Jack Dorsey's Block launched Buzz, a free open source rival to Slack and GitHub built for humans and AI agents. Here's what it does, how it compares, and how to try it.
Google Maps Ask Maps Adds Food Ordering, Hotel Booking and Gmail-Aware AI
Ask Maps can now order food, find hotels, and pull flight details from your Gmail. Here's what shipped, step-by-step setup, and where it falls short.
AI Agents Are Booking Your Flights. Who Agreed to the Terms?
A quick pointer to Andreas Welsch's piece on IEEE 7012 (MyTerms), the new standard tackling consent as AI agents start transacting on our behalf.
Maskara.ai: The Background AI Agent That Finishes Your Recurring Work While You Sleep
Maskara.ai turns recurring work into background agents that run on a schedule and email you clean results. Here's how it works, what it costs, and the best alternatives.
ChatGPT Work Explained: OpenAI’s New Agent for Real Tasks
OpenAI launched ChatGPT Work on July 9, 2026. Here's what the agent actually builds, how to set it up, and where it still needs a human check.
OpenMontage: The Free Open-Source Tool That Turns Claude Code Into a Video Studio
OpenMontage is a free, open-source tool that turns Claude Code into a video production studio. Here's what it does and how to set it up.
Microsoft Is Switching Copilot Cowork to Pay-Per-Use, and DeepSeek Might Power the Cheap Tier
Microsoft is moving Copilot Cowork to usage-based pricing and testing a fine-tuned DeepSeek V4 as a cheaper model option. Here's what's confirmed, what's still unproven, and 6 steps to control your AI agent costs.
Claude Science Is Here: Anthropic’s AI Workbench for Scientists, Explained
Anthropic launched Claude Science, an AI workbench that runs your whole research workflow in one place. Here's what it does, who's using it, and how it beats OpenAI's approach.
If AI Agents Can’t Find Your Website, You Don’t Exist: 3 Fixes for 2026
AI agents now generate more web traffic than humans. Here are three practical fixes you can implement this week, robots.txt, llms.txt, and schema markup, to make your website discoverable by AI agents.
Harvard & Perplexity Just Proved AI Agents Cut Work Time 87% and Cost 94%. Here’s What It Means.
A new Harvard and Perplexity study analyzed 84,000 AI agent sessions. Agents did 26 minutes of autonomous work vs 33 seconds for search, cutting time 87% and cost 94%. Here's what it means for your work.
