This Week’s Top AI Tools: New Copilot Features, Claude for Excel, and Google’s Marketing AI Explained
This week saw big updates in the world of artificial intelligence, with major companies rolling out new tools and features to make your work and creativity much easier. Here’s a simple summary of all the top news from the latest AI updates.
Microsoft Copilot Gets Useful New Features
Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant, now offers much more than before. It has a new look and improved memory just like ChatGPT and Claude, so it remembers more about your work and conversations. Copilot also introduced Groups, a way for multiple people to chat with the AI together for team projects. There’s even a fun new character called Mo, a friendly helper with a personality like Clippy from old Microsoft days. Copilot now supports image creation and remixing, making it easier to design visuals and collaborate on ideas.
Google’s Pomelli: Fast Marketing for Any Website
Google released Pomelli, an AI tool that scans your website and quickly builds a “business DNA” profile. This lets you create custom marketing campaigns—like social media posts and ads—using your own colors, fonts, and company style. While Pomelli sometimes faces technical issues with images due to high traffic, the tool shows promise for easy, AI-made marketing.
ChatGPT Pulse: Personal Daily Ideas and Goal Setting
ChatGPT’s new Pulse feature helps you stay updated with daily suggestions and summaries right inside your browser. You can see what’s trending, set goals, and get regular tips—great for staying organized and inspired throughout the week.
Adobe Creative Cloud: New AI Features for Designers
Adobe upgraded its Creative Cloud suite with fresh AI-powered options in Photoshop and Firefly. Now you can generate images, edit videos, enhance speech, and add sound effects all in one place. Their AI models are trained only on copyright-free material, so you’re protected from copyright issues. Adobe’s studio hub lets you access quick presets and community ideas easily, making creative work much faster and more fun.
Claude for Excel: AI-Powered Spreadsheets
Anthropic’s Claude for Excel is launching, giving you smart AI help for spreadsheets with advanced formulas and multi-tab support. Although currently available only for select users, reviews suggest it’s one of the best AI tools for working with Excel.
Grokipedia: AI-Powered Knowledge Base
Grokipedia is a new type of AI encyclopedia that’s factual and independent—no one can go back and edit the articles. Unlike Wikipedia, articles here are fact-checked by AI and not influenced by personal opinions, making it a reliable source for quick facts.
Other Innovations:
- Orisa 2: Instantly streams AI-generated videos that respond to your prompts.
- 3D Models from Seed3D: New free tools for building digital models.
- Google Earth AI: AI helps businesses predict floods and wildfires with easy searches.
- Netflix Advertising: Netflix is going “all in” on AI for better ads.
- AI in Music: Music apps may limit downloads on AI-created songs, so always save your work!
Conclusion
From smarter spreadsheets and collaborative AI chat to easy marketing and creative hubs, this week’s updates show how fast AI is becoming part of daily life. These tools are designed to save time, boost creativity, and help everyone—from business owners to creatives—do more, easier.