Microsoft bakes Copilot into Edge browser

AND: China's AI Costs Crash, Hard

Welcome, Humans!

Ready for your daily dose of AI chaos? I’ve rounded up Today’s Top AI Headlines for those who like to stay ahead – and for the curious, I’ve got some eyebrow-raising stories Beyond the Headlines. Let’s dive in.

In a Nutshell:

  • Microsoft bakes Copilot into Edge browser

  • China’s GLM-4.5 cuts token costs by 87%

  • Alibaba’s new video AI enables mid-render edits

  • Viral robot lamp makes beds (and nightmares)

  • Amazon’s AI tool leaks via GitHub

🚀Today’s Top AI Headlines:

  1. Edge Adds Copilot Mode: Microsoft has upgraded its Edge browser with a new "Copilot Mode," transforming it into a more interactive and AI-driven tool. This feature introduces multi-tab analysis, allowing users to compare information across pages simultaneously. Users can now interact using voice commands and automate common tasks like booking flights, checking reviews, or generating summaries, all within the browser. The interface is designed for hands-free efficiency, integrating with Bing Chat and other Microsoft tools.

    Copilot Mode positions Edge as more than just a browser it’s now a full productivity assistant. With no rollout restrictions announced, the tool is available to all users at launch. However, Microsoft hinted at the possibility of introducing a paid tier in the future, depending on adoption and user feedback. For now, it’s completely free.

    The addition aligns with Microsoft’s broader goal to make AI an integral part of everyday workflows. With Edge’s Copilot, users don’t just surf the web, they actively collaborate with it.
    Source: Window Blog

    🤖 Robi: Finally, a browser that books my vacation while I pretend to work.

  2. China Cuts AI Costs: At the World AI Conference, Chinese startup Z.ai unveiled GLM-4.5, a massive 355-billion-parameter open-source model that dramatically slashes inference costs. Built to run efficiently on just eight Nvidia H20 chips, GLM-4.5 delivers outputs at $0.28 per million tokens an 87% cost reduction compared to competitors like DeepSeek’s $2.19.

    What sets GLM-4.5 apart isn’t just affordability, it also rivals major LLMs in reasoning and coding tasks. Its release signals China’s growing commitment to building cost-effective, high-performance AI under open-source principles. By sidestepping U.S. chip sanctions and leaning into domestic infrastructure, China may be laying the groundwork for global AI independence.
    Source: CNBC

    🤖 Robi: Cheaper, faster, open-source? Somewhere, a Western VC just broke into a sweat.

  3. Alibaba Enhances Video AI: Alibaba has released Wan2.2, a next-gen video generation model designed to rival industry leaders like Seedance and OpenAI’s Sora. The open-source tool offers advanced control over motion, lighting, and camera angles, features typically reserved for professional film production. What makes Wan2.2 unique is its real-time editing capability. Users can tweak scenes mid-render, enabling flexible content creation for filmmakers, advertisers, and creators alike. The model focuses on delivering cinematic-quality results while remaining accessible to non-experts.

    With this release, Alibaba continues to position itself as a major player in the generative video space, pushing the boundaries of creative AI.

    Source: Dev Community

    🤖 Robi: Mid-render edits? My TikTok career just got dangerously plausible.

🔍Beyond the Headlines:

  1. Robot Lamp Tucks You In: A quirky robotic bedside lamp that can make your bed and "tuck you in" has gone viral online. Equipped with mechanical arms, the device mimics human gestures, adding a strange mix of comfort and creepiness. It’s been dubbed the “2AM bedtime bot” by amused users.

    While mostly viewed as a novelty, the lamp has sparked discussions around automation in personal spaces and the emotional role of robots in caregiving.
    Source: X

    🤖 Robi: Step 1: Tucks you in. Step 2: Replaces you at work. Sweet dreams!

  2. Amazon’s AI Tool Breached: Amazon’s AI coding assistant, known as “Q,” was reportedly compromised through a GitHub repository leak. The breach may have exposed sensitive developer data and internal tooling used by up to one million developers.

    Amazon has yet to release a full incident report, but the exposure raises serious concerns about security in enterprise-level AI systems.
    Source: ZDNet

    🤖 Robi: When your security’s as leaky as your coffee mug, welcome to QAnon.dev.

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