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Microsoft goes all in on agents

Say hello to your new AI teammate. Microsoft just rolled out a new class of workplace AI agents that go far beyond summarizing meetings.

The pitch: The new Researcher and Analyst agents, embedded in the Microsoft 365 Copilot suite, pull data from meetings, emails, CRM systems, and more to produce business insights, flag risks, and suggest strategies that go beyond copy-paste-level synthesis. Think of it as “a smart researcher and a data scientist in your pocket,” said one Microsoft exec.

The competition: While Google has Gemini and AI-powered Workspace tools, Microsoft is positioning Copilot as the “browser for AI”—a central hub where all enterprise tools converge. The launch includes an Agent Store, plus notebook and search features that make Copilot feel like a cross between a knowledge worker and a workflow OS​.

Grok Vision gives Musk’s chatbot literal eyes 👀

Elon’s chatbot grew a pair of eyes. xAI’s Grok now supports visual inputs on iOS, letting users ask questions about whatever they point their phone camera at.

What’s new: With Grok Vision, you can snap a pic of a form, sign, or product and get instant, natural-language feedback. It’s a push toward multimodal interaction—blurring the line between chatbot and AR assistant.

Why it matters: We’re entering a mobile-native, visual-first phase of AI. Where ChatGPT uses Vision for document and image analysis and Gemini leans into visual learning, Grok’s play is all about ambient awareness. Phones are the interface—AI is the layer.

AI is learning to think in steps

Most AI models can answer questions. SWiRL teaches them to ask their own. Google and Stanford researchers introduced a new training approach called Step-Wise Reinforcement Learning (SWiRL), which teaches AI how to think more like a human.

The problem: Large language models are good at first-pass answers, but they struggle to combine insights or carry out tasks that require reasoning over multiple steps.

The solution: SWiRL doesn’t just give AI new knowledge—it teaches it how to learn. By training models to plan, search, and synthesize iteratively, researchers found improvements not just in one task, but across categories like math, QA, and logic.

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A search engine that gets things done

Genspark AI builds custom interactive pages from your prompts instead of sending you to a bunch of links. It uses multiple AI models to answer questions, handle tasks, and automate workflows in one go.

How you can use it:

• Create ad-free research dashboards in seconds

• Run multi-step processes like scheduling or summarizing

• Use it as a planning and decision-making copilot

Pricing: Free plan limited to 10 meetings per month; pro plan is $19.75/month or $15/month with annual payment