Amazon is developing a new Alexa project, codenamed Moonraker, designed to let its voice assistant complete several tasks from a single request. Eugene Kim reports for Business Insider that internal planning documents describe the project as enabling “multi-request” engagements, such as booking a ride and texting a friend in one interaction. Moonraker builds on Alexa+, …
OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Work, a new agent built into ChatGPT that takes on entire projects instead of just answering prompts, the company announces in an official blog post. Ina Fried and Madison Mills report for Axios that the tool is powered by OpenAI’s newly released GPT-5.6 model family. From answering to doing ChatGPT Work gathers …
OpenAI announces in an official blog post that GPT‑5.6 is now generally available, following the limited preview it launched several weeks earlier. The family consists of three tiers: the flagship model Sol, the balanced option for everyday work Terra; and the most cost-efficient version Luna. According to OpenAI, all three models outperform rivals such as …
A new open-source tool called Rowboat wants to turn AI assistants into a full workspace rather than just a chat window. The developer, posting under the handle segmenta, introduces the project in a Show HN post on Hacker News, describing it as a local-first alternative to Claude Desktop. The team behind Rowboat previously built AI …
Anthropic is rolling out its AI agent Claude Cowork to mobile devices and the web, the company announced in an official blog post. The tool, previously limited to the desktop app, now lets users start a task on a laptop, check progress on a phone, and retrieve finished work from any browser. Beta access begins …
Google is expanding its Gemini Spark assistant with a new macOS app, additional app connections and real time topic tracking. Adam Coimbra and Srinivasan (Cheenu) Venkatachary write for The Keyword that the updates aim to help users automate repetitive tasks across their desktop and favorite apps. Spark arrives on the Mac The new Gemini macOS …
Notion is shutting down Notion Mail, its AI-powered email client, on September 22. Zac Hall reports for 9to5Mac that the service launched only in April 2025 and will be discontinued across web, desktop, and iOS just over a year later. Notion cited shifting user behavior as the main reason for the decision. According to the …
Inkeep has released OpenKnowledge, a free and open-source markdown editor designed to work alongside AI tools such as Claude, Codex, and Cursor. The company publishes the project on GitHub. OpenKnowledge combines a visual document editor with built-in support for AI agents, positioning itself as a tool for teams that want to manage knowledge bases collaboratively …
The AI landscape is going through a big shift: New tools like Claude Cowork, ChatGPT Agent, and others promise to take over everyday work. They go well beyond just generating text or images: They are designed as digital assistants that actively support you and handle complex tasks independently. At least, this is their promise. But …
Researchers at Xiaomi have built an AI framework that automatically rewrites the software layer connecting an AI model to its tools and environment. Ben Dickson reports for VentureBeat that the system, called HarnessX, treats this software layer, known as a harness, as something that can be modified and improved automatically rather than remaining a fixed, …