News
Edit Files in Gemini: PDFs, Docs, Slides, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
You can now edit files in Gemini without leaving the chat. Google announced the update on October 29, 2026: the app can generate, preview, and edit documents, PDFs, presentations, spreadsheets, and code in the conversation.
Fill with Gemini in Google Sheets: Web Citations, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Fill with Gemini in Google Sheets now shows the web sources behind each AI-generated cell, announced by Google on October 28, 2026, with up to 3,000 cells per request. What changed, how it works, who can use it, how to turn it off, and the main alternatives.
Docs Live in Google Docs: Voice Drafting, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Docs Live turns your voice into a structured first draft in the Google Docs mobile app, rolling out to Google Workspace business users from October 21, 2026. What changed, how to create a document with your voice, who can use it, and the main alternatives.
Gemini in Google Sheets for BigQuery: Dashboards, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Gemini in Google Sheets can now analyze BigQuery data in natural language, announced by Google on October 19, 2026. What changed, how the dashboard flow works, who can use it, the limits to know, and the main alternatives.
GPT-6.1 Terra: Computer Use for Office Tasks, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
GPT-6.1 Terra is OpenAI's new fast, lower-cost model for computer use and everyday writing, released on October 26, 2026, in ChatGPT Work, Codex, and the API. What it does, which office tasks it suits, what it costs, and the main alternatives.
Kimi K3.1 Pro: What's New, Finance Workflows, and Alternatives (2026)
Kimi K3.1 Pro, Moonshot AI's newest flagship model, launched on October 23, 2026, with a one-million-token context window and full weights due by November 4. What changed, the finance workflows Moonshot highlights, how to access it, what the API costs, and the main alternatives.
Agent Skills Joins the Agentic AI Foundation: What's New, Where Skills Run, and Alternatives (2026)
On October 22, 2026, Anthropic donated Agent Skills, the open standard behind SKILL.md, to the Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation. What changed, what a skill is, which apps run skills, how to install them safely, and the main alternatives.
Claude Duet: Morning Briefs, Waitlist Access, and Alternatives (2026)
On October 21, 2026, Anthropic opened a research preview of Claude Duet, a new app where Claude works as a proactive agent: it sends a morning brief, takes tasks by message, and asks before it acts. What Duet does, how it works, who can join the waitlist, what it costs, its limits, and the main alternatives.
Gemini for Small Business: Financial Insights, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
On October 20, 2026, Google gave Gemini for small business its own home: a business landing page in the Gemini app, new connected apps such as Shopify, Xero, and Canva, and financial insights from spreadsheets and receipts. What Google announced, how the financial insights work, who gets the tools, limits, and the main alternatives.
Notion AI Credits: What's New, How They Work, and Alternatives (2026)
On October 19, 2026, Notion moved all AI usage to a new credit system: Business and Enterprise seats include 1,500 Standard credits and 500 Select credits each month. What changed, how Standard and Select credits work, what a typical task uses, who moves over and when, limits, and the main alternatives.
NotebookLM Slide Decks in Gemini Notebook: What's New, How It Works, and Alternatives (2026)
On October 19, 2026, Google said Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, can walk you through a slide deck before it renders: pick a focus, set the format and style, then review and edit the outline. What changed, who can use it, how to co-create, edit, and export a deck, limits, and the main alternatives.
ChatGPT Slides: What's New, How It Works, and Alternatives (2026)
ChatGPT Slides arrived in OpenAI's release notes on October 16, 2026, letting you create presentations and keep working on them with your team in Space. What OpenAI announced, what was already there, who can use it, how to make and export a deck, limits, and the main alternatives.
Microsoft Copilot for Legal: What's New, Contract Review, and Alternatives (2026)
Microsoft Copilot for Legal became generally available on October 15, 2026, with more than 20 purpose-built legal skills in Word and Cowork plus partner-built plugins. What Microsoft announced, how playbook-based contract review works, how to access it, security controls, and the alternatives.
ChatGPT in Chrome: Computer Use, Comparison Tables, and Alternatives (2026)
On October 15, 2026, OpenAI brought computer use to ChatGPT in Chrome: in Chat it reads across your open tabs, and in Work it can act on them, from filling out forms to downloading files. What was announced, what was already there, how to access it, permissions and privacy, limits, and the alternatives.
