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Google on March 10, 2026 announced a broader Gemini rollout across Google Workspace. The update ties files, email, and web context into drafting, spreadsheet building, slide creation, and Drive search workflows.

Perplexity says users can now guide Perplexity Computer by voice, not just text. The update turns mid-task feedback and redirection into a spoken control loop for long-running agent work on the web.

OpenAI has launched ChatGPT for Excel in beta and paired it with broader financial-data integrations. The announcement combines a spreadsheet-native workflow push with a GPT-5.4-driven jump in Excel benchmark performance.

OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Excel on March 5, 2026. The feature targets paid ChatGPT users and adds spreadsheet-native analysis and formula generation, plus financial data connectivity for regulated workflows.

OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Excel on March 5, 2026. The feature targets paid ChatGPT users and adds spreadsheet-native analysis and formula generation, plus financial data connectivity for regulated workflows.

OpenAI announced an Operator upgrade adding Google Drive slides creation/editing and Jupyter-mode code execution in Browser. It also said Operator availability expanded to 20 additional regions in recent weeks, with new country additions including Korea and several European markets.

Google expanded Canvas in AI Mode to everyone in the U.S. in English. The update adds stronger support for drafting documents and building interactive tools directly in Search. Google says Canvas can generate side-panel prototypes using fresh web information and the Knowledge Graph.

Software developer Manuel Schipper shares a practical workflow for running 4-8 parallel AI coding agents simultaneously using tmux, Markdown Feature Design files, and slash commands — no orchestrators required.

Software developer Manuel Schipper shares a practical workflow for running 4-8 parallel AI coding agents simultaneously using tmux, Markdown Feature Design files, and slash commands — no orchestrators required.

OpenAI and Figma launched a new integration that links Codex directly with Figma through an MCP-based workflow. The goal is to reduce context loss between implementation and design by enabling continuous code-to-canvas roundtrips.

Meta’s February 9, 2026 Canada newsroom post cites Linux Foundation research projecting up to 9% GDP impact by 2035 and $180 billion annual contribution by 2030. The report also estimates 8% productivity gains and 35,000+ new roles over five years.

A Goldman Sachs analysis found that despite massive AI investment, the technology contributed negligibly to US GDP growth in 2025.