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US consumer finance giant Synchrony announced an enterprise collaboration with OpenAI, aiming to connect payments and lending infrastructure to 'agentic commerce' where AI agents handle shopping and checkout.
OpenAI is reportedly running a quiet test of a feature that lets users who hit their usage cap pay to reset the quota instantly.
After a former lead writer said she was 'replaced with ChatGPT,' Saber Interactive's CEO says no writers were replaced with AI.
Call-tracking vendor CTM announced a native OpenAI Ads integration, reportedly letting advertisers track phone-call conversions from ChatGPT campaigns for the first time.
PCMag went hands-on with OpenAI's sold-out $230 'vibe-coding' keyboard, the Codex Micro, and questioned who the device is actually meant for.
Microsoft is merging its consumer, enterprise, and GitHub Copilot products into a single application, introducing a paid AutoPilot agent tier for long-running background tasks, while cutting Copilot Podcasts and Copilot Labs.
Meta has unveiled its own AI coding agent, stepping directly into competition with established players like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Dictation app Wispr Flow unveiled Notetaker on August 5, an AI meeting tool that captures system audio instead of sending a bot participant into calls. It supports Meet, Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp, and FaceTime and is included in the free plan.
Meta has reportedly launched Muse Code, an AI coding agent, entering direct competition with OpenAI and Anthropic in the developer-agent market.
The Reuters Institute's 2026 Digital News Report finds 10% of global online news consumers use AI chatbots for news weekly — up from 7% last year — with South Korea and Turkey leading at 14% while the UK and US lag at 4% and 6%.
Microsoft Build 2026 introduced Microsoft Scout, the GitHub Copilot desktop app, and Microsoft IQ — shifting Copilot from a coding assistant into an always-on autonomous agent that runs Windows workflows without constant supervision.
GitHub replaced Copilot's flat request-based billing with a token-metered model on June 1, 2026. Every plan now includes a monthly AI Credit allotment, billed at $0.01 per credit based on model choice and token consumption.