Workplace AI
ChatGPT Slides brings collaborative presentations into ChatGPT Space
OpenAI's ChatGPT Slides lets Pro, Business, and Enterprise users create, co-edit, and export decks to PowerPoint, PDF, Keynote, or Google Slides.
Workplace AI
Microsoft is appending '(add-on)' to M365 Copilot CSP offer names from 16 October 2026: here's what breaks and what to fix
From 16 October 2026, Microsoft renames M365 Copilot CSP offers to include '(add-on)'. Scripts matching on offer name will silently break.
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Agents & Automation
GPT-6 Pro in ChatGPT now runs tasks across parallel agents
GPT-6 Pro in ChatGPT's Chat tab can now split tasks across multiple agents working simultaneously, with inline progress tracking for Pro subscribers.
Developer Tools & APIs
Gemini 2.5 Pro, Flash, and Flash-Lite retire on 20 October 2026 on Vertex AI: here is what to do before then
Google's Agent Platform retires gemini-2.5-pro, 2.5-flash, and 2.5-flash-lite on 20 Oct 2026. After that, API calls return 404.
Workplace AI
Google Skills start rolling out to Workspace: and the first breaking change is already here
Skills begin replacing Gems in Google Workspace from 5 October 2026. Admins can no longer add 'Ask a Gem' steps in Workspace Studio.
Weekly Digest
AI product notes: week of 5 October 2026
A weekly roundup of smaller AI product updates, release-note items, and admin changes worth tracking.
Security & Governance
Anthropic embeds six METR evaluators with employee-level access and waives its veto over published findings
Anthropic has given six METR staff internal access to its models and safety data: and cannot block what they publish.
Workplace AI
Microsoft Copilot for Legal is now generally available, with 20+ legal skills and 24+ partner integrations
Microsoft has shipped Copilot for Legal at GA, bringing contract redlining, drafting, and obligations tracking into Word and Cowork.
Workplace AI
Microsoft moves M365 Copilot Business CSP usage-based billing default to 1 December 2026 and confirms 4,000-credit spending cap
Microsoft has pushed the CSP usage-based billing default date to 1 December 2026 and confirmed a 4,000 Copilot Credits/user/month spending cap.
Developer Tools & APIs
Anthropic opens public beta for OpenTelemetry tracing on the Claude platform
Claude Managed Agents, the Messages API, and seven Claude SDKs can now export OpenTelemetry traces to any OTLP-compatible observability backend.
Models & Assistants
GPT-5.5 retired from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on 14 October 2026
GPT-5.5 is gone from ChatGPT and Codex as of 14 October 2026. Here's what breaks and how to migrate to GPT-6.1 Sol or GPT-6 Astra.
Agents & Automation
Google Cloud's Gemini agent is a single enterprise AI agent that works like a colleague
Google Cloud unveiled the Gemini agent at Gemini at Work 2026: one universal agent for knowledge work, coding, and data that can hold its own Workspace account.
Models & Assistants
Claude Dashboards and Claude Motion enter beta; Docs, Slides and Design open to everyone
Anthropic launches live data dashboards and code-based animated explainers in beta, while Docs, Slides and Design go free for all Claude users.