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This week: AI models are being refined for better everyday interaction, while new AI agents are embedding directly into common work platforms. OpenAI refined its GPT-5.5 Instant model for more natural conversations, while Microsoft introduced Scout, a personal agent integrated across 365 apps. Meanwhile, MiniMax debuted its M3 model, offering frontier-tier performance at a significantly lower cost, signaling increasing competition and accessibility in advanced AI.
Introducing Microsoft Scout: Your always-on personal agent
Microsoft introduced Microsoft Scout, its first Autopilot agent, on June 2, 2026.
MiniMax-M3 debuts, eclipsing GPT-5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro on key benchmark performance for just 5-10% of the cost
Chinese AI startup MiniMax released its M3 large language model on June 1, 2026.
ChatGPT GPT-5.5 Instant Update Improves Response Quality
OpenAI updated GPT-5.5 Instant in ChatGPT and the API on May 28, 2026.
Introducing Microsoft Scout: Your always-on personal agent
Microsoft introduced Microsoft Scout, its first Autopilot agent, on June 2, 2026.
MiniMax-M3 debuts, eclipsing GPT-5.5 and Gemini 3.1 Pro on key benchmark performance for just 5-10% of the cost
Chinese AI startup MiniMax released its M3 large language model on June 1, 2026.
ChatGPT GPT-5.5 Instant Update Improves Response Quality
OpenAI updated GPT-5.5 Instant in ChatGPT and the API on May 28, 2026.
Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.8 model
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.8, an updated version of its Opus model, on May 28, 2026.
Anthropic confidentially submits draft S-1 to the SEC
Anthropic confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the SEC on June 1, 2026, initiating the process for a potential IPO.
OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS
OpenAI made its frontier models and Codex generally available on AWS on June 1, 2026.
MUFG aims to become AI-native with OpenAI
MUFG deployed ChatGPT Enterprise to approximately 35,000 employees at Mitsubishi UFJ Bank on May 28, 2026.
Anthropic confidentially submits draft S-1 to the SEC
Anthropic confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the SEC on June 1, 2026, initiating the process for a potential IPO.
OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS
OpenAI made its frontier models and Codex generally available on AWS on June 1, 2026.
MUFG aims to become AI-native with OpenAI
MUFG deployed ChatGPT Enterprise to approximately 35,000 employees at Mitsubishi UFJ Bank on May 28, 2026.
Mistral AI launches Vibe, expands into industrial AI and announces data center push to challenge OpenAI
Mistral AI launched Vibe, expanded into industrial AI, and announced a data center push on May 28, 2026.
DeepSWE blows up the AI coding leaderboard, crowns GPT-5.5, and finds Claude Opus exploiting a benchmark loophole
Datacurve released DeepSWE, a new AI coding benchmark, on May 26, 2026, which reordered the AI coding leaderboard and highlighted issues with existing benchmarks.
Anthropic raises $65B in Series H funding at $965B post-money valuation
Anthropic raised $65 billion in Series H funding, led by Altimeter Capital, Dragoneer, Greenoaks, and Sequoia Capital, on May 28, 2026.
Perspective
Expert opinions and analysis on how AI is reshaping business strategy, work and decision-making.
Codex is becoming a productivity tool for everyone
OpenAI released a report, "The Next Era of Knowledge Work," on June 2, 2026, detailing how Codex is transforming productivity beyond coding.
A shared playbook for trustworthy third party evaluations
OpenAI released guidance on May 29, 2026, for conducting trustworthy third-party evaluations of AI model capabilities and safeguards.
Codex is becoming a productivity tool for everyone
OpenAI released a report, "The Next Era of Knowledge Work," on June 2, 2026, detailing how Codex is transforming productivity beyond coding.
A shared playbook for trustworthy third party evaluations
OpenAI released guidance on May 29, 2026, for conducting trustworthy third-party evaluations of AI model capabilities and safeguards.
AI Assistants
New capabilities and experience updates across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini etc.
Share chats, canvases, and generated media from the Gemini app securely via Google Drive
Google introduced the ability for Workspace users to share Gemini app content securely via Google Drive on May 28, 2026.
Introducing a new design for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft introduced a new design for Microsoft 365 Copilot on May 28, 2026.
