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In today’s edition:

• Microsoft Relaunches Free Copilot Chat

• Google Adds Gemini AI to Workspace Apps

• Mistral AI Partners with AFP

• Chrome Tests New ‘PermissionsAI’ Feature

• And more AI news….

Top Developments

Microsoft

Microsoft Relaunches Free Copilot Chat

The Gist: Microsoft has rebranded and expanded its Copilot offering for businesses, introducing a free version of Copilot Chat with optional AI agent capabilities. This move aims to familiarize businesses with AI tools, encouraging upgrades to the paid Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Key Details:

• Copilot Chat now includes AI agents that can monitor emails, automate tasks, and access organizational data through Microsoft Graph.

• Businesses can pay for agent usage via Azure’s pay-as-you-go option or consumption packs, with costs measured in message units.

• The free version supports file uploads for summarizing documents and analyzing data, similar to features in paid Microsoft 365 Copilot.

• Microsoft hopes Copilot Chat will drive adoption of its $30/month subscription for full Office app integration.

Google

Google Adds Gemini AI to Workspace Apps

The Gist: Google has integrated Gemini AI into Workspace apps at no additional charge, but the move comes with a slight increase in subscription prices for Business plans.

Key Details:

• Gemini AI is now available in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Chats, and more, offering features like inbox summaries, note-taking, and file search.

• Workspace Business Standard plans increase from $12 to $14 per user per month, with other plan prices also adjusted.

• Existing Gemini Workspace add-on users will no longer be charged for the feature after January 31.

• Revised subscription rates take effect on March 17, and users can disable Gemini if they prefer not to use it.

Mistral AI

Mistral AI Partners with AFP

The Gist: Mistral AI has partnered with Agence France-Presse (AFP) to integrate its news content into Le Chat, enhancing factual accuracy and multilingual support for AI-generated responses.

Key Details:

• Le Chat now consults AFP’s latest newswire stories to ground responses in reliable, up-to-date information.

• Users can view cited sources through pressable numbers in responses or via a sidebar.

• AFP’s global news coverage includes 2,300 daily updates in six languages: French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, and Arabic.

• The feature is rolling out to all Le Chat users, enabling more confident use for creative and research purposes.

Quick Gist

Samsung's leaked Galaxy S25 AI features include YouTube video summarization, music search, homework assistance, and improved Routines, set to debut at the launch event on January 22 (Read More).

Google Chrome is testing a new feature called “PermissionsAI” to reduce intrusive pop-ups by predicting user responses and hiding requests more effectively (Read More).

Chinese startup MiniMax launched three new AI models that rival OpenAI's capabilities, highlighting advancements in text, multimodal understanding, and audio generation amidst increasing U.S. restrictions on AI exports to China (Read More).

OpenAI has partnered with Axios to enhance local news coverage by funding AI newsrooms in several cities and integrating Axios content into ChatGPT (Read More).

Samsung is reportedly partnering with OpenAI to develop AI-powered TVs in a bid to maintain its market dominance against low-cost competitors (Read More).

THAT’S IT FOR TODAY!