Manus for Business: Pricing, Use Cases, and Alternatives (2026)
Manus launched Manus for Business on October 13, 2026, with a Team plan from US$20 per seat per month that pools credits and adds shared Projects, shared Skills, free guest seats, and admin controls. What was announced, Team plan pricing, sharing and privacy, real use cases, and the alternatives.
Gemini 4 Argon: Proposal Decks, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Google made Gemini 4 Argon, its new frontier reasoning model, generally available on October 13, 2026. What changed, who can use it today, how to build a proposal deck with it in the Gemini app, the limits Google lists, and the main alternatives.
Perplexity Computer Automations: What's New, Use Cases, and Alternatives (2026)
Perplexity launched Automations for Computer on September 29, 2026, so it can run work on a schedule or when an event happens in a connected app. How Automations work, who can use them, how credits apply, practical use cases, and the alternatives to compare.
Nano Banana 2.1: Infographics, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
Google made Nano Banana 2.1 generally available on October 6, 2026, with sharper text and more accurate infographic layouts. What changed, where you can use it, API pricing, how it compares with Nano Banana Pro, and the alternatives to consider.
ChatGPT Intelligent UI: Interactive Visuals, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
OpenAI rolled out Intelligent UI with GPT-6 on October 7, 2026, so ChatGPT replies can include charts, diagrams, forms, and small tools. What it does, which plans and models support it, where it works, how to turn it down, and the alternatives to compare.
Gemini Skills Are Replacing Gems: What's New, Key Dates, and Alternatives (2026)
Google said on September 30, 2026 that Gemini skills will eventually replace Gems. What skills do, how they differ from Gems, the key dates for each type of account, how to move a Gem to a skill, and the alternatives to compare.
Zapier Agents Is Now AI by Zapier: What's New, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
Zapier announced on October 6, 2026 that Zapier Agents is moving into AI by Zapier, a single AI step in the Zap editor. What changed, where each Agents feature lives now, how task pricing works, how to migrate, and the alternatives to compare.
Gamma 5: What's New in Gamma AI, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Gamma released Gamma 5 on October 6, 2026, calling it the biggest product overhaul in its history. What changed, how the new agent builds a deck, what happens to the old generator, who can use it today, and the alternatives to compare.
Claude Dashboards and Motion: What's New, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Anthropic launched Claude Dashboards and Claude Motion as betas on October 8, 2026. How Dashboards connects to your data, what Motion makes, which plans include each, the limits Anthropic describes, and the alternatives to compare.
Gemini Agent for Work: What's New, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Google Cloud announced the Gemini agent on October 8, 2026, as a single agent for work. What it does inside Google Workspace, its data and analytics skills, who can access it today, and the alternatives to compare.
Claude for Google Workspace: Docs, Sheets, Slides, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Claude for Google Workspace puts Claude in a sidebar inside Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. What it does in each app, how edits and approvals work, who can install it, the beta limits, and the alternatives to compare.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 5.5: What's New, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5 on September 28 and Haiku 5.5 on October 7, 2026. What changed in each model, what the launch tests say about documents and spreadsheets, API pricing, limits, and the alternatives to test.
Oreate AI Is Now Kooko: What's New, Use Cases, and Alternatives (2026)
Baidu renamed Oreate AI to Kooko on September 21, 2026. What changed, what Kooko does, how its memory works, what the user numbers measure, and the alternatives worth comparing.
ChatGPT Voice in Work: What's New, How to Access It, and Alternatives (2026)
ChatGPT Voice now works inside ChatGPT Work and can use plugins. The three Voice options, who can access it on each plan, usage limits, data handling, and the alternatives to compare.
GPT-6 Sol and Luna: What's New, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
OpenAI released GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna on September 22, 2026. Where each model runs, API pricing, what the launch tests say about finished work, and the alternatives worth testing.
Google Workspace Studio: What's New, Use Cases, and Alternatives (2026)
Workspace Studio now takes custom steps, third-party integrations, and webhooks. Who can turn it on, what it will and will not do yet, the use cases it handles well, and the alternatives.
Claude Opus 5.5: What's New, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
Anthropic shipped Claude Opus 5.5 on September 22, 2026. What actually changed, what it costs on the API and on plans, where it fits in a data workflow, and which alternatives are worth a test.
Gemini Notebook - What's New, How to Use It, and Who Can Access It (2026)
NotebookLM now answers to a different name, lives inside the Gemini app, and has a book store attached. What shipped in September 2026, who can access it, and the limits worth knowing before you upload.
