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Matthias Bastian
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Mar 12, 2026
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Read full article about: OpenAI is reportedly planning to integrate its video AI Sora into ChatGPT

OpenAI is reportedly planning to fold its video AI Sora directly into ChatGPT. So far, Sora has only been available as a standalone mobile and web app. OpenAI originally pitched it as a viral hit and potential TikTok alternative, a strategy that seemed to work early on, partly thanks to massive copyright infringements.

That momentum didn't last. According to The Information, the app has slid from No. 1 to No. 165 in the Apple App Store since launching last fall. CEO Sam Altman reportedly admitted internally that hardly anyone was sharing videos publicly. Rolling Sora into ChatGPT might fix that: with around 920 million weekly active users, the move would naturally drive more video generation. The standalone app will stick around for now, The Information reports.

Google already offers video generation in Gemini, though with tight capacity limits and only for paying subscribers. OpenAI will likely go a similar route: the company is strapped for compute, burns through cash supporting the roughly 95 percent of free ChatGPT accounts, and video generation is especially resource-hungry.

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Maximilian Schreiner
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Mar 11, 2026
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Read full article about: Claude's Excel and PowerPoint add-ins now share context across apps

Anthropic is updating its Claude add-ins for Excel and PowerPoint with shared context, reusable workflows, and broader cloud support.

Anthropic is adding three new features to its Claude for Excel and Claude for PowerPoint add-ins. The two add-ins now share conversation context, so Claude can read cell values, write formulas, and edit slides in a single session without users having to repeat information.

The company is also introducing what it calls Skills, reusable workflows that teams can share as one-click actions for tasks like financial model reviews or deck analysis. A preinstalled starter set covers common use cases.

Both add-ins are now available through Amazon Bedrock, Google Cloud Vertex AI, and Microsoft Foundry, letting companies pick the cloud provider that works best for them. All features are available to paying users on Mac and Windows.

Many of these capabilities are already built into the Claude app itself, particularly in Cowork mode, which is now also part of Microsoft's Copilot.

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Jonathan Kemper
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Mar 11, 2026
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Read full article about: Grammarly's AI writing tips claim inspiration from experts who never agreed to participate

Grammarly is apparently using the names of journalists and authors without permission for an AI feature called "Expert Review." The feature offers writing tips that are supposedly "inspired" by experts like Stephen King or Neil deGrasse Tyson. Even people who have already died, such as Carl Sagan, are reportedly included. As The Verge, Platformer, and Wired report, the feature also lists numerous tech journalists, including Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel and other editors. None of them were reportedly asked beforehand.

Screenshot: Grammarly Expert Review-Panel mit AI-Schreibvorschlägen von Technologie- und Stil-Experten.
The Expert Review panel in Grammarly provides context-based writing recommendations.

After the backlash, Grammarly reportedly offered only an opt-out option via email - no apology. Alex Gay, vice president of product marketing at parent company Superhuman, said the feature never claimed direct involvement from the experts. According to The Verge, some of the feature's source links pointed to spam sites or completely unrelated content. Expert descriptions also contained outdated job titles. The AI suggestions show up in Google Docs looking like real user comments, which can easily mislead people.

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Maximilian Schreiner
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Mar 11, 2026
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Read full article about: Anthropic launches internal think tank to study AI's impact on society and security

Anthropic has launched the "Anthropic Institute," an internal think tank dedicated to studying how powerful AI affects society, the economy, and security. The institute will be led by co-founder Jack Clark, who is taking on a new role as "Head of Public Benefit."

The institute plans to research how AI is transforming jobs, what new risks emerge from misuse, what "values" AI systems express, and how humans can maintain control over self-improving AI systems.

The team consists of around 30 people drawn from three existing research groups: the Frontier Red Team, the Societal Impacts team, and the economics research team. Early hires include Matt Botvinick (formerly Google DeepMind), Anton Korinek (University of Virginia), and Zoe Hitzig (previously at OpenAI).

The launch comes at a turbulent time for the company. Anthropic has sued 17 federal agencies and the Executive Office of the President after being classified as a supply chain risk. According to The Verge, Clark said he has "no concerns" about research funding. Anthropic is also opening an office in Washington, D.C.

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Maximilian Schreiner
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Mar 11, 2026
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An AI agent hacked McKinsey's internal AI platform in two hours using a decades-old technique

Security firm Codewall turned an offensive AI agent loose on McKinsey’s internal AI platform Lilli, a system used by over 43,000 employees for strategy work, client research, and document analysis. No credentials, no insider knowledge, no human assistance. Within two hours, the agent had full read and write access to the production database.

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