Figma introduced Figma Specs, a Markdown-based editor to capture design language, and announced deeper Payload integration at its Config event in India. The company also expanded its agent on canvas and opened public beta for code layers.
OpenAI is reshaping ChatGPT into a surface for discovering and running apps, integrating plugins, extensions and a “Sign in with ChatGPT” identity layer. The company also introduced autonomous agents called Dots and a new enterprise marketplace with 30+ partners.
Ando emerged from stealth with a team messaging app that gives AI agents identities, inboxes and the ability to join conversations without human intermediaries. The startup raised $20 million in pre-seed and seed funding from investors including Accel, Index Ventures and Emergence.
At its Made On YouTube event, YouTube introduced AI features in YouTube Studio to help creators analyze drafts, generate thumbnails and titles, and study trending formats. The app will expand Ask Studio to iOS and Android and add testing and analytics upgrades.
Anthropic said it is combining the memory systems used by chat and Claude Cowork so Claude retains information across both experiences. The company also lets users view, edit or delete saved memory and provides opt-in controls for certain sensitive topics.
Meta is rolling out Pocket across the U.S., an app that uses AI prompts to generate small interactive games called “gizmos.” The experiences can use touch, tilt, photos and music; Pocket is based on an acqui-hire of the Gizmo team and replaces the Atma Sciences app.
Meta announced a Mac app for Meta AI that adds system-wide dictation and uses its Muse Spark model to answer questions about the current screen. The update also connects Instagram, Facebook, Meta ad campaigns and Google Workspace to provide business-focused insights and content creation, the company
Replit introduced Free Mode, using GPT‑5.6 Luna to let users turn ideas into working software without token costs. The company says it can route harder tasks to GPT‑5.6 Sol and that recent OpenAI price cuts made wide availability possible.
Warp has introduced Warp Factories, an infrastructure layer that packages an agent-driven software factory using the standard development phases (triage, specification, implementation, review, verification). It integrates with Codex, Claude Code, Linear, Jira, Slack and Teams.
Microsoft will combine its consumer Copilot app with Microsoft 365 Copilot and remove multiple AI features, according to Microsoft support documents and reporting. Some features will end by August 18, 2026, and files from the stand-alone app will be migrated to OneDrive.