BREAKING 🚨: Copilot Portraits are being rolled out in labs to users in the US, UK and Canada.

Users will be able to have conversations with 3D human avatars, powered by the VASA-1 model, which also have access to the internet.

A new user experience! 👀

Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Claude Sonnet 4.5 Thinking are now available on Perplexity.

Microsoft launches Agent Mode and Office Agent for 365 Copilot

Microsoft introduces Agent Mode in Excel and Word, and Office Agent in Copilot chat, providing AI assistance for complex tasks like analysis, document creation, and live research. Initial access is through Microsoft 365 Copilot and Frontier program.

🗞 #microsoftcopilot

OpenAI launches parental controls for ChatGPT teen accounts

OpenAI introduced parental controls for ChatGPT, letting parents link to teen accounts and manage features like voice, image generation, and usage limits. Stronger content filters and account-wide teen safeguards are applied by default.

🗞 #chatgpt

OpenAI launches instant checkout in ChatGPT in US

OpenAI has launched Instant Checkout in ChatGPT for U.S. users, letting them buy from Etsy and Shopify sellers directly in chat. Built with Stripe, it supports single-item purchases via the Agentic Commerce Protocol.

🗞 #chatgpt

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Imagine feature

Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 4.5, its most advanced coding model, optimized for long-term reasoning and code generation. It includes new tools, API updates, and stronger safety measures, now available globally at the same token pricing.

🗞 #claude

Cursor can now control a web browser, so it can test what you have built right away, as well as take screenshots.

Vibe Tester 👀

Files selector is rolling out on Jules Agent by Google 👀

Z AI is preparing to release GLM 4.6 🤖

"As the latest iteration in the GLM series, GLM-4.6 achieves comprehensive enhancements across multiple domains, including real-world coding, long-context processing, reasoning, searching, writing, and agentic applications."

Google develops Infographics tool for NotebookLM

Google is developing an “Infographics” feature for NotebookLM, aiming to convert complex notes into visual summaries. Early details suggest basic customization, with broader capabilities potentially arriving in future updates.

🗞 #notebooklm

BREAKING 🚨: OpenAI is launching Sora 2, Sora 2 Pro and Sora app in US and Canada!

Expansion to other countries is expected to follow.

Soon 👀

Nothing is real 👀

"You’re entering an AI-generated world. Faces may be familiar, but nothing is real."

Sora 2 UI preview 👀

It is almost similar to the normal Sora UI, but rather made in the form of a social app. I don't have official access yet and don't have invites to share.

Jules SWE agent now has memory! 🤖

Are you ready to start Sora 2 invites chain? 👀

I will share 1 Sora invite code with a 1st person in a chain via DMs. The person will have to repeat the process with the next person on the list. Since there are several chains ongoing, follow the conversation on the chat to get in https://news.1rj.ru/str/+UG9lOEE7R6vV9JRY

Please make sure you have VPN ready if you are not from US or Canada and try to share more than 1 invite back to the group if you can 🙏

OpenAI releases Sora 2 with a new iOS app in US and Canada

OpenAI has launched Sora 2, Sora 2 Pro, and an invite-only Sora iOS app in the U.S. and Canada, introducing features like native audio, tighter physics, and likeness-based content creation with parental and creator controls.

🗞 #sora