Essential reading for your AI journey

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.

Anthropic launched Claude for Word, completing its Office integration. With Gemini in Google Workspace and Copilot retreating, AI now sits inside every productivity suite.

Anthropic launches discounted Claude plans for nonprofits. The same pricing barrier still locks out startups and small teams under five people.

Meta released Muse Spark, its first AI model in a year. The real story is not the benchmarks. It is which of several AI races Meta has chosen to run.