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Microsoft Consolidates Copilot and Retires Several AI Features
The updated Microsoft 365 Copilot app will support personal and work accounts while keeping organizational data boundaries separate.
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IBM and OpenAI Build an Enterprise AI Consulting Army
A dedicated OpenAI practice inside IBM Consulting will train thousands of specialists and target finance, government, telecom and retail deployments.
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Databricks Raises $5 Billion at a $190 Billion Valuation
The data and AI company says its revenue run rate has passed $7 billion, while the new capital will support databases, agents and acquisitions.
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OpenAI CRO Denise Dresser to Leave; Dali Rajic Named Successor
Denise Dresser will leave OpenAI after a transition period, and former Wiz president and COO Dali Rajic will take over the company’s global revenue organization.
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OpenAI Launches GPT-5.6-Cyber for Vetted Defenders
OpenAI is giving vetted defenders a purpose-trained model with fewer refusals for advanced security work while restricting access through its Daybreak program.
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Microsoft Puts AI Agents to Work in Cyber Defense
Project Perception coordinates red, blue and green AI agents to identify, assess and remediate vulnerabilities while keeping human operators in control.
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OpenAI Is Retiring Atlas. The Browser May Not Be the Point Anymore.
Atlas shuts down Aug. 9 as OpenAI moves browser-based agentic work into ChatGPT and Codex. Google is embedding Gemini into Chrome while Perplexity keeps Comet as a browser. The emerging contest is less about browser chrome than who controls the agent that can act across the web.
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The ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Is Really an Operating Model Problem
AI is not simply replacing software features. It is changing the unit of value from access to execution, forcing software companies to rethink architecture, pricing and what their products are actually responsible for.
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AI Capability Is Moving Faster Than Accountability
Advanced models are gaining the ability to navigate systems, execute actions and circumvent safeguards. The institutions responsible for deciding how much risk is acceptable are still trying to determine what should be tested, by whom and what happens after a model leaves their control.
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When AI Goes Rogue, Who Pays?
Autonomous AI agents are gaining permission to act across company systems. As that authority expands, liability is becoming a practical issue in contracts, cybersecurity, insurance and product design.