Meta rolls out subscription tiers for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp - Engadget
… The new Meta One brand will house all of Meta's tests with subscription plans, covering its apps, AI endeavors, and creator and business accounts. …
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You can now use Ask Gemini in Drive to rummage through your Gmail - Engadget
… To employ the new feature, you must be subscribed to Google AI Pro or Ultra, or be a Business or Enterprise user. To use it, you select Gmail from the sources in the left pane, then hit the "Ask Gemini" button at the top right. …
Xbox is ditching Microsoft's Copilot AI - Engadget
… "Today, we promoted leaders who helped build Xbox, while also bringing in new voices to help push us forward. This balance is important as we get the business back on track. As part of this shift, you'll see us begin to retire features that don't align with where we're headed. …
Google shoves more AI into Search, including a dynamic Search box and agentic features - Engadget
… There's no word on if you'll be able to turn off any of the new AI features — it was already tough to get rid of earlier AI search capabilities . The new Google Search features, which the company says are its biggest changes to the search box in 25 years, are available to use today. …
Microsoft's new Surface Laptop for Business has a privacy screen and quirky haptics - Engadget
… Since these are Surface devices for Business, there are plenty of security features to give IT administrators peace of mind. I'm currently using a 13-inch MacBook Air for work, but as a PC girl at heart, I'm certainly lusting after the new 13-inch Surface Laptop. …
You can now add ChatGPT to PowerPoint - Engadget
… By Anna Washenko May 21, 2026 6:27 pm EST OpenAI is now letting you give your presentations the AI treatment. The company announced that ChatGPT is available in Microsoft PowerPoint. The chatbot can create new presentation slides, as well as editing and updating existing ones. …
Google is bringing new AI-powered ad formats to search - Engadget
… Fortunately, all of the new AI-generated ad formats will be labeled as "sponsored." Google is testing two new ad types in AI Mode , both powered by "an independent AI explainer." First, Conversational Discovery Ads will appear in AI Mode's answers. …
Google makes Gemini personalization available to free users - Engadget
… Gemini will not personalize its responses unless you enable the new feature. Additionally, personalization is only available to personal accounts and not for Workspace business, enterprise and education users.
Google's newest app is an AI-powered image editor - Engadget
… A preview of the app is also coming to Workspace business users. Paying customers will have plenty of AI tools to play with. Google also announced that AI Inbox is now rolling out to all Google AI Plus and Pro subscribers in the US. …
Google brings Gemini-powered content creation tools to Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive - Engadget
… The features started rolling out on March 10 in beta for Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers and Gemini Alpha business customers, in English only. In Docs, a new "Help me create" tool produces a formatted first draft by pulling context from Drive, Gmail, Chat and the web based on a user's prompt. …