DuckDuckGo saw a significant spike in US app installs after Google unveiled a sweeping AI-focused search overhaul at its I/O conference.
By Daniel Mercer Google shared the following statement from Search product VP Robby Stein:
By Daniel Mercer Microsoft is expanding Copilot in Word with new features aimed at professionals in legal, finance, and compliance workflows. According to the company, the update is designed to make AI-assisted document editing more transparent, reviewable, and easier to manage in regulated environments.
By Chris Borden Anthropic is reportedly preparing to launch a new model and a design tool that could compete with Adobe and Figma, while investors are simultaneously pushing the company’s valuation sharply higher.
By Alex Rowland Google is rolling out its new text-to-speech model based on Gemini 3.1 Flash. According to Google, it delivers the company’s most natural and expressive speech synthesis so far. A key new feature is so-called audio tags, which let developers control speaking style, pace, tone, and accent through text prompts. The model supports more than 70 languages and can generate multi-speaker dialogues.
By Daniel Mercer Anthropic is bringing its AI model Claude directly into Microsoft Word. Following its previously released add-ins for Excel and PowerPoint, users can now also work with Claude inside Word. Claude for Word is currently in beta for Team and Enterprise plans.
By Alex Rowland AI startup Overworld has released Waypoint-1.5, an updated version of its real-time world simulation system that generates AI-created interactive 3D worlds on consumer hardware. For the first time, the software now runs on both Mac and Windows and comes in two model tiers: 720p at 60 frames per second for higher-end systems, and 360p for a broader range of gaming PCs equipped with NVIDIA RTX graphics cards, with support for Apple Silicon planned as well.
By Chris Borden Anthropic has introduced a new Claude Code feature called Ultraplan, designed to move coding-task planning into the cloud. Developers can launch a planning job directly from the terminal, while Claude generates the plan in the Claude Code web interface. That means the terminal stays free for other work in the meantime.
By Chris Borden Anthropic is giving developers a managed infrastructure layer for autonomous AI agents with “Claude Managed Agents.” Early customers including Notion and Rakuten are already using the system.
By Chris Borden Google Gemini can now turn questions and complex concepts directly in chat into interactive visualizations. Users can adjust variables, rotate 3D models, and explore data dynamically. The feature is designed to help people understand topics more deeply.
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