AI tool news
Short, sharp updates on the tools worth knowing about — with links to our full reviews.
Microsoft 365 prices rise as Copilot Chat is folded into base plans
Microsoft's July 2026 update raises most commercial Microsoft 365 subscriptions and bundles Copilot Chat into the core suites.
29 Jul 2026Coda officially becomes Superhuman Docs as the Grammarly suite consolidates
On 8 July 2026 Coda was rebranded Superhuman Docs, adding embedded AI and MCP support while existing docs, plans and pricing carry over unchanged.
28 Jul 2026Notion puts its AI agents in your pocket with a dedicated iOS app
Notion has launched a standalone Agents app for iPhone, letting users delegate tasks to AI agents from anywhere and pick the work up back at their desk.
20 Jul 2026Anthropic reportedly overtakes OpenAI on revenue
Multiple 2026 reports put Anthropic's annualised revenue ahead of OpenAI's, at a roughly $30bn run rate — driven by enterprise and coding demand for Claude.
15 Jul 2026Perplexity launches SPACE, a secure sandbox for its AI agents
The new platform runs agent tasks inside isolated micro-VMs, letting them pause and resume work across days without exposing your credentials.
8 Jul 2026Notion turns its workspace into a hub for AI agents
Notion's mid-2026 updates add external AI agents, a developer platform and a dedicated Agents iOS app — pushing agents to the centre of the product.
1 Jul 2026Notion 3.6 opens the workspace to external AI agents like Claude and Cursor
Notion's 3.6 release lets teams assign tasks to external AI agents, adds interactive HTML blocks and Microsoft Office read/write, and expands its integrations.
13 May 2025Raycast adds local AI model support via Ollama — no cloud required
Raycast's v1.99 update lets users run its AI features on-device through Ollama — offline, private, and with no subscription.