Meta Muse for Mac: What It Does, How to Get It, and Alternatives (2026)
Meta shipped a Mac build of Muse on September 17, 2026. What the app touches on your machine, how the Secure VM and permissions work, what it costs, and where a personal agent sits next to a reporting tool.
Jev by TypeSafe AI: What's New, How It Works, and Alternatives (2026)
A model that does not chat, write, or explain itself. It answers with typed values and probabilities. How Jev's three question types work, what it costs, and wh
ChatGPT for Word: What's New, How to Access It, and Alternatives (2026)
The Office add-in story is complete: ChatGPT now sits in a sidebar inside Word. What shipped, how to switch it on, what the docs say it cannot do, and the alter
Claude Slides: What's New, How to Access It, and Alternatives (2026)
Anthropic folded Cowork into Claude and shipped Docs and Slides on September 16, 2026. What the deck builder does, who can use it today, and what else builds sl
Siri AI Is Here - What's New, What It Can Do, and Who Can Try It (2026)
Apple released the next generation of Apple Intelligence on September 14, 2026, and the headline is a rebuilt assistant called Siri AI. What Apple actually described, which devices qualify, and where a phone-resident assistant sits next to the tools you use for work.
DeepSeek V4.1-Flash: What's New, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
DeepSeek released V4.1-Flash on September 10, 2026, and the release notes are unusually specific: native vision, a one-million-token context, and published API prices. What changed, which benchmark rows actually matter for document work, and the ways to get at it.
Data Agent in ChatGPT Work: Connected Sources, Dashboards, and Alternatives (2026)
On September 10, 2026, OpenAI introduced a Data agent inside ChatGPT Work. The announcement is unusually specific about plumbing: which warehouses it reaches, which semantic layers it reads, and who decides all of that. What it says, what it leaves undefined, and how the same job gets done without a warehouse.
ChatGPT Images 2.5: Presentation Visuals, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
OpenAI announced ChatGPT Images 2.5 on September 8, 2026, with two API models and faster generation. What changed in the release, who can access it today, where a faster image model stops helping a deck, and the alternatives worth knowing.
Grok Bot: Artifacts, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Grok Bot is a persistent AI agent from SpaceXAI that took a standing job and returns finished work. On September 3, 2026 it opened to enterprises with new access, network, and audit controls. What shipped, what a Bot hands back, how to get in, and the alternatives worth knowing.
Google Vids: Video Summaries, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Google Vids can now turn a Doc, PDF, or Word file into a narrated video summary. What shipped, which plans include it, how the document-to-video flow works, and when a written summary is the better output.
Gemini in Google Workspace: Cross-App Decks, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
On September 9, 2026, Google announced that Gemini in Google Workspace can build a deck, a doc, or a spreadsheet from inside whichever app you are already in. What changed, who can use it today, the limits that come with it, and what to use instead.
GPT-6 Astra: Computer Use, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
GPT-6 Astra is OpenAI's computer-use model, released September 3, 2026. What it actually does on a screen, the API pricing at $10 and $50 per million tokens, how staged access works, and the alternatives worth knowing before you plan around it.
Google Pics: Workspace Image Editing, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Google Pics went generally available on September 1, 2026. The six things it can actually do, why editing in place inside Docs and Slides matters more than the generation, which editions get it and when, where a better image editor stops helping a data deck, and the alternatives worth knowing.
Claude Fable 5.1: Deck Quality, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.1 on September 1, 2026. What the customer evaluations actually say about slide and deck work, what a stronger model does and does not change for a data deck, the four routes into it, and the alternatives worth knowing when the deliverable matters more than the model.
Midjourney V8.2 Edit Model: Presentation Visuals, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Midjourney opened public testing of the V8.2 edit model on August 27, 2026. What the edit model actually does, the four ways into it, where public testing means the interface is still moving, and the faster route when what you need is a finished deck rather than a single image.
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe: Meeting Transcripts, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Google announced Gemini 3.5 Transcribe on August 26, 2026. What actually shipped, the two APIs it is exposed through, where you can use it today and where Chrome support is still listed as coming soon, and the gap a transcript leaves open no matter how accurate it is.
Google Slides Recording: Shareable Video Decks, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Google Slides gained a Record option on August 20, 2026, and it runs through Google Vids rather than Slides itself. What actually shipped, which editions and browsers can use it, the one official access note that does not line up, and what a recording still cannot do for you.
