New features and launches in ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity and other AI tools, plus changes to pricing and availability.
Microsoft is now testing Bing Chat on Google Chrome and Apple Safari for select users, finally breaking out of its own Edge walled garden. Early access comes with tight guardrails: Chrome testers report caps of 5 turns per conversation and 2,000 characters per prompt, far lower than the 30 turns and 3,000 characters allowed in Edge.
OpenAI just quietly pulled the plug on its AI Classifier tool after admitting it simply didn't work well enough. The detector only correctly identified AI text 26% of the time while falsely flagging human writing 9% of the time. The shutdown proves that reliably detecting AI text remains an unsolved problem, prompting OpenAI to pivot toward provenance and watermarking instead.
Luma AI just released version 0.3 of its Unreal Engine 5 plugin. Creators can now crop NeRF fields using rotated bounding boxes and choose quality presets ranging from Minimal up to Extreme for final renders. If you are upgrading from v0.2, make sure to back up your project and reimport your .Luma assets.
GitHub just rolled out the Copilot Chat beta to all Copilot for Business users on Visual Studio and VS Code. Instead of treating AI as a separate window, it understands your active code context and IDE error messages. Basically, it lets developers debug and generate boilerplate via natural language prompts without ever leaving their editor.
Google just pitched an internal AI tool codenamed Genesis to major publishers, including The New York Times and News Corp. The software takes in data to generate news copy, designed to help journalists brainstorm headlines and adjust writing styles. Why it matters: Media executives are already uneasy, worried that automated news writing disregards the rigorous effort required for fact-checking.
OpenAI just rolled out custom instructions for ChatGPT, putting an end to pasting the same context into every fresh chat. You can now define your role, preferences, or tone once, and the model applies them to all future conversations. It is available in beta for Plus users today, with a wider rollout coming soon.
Superhuman just detailed how it developed Superhuman AI in under three months, ditching traditional roadmaps for high-intensity executive involvement. The team prioritized on-demand drafting over preemptive automation to control costs, which helped drive four consecutive weeks of record growth.
Microsoft just announced that Microsoft 365 Copilot will cost $30 per user, per month for commercial customers. Alongside the pricing, the company launched Bing Chat Enterprise in preview with commercial data protection that guarantees chat data won't leak or train AI models, and rolled out visual search to Bing Chat. Why it matters: At $30 a month on top of existing plans, Microsoft is betting that generative AI can command premium enterprise software prices.
Stability AI just rolled out a revamped developer platform that combines interactive API documentation with a built-in sandbox. Developers can now tweak prompts, test image-to-image or upscaling workflows in real time, and manage API keys directly without jumping through DreamStudio.
Wix just revealed an upcoming AI website builder that creates complete, fully functional sites from a single prompt. Instead of using static templates, it pairs ChatGPT for copy with proprietary design algorithms to generate custom layouts, with a companion business AI assistant also in the works.
Leonardo AI just integrated Stability AI's SDXL 0.9 model alongside Prompt Magic v3, sweetening the rollout with 2,000 bonus token credits. The dual-stage pipeline supports native 1024x1024 resolution and includes a refinement module that boosts photorealism and lighting accuracy. It gives creators a noticeable bump in fidelity without needing to switch out of Leonardo's workflow.
will.i.am just launched FYI (Focus Your Idea), an all-in-one productivity app designed specifically for creative teams. The platform bundles end-to-end encrypted messaging, asset storage, and generative AI co-pilots into a single hub, including an IBM watsonx integration to draft NDAs. It aims to spare artists the friction of juggling WhatsApp, cloud drives, and ChatGPT.
Stability AI's Clipdrop just launched Stable Doodle, a sketch-to-image tool powered by SDXL 0.9 and Tencent ARC's T2I-Adapter. Anyone can sketch a rough outline, type a prompt, and pick from 14 styles to generate high-quality images in seconds. It bridges the gap between raw imagination and detailed prompts, and it is free to try online with daily limits.
Google just launched NotebookLM, an experimental tool from Google Labs that grounds language models in your personal documents. By pairing directly with selected Google Docs, it summarizes content, answers questions with inline citations, and helps brainstorm ideas while curbing hallucinations. It is currently rolling out to a waitlist for U.S. users.
Shopify just revealed Sidekick, a conversational AI chatbot built directly into the merchant dashboard sidebar. The assistant taps into your store's live data to explain sales trends, answer setup questions, and even tweak website themes via chat. Shopify says the feature is coming soon to sellers.
Epidemic Sound just launched Soundmatch, an AI tool that cuts video soundtracking down to seconds. Editors drop in a video clip and place a marker, and the tool analyzes the visual content and taps into 2.5 billion daily YouTube views worth of data to serve up matching music. It turns hours of manual audio browsing into a one-click recommendation.
Beehiiv just launched beehiiv AI, baking generative AI features straight into its newsletter editor. Users get an AI writing assistant, text polishers, built-in image generation, and multi-language translation. The catch: it is only available to subscribers on Scale and Enterprise plans.
Lightning Labs just launched a new toolkit that lets AI models like GPT hold, send, and receive bitcoin via the Lightning Network. Built on the L402 standard and LangChain, the tools allow AI agents to pay each other directly for API calls using cheap micropayments, bypassing outdated credit cards.
OpenAI just disabled the Browse with Bing beta in ChatGPT after discovering users were using it to bypass paywalls. When asked for a specific URL's full text, the bot inadvertently served gated articles for free. OpenAI took it down to fix the loophole and respect content owners.
A California man just launched a $25-a-year service using ChatGPT and voice cloning to fight phone scammers with their own medicine. The Jolly Roger Telephone bots adopt personas like a rambling grandfather or a distracted mom, successfully keeping telemarketers on the hook for up to 15 minutes. It turns annoying spam into sweet, time-wasting revenge.