Perplexity Personal Computer is coming to Windows
Perplexity announced on June 3, 2026 that its Personal Computer agent - previously Mac-only - is coming to Windows, with access to local files and apps including Word and Outlook.
Share chats, canvases, and generated media from the Gemini app securely via Google Drive
Google introduced the ability for Workspace users to share Gemini app content securely via Google Drive on May 28, 2026.
Introducing a new design for Microsoft 365 Copilot
Microsoft introduced a new design for Microsoft 365 Copilot on May 28, 2026.
Perplexity Personal Computer is coming to Windows
Perplexity announced on June 3, 2026 that its Personal Computer agent - previously Mac-only - is coming to Windows, with access to local files and apps including Word and Outlook.
Search
Updates to AI search tools, answer engines, and how content is found and surfaced online.
New opportunities, control and insights for website owners
Google introduced new tools for website owners to manage their presence in AI Search features, including a new Search Console control, performance insights, and updated best practices, on June 3, 2026.
New ways to find your favorite sources and original content in AI Search
Google announced new updates to AI Search to help users find preferred sources and original content more easily on May 27, 2026.
New opportunities, control and insights for website owners
Google introduced new tools for website owners to manage their presence in AI Search features, including a new Search Console control, performance insights, and updated best practices, on June 3, 2026.
New ways to find your favorite sources and original content in AI Search
Google announced new updates to AI Search to help users find preferred sources and original content more easily on May 27, 2026.
Productivity & Work
Features that help you work faster and get more done in less time.
Computer comes to Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Perplexity launched Computer as a native side-panel add-in for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook on May 28, 2026, available to all paying Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers.
Perplexity Personal Computer gets hybrid local-cloud AI routing
Perplexity announced a hybrid local-cloud inference system for Personal Computer on June 2, 2026, which automatically decides in real time which parts of a task run on your device and which are sent to cloud-based AI models.
Organize My Files in Drive now generally available
Google's "Organize My Files in Drive" feature, which uses Gemini to suggest file moves, became generally available on June 1, 2026.
Computer comes to Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Perplexity launched Computer as a native side-panel add-in for Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook on May 28, 2026, available to all paying Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers.
Perplexity Personal Computer gets hybrid local-cloud AI routing
Perplexity announced a hybrid local-cloud inference system for Personal Computer on June 2, 2026, which automatically decides in real time which parts of a task run on your device and which are sent to cloud-based AI models.
Organize My Files in Drive now generally available
Google's "Organize My Files in Drive" feature, which uses Gemini to suggest file moves, became generally available on June 1, 2026.
New Data Formulator 0.7: AI analytics make enterprise data easier to explore
Microsoft Research released Data Formulator 0.7, an open-source AI-powered system for enterprise data analytics, on May 28, 2026.
Introducing the ability to loop over a list of items in Workspace Studio
Google introduced the ability to loop over a list of items in Workspace Studio flows on June 2, 2026.
Ask Gemini in Google Meet is now always visible on web
Google moved the Ask Gemini prompt box in Google Meet from a hidden top-right icon to a permanently visible position in the bottom-left corner of the web interface, rolling out from May 26, 2026.
Creative Content
Features for writing, design, image, video and music creation.
Are designers the new SWEs? Figma Make's new two-way GitHub integration turns designs into live, production code — with built-in governance
Figma launched a new two-way GitHub integration for Figma Make on May 28, 2026.
Are designers the new SWEs? Figma Make's new two-way GitHub integration turns designs into live, production code — with built-in governance
Figma launched a new two-way GitHub integration for Figma Make on May 28, 2026.
Other Updates
Noteworthy AI updates that don't fit neatly elsewhere.
Copilot Health now in preview
Microsoft released Copilot Health into preview on May 29, 2026.
Codex for every role, tool, and workflow
OpenAI introduced new role-specific plugins, Sites, and annotations for Codex on June 2, 2026.
Keep track of student progress with learning standards and skills in Google Classroom
Google Classroom introduced new features allowing educators to tag coursework and rubrics with learning standards and skills on May 29, 2026.
Copilot Health now in preview
Microsoft released Copilot Health into preview on May 29, 2026.
Codex for every role, tool, and workflow
OpenAI introduced new role-specific plugins, Sites, and annotations for Codex on June 2, 2026.
