Another Crazy Day in AI: The Browser That Remembers Everything You Don't
- Wowza Team
- Oct 23
- 4 min read
Hello, AI Enthusiasts.
How’s your week treating you? The weekend’s starting to look close.
Microsoft is transforming Edge into a true partner in productivity with its upgraded Copilot Mode, built to anticipate what you need and keep your tabs — and thoughts — in order.
At the same time, Workday’s new AI Model Library is taking the headache out of contract review, with pre-trained models that do the reading and flag the risks.
And on a global note, Google’s Earth AI is evolving to help researchers and policymakers understand the planet’s biggest shifts... from floods to forests.
Not Friday yet, but it’s starting to feel like it.
Here's another crazy day in AI:
Edge now handles tasks and remembers
Workday adds custom AI Model library to boost contract insights
New updates bring deeper insights to Google Earth AI
Some AI tools to try out
TODAY'S FEATURED ITEM: Microsoft's Latest Browser Intelligence
Image Credit: Wowza (created with Ideogram)
What if your browser could remember where you left off, handle tedious tasks for you, and actually understand what you're trying to accomplish online?
Microsoft Edge is rolling out major updates to Copilot Mode, transforming the browser from a passive tool into an active assistant that works alongside you. Announced by Sean Lyndersay, Vice President of Microsoft Edge, on the Windows Blogs, these new features aim to end the endless cycle of tab-hopping and manual task management. The update introduces capabilities like conversational voice commands, automatic project organization, and context-aware assistance, all while keeping user control and privacy at the forefront.
Here’s what’s new inside Edge’s evolving “copilot” experience:
Conversational assistance that lets you use voice or chat to perform simple and complex actions — from opening websites to planning an evening out.
Journeys, a feature that organizes your past browsing into topics, so you can easily revisit unfinished research or projects.
Personalized context that allows the browser to offer smarter suggestions based on your browsing history, with your explicit permission.
Privacy safeguards that make it easy to toggle features on or off and decide how much information to share.
Security enhancements like built-in scareware blocking and password management tools that help protect user data and identity.
The concept behind these updates touches on something many people experience: the constant mental load of managing browser tabs, remembering where you saw something useful, and performing the same repetitive tasks. Microsoft's approach here is to build assistance directly into the browser rather than requiring separate tools or workflows. How well that actually translates to everyday use will vary depending on what kind of browsing you do and how you prefer to work.
There are practical considerations worth thinking about. Voice commands need to understand you correctly the first time, or they become more frustrating than helpful. Automatic organization of browsing history only works if the categories make sense to you. Context-aware features need to add value without feeling like they're watching over your shoulder. Microsoft has included ways to control or disable these features, which matters because not everyone will want their browser doing more than displaying web pages. The visual indicators and opt-in requirements suggest they're trying to make this feel less invasive, though personal tolerance for browser assistance will differ.
It's also important to note that several key features remain in limited preview and are only available to users in the United States right now. The full experience isn't accessible worldwide yet, and there's no clear timeline for broader availability. For people curious about where browser technology is headed, this update offers one possible answer. Whether Copilot Mode becomes genuinely useful or ends up as another feature people disable will depend on real-world performance and whether it addresses actual problems rather than theoretical ones.
Read the full article here.
OTHER INTERESTING AI HIGHLIGHTS:
Workday Adds Custom AI Model Library to Boost Contract Insights
/Workday Newsroom
Workday has unveiled a new Custom AI Model Library for its Contract Intelligence Agent, powered by Evisort. The library features more than 120 pre-built AI models trained to analyze contract clauses, flag risks, and summarize key terms across departments like HR, Finance, Legal, and IT — no coding required. This upgrade aims to help organizations make faster, data-driven decisions while cutting down on manual review time. According to Jerry Ting, Workday’s VP of Agentic AI & Evisort, the goal is to make “deep, complex contract analysis fast and actionable for every team.”
Read more here.
New Updates Bring Deeper Insights To Google Earth AI
/Yossi Matias, (Google Research VP & GM), and Chris Phillips, (Geo VP & GM), on Google Blogs – The Keyword
Google is expanding Earth AI, its geospatial AI platform built with Gemini’s reasoning — to help enterprises, cities, and nonprofits solve pressing global challenges like environmental monitoring and disaster response. The latest updates introduce Geospatial Reasoning, a new framework that links AI models for weather, population, and imagery to generate faster, more holistic insights. Analysts can now identify flood-prone communities or detect algae blooms directly within Google Earth. Access to Earth AI and its models is also broadening through Google Cloud and partnerships with organizations like WHO and Planet.
Read more here.
SOME AI TOOLS TO TRY OUT:
That’s a wrap on today’s Almost Daily craziness.
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