Adaptd AI news https://adaptd.ai/updates/ Plain-English AI updates for business owners, from Adaptd in Melbourne. en-au Perplexity's Fast Search gets AI agents web results before you can say 'let me Google that' https://adaptd.ai/updates/perplexity-fast-search-ai-agents/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/perplexity-fast-search-ai-agents/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Perplexity's new Fast Search mode, built on its in-house Photon engine, returns 95% of web results in 230 milliseconds or less for US$1 per 1,000 requests. It's aimed at AI agents that search the web many times per task. Your ChatGPT plan can now pay for AI inside Notion and 15 other apps, like a bar tab you can cap https://adaptd.ai/updates/sign-in-with-chatgpt-plan-usage/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/sign-in-with-chatgpt-plan-usage/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Sign in with ChatGPT now lets Plus and Pro subscribers spend their plan's usage in 16 partner apps, including Notion, Devin and Vercel, with a weekly cap per app. Logging out of an app doesn't disconnect it. Meta's free Muse agent now plugs into Shopify, QuickBooks and Canva, so it can see more than your Instagram https://adaptd.ai/updates/meta-muse-small-business-tools/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/meta-muse-small-business-tools/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT On 30 September Meta launched Muse for Small Business, connecting its AI agent to more than a dozen tools, including Shopify and QuickBooks. It's free with usage limits. Google is replacing Gemini Gems with skills: same helpful assistant, new job title https://adaptd.ai/updates/gemini-skills-replace-gems/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/gemini-skills-replace-gems/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Google announced on 30 September that reusable 'skills' will replace Gems across Gemini and Workspace. Skills start rolling out on 5 October, and Gems stop working from 1 March 2027 at the earliest. Google Vids voiceovers now sound less like a sat nav https://adaptd.ai/updates/google-vids-natural-ai-voiceovers/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/google-vids-natural-ai-voiceovers/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Google has moved the AI voiceovers in Google Vids onto a new Gemini speech model. It's live now for most paid Workspace plans, and there's nothing to switch on. Claude took an hour off on 29 September, and took a few messages with it https://adaptd.ai/updates/claude-outage-29-september/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/claude-outage-29-september/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT An outage hit claude.ai, the Claude apps, Claude Code, Cowork and the API for about an hour. Some messages sent during it may not have been saved. A good excuse to write the plan B you've been meaning to. ChatGPT Space gives your team's AI work a home that isn't Dave's chat history https://adaptd.ai/updates/chatgpt-space-team-workspace/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/chatgpt-space-team-workspace/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT OpenAI's new Space lets a team and ChatGPT work from the same shared files and pages, with its dots agents able to join in. It's live now for paid Pro and business customers, on desktop and web. OpenAI's new dots are AI agents that keep working after you've knocked off for the day https://adaptd.ai/updates/openai-dots-always-on-agents/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/openai-dots-always-on-agents/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT At DevDay on 29 September, OpenAI launched dots: agents inside ChatGPT with their own computer and browser that work on your goals around the clock. The first one comes with Pro and Business Premium. Brilliant, as long as you set the house rules first. Copilot now has a chat pane inside Microsoft Forms for building surveys and reading the results https://adaptd.ai/updates/copilot-chat-microsoft-forms/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/copilot-chat-microsoft-forms/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Microsoft has added a Copilot chat pane to Forms on the web. It can suggest improvements to a form, draft and send invitations, and summarise the responses. Search Console now shows how many people find your site by searching with a photo https://adaptd.ai/updates/search-console-image-search-reporting/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/search-console-image-search-reporting/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Google has added a multimodal search filter to Search Console. It counts visits from Lens, Circle to Search, image uploads and Chrome's Search this image. Google is rolling out a spam update, so check your search traffic over the next two weeks https://adaptd.ai/updates/google-september-2026-spam-update/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/google-september-2026-spam-update/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Google started its September 2026 spam update on 24 September. It applies worldwide in every language and can take up to two weeks to finish. Claude Sonnet 5.5 is out, and Anthropic says it does the same jobs faster for less https://adaptd.ai/updates/claude-sonnet-5-5-faster-cheaper/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/claude-sonnet-5-5-faster-cheaper/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5 on 28 September. The per-token price hasn't changed, but Anthropic says it finishes most work over 30% faster and at up to 30% lower cost per task. Google Calendar on the web can now show three time zones at once https://adaptd.ai/updates/google-calendar-three-time-zones/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/google-calendar-three-time-zones/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Google Calendar has gone from two time zones to three, with your own labels on each. It is rolling out to Workspace and personal accounts from 25 September. Microsoft Teams can now keep outside note-taker bots in the lobby https://adaptd.ai/updates/teams-blocks-external-meeting-bots/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/teams-blocks-external-meeting-bots/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT A new Teams meeting policy blocks external bots it identifies from joining automatically. Organisers then have to let each bot in separately. Claude in Slack can now use your own calendar and Drive when you ask it in a channel https://adaptd.ai/updates/claude-tag-personal-connectors-slack/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/claude-tag-personal-connectors-slack/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Claude