Essential reading for your AI journey

OpenAI has expanded Codex into a broader workspace tool after cutting Sora and erotic mode. Here is what the shift means for UK SMEs choosing between platforms.

Allbirds renamed itself NewBird AI and pivoted to GPU leasing. You do not need to go that far, but you probably need to go further than you have.

Claude Opus 4.7 is out. Better vision, stronger professional output, and a reminder that as models get sharper, loose prompts stop working.

Anthropic launched Routines in Claude Code on 14 April 2026, in research preview. A Routine is a Claude Code task you configure once and run on a schedule, triggered by an API call, or fired by a GitHub event. It runs on Claude Code's cloud infrastructure, so your laptop does not need to be open.

Microsoft has expanded Microsoft 365 Copilot with new security controls and dashboard access for businesses with a single licence. IT admins and SME owners can now measure Copilot ROI and prevent sensitive data exposure without an enterprise-level commitment.

OpenAI has published a practical guide on using ChatGPT's Deep Research capability to produce comprehensive, cited market reports in under an hour. Marketing and strategy managers at UK SMEs can now replace hours of manual research with an autonomous AI process.