Microsoft Edge Is Now an AI Browser 🌐

Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,

Microsoft has long struggled to compete in the browser space dominated by Google’s Chrome. Now, the company is hoping to gain more traction by introducing a new AI-powered mode inside its Edge browser today.

Let’s take a look!

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• Microsoft Edge Gets an AI Boost with Copilot Mode

• China Releases AI Action Plan Just Days After the U.S.

• AI Tutorial: How to remove AI Overviews from Google Search

• AI Tools to check out

• AI Findings/Resources

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

AI News

MICROSOFT

Microsoft Edge Gets an AI Boost with Copilot Mode

Microsoft is testing a new Copilot Mode in its Edge browser, which allows users to browse the web while being assisted by AI.

Details:

• Copilot Mode can view all your open tabs to understand what you're browsing and help you with tasks like locating information on a website or finding the best deal across your tabs.

• It allows for voice input, which can be helpful for people with limited mobility, those who aren't as tech-savvy when it comes to certain online tasks, or anyone who just wants to get things done faster.

• Microsoft is also planning to eventually let Copilot, with your permission, access your Edge browser history and credentials so the chatbot can manage more advanced actions, such as making bookings on your behalf.

• The feature is still considered experimental, which is partly why it is free "for a limited time," with usage limits, for any Mac or PC users with access to Copilot. It is expected that the new mode may require a subscription later on.

Those not interested in the AI-powered mode in Edge and who just want to browse as usual won't have to worry. It is opt-in by default, and you can choose to turn the experience on or off anytime through your Edge settings.

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TOGETHER WITH JIRA

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GLOBAL AI RACE

China Releases AI Action Plan Just Days After the U.S.

China on Saturday released a global action plan for AI that called for international cooperation on tech development and regulation.

Details:

• The announcement was made at the three-day Shanghai conference that brings together industry leaders and policymakers, with Premier Li Qiang saying China wants to set up a global group for AI cooperation.

• The group will openly share AI advancements and allow all countries and companies equal rights to use them. Beijing is also willing to share its development experience and products with other countries, particularly the "Global South."

• The U.S. has tried to limit China’s access to advanced chips, but the country is developing its own alternatives and has continued making AI breakthroughs that have drawn close scrutiny from U.S. officials.

China is positioning itself as an alternative to the U.S., which recently shared its own AI plan, as the world's two largest economies compete for influence over the transformative technology.

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AI Tutorial

How to remove AI Overviews from Google Search

Many times when you Google something, you're greeted by an AI-generated paragraph at the top that answers your question before you even scroll — that's Google's AI Overviews.

But some people are tired of Google’s AI summaries taking over their search results and want to bring back the classic blue links, with no AI panels or distractions.

And while Google still hasn't implemented an official "off" switch, here are four ways you can get back to the classic search experience:

1. Add -AI to your search

Works on: Desktop and mobile

This is the fastest fix. Just type -AI at the end of your query to stop the AI Overview from appearing.

• Go to google.com or open the Google app

• Type your search + -AI (e.g., how to turn off ACR on TV -AI)

• Hit Enter — you’ll get regular search results

• You might see a featured snippet, but it won’t be a full AI Overview

2. Enable Web Guide in Search Labs

Works on: Desktop

Web Guide is a Google experiment that pushes AI Overviews down the page, showing regular links first.

• Go to Search Labs, sign in, and select the Web Guide experiment

• Turn on “Try the new AI-organized web results” in Web Guide to enable the experience.

• Search as usual, now you'll see traditional links at the top and AI content below

3. Use Google’s Web tab (or make it default)

Works on: Desktop

The “Web” tab skips AI Overviews entirely — it’s just classic results. You can even make it default in your browser.

How to do it in Chrome:

• Go to Settings > Search engine > Manage search engines and site search

• Under Site search, click Add

  • Name: Google (Web)

  • URL: https://www.google.com/search?udm=14&q=%s

• Save it, then click the 3-dot menu and choose Make default

Now every address-bar search skips AI Overviews. Firefox and Edge allow similar setups.

4. Install a Chrome Extension

Works on: Desktop

Some browser extensions block AI Overviews completely.

• Go to the Chrome Web Store

• Search for “Hide AI Overviews” or “Bye Bye, Google AI”

• Click Add to Chrome, then refresh your search page

These also work in Microsoft Edge.

AI Tools to check out

🔥 Context: An office suite for the AI era.

✨ GitHub Spark: A new tool in Copilot that turns your ideas into full-stack apps, entirely in natural language..

👀 Pimeyes: Face recognition search engine and reverse image search.

💥 Klyra: An all-in-one AI platform that lets you create videos, voiceovers, avatars, voice clones, images, music, chatbots, blogs, and more

⭐ Thuna: It turns your team’s knowledge into AI Agents that act, respond, and automate instantly

AI Findings/Resources

😱 Pieter Levels talks about how he’s making $3m a year as a one-person company

📽 Comparison between AI video models

🤔 AI is about to solve loneliness, and that’s a problem

🌐 HVAC Technician explains how AI is even coming for blue collar jobs

🧠 The new skill in AI is not prompting, it's context engineering

The latest in AI and Tech

Google launches new AI search feature in UK

The company first launched the AI-powered search experience in the U.S. in May. It appears as an extra tab in Google Search and the Google app for Android and iOS, letting users ask complex questions via text, voice, or image and get AI-generated answers with links—offering a more Gemini-like chatbot experience compared to the quicker AI Overviews.

Anthropic announced new weekly rate limits for Claude subscribers

The company claims it is due to "unprecedented demand," explaining that some users have been running Claude continuously in the background, 24/7, with most of the usage centered around its Claude Code product.

Unitree launches affordable humanoid robot R1

The humanoid robot, with a total of 26 joints, is priced at just 39,999 yuan (about US $5,900). Marketed as “born for sport,” the robot was shown in company videos cartwheeling, running downhill, and quickly getting up from the ground.

Alibaba launches Wan2.2 open‑source video‑generation model

The latest version introduces a Mixture-of-Experts architecture and delivers significant improvements in generation quality and model capabilities compared to its predecessor, Wan2.1. It is available under the Apache 2.0 license and comes in three main versions: T2V-A14B for text-to-video, I2V-A14B for image-to-video, and TI2V-5B for combined text-and-image-to-video generation.

Anthropic introduces 'auditing agents' to test for AI misalignment

Anthropic researchers have developed auditing agents that can autonomously complete alignment auditing tasks, successfully uncovering hidden goals, building safety evaluations, and surfacing concerning behaviors during tests.

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