Outlook Gets Agent Mode | Freepik Becomes Magnific | SpAItial Echo-2 | Claude Creative Connectors

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01. Microsoft Outlook Gets Agent Mode - Copilot Now Runs Your Inbox and Calendar open_in_new
02. Freepik Rebrands as Magnific - Bootstrapped AI Creative Platform Hits $230M ARR open_in_new
03. SpAItial Launches Echo-2 - One Image Becomes a Real-Time, Interactive 3D World open_in_new
04. Claude Goes Creative - Nine New Connectors for Adobe, Blender, Ableton, and Affinity open_in_new

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Outlook Gets Agent Mode | Freepik Becomes Magnific | SpAItial Echo-2 | Claude Creative Connectors

calendar_today Date: APR 28, 2026

schedule Duration: 3:29

Copilot Agent Mode hits Outlook, Freepik rebrands as Magnific, SpAItial's Echo-2 turns a photo into a 3D world, and Claude gets nine creative connectors.

01. Microsoft rolls Copilot Agent Mode into Outlook to autonomously triage email and reschedule meetings.
02. Freepik rebrands as Magnific - bootstrapped, profitable, $230M ARR with 1M+ paid subscribers.
03. SpAItial launches Echo-2, a world model that turns one image into a real-time interactive 3D scene in the browser.
04. Anthropic ships nine creative Claude connectors covering Adobe, Blender, Ableton, Splice, Affinity, SketchUp, and Resolume - and joins the Blender Development Fund.

Microsoft has introduced Agent Mode to Outlook, enabling Copilot to autonomously manage email triage and calendar scheduling. This marks a significant step towards AI agents handling routine productivity tasks without constant user oversight. Freepik has officially rebranded to Magnific, revealing impressive financial performance with $230 million in annual recurring revenue. The rebrand signals the company's evolution beyond its original stock image platform roots into a broader AI-powered creative suite. SpAItial AI has launched Echo-2, an advanced model capable of transforming a single image into an interactive 3D world. This represents a significant leap from their previous Echo-1 model, offering new possibilities for immersive content creation and virtual environment generation. Anthropic has expanded Claude's capabilities with nine new connectors, integrating the AI assistant with popular creative tools including Adobe applications, Blender, and Ableton Live. These connectors enable seamless AI assistance within professional workflows across design, 3D modelling, and music production environments.