Google is rolling out an experimental AI assistant called CC that compiles a personalized “Your Day Ahead” briefing each morning. The service draws on a user’s Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and the web to summarize schedules, upcoming tasks, bills, and relevant updates, while also drafting emails and creating calendar links for quick action. Initially available in early‑access to paid subscribers over 18 in the United States and Canada, Google is opening a waitlist for the feature. Powered by the Gemini model, CC mirrors OpenAI’s Pulse in offering a concise daily snapshot of a user’s digital life. Read more →

Cursor, the AI coding startup, has launched Visual Editor, a new feature that lets developers and designers modify web‑app aesthetics using natural‑language prompts. The tool blends design controls with code, offering real‑time CSS adjustments and a chat interface powered by Cursor’s AI. Aimed at reducing friction between design and development teams, Visual Editor expands Cursor’s platform beyond pure coding and positions the company against competitors in the burgeoning AI‑driven software creation market. Read more →

OpenAI’s 2025 ‘The State of Enterprise AI’ report, based on anonymized usage data from over a million business customers and a survey of thousands of workers, shows that AI tools are increasingly adopted across companies but the average time saved is modest—less than an hour per active workday. Heavy‑use “frontier” users report larger gains, while most employees see incremental improvements in speed or quality. The report also notes a widening gap between power users and average workers and references an ongoing Ziff Davis copyright lawsuit against OpenAI. Read more →

Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 11 Insider build that adds an optional "experimental agentic features" toggle. The update enables Copilot Actions, an AI‑driven assistant that can handle tasks such as file organization, meeting scheduling, and email composition. While the feature aims to boost productivity, Microsoft acknowledges novel security risks and has built safeguards, including separate user accounts for agents, mandatory user approvals, activity logs, and observable actions. The feature is currently disabled by default and limited to early test builds. Read more →

A recent guide outlines nine practical ways to use ChatGPT, ranging from a powerful search engine to personal styling advice, meal planning, interior design, job hunting, people research, tech troubleshooting, travel planning, and personal guidance. The article emphasizes experimenting with the AI while remaining aware of its limitations, encouraging users to harness its versatility for everyday tasks while double‑checking information. Read more →

Google Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT have both rolled out scheduled automation features that let users program the bots to perform tasks at specific times or on recurring intervals. Users can create actions or tasks by describing the desired activity and its schedule, and the services will execute them even when the apps are closed, sending notifications via email or push alerts. Both platforms require a paid subscription, limit users to ten concurrent schedules, and provide simple interfaces for creating, editing, pausing, or deleting the automated jobs. Read more →

Google has expanded its NotebookLM AI workspace by adding a Deep Research tool that can automatically browse the web and compile multi‑page reports on a single topic. The new feature works alongside the Gemini model, allowing users to direct the app to seek specific online sources and receive suggested articles, papers, and websites. NotebookLM can now also pull data from Google Sheets, Microsoft Word documents, and PDFs stored in Google Drive, with the ability to add Drive files simply by copying a URL. The enhancements are set to roll out to users within a week, further strengthening the app’s note‑taking, flashcard, and quiz‑generation functions. Read more →

A Reddit user has compiled five ChatGPT prompts inspired by well‑known productivity books such as Getting Things Done, The 4‑Hour Workweek, and Deep Work. The prompts help users prioritize tasks with the Eisenhower Matrix, design focused work sessions, conduct weekly reviews, align work with personal energy levels, and apply the 80/20 principle. Early adopters report clearer task organization, better time allocation, and reduced mental clutter, turning everyday workflows into more efficient, goal‑oriented processes. Read more →

Enterprises are moving beyond generative AI that merely creates content toward agentic AI systems that act autonomously. While 78% of companies now use generative AI, many see little impact on productivity or revenue. Agentic AI promises to close that gap by turning insights into actions, embedding trust through audit logs and data lineage, linking fragmented tools, and operating continuously without user prompts. Early adopters report faster reporting cycles, reduced compliance costs, and measurable productivity gains, suggesting a shift from surface‑level AI tools to solutions that deliver tangible bottom‑line results. Read more →

TechRadar is rolling out an AI Week series aimed at helping readers navigate the fast‑moving world of artificial intelligence. The coverage will spotlight how AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Copilot are reshaping productivity, creativity, and work, while also probing ethical considerations. Whether newcomers or seasoned adopters, the audience can expect practical how‑to guides, in‑depth feature stories, and insights on staying informed amid the AI boom. Read more →

