AI Companion Watch — 2026-07-07
Microsoft Copilot is merging consumer and enterprise tools into a single unified app by August 2026, while introducing a paid AutoPilot tier—a major strategic shift revealing that fewer than 4.5% of Microsoft 365 users have adopted paid AI features. Meanwhile, ByteDance and Alibaba are pulling AI companion features ahead of China's mid-July regulatory crackdown on humanlike AI services. Apple's new Siri AI arrives this fall but only on supported iPhone models, intensifying competition in the voice assistant space.
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