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1Password for Agents lets users approve AI agents like Claude Duet, ChatGPT Work, and Meta's Muse to sign into personal accounts, filling in credentials on the agent's behalf instead of handing over the password directly.
Arc stops working on Mac and Windows this December as The Browser Company, acquired by Atlassian for $610 million in 2025, redirects its engineering and security teams entirely to its AI-first browser Dia.
Perplexity's AI agent for Mac can plan tasks, use tools, and process files entirely on-device without sending data to the cloud, though full local operation requires at least 36GB of unified memory.
A new Selling Partner plugin lets Amazon sellers manage inventory, pricing, and listings directly through Claude or Amazon's own Quick assistant, with persistent memory and always-on automation added to Seller Assistant.
OpenAI's new ad format opens a labeled, in-app conversation with a business's own AI agent after a user clicks a ChatGPT ad, as the company's ad business already runs at a $1 billion annualized revenue rate.
Microsoft's new speech recognition model hits 5.2% word error rate across 60 languages at $0.10 per hour — 72% cheaper than its predecessor and up to 10× faster than rivals.
Microsoft is folding its consumer and business Copilot apps into one unified application and discontinuing Group Chats, AI podcasts, Deep Research, and its Mico mascot by August 18.
Amazon beat Q2 2026 estimates across revenue, AWS, and advertising, with cloud growth outpacing Microsoft Azure and hitting levels not seen in five years — even as capex nearly doubled and free cash flow turned negative.
Microsoft's cloud and AI business delivered its strongest year yet, with Azure hitting the $100B annual revenue mark for the first time and Microsoft 365 Copilot reaching 30 million paid seats.
Microsoft is eliminating 4,800 positions — 2.1% of its global workforce — with Xbox taking the heaviest blow as studios spin off and management layers collapse from 14 to five.
Google's Chrome 150, due June 30, strips the final flag keeping Manifest V2 extensions alive. uBlock Origin's 40 million Chrome users have weeks to find an alternative.
Google has officially released a native Gemini application for macOS, bringing its powerful AI assistant directly to the desktop for the first time.