What’s inside:
ChatGPT moves into Microsoft Word — and it’s included on the free plan
Microsoft flips new Copilot Business licenses to pay-as-you-go by default this November
ChatGPT Ads goes self-serve worldwide as advertising moves into the chatbot era
Meta puts its AI features behind new subscription tiers — worth it for your business?
The biggest AI labs want a FINRA-style standards body — and not everyone is happy
Key source links:
• https://openai.com/products/release-notes/
• https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/announcements/2026-september
• https://openai.com/index/expanding-access-to-ai-with-chatgpt-ads/
• https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-launches-subscriptions-with-enhanced-ai-features-2026-09-15/
• https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/openai-anthropic-and-google-are-working-to-create-an-ai-standards-body
• https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-is-working-with-anthropic-google-ai-safety-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-09-15/