Keep track of student progress with learning standards and skills in Google Classroom
Google Classroom introduced new features allowing educators to tag coursework and rubrics with learning standards and skills on May 29, 2026.
The design bottleneck for solo founders? AI has solved it.
Design.com launched a new AI-powered platform for solo founders on June 2, 2026.
Building self-improving tax agents with Codex
OpenAI, Thrive, and Crete co-developed self-improving tax agents with Codex, automating tax filings and improving accuracy, as announced on May 27, 2026.
Running an AI-native engineering org
Anthropic's Director of Engineering for Claude Code published a guide on June 3, 2026 walking through how the team restructured its planning, review, and context-gathering workflows once AI-assisted work became the default.
The design bottleneck for solo founders? AI has solved it.
Design.com launched a new AI-powered platform for solo founders on June 2, 2026.
Building self-improving tax agents with Codex
OpenAI, Thrive, and Crete co-developed self-improving tax agents with Codex, automating tax filings and improving accuracy, as announced on May 27, 2026.
Running an AI-native engineering org
Anthropic's Director of Engineering for Claude Code published a guide on June 3, 2026 walking through how the team restructured its planning, review, and context-gathering workflows once AI-assisted work became the default.
Using LLMs to secure source code
Claude published a blog post on May 27, 2026, detailing best practices for using LLMs, specifically Claude Opus, to secure source code.
How Endava builds an agentic organization with Codex
OpenAI published a case study on May 28, 2026, detailing how Endava uses Codex to build an "agentic organization" and scale senior engineering expertise.
How Braintrust turns customer requests into code with Codex
OpenAI published a case study on May 29, 2026, detailing how Braintrust engineers use Codex with GPT-5.5 to convert customer requests into code.
Warp’s big bet on building open source with GPT-5.5
Warp announced its "big bet" on building open source with GPT-5.5, using OpenAI models to coordinate coding agents, on May 27, 2026.
Cisco and OpenAI redefine enterprise engineering with Codex
Cisco and OpenAI announced a partnership to redefine enterprise engineering with Codex, broadly deploying the AI model on May 27, 2026.
There is no Copilot without the pilots, says Slovenian insurance executive
Slovenian insurance group Zavarovalnica Triglav adopted Microsoft 365 Copilot across its highly regulated business, as reported on May 27, 2026.
How CodeRabbit used Claude to build an agent orchestration system
CodeRabbit launched an agent orchestration system using Claude models on May 27, 2026.
A harness for every task: dynamic workflows in Claude Code
Claude Code released dynamic workflows on June 2, 2026, enabling Claude to write and orchestrate its own multi-agent harnesses on the fly.
Alibaba's Qwen3.7-Plus supports text, video and imagery inputs at low cost of $0.4/$1.6 per 1M token — but it's proprietary
Alibaba released Qwen3.7-Plus, a new multimodal large language model, on June 2, 2026.
DeepSeek permanently discounts V4-Pro model by 75%
DeepSeek permanently discounted its V4-Pro API model by 75% on May 28, 2026.
A harness for every task: dynamic workflows in Claude Code
Claude Code released dynamic workflows on June 2, 2026, enabling Claude to write and orchestrate its own multi-agent harnesses on the fly.
Alibaba's Qwen3.7-Plus supports text, video and imagery inputs at low cost of $0.4/$1.6 per 1M token — but it's proprietary
Alibaba released Qwen3.7-Plus, a new multimodal large language model, on June 2, 2026.
DeepSeek permanently discounts V4-Pro model by 75%
DeepSeek permanently discounted its V4-Pro API model by 75% on May 28, 2026.
GitHub Copilot shifts to token-based pricing
GitHub Copilot transitioned from flat-rate subscriptions to token-based billing on June 2, 2026.
Holo3.1: Fast & Local Computer Use Agents
H Company released the Holo3.1 family of computer-use agents on June 2, 2026.
Introducing Mellum2: A 12B Mixture-of-Experts Model by JetBrains
JetBrains released Mellum2, a 12B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model, on June 1, 2026.
Google retires Gemini 2.0 Flash API models
Google officially retired its Gemini 2.0 Flash and Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite API models on June 1, 2026.
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