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🗞️In this edition
•Microsoft edge introduces AI powered browsing
•Workflow Wednesday #29 ‘AI Momentum’
•China counters US curbs with domestic AI alliances
• In other AI news –
•Trump administration loosens China chip ban, drawing backlash
•Europe plans AI gigafactories to boost compute power
•China’s Zhipu unveils cheaper GLM-4.5 model
•Google Chrome adds AI-generated store summaries for US shoppers
• 4 must-try AI tools
Microsoft edge now offers AI to assist you while browsing
♨️News – Microsoft has introduced a new Copilot Mode in its Edge browser that brings AI into your everyday browsing. The feature is designed to understand what you're looking at, anticipate what you want to do next, and help you get it done, all within the same tab.
👨💻Fast facts –
Copilot Mode is currently free and optional for Mac and PC users.
It adds a new tab page where you can search, chat, and browse with AI support.
The AI can answer questions about the page you’re on, like suggesting how to make a recipe vegan.
It can also help with tasks like booking appointments or drafting lists.
With permission, Copilot can see your open tabs to assist with research or comparisons.
Microsoft plans to add features that help users pick up where they left off.
🤓OpenTools POV – This move blends AI chat with real-time browsing, turning Edge into a more hands-on digital helper. The real test will be whether people find it genuinely easier or just more complicated.
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This Week in Workflow Wednesday #29: AI Momentum
Momentum-Driven Descriptions in Seconds with Writesonic
We’ve all been there - agonizing over product descriptions, trying to make them sound fresh, persuasive, and on-brand. It’s slow, repetitive, and pulls your focus from everything else that matters. But in the era of AI momentum, there’s no reason to keep doing it the hard way.
Step 1: Sign Up and Set Up
Head to Writesonic and sign up for free.
Use your work email or personal, either one gets you access to their full template suite.
Once inside, navigate to the “E-commerce” section.
Step 2: Choose the Product Descriptions Template
From the dashboard, select ……. We break it down fully in this week’s issue, along with 2 other ultra-simple AI workflows.
China unveils AI alliances to build self reliant tech ecosystem
☕News – China’s biggest AI firms used the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai to announce two new industry alliances focused on building a domestic AI ecosystem. The goal is to reduce reliance on foreign tech as U.S. restrictions continue to block access to Nvidia’s advanced chips.
👨💻Fast facts –
The Model-Chip Ecosystem Innovation Alliance brings together LLM developers and GPU makers including Huawei, Biren, and Moore Threads.
A second group, led by the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, is focused on applying AI across industrial sectors.
Huawei revealed the CloudMatrix 384 system, said to outperform Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72 on some metrics.
Other launches included Tencent’s open-source 3D world generator and Baidu’s digital human tech for creating lifelike virtual avatars.
At least six firms showed off new chip-clustering systems designed to power large-scale data centers.
🤓OpenTools POV – This is not just about workarounds for U.S. sanctions. China is laying the foundation for a self-sustaining AI stack that could reshape the global market.
🙆🏻♀️What else is happening?
Trump’s retreat on China chip ban triggers policy spat // Democratic lawmakers expressed “grave concern” to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick after the administration approved Nvidia’s exporting chips to China, loosening controls imposed on national security grounds
Europe sets its sights on multi-billion-euro gigawatt factories as it plays catch-up on AI // The gigafactories could add 15% to Europe’s total computing capacity — a sizeable boost, even when compared to the U.S. which currently owns around a third of global capacity according to UBS data
China’s latest AI model claims to be even cheaper to use than DeepSeek // Startup Z.ai, formerly known as Zhipu, announced that its new GLM-4.5 AI model would cost less than DeepSeek to use; At about half the size of DeepSeek’s model, GLM-4.5 only needs eight Nvidia H20 chips to operate
Google Chrome adds AI-powered store summaries to help US shoppers // Google announced an update to its Chrome web browser that will introduce AI-generated store reviews to U.S. shoppers with the aim of helping to determine the best places to make a purchase
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