Hello folks,

Special issue here: a collection of all the stories, news, and cool AI art you missed in August.

Let’s get right into it.

In this issue:

🤝 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROKU

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📰 TOP NEWS

Summary

1/ Google’s Gemini 2.5 Deep Think Mode Launches for AI Ultra Subscribers

2/ Anthropic Overtakes OpenAI as Top Enterprise AI Model Provider

3/ Apple Quietly Assembles AI Team to Build ChatGPT-Style Answer Engine

4/ OpenAI Releases Powerful Open-Weight Language Models to Promote Accessible AI

5/ Google DeepMind Unveils Genie 3, a Real-Time World-Generating AI Model

6/ OpenAI Unveils GPT-5, Marking a Major Advance in Artificial Intelligence

7/ Microsoft Integrates OpenAI’s GPT-5 into 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio for Next-Level Workplace AI

8/ Microsoft Brings the Copilot AI Function to Excel on Windows and Mac

9/ Meta Rolls Out AI Voice Translation Across Facebook and Instagram

10/ Google Launches Gemini 2.5 Flash Image for Developers and Enterprises

11/ Google Adds Real-Time Conversations and Personalized Practice to Translate

12/ Anthropic Launches Claude for Chrome

13/ Microsoft Integrates GPT-5 into Microsoft 365 Copilot and Showcases New Cross-App Capabilities

14/ Microsoft AI Previews Purpose-Built Models MAI Voice 1 and MAI 1 Preview

ℹ️ ABOUT US

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