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Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Google Drive’s upgraded document scanner can capture multiple pages at once.

Android president Sameer Samat says the update also includes a feature that detects whether the page you’re about to scan is a duplicate, while automatically switching blurry scans to “the highest-quality frame.” The new scanner operates on-device and is available to Android users with 8GB of RAM or more.

1/3Screenshot: Sameer Samat via X
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Microsoft is reportedly working on its own AI “super app.”

The app will combine GitHub Copilot, the Copilot chatbot, Copilot Cowork, and a “new agentic workflow capability internally named Autopilot” into one place, Fortune reports. Sounds like a Microsoft version of something like OpenAI’s “super app” ambitions.

Perhaps it will be shown off at Microsoft Build next week?

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
OpenAI is sunsetting ChatGPT’s Canvas interface.

The feature, which let you edit code or text side-by-side with ChatGPT, will no longer be available with GPT-5.5 Instant or GPT-5.5 Thinking, according to OpenAI. ChatGPT subscribers can still access Canvas for a “limited time” through legacy models.

OpenAI is also trying to make GPT-5.5 Instant’s responses easier to read by trimming their length and cutting down on “bullet-heavy” text.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
There won’t be Project Helix news at the Xbox Games Showcase.

Matt Booty, Xbox’s chief content officer, shared the update on a new episode of the Official Xbox Podcast. Microsoft is using today to set some expectations ahead of the showcase, which takes place on June 7th at 1PM ET; the company also delayed Fable to February 2027.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Microsoft launches preview of Copilot Health AI that can analyze your medical records.

Copilot Health, first announced in March, is now open to Microsoft 365 subscribers. Microsoft says they can use it to find doctors and get insights on data from connected medical records, wearables, and other apps like Apple Health, similar to health AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic.

Copilot Health: Now in Preview

[Microsoft Copilot Blog]

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
The Book of Life creator exits Amazon’s AI production program.

Following online backlash, Jorge Gutierrez announced that he will no longer be making the AI series Punky Duck:

My intent was to showcase artists, both new and seasoned, both inside and outside the studios, driving this new tech. My sincerest apology to those I upset. I promise to do better moving forward. Thank you for your patience with me. I will try harder.

Punky Duck was one of three animated AI series set to appear on Prime Video as part of Amazon’s GenAI Creators’ Fund.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
HBO isn’t skimping on the dragons.

That was the case for the previous trailer for season 3 of House of the Dragon, and it’s true for the latest, as well. The Game of Thrones spinoff returns in around a month, premiering on June 21st.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
California sues over 23andMe breach that exposed millions of people’s data.

Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Chrome Holding Co. — formerly 23AndMe — claiming that the company failed to protect user information, leading to the massive 2023 breach that included data belonging to 6.9 million users. In 2024, 23andMe agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to the breach.