Developer Tools & APIs
OpenAI's Decisions API is now generally available
OpenAI's Decisions API reached GA on 22 October 2026, returning typed answers up to 10× faster than the Responses API via POST /v1/decisions.
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Cloud & Infrastructure
Claude is now available directly through Google Cloud, operated by Anthropic
Anthropic launched Claude Models on Google Cloud (Anthropic managed) on 22 October 2026, bringing same-day feature parity and GCP billing.
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
Copilot in SharePoint is now generally available: here's what changed and what admins must do before 1 November 2026
Copilot in SharePoint hit GA on 30 September 2026, bringing new features, a split billing model, and a PowerShell deadline admins cannot ignore.
Security & Governance
Claude for Government reaches general availability with FedRAMP High authorisation
Anthropic's Claude for Government exits public beta on 30 September 2026, giving US agencies FedRAMP High access to Claude, Claude Code, and Microsoft 365 integration.
Workplace AI
Google's Gemini desktop app is now available for Windows 10 and 11
Google's native Gemini app lands on Windows 10 and 11 with Alt+Space access, Workspace integration, Gemini Spark, and image and video generation.
Workplace AI
Google Pics is now generally available in Google Workspace
Google Pics, the AI image-generation and object-level editing tool, is generally available for Business Standard and above from 1 September 2026.
Agents & Automation
Codex Remote is now generally available on all ChatGPT plans
Codex Remote reached GA on 25 June 2026, letting every paid ChatGPT subscriber start, steer, and approve Codex work from their phone via secure QR pairing.
Models & Assistants
Gemini 3.8 Flash is now generally available, with a locked-down cyber sibling for vetted defenders
Google's Gemini 3.8 Flash launched on 2 September 2026 at the same $0.75/$3.75 introductory price as 3.7 Flash, with stronger agentic and coding scores.
Workplace AI
Gemini Enterprise mobile app is now generally available for third-party identity providers
Organisations using Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, or AD FS can now deploy the Gemini Enterprise iOS and Android app without allowlist approval.
Models & Assistants
Claude now shares one memory across chat and Cowork, with full user control
Anthropic unified Claude's memory across Chat and Cowork on 25 August 2026, with topic-by-topic editing, sensitive topic opt-in, and a legacy export deadline.
Security & Governance
Anthropic's Admin API user management endpoints for Claude Enterprise are now generally available
The beta header for Claude Enterprise Admin API user management is retired. Members, invites, groups, and custom roles are now GA.
Developer Tools & APIs
Claude Files API graduates to general availability
The Files API beta header is no longer required on /v1/files endpoints, simplifying file-grounded Claude API integrations from 20 August 2026.
Models & Assistants
Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite are now generally available
Google's new Gemini 3.6 Flash uses 17% fewer output tokens, scores 83% on computer use, and costs $1.50/$7.50 per million tokens.
Developer Tools & APIs
Claude for Chrome is now generally available: what the browser extension means for your dev workflow
Anthropic's Claude for Chrome extension has exited preview and is now generally available to all direct paid plan users, bringing browser automation into Claude Code.
Developer Tools & APIs
Gemini Image Models Hit GA: What the Flash and Pro Releases Mean for Developers
Google's gemini-3.1-flash-image and gemini-3-pro-image are now generally available, with video-to-image generation added and preview models shutting down June 25.