GLM-5.3-Flash: What's New, How to Access It, and Free Alternatives (2026)
Z.ai published open weights for GLM-5.3-Flash on August 25, 2026: 320B total parameters with 18B active, a hybrid attention design, and a 1M-token context window. What the model card actually claims, the four capabilities it never measures, how to access the model, and the open-weight alternatives.
Google Sheets Pivot Tables: Grouped Summaries, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
On August 25, 2026, Google shipped grouped field persistence for pivot tables in Google Sheets: custom groupings imported from Excel now survive the trip. What the announcement says, which release tracks have it, what Google deliberately left unsaid, and the alternatives when a grid is the wrong tool.
Gemini Interactive Simulations: What's New, How to Use It, and Alternatives (2026)
Google added interactive simulations and models to the Gemini app on August 24, 2026. What the feature actually produces, which release tracks and account types can reach it, the boundary the announcement draws around your own data, and the alternatives worth knowing.
Claude Skills API: What's New, How to Use It, and Alternatives (2026)
Anthropic moved computer use, the Skills API, and the Files API out of beta on the same day. What each one does, what a skill actually is, where platform coverage is still uneven, and where the same idea already reaches people who do not write code.
Grok Build: What's New, How to Access It, and Alternatives (2026)
Grok Build left its SuperGrok Heavy gate on August 19, 2026 and is now on every plan, on web and mobile. What shipped since the Early Beta, what the feature actually produces, where it sits among Grok's other surfaces, and what the announcement does not say.
Qwen3.8: What's New, How to Run It, and Alternatives (2026)
Alibaba's Qwen3.8-27B is an open release the team calls Qwen-Max-class. What shipped, where the README and the model card disagree, what the benchmark table does and does not measure, and how to run it locally.
Claude Gmail and Google Drive Connectors: What's New, How to Use Them, and Alternatives (2026)
Anthropic's Claude can now send email in Gmail and manage files in Google Drive. Here is what the two connectors actually do, how to switch them on, the limits worth knowing, and where they stop short of analysis.
Muse Glimmer: What's New, How to Run It, and Alternatives (2026)
Meta's 30B open-weight agentic model runs on hardware you already own. What shipped in the August 2026 release, what it takes to run well, and what Meta did not publish.
Gemini 3.7 Flash: What's New, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
Gemini 3.7 Flash costs half what 3.6 Flash did, and Google's own announcement says that price expires December 31, 2026. What actually changed, what the five benchmarks do and do not measure, and where a faster model stops helping.
Google Sheets Canvas: Interactive Dashboards, Access, and Alternatives (2026)
Sheets canvas builds an interactive mini-app on top of a spreadsheet from a plain-language prompt. What it actually does, who can use it today, the four things the announcement does not say, and where a spreadsheet-native canvas stops helping.
Grok 4.6 for Data Analysis: What's New, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
Grok 4.6 arrived on August 12, 2026 with a stated focus on long-running agents and more ambitious interactive and visual work. Pricing starts at $2 per million input tokens and $6 per million output tokens. What the announcement says about data work is narrower than the headline suggests.
What Is NextSlide? The OpenAI Acquisition, What Changes, and Alternatives (2026)
NextSlide turned prompts, notes and documents into editable presentations. OpenAI acquired the company and the team has moved to ChatGPT, with the amount undisclosed. What was actually announced is narrower than the headlines suggest.
What Are Agent Plugins? Skills, MCP Servers, and What Changes (2026)
Agent Plugins is an open, vendor-neutral specification for packaging Agent Skills and MCP servers into one portable directory. Version 1.0.0 was published on August 6, 2026 — no new protocol and no new runtime, only an agreed way to put the existing pieces in a box.
What Is GenOffice? Features, License, and Alternatives (2026)
GenOffice is an open-source, AI-native office suite from Genspark covering word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF and Markdown. The code is Apache-2.0; the AI behind it is not self-hosted.
What Is Claude Cowork? Features, Plans, and Alternatives (2026)
Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for non-coding knowledge work. It takes a goal, works across the files and tools you already have, and returns a finished deck, document or spreadsheet.
ChatGPT for PowerPoint: What It Builds, What It Needs, and Alternatives (2026)
ChatGPT for PowerPoint is an add-in that lets ChatGPT create and revise editable slides inside Microsoft PowerPoint. As of August 2026 it is generally available for Business workspaces — what it builds, what it needs from your data, and where it stops.
