This morning’s briefing opens with a security warning: AI’s advances in maths are forcing a rethink of preparations to protect global encryption, the Financial Times reports. The practical tool changes include iCloud connections in ChatGPT, broader research sources in Copilot Notebooks and new presentation controls in PowerPoint.
New releases
ChatGPT. Separate iCloud Mail and Calendar plugins are rolling out globally to all ChatGPT plans on web, desktop and iOS, subject to workspace controls, supporting email searches, inbox summaries, schedule checks and calendar updates. More
Codex CLI. Version 0.165.0 enables reasoning-effort changes within existing conversations for supported models and adds a built-in Google Cloud Vertex AI connection for organisations with suitable credentials and model access. More
Claude with Conquest Planning. Advisers at firms that activate the new Conquest connector can now retrieve live client plans, check goal progress and create or update plans directly from Claude. More
Microsoft Copilot Notebooks. Copilot Notebooks on the web is gaining public web pages as references alongside work files, with URL support documented for work or school accounts carrying the Microsoft Copilot add-on. More
Microsoft Copilot in PowerPoint. Eligible Copilot users in PowerPoint for Windows and web are gaining the ability to reuse an attached presentation’s theme and styles, and reference an attached image when creating a deck. More
Microsoft Copilot Notebooks on mobile. OneNote on Android is gaining combined audio, photo and typed-note capture for commercial Copilot-licensed accounts, saving an organised Copilot Page; the Microsoft Copilot iOS app also gains a redesigned Notebooks workspace. More
Gemini API. The new gemini-api beta lets coding agents and scripts generate text and media, analyse files and run Gemini managed agents from the command line, using Gemini API credentials. More
GitHub Copilot. In public preview, GitHub Apps installed on Copilot Business or Enterprise organisations can make SDK requests without a signed-in user, with usage charged to the organisation under its model policies and spending controls. More
Elsewhere in AI
AI’s growing mathematical capabilities are forcing a rethink of global encryption security preparations previously dominated by the quantum-computing threat, the Financial Times reports. Read
Australia’s government plans to ban AI chatbot behaviour that encourages children’s emotional dependence under proposed digital duty of care laws, The Guardian reports. Read
AI-generated submissions accounted for three-quarters of responses to Britain’s 2023 disposable-vapes consultation in a failed attempt to derail the ban, The Guardian reports. Read
Experts warn AI-driven disinformation is flooding social media before the US midterms as platforms scale back voter-protection efforts, The Guardian reports. Read