Category: AI News & Updates

What It Is
Microsoft Copilot in Excel can use Python for advanced analysis, automation, transformation, statistics, and visualization inside workbook workflows.

Why It Matters
Finance and operations teams can perform deeper analysis directly in Excel while still reviewing the generated code and outputs.

Business Use
Businesses can use this capability for data cleanup, forecasting, scenario analysis, reporting, statistical analysis, and more advanced workbook automation without moving the work into a separate analytics environment.

Date: August 25, 2026

Verification Note
Feature access may depend on Microsoft 365 plan, Copilot licensing, tenant configuration, and rollout status. Confirm current availability before client-facing recommendations or implementation.

Category: AI News & Updates

What It Is
Google made multimodal video creation in Demand Gen Asset Studio generally available, allowing advertisers to move from storyboarding to horizontal and vertical video assets within the Demand Gen workflow.

Why It Matters
Smaller marketing teams can create and iterate campaign video assets faster while still keeping human review in place for brand standards, messaging, and claims.

Business Use
Businesses can use the feature to speed up campaign creative production, test more ad variations, and reduce the manual effort involved in creating platform-ready video assets.

Date: August 27, 2026

Verification Note
Availability and feature access may vary by account or region, so current Google Ads documentation should be checked before deployment.

Category: AI News & Updates

What It Is
HighLevel updated its AI pricing guidance, including plan-specific limits, pay-per-use behavior, and metering for Managed Agents.

Why It Matters
Scale90 should verify current in-app pricing before client quotes and determine whether AI-heavy workflows are better suited to Growth, Unlimited, or pay-per-use based on the client’s usage.

Business Use
This helps teams estimate AI operating costs more accurately, avoid quoting outdated pricing, and choose the most appropriate HighLevel AI setup for each client.

Date: September 1, 2026

Verification Note
HighLevel AI pricing, limits, and usage billing can change. Always confirm the current in-app billing screen before quoting or deploying AI features at scale.