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Mistral AI has released Mistral Small 4, a new open-source artificial intelligence model that combines reasoning, multimodal processing and coding capabilities in a single system. The company reports that users no longer need to switch between separate specialised models for different tasks. The model uses a Mixture of Experts architecture with 128 specialists, activating only …
Anthropic has updated its Claude AI chatbot to generate charts, diagrams, and other visualizations directly within chat conversations. The feature is available to all users and is turned on by default. Unlike Claude’s existing “artifacts” feature, which opens created content in a side panel for sharing or downloading, the new visualizations appear inline in the …
Canva has released a new tool called Magic Layers that converts flat, static images into editable, multi-layered designs inside the Canva editor. The tool is available in public beta in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. The core problem Magic Layers addresses is straightforward. When an image is exported or generated by an …
Anthropic has updated its Claude add-ins for Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, introducing shared context, reusable workflows, and new deployment options for enterprise users. The most significant change is shared context across applications. Claude can now carry information from an open Excel workbook directly into a PowerPoint presentation within a single session, without the user needing …
Grammarly, a subscription-based writing assistant owned by the company Superhuman, has disabled an AI feature called “expert review” after widespread criticism from writers, academics, and journalists whose names and likenesses were used without their consent. The feature, which launched in August, presented users with AI-generated writing suggestions attributed to real people, including living authors like …
Perplexity has introduced two new AI agent products at its Ask 2026 developer conference in San Francisco. The announcements signal the company’s move beyond consumer search into enterprise software. The first product, Perplexity Computer, is a cloud-based AI agent that the company now also launched for enterprise customers. It coordinates approximately 20 AI models from …
Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform designed for artificial intelligence agents, and will bring its founders into the company’s AI research division. The deal brings Moltbook co-founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs, the unit led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang. The pair is expected to start on …
Google has announced a new set of AI-powered features for four of its core productivity apps: Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The additions expand what Gemini, Google’s AI system, can do inside these tools by connecting it to information stored in a user’s Gmail, Google Chat, and Drive files. The new features are available in …
Microsoft has announced Copilot Cowork, a cloud-based AI agent that can complete complex tasks across Microsoft 365 applications on behalf of users. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the tool is built using technology from Anthropic, the AI company behind the competing Claude Cowork product. Copilot Cowork forms the centerpiece of Microsoft’s “Wave 3” update …
Anthropic has launched Claude Marketplace, a new platform that gives enterprise customers access to third-party tools built on its Claude AI models. Emilia David reports for VentureBeat that the marketplace currently features products from companies including GitLab, Harvey, Lovable, Replit, Rogo and Snowflake. The platform is designed to simplify procurement. Enterprises with an existing Anthropic …