop app and browser with shared history and connectors. Max and Team subscribers get access immediately, with Pro plan support coming in the following weeks.

Anthropic has upgraded Claude's Chrome side panel into a full Cowork session, letting browser-based conversations and tasks carry over to Claude's desktop, web, and mobile apps. The feature is live now for Max and Team customers, with Pro access rolling out in coming weeks.

Raycast v0.71 introduces Screen Awareness, a feature that feeds context from the active app or window—including selected text, app details, and a screenshot—directly into AI Chat or Quick AI. The update also adds context management, dictation vocabulary import, and new keyboard chord support.

OpenAI has expanded its Daybreak cyber defense service into two tiers, Blue and Red, and introduced GPT-5.6-Cyber, a specialized model built on GPT-5.6 Sol for security testing and vulnerability research. The Red tier, which includes the new model, is currently limited to trusted partners like Accenture, IBM, CrowdStrike, and Cloudflare.

Claude Code sessions running on macOS and Linux can now send messages to one another instead of requiring users to manually copy context between terminals. Anthropic says the feature supports both local and cross-machine communication, though it's not yet available on major cloud platforms.

Claude Code v2.1.224 introduces cross-session messaging, letting separate Claude Code instances on macOS and Linux send each other summaries to coordinate work. The feature does not support approving permissions or executing commands remotely.

GitHub has published a guide covering slash commands available in the GitHub Copilot app, designed to extend Copilot beyond simple chat into planning, team collaboration, task automation, and workflow customization. The guide targets developers looking to get more structured, repeatable value out of Copilot's interface.

OpenAI is removing text chat limits for Free and Go ChatGPT users, powered by a new GPT-5.6 Luna model with a 'Think' button for harder questions. The company also upgraded GPT-5.6 Sol for Plus and Pro users, claiming a 68% reduction in factual errors versus GPT-5.5-Instant.

OpenAI is rolling out a ChatGPT-specific tuning of GPT-5.6 Sol that merges Instant and Thinking modes behind a new reasoning slider for Plus and Pro subscribers. Free users now get unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna and a new Think button.

OpenAI is removing rate limits on text-only prompts for Free and Go tier ChatGPT accounts starting next week. Image generation, file uploads, and voice mode will still be capped, and GPT-5.6 Luna becomes the new default model for those tiers.

OpenAI will remove text chat rate limits for ChatGPT Free and Go users starting next week and add a 'Think' button for deeper reasoning. Plus and Pro subscribers get an updated GPT-5.6 Sol model that OpenAI claims is more accurate with facts, dates, and sourcing.

Google is adding agentic capabilities to Google Maps' Ask Maps feature, letting users order food, book hotels, and buy event tickets directly through the app. A new Personal Intelligence feature, off by default, lets Ask Maps pull context from Gmail and Calendar to personalize responses.

Google Maps' Gemini-powered Ask Maps chat is rolling out globally to English speakers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, and over 150 other countries and territories. The update adds Gmail-based Personal Intelligence, real-time transit data, conversation memory, and agentic capabilities for ordering food and booking hotels.

GitHub has published a walkthrough of stacked sessions and pull requests in the Copilot app, a workflow feature that lets developers chain multiple AI-assisted coding sessions and PRs together. The post uses a real-world example: modernizing an old codebase.

GitHub has added stacked sessions and pull requests to the GitHub Copilot app, allowing developers to break large coding tasks into a sequence of dependent Copilot sessions that each produce their own PR. GitHub demonstrated the feature by using it to modernize an old codebase.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed during an earnings call that a Copilot 'super app' merging chat, code, Cowork, and Autopilots will launch this year for both consumer and commercial users. The announcement follows OpenAI's own super app rollout, which the company has admitted is 'kind of a mess.'

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed during a Wednesday earnings call that the company is merging Copilot chat, GitHub Copilot coding features, Cowork, and Autopilot agents into a single 'super app' launching this year. The move mirrors OpenAI's recent ChatGPT Work app, which combines ChatGPT and Codex.

Waymo has added Gemini to its Ojai vehicles, letting riders ask questions and adjust cabin controls like AC and pullover requests via voice. The assistant operates independently from the Waymo Driver and has no access to vehicle movement or routing.

Google is rolling out advanced voice control for Gemini on macOS, version 1.88, letting users dictate cleaned-up text and issue voice commands that reference on-screen content. The feature, previewed at I/O 2026, requires opt-in Gemini reasoning to unlock summarization, rewriting, and image editing tasks.

Google is rolling out advanced voice control to Gemini for macOS version 1.88, combining Gboard Rambler-style dictation with a screen-aware assistant that can summarize files, rewrite text, and generate images by voice. The feature, previewed at I/O 2026, activates via a long-press of the Fn key and requires Gemini reasoning to be enabled for the advanced capabilities.