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Palantir Helps Ukraine Turn Battlefield Data Into Drone Intercepts
Palantir is partnering with Ukraine to launch Brave1 Dataroom, a secure AI platform that gives vetted Ukrainian defense developers access to real battlefield data for training counter‑drone models. The environment houses visual and thermal imagery of Shahed‑type UAVs, allowing AI to detect, classify, track and intercept threats without exposing sensitive information. By moving AI tools closer to the front line, Ukraine aims to automate air‑defense against an estimated 400‑1,000 daily drone attacks. The initiative builds on Palantir’s existing contracts and is positioned as a foundation for broader military‑AI projects.
Cool AI Tools for Beginners You Can Use Right Now
The article highlights three beginner‑friendly AI platforms—Perplexity AI, Napkin AI, and Make—that deliver immediate productivity gains without requiring technical expertise. Perplexity AI combines search with AI‑generated answers and source citations, offering a robust free plan. Napkin AI converts written notes...
14 Ways to Use Microsoft Copilot More Effectively at Work
Microsoft Copilot is embedded across Microsoft 365, but many users see only generic, corporate‑sounding output. The article outlines 14 ready‑to‑use prompts that treat Copilot like a literal intern, guiding it with clear roles, goals, and guardrails. Examples range from pre‑meeting briefings and...
House Passes Historic AI Bill for US Small Businesses
The U.S. House passed the AI for Main Street Act with a 395‑14 vote, mandating AI education for small businesses via SBA training hubs. Adoption of AI among small firms rose 18% year‑over‑year, yet 65% fear compliance costs from fragmented...
HSBC Picks Harvey AI for Lawful Good Plans
HSBC has launched the Harvey AI platform to automate high‑stakes legal analysis, targeting contract review, regulatory compliance and research. The system, trained on extensive legal precedents and financial regulations, promises machine‑speed processing that traditionally required large lawyer teams. HSBC’s rollout...
Google Brings AI Videomaker ‘Flow’ to All Workspace Users
Google has integrated its AI video‑creation tool Flow into Google Workspace, making it available to all Workspace customers rather than only AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. The service lets users generate high‑definition videos from natural‑language prompts, leveraging Google’s Veo 3.1 video...
Microsoft’s New Education Push: Free AI Tools, Training, and Premium Software for Schools
Microsoft launched Elevate for Educators, a suite of free AI tools, professional development, and limited-time premium software for teachers and students. The program adds AI-powered features to Microsoft 365 Copilot, including the Teach assistant for lesson creation and the Learning...
Meet the $500M AI Startup Quietly Interviewing Customers for Microsoft
Listen Labs, a San Francisco AI startup, raised $69 million in a Series B round, pushing its valuation above $500 million. The company’s automated interview platform has conducted over one million AI‑led customer interviews for brands such as Microsoft, Sweetgreen and Perplexity. By...
MIT Just Solved AI’s Memory Problem (And It’s Brilliantly Simple)
MIT researchers introduced the Recursive Language Model (RLM), a novel approach that treats large texts as a searchable environment rather than feeding them directly into a neural network. By querying only relevant chunks, RLMs can process inputs up to 100...
Best AI Tools to Learn Automation as a Beginner
AI‑powered platforms like Zapier, Make, and ChatGPT are making automation accessible to beginners. Zapier’s Copilot lets users describe workflows in plain language and generates step‑by‑step Zaps. Make provides a visual canvas with real‑time analytics, while ChatGPT explains core concepts and...
10 Under-the-Radar AI Companies to Watch in 2026
A new eWeek roundup spotlights ten lesser‑known AI firms poised to reshape enterprise technology in 2026. Baseten delivers dramatic inference cost reductions, while Modal Labs provides a serverless platform that abstracts infrastructure complexity. Anyscale brings Ray’s distributed computing to Azure,...
How to Pick an AI Chatbot That Fits Your Work
The guide argues that selecting an AI chatbot should start with the specific work task, not model hype or benchmark scores. It breaks down five common enterprise scenarios—content drafting, research, code assistance, internal document queries, and customer‑facing automation—and maps each...
SoftBank Completes $40B OpenAI Deal After Months of Buildup
SoftBank Group has completed its roughly $40 billion investment in OpenAI, bringing its ownership to just over 10%. The final tranche of $22‑22.5 billion was transferred after earlier $8 billion and $10 billion installments. To fund the deal, SoftBank sold its entire $5.8 billion Nvidia...
ChatGPT Just Became an App Store. Here’s What You Need to Know
OpenAI has opened a public app directory inside ChatGPT, allowing developers to submit third‑party applications that run directly in the chat interface. The Apps SDK, built on the Model Context Protocol, lets apps provide real‑world actions such as shopping, calendar...
Chinese AI Startup Z.ai Takes On OpenAI Via Cheaper Prices
Chinese AI startup Z.ai has released the full weights of its language model under an MIT license, enabling anyone to download and run the model locally. By removing the need for cloud‑based API calls, Z.ai eliminates ongoing usage fees that...
OpenAI Debuts Personalized Year-in-Review ChatGPT Experience for Users
OpenAI has launched a personalized Year‑in‑Review experience within ChatGPT, delivering each user a curated recap of their most frequent topics, queries, and milestones from the past year. The feature automatically surfaces highlights, offers shareable graphics, and suggests new ways to...