Taskade, founded in 2017, offers a cross‑platform workspace that blends tasks, notes, outlines, and multiple view options. In 2023 the company added AI features powered by OpenAI's GPT models, enabling project planning, automation triggers, and a "Project Studio" that can generate outlines, workflows, and even full‑stack apps from a single prompt. The platform includes over 300 templates, a chat and video interface for teams, and a new extension called Taskade Genesis that lets users create AI‑driven applications quickly. While the tool shines for early‑stage startups and remote teams, its breadth may exceed the needs of users seeking only basic task‑management. Read more →

Google has rolled out a substantial upgrade to the chat function in its NotebookLM AI notetaking tool. The update expands the context window to a 1 million‑token limit, improves performance and source assessment, and adds the ability to save and manage conversations. New conversation styles let users tailor responses, while the upgraded Gemini models boost overall quality. The changes aim to make NotebookLM more natural, informative, and useful for both work and school tasks. Read more →

Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan told an audience at TechCrunch Disrupt that artificial‑intelligence assistants will soon let workers shorten their standard workweek. Highlighting Zoom’s new AI‑driven “digital twin” feature—an avatar that can speak on a user’s behalf—Yuan described how the technology is already being used in earnings calls and could handle tasks such as email triage, document collaboration, and even preliminary contract negotiations. He argued that as AI takes over routine communication, employees could move to a three‑ or four‑day workweek within five years, reshaping the future of work. Read more →

Google is extending its Gemini AI chatbot with a new Canvas feature that can automatically create slide decks. Users can simply provide a prompt or upload a document, and Gemini will produce a themed presentation complete with images and text. The decks can be exported directly to Google Slides for further editing or collaboration, and the capability is rolling out to both personal and Workspace accounts. Read more →

Opera Neon is an AI‑powered browser that blends chat, task automation, and web‑page creation into a single experience. Reviewers found the interface intuitive, using built‑in AI to generate a custom TechRadar RSS feed and a curated list of top RPG games in minutes. While Neon offers a novel shift from passive browsing to active creation, it suffers from occasional slowness, interruptions when the computer sleeps, and a $20/£20 monthly subscription. The early‑access product shows promise for the future of agentic browsers despite current limitations. Read more →

Anthropic has launched a new capability called Skills for Claude AI users across its Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans. Skills are pre‑configured folders that embed instructions, brand guidelines, legal clauses and other reference material directly into Claude projects, allowing the model to produce consistent, on‑brand output without repeated prompting. The feature is integrated throughout Claude’s ecosystem, including its apps, Claude Code, the Developer Platform and the Agent SDK. At the same time, Anthropic announced the Haiku 4.5 model, a faster and more efficient version of Claude that retains the coding strengths of the earlier Sonnet release. Read more →

Google is adding a new AI‑driven feature to Gmail that helps users schedule meetings directly from email. Called “Help Me Schedule,” the tool leverages the Gemini model to detect when a message involves arranging a meeting and offers suggested times that align with the sender’s calendar. Users can click a button in the Gmail toolbar, generate an inline meeting widget, and let recipients pick a convenient slot, completing the scheduling process without leaving the email thread. At launch, the feature supports one‑on‑one meetings only. Read more →

Slack is testing a redesigned Slackbot that leverages generative AI to help users with common work tasks. The new bot can draft project plans, highlight daily priorities, analyze reports, and retrieve information across integrated services such as Google Drive, Salesforce, and OneDrive. Available as a beta to tens of thousands of users, the feature is slated for a broader release later this year. Slack also notes that the AI can generate channel recaps, thread summaries, and writing assistance in Canvas, while allowing organizations to opt out of using chat data for model training. Read more →

Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant is expanding beyond the Microsoft ecosystem, now able to link with Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Outlook and OneDrive after users opt‑in. The integration lets users query personal data across these services with a single prompt, such as asking for an email address or locating recent notes. A new native export feature also lets Copilot turn longer responses—those over 600 characters—into Word, Excel, PowerPoint or PDF files with one click. The update is currently rolling out to Windows Insiders via the Microsoft Store and is slated for broader release after testing. Read more →

Microsoft is promoting a new collaborative workflow it calls “vibe working,” built around AI‑driven tools in its Office suite. The company unveiled Office Agent and Copilot’s Agent Mode for Word and Excel, allowing users to start documents with a single prompt and iterate with AI assistance. Office Agent, powered by Anthropic models, can generate PowerPoint decks and Word files in a chat‑first experience, while the Excel and Word Agent Modes run on OpenAI’s latest models and achieved modest accuracy on benchmark tests. Microsoft says the features will soon expand to desktop versions and additional apps, signaling a deeper push toward human‑agent collaboration in the workplace. Read more →