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This Friday, multiple sources confirm a major push from OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT directly into Microsoft PowerPoint, transforming presentation creation. WeRSM, Tech Times, and India Today all highlight that ChatGPT is now available as a sidebar within PowerPoint, allowing users to generate, edit, and refine slides using natural language prompts. This beta feature, accessible to many users including some free and business accounts, lets you describe the presentation you need, upload notes, or even existing decks, and ChatGPT will draft outlines, summarize information, and refine text. India Today specifically mentions the ability to create an entire presentation by chatting with ChatGPT directly within the application, even turning screenshots into editable slides. Beyond PowerPoint, EdTech Innovation Hub reports Canva now integrates with Google Gemini, enabling design creation and editing from within Gemini conversations. You can generate, search, summarize, and repurpose Canva designs, utilizing Canva’s AI Connector by typing "@Canva." In a different sphere, SMBtech reveals Booking.com has launched new AI tools, including ChatGPT integration for car rentals, allowing users to search for vehicles using natural language. What nobody expected: 2oceansvibe News announces the world's first AI feature film, "Hell Grind," premiered at Cannes. This 95-minute movie was made in two weeks for $500,000, with $400,000 going to compute costs. The Times of India, however, reports that another AI film, "Critterz," missed its Cannes debut after OpenAI reportedly shut down Sora, the generative video model crucial for its production. This means AI is rapidly changing how we work and consume content, from creating professional presentations and booking travel to potentially revolutionizing film production, though not without its challenges.