What Is MCP? How AI Agents Connect to Your Data (2026 Spec Update)
MCP is the open standard that connects AI agents to tools and data through one interface. What the 2026-07-28 spec rewrote, what it deprecated, and when you do not need it at all.
What Is ChatGPT Work? Features, Limits, and How It Compares (2026)
ChatGPT Work is OpenAI's agent for longer, multi-step tasks that end in a file. What it actually hands back, how Scheduled Tasks work, and where the boundaries sit as of August 2026.
DeepSeek V4 for Data Analysis: Pricing, Limits, and Alternatives (2026)
DeepSeek V4 is the cheapest frontier-class model you can point at a data question in 2026. What it costs, what it can read, and where it stops being the right tool.
Claude Opus 5 for Data Analysis: What's New, Pricing, and Alternatives (2026)
Claude Opus 5 launched 24 July 2026 at $5/$25 per 1M tokens with a 1M context window. What changed for data work, what it costs, and which model fits which task.
Why OpenClaw (Clawdbot) Is Trending in 2026 and What It Means for AI Tools
Why is OpenClaw (Clawdbot) trending in 2026? Discover how this AI agent redefines automation by running locally and connecting LLMs to your real-world tools. Learn about its features, risks, and why it's replacing standard chatbots.
Stop Hiring Humans? It’s Time to Hire AI Employees
Build the future of high-performance organizations with Powerdrill Bloom — where a small group of decision-makers is empowered by an always-on AI analysis workforce. Skip months of hiring and the limitations of human analysts, and deploy a 24/7 elite data intelligence team at a fraction of the cost with our new Team & Enterprise Self-Service Subscription.
Powerdrill Bloom: How We Reimagined Data Exploration with an AI Canvas
Explore your data with Powerdrill Bloom – the AI canvas that auto-generates insights, charts, and presentations. No setup, just smart, visual analysis.
Seamless Data-to-AI Agent Creation: Recomi Now Connects With Google Drive
This blog introduces a new update of recomi, which seamlessly connects with Google drive and enables the linked use of data to create customized AI agent.
Create Your First Chatbot for Data Analysis: Introducing Powerdrill Flow
Learn how to quickly create your first AI-powered data analysis chatbot using open-source Powerdrill Flow, a simple and free solution built on the Powerdrill Open API.
Introducing Powerdrill MCP Server
Powerdrill is excited to announce the open-source release of the Powerdrill MCP Server, a dedicated implementation built for seamless interaction with Powerdrill datasets, making it easy to manage data securely while enabling flexible and scalable machine learning deployments.
Recomi: the Latest AI Agent Builder
This blog introduces Recomi, an easy-to-use AI agent creation platform that allows users to quickly generate personalized AI agents, gain insights from their data, and integrate seamlessly into their websites.
Introducing Powerdrill Enterprise!
We're thrilled to announce the release of Powerdrill Enterprise, our new solution designed to enhance data-driven strategies with enterprise-grade security, privacy, and advanced AI analytics
Introducing Powerdrill AI's Customizable Report Feature: Tailor Your Data Insights Today!
Powerdrill's AI Report Generator now lets users customize reports by editing, adding, or removing questions for more flexible data insights.
AI-driven Quantitative Data Analysis for Quantitative Research | Powerdrill AI
Powerdrill streamlines quantitative research with AI tools for analysis, visualization, and reporting, ideal for students and researchers.
Transform Data into Success: Powerdrill Enterprise Born for Bussiness
Introducing Powerdrill Enterprise—your AI-driven collaboration hub designed to revolutionize data analysis for teams.
Powerdrill AI Ranks #1 spot on the QuALITY Benchmark
We are excited to announce that Powerdrill AI has ranked #1 on the QuALITY benchmark leaderboard (last updated: September 2024)
Introducing the Execution Plans for RAG / Data Analytics Use Cases
Powerdrill AI has introduced a new feature — execution plans. This feature increases your confidence in using AI for serious data tasks, such as data analysis, while also offering a more user-friendly experience.
Introducing Powerdrill AI's Discover Feature: a Hub for Data, Tech, Science, and More
Powerdrill AI launches its new feature "Discover", a comprehensive hub that provides easy access to the latest research papers and public datasets, complete with detailed summaries, mind maps, and interactive digests.
Powerdrill AI Is Now ISO 27001 Certified
We're excited to announce that Powerdrill AI is now ISO 27001 certified.
Powerdrill Is Now GDPR Compliant
Powerdrill is now GDPR compliant.