ChatGPT in Excel. WhatsApp Opens to Rival Chatbots. Pentagon Labels Anthropic Risk. OpenAI Launches Codex Security.

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The AI news for March 7th, 2026

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Here are the details of the day's selected top stories:

OpenAI directly integrates ChatGPT as an add-in in Microsoft Excel.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-integriert-chatgpt-direkt-als-add-in-in-microsoft-excel/
Why did we choose this article?
Adds ChatGPT directly into Excel so knowledge workers can create, edit and analyze spreadsheets by natural-language prompts — a concrete workflow and productivity change.

After Europe, WhatsApp will let rival AI companies offer chatbots in Brazil
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/06/after-europe-whatsapp-will-let-rival-ai-companies-offer-chatbots-in-brazil/
Why did we choose this article?
WhatsApp will host third‑party AI chatbots (for a fee), so users can access alternative assistants inside a dominant messaging app — affecting choice, costs and competition for everyday users and businesses.

Anthropic officially classified as a supply-chain risk; CEO Amodei announces a lawsuit.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/anthropic-offiziell-als-lieferkettenrisiko-eingestuft-ceo-amodei-kuendigt-klage-an/
Why did we choose this article?
A formal US government designation as a supply‑chain risk can block Anthropic from defense contracts and signal procurement and trust issues for organizations using its AI, with concrete commercial and legal consequences.

OpenAI launches Codex Security for the detection of security vulnerabilities in software projects.
Source: https://the-decoder.de/openai-startet-codex-security-zur-erkennung-von-sicherheitsluecken-in-software-projekten/
Why did we choose this article?
An automated tool that finds real software vulnerabilities (already reported in OpenSSH and Chromium) could change how organizations detect and remediate security bugs — with immediate operational impact.

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