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Microsoft claims AI users produce work they couldn't a year ago
Company's survey of 20,000 workers finds 58% report creating work previously beyond their capability, while organizational factors drive impact more than individual ones.
Microsoft ships Copilot Cowork mobile apps and third-party plugins
Microsoft expands its task delegation AI beyond desktop with iOS/Android apps and connectors to Power BI, Dynamics 365, and external tools.
Microsoft presents 11 systems papers at NSDI 2026
Research spans AI inference optimization, network protocol testing, and cloud infrastructure with independent benchmarks showing measurable gains.
Hugging Face adds private test data to ASR leaderboard
The open-source speech recognition benchmark now includes hidden datasets from Appen and DataoceanAI to prevent gaming.
Anthropic ships 10 finance agents plus Excel/PowerPoint integration
Ready-to-run templates for pitchbooks, KYC screening, and month-end close, with Claude working directly inside Microsoft Office apps.
OpenAI launches self-serve ChatGPT ads with CPC bidding
Beta Ads Manager opens to US businesses while new cost-per-click pricing and conversion tracking replace impression-only buying.
GPT-5.5 Instant cuts hallucinations 52.5% on high-stakes prompts
OpenAI's default ChatGPT model shows significant accuracy gains in medicine, law, and finance while improving personalization controls.
OpenAI flags GPT-5.5 Instant as first high-risk model in series
The company's latest instant model gets elevated safety treatment for cybersecurity and bio/chemical capabilities, marking a classification shift.
OpenAI open-sources MRC networking protocol for AI training
New networking protocol spreads packets across hundreds of paths to prevent training failures from network congestion and switch outages.
Frontier firms use 3.5x more AI per worker than typical companies
OpenAI data shows leading enterprises pull ahead through deeper, more complex AI workflows rather than just higher usage volume.
Google ships Gemma 4 open model and enterprise agent platform
April releases include open-source Gemma 4 model, enterprise agent platform, eighth-generation TPUs, and free video creation tools for consumers.
Google backs $3.5M film contest for AI-generated optimistic futures
The tech giant will fund winners to develop full features using AI tools, aiming to lower production barriers for emerging filmmakers.