Google Vids now generates 1080p AI video with precise clip lengths
Google said Sept. 23, 2026, that Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash is now in Vids, adding 1080p video generation, 1080p upscaling and precise duration control.
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Z.ai open-sources ZCode after its tool uploaded git history
Z.ai published ZCode's source Sept. 22, 2026, completing fixes it promised after the coding tool uploaded users' git repositories without clear consent.
Gemini Notebook builds quizzes from a linked Google Play ebook
Google said Sept. 17, 2026, that Gemini Notebook can ground answers in Google Play ebooks and turn them into quizzes, audio and infographics.
Z.ai's faster GLM-5.3-Flash tier costs 2.5 times as much
Z.ai turned on GLM-5.3-FlashX, a quicker-serving version of GLM-5.3-Flash priced well above the standard tier and left off the flat-rate Coding Plan.
Grok 4.7 launches broadly, priced like Grok 4.6
xAI released Grok 4.7 on Sept. 21, 2026, in general availability at the same per-token price as Grok 4.6, alongside a faster tier that costs twice as much.
Claude Code syncs claude.ai skills and plugins into the terminal
Claude Code 2.1.275 syncs a user's claude.ai skills and plugins into terminal sessions signed in with that account, with a setting to turn it off.
DeepSeek scraps plan to retire V4 Pro, citing user demand
DeepSeek's documentation showed Sept. 15, 2026, that it reversed a plan to retire V4 Pro days after announcing the shutdown alongside its V4.1-Flash launch.
Gmail search's AI Overviews go global, but paid plans only
Google said Sept. 15, 2026, it is expanding AI Overviews in Gmail search beyond the US to global users on paid plans with English set as their Gmail language.
Microsoft fixes Claude Cowork on Windows, but doesn't say so
Anthropic said Sept. 14, 2026, that a Microsoft Windows update fixed the outage that had blocked Claude Cowork from running local commands.
Gemini can now trigger Workspace actions from any app you are in
Google said Sept. 9, 2026, that Gemini can trigger actions in other Google Workspace apps from Chat, Drive, Docs, Slides or Gmail without switching.
Gemini in Google Sheets comes to Android for analysis, not formulas
Google made Gemini in Google Sheets generally available on Android Sept. 10, 2026, for data analysis and charts, while formulas and edits still require the web.
Google Pics is now generally available in Workspace, on by default
Google Pics, a new AI image editing tool for Google Workspace, became generally available Sept. 1, 2026, on by default unless an admin disables it.