Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI released GPT-5.1 on November 12, 2025 with Instant and Thinking modes, a true no reasoning setting, 24-hour prompt caching, and built-in apply_patch and shell tools. Here is how these features shift the cost and latency math for long-horizon agents and the 2026 products they unlock.

TIME just turned 102 years of reporting into a rights-cleared AI agent. Here is why publisher-owned domain assistants will reset accuracy, SEO, distribution, and the path to monetization.

October 2025 marked a strategic shift. The browser is no longer just a window to the web; it is the primary surface and sandbox for AI agents. Here is what changes next and how to build for it.

Meta will ban general purpose chatbots on WhatsApp and roll out third party chat interoperability in Europe under the Digital Markets Act. See the power map, who wins and loses, and a 90 day startup playbook to adapt fast.

On November 4, 2025, Snowflake made Intelligence and Cortex Agents generally available, moving analytics from answers to actions. Here is what changes, why the semantic layer is the new battleground, and a 90-day plan to ship value.

In 2025, reasoning models went open weight and changed the unit economics of long‑horizon agents. Here is how lower costs, computer use, and better orchestration are shifting vendor moats from secret weights to operations, trust, and telemetry.

Google Cloud made Ironwood TPUs generally available and upgraded Vertex AI Agent Builder. Together they cut latency and cost for real-world agents, setting up 2026 for sub-second loops and safer autonomy by default.

Enterprise AI is pivoting from bigger models to verifiable runtime behavior. Use this vendor and standards map plus a 13 week build plan to harden agents without slowing delivery.

With Windows 11 and major IDEs shipping native MCP support, the Model Context Protocol is tipping toward default. Here is how to ship IDE-native multi-agent orchestration, governed enterprise connectors, and security patterns now.

Real-time voice AI has hit production in contact centers as sub-300 ms pipelines, SIP telephony, and robust barge-in make calls feel human. This guide shows what changed, which KPIs to track, and how to deploy safely in 90 days.

OpenAI and AWS signed a seven-year, $38 billion capacity deal on November 3, 2025 that resets where agent workloads run. Here is what it means for cost, latency, sovereignty, and how to build a portable multi-cloud runtime for 2026.

Google’s Gemini for Home early access arrives as Amazon rolls out paid Alexa+ and Apple delays its Siri revamp. The living room is becoming the first mass-market proving ground for autonomous AI agents that blend voice, vision, and device control.

Manus 1.5’s October 2025 release and a $75 million round led by Benchmark, now facing U.S. review, mark the moment autonomous web‑acting agents enter mainstream retail. As capital, policy, and reliability engineering collide, commerce and consumer trust are set for a 2026 reset.

TIME just turned its archive and newsroom into a conversational product. Here is why publisher native agents will redefine distribution, what to build first, and how to wire rights, safety, and retrieval for trust and growth.

DeepL launched its enterprise agent with broad language coverage and European governance, positioning it as a task‑taking coworker that operates across your existing apps. Here is how this changes CRM, ERP, and the future of automation.

OpenAI’s October 21, 2025 launch of ChatGPT Atlas and its Agent Mode preview marks a platform shift. The browser is becoming where agents work, reshaping search, SEO, ads, and developer roadmaps.

Salesforce just moved enterprise AI agents from demos to production with Agentforce 360 embedded in Customer 360 and Slack. Here is the architecture, a 30‑day pilot, and the metrics leaders should track to prove ROI fast.

Mistral unveiled AI Studio with a Temporal-backed Agent Runtime, deep observability, and hybrid or on-prem deployment. It gives regulated European teams a credible, sovereign path to production agents today.