A roundup of October 2026 updates highlights new AI tools from OpenAI, Canva, Pinterest, Luma and Google.

OpenAI added audio uploads to ChatGPT, letting users transcribe and summarize recordings, ask questions about them, and turn interviews, meetings or lectures into notes and follow-up emails; iCloud users can also connect Mail and Calendar to find messages, review schedules and update events.

Canva introduced Canva Craft, an image-generation model developed by its in-house Canva Research lab to create photorealistic visuals for marketing assets and creative exploration.

Pinterest launched Beauty Guides, using AI to turn hair and nail Pins into personalized, actionable instructions for recreating looks.

Luma made Kling 4.0 available to all its customers, with the video-generation model built for fast action and complex camera movement while keeping performances and environments coherent.

The Abu Dhabi Government and OpenAI launched Machine-Readable Government, converting selected policies and regulations into a format AI systems can use to help experts navigate complex decisions.

Google expanded SynthID Detector globally in English, allowing checks for AI-generated images, video and audio, including content from partners such as OpenAI, NVIDIA, Kakao and Apple; verification tools in Search, Chrome and Gemini handle more than a million requests a day.