Tag, Anthropic's Slack integration, now lets each person use the tools they have connected to their own Claude account. You can check its answer before it posts. Zapier's Next Gen Zaps can be built by describing them to Claude or ChatGPT https://adaptd.ai/updates/zapier-next-gen-zaps/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/zapier-next-gen-zaps/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Zapier announced Next Gen Zaps at ZapConnect 2026. You can describe an automation in an AI tool, run lists past the old 500-item limit, and pause a run for a person to check it. Google Meet notes now open with a one-page summary called Quick notes https://adaptd.ai/updates/google-meet-quick-notes/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/google-meet-quick-notes/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Since 22 September, meeting notes from Google Meet's Take notes for me open on a short Quick notes page with the main takeaways and action items. The full notes sit in a second tab. Perplexity adds an effort slider so routine jobs don't use its most expensive models https://adaptd.ai/updates/perplexity-effort-mode-slider/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/perplexity-effort-mode-slider/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Perplexity's 21 September update lets you set how hard its Computer agent works on a task, from Light to Ultra. It also added a Microsoft 365 connector for SharePoint and OneDrive. ChatGPT now shows you every sign-in and security change on your account https://adaptd.ai/updates/chatgpt-security-history-sign-ins/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/chatgpt-security-history-sign-ins/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT OpenAI added a security history page to ChatGPT on 25 September. It lists sign-ins, sign-outs and changes to your login settings, with the time, location and device for each. Microsoft's new Copilot adds an always-on agent called Autopilot https://adaptd.ai/updates/microsoft-copilot-home-code-autopilot/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/microsoft-copilot-home-code-autopilot/ Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Microsoft announced a new version of Copilot on 25 September. It adds a single Home screen, a way to build small apps by describing them, and an agent that keeps working when you're not there. Copilot in Outlook can now file and delete your email when you ask https://adaptd.ai/updates/copilot-outlook-inbox-actions/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/copilot-outlook-inbox-actions/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Microsoft's September Copilot release notes add more inbox actions to Outlook, such as moving or deleting messages and managing folders and rules. AI agents finished far fewer tasks on websites with accessibility problems https://adaptd.ai/updates/ai-agents-fail-inaccessible-websites/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/ai-agents-fail-inaccessible-websites/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT An AudioEye study sent 1,560 AI agents to complete everyday tasks. On one site they finished 96% of tasks when it was accessible and 31% when it was not. Adobe's photo and design tools now work inside Gemini, and Acrobat is in Claude https://adaptd.ai/updates/adobe-tools-gemini-claude/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/adobe-tools-gemini-claude/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT From 24 September you can edit photos and designs with Adobe tools from a Gemini chat on any plan, and Adobe's Claude plugin now includes Acrobat for PDF work. Anthropic opens a Claude Marketplace for add-ons and consulting partners https://adaptd.ai/updates/claude-marketplace-one-place/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/claude-marketplace-one-place/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Anthropic launched the Claude Marketplace on 23 September. It lists more than 2,000 connectors and plugins, Claude-powered products from other vendors, and consulting partners in one place. Google Workspace admins can now give access that switches itself off https://adaptd.ai/updates/workspace-temporary-admin-roles/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/workspace-temporary-admin-roles/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Google Workspace now lets super admins assign admin roles with an end date. When the time is up, the access is removed automatically. It is available on every Workspace edition. Gemini in Google Docs can now write from your own research notebooks https://adaptd.ai/updates/gemini-notebook-sources-google-docs/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/gemini-notebook-sources-google-docs/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT You can now point Gemini in Google Docs at a Gemini Notebook, and it will write using those sources and add citations. It is available now on Business Standard and above. ChatGPT can now draft emails and documents by voice on your phone https://adaptd.ai/updates/chatgpt-voice-work-tasks-mobile/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/chatgpt-voice-work-tasks-mobile/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT OpenAI has connected ChatGPT Voice to its Work tools on mobile. Plus and Pro users get a Work tab they can talk to, and free users get plugins and connected apps. Claude Code can now keep working after you close your laptop https://adaptd.ai/updates/claude-code-cloud-sessions-credit/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/claude-code-cloud-sessions-credit/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Anthropic has made cloud sessions for Claude Code generally available. Existing Pro and Max subscribers can claim a one-time credit of $100 or $250 to try them, until 7 October. Microsoft Copilot and Teams are moving to new web addresses in October https://adaptd.ai/updates/copilot-teams-new-web-addresses/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/copilot-teams-new-web-addresses/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Microsoft is redirecting Copilot to copilot.cloud.microsoft and Teams to teams.cloud.microsoft. If your firewall or web filter blocks the new addresses, staff could lose access. Google Meet will start taking notes automatically in more meetings from 29 September https://adaptd.ai/updates/google-meet-notes-auto-on-29-september/ https://adaptd.ai/updates/google-meet-notes-auto-on-29-september/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 20:00:00 GMT Google Meet's Take notes for me now opens on a one-page summary. From 29 September, a new setting turns on automatic notes for meetings with three or more people, and it is on by default for Business plans.