What\u2019s new in AI tools
Automated weekly roundup of release notes and changelogs across every AI tool we track. Currently indexing 256 updates.
This week \u2014 2026-W18
AI Tools This Week: 42 updates across 7 products
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Groq Among the First to Bring NVIDIA Groq 3 LPX and Vera Rubin NVL72 to Market
Groq announces partnership to bring NVIDIA's latest Groq 3 LPX and Vera Rubin NVL72 hardware to market. This represents an expansion of Groq's hardware offerings through strategic NVIDIA collaboration.
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Introducing Robostral Navigate
Mistral released Robostral Navigate, their first model built specifically for embodied navigation tasks.
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Introducing Shieldstral
Mistral introduced Shieldstral, a new AI safety and moderation solution.
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Agentic Search. More accurate and efficient results from your AI systems.
Mistral launched Agentic Search, a retrieval layer that helps AI systems navigate, read, and verify information inside and across complex documents.
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Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams
GitHub Copilot now supports shared agentic workflows within Microsoft Teams for collaborative development.
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The new GitHub Copilot experience in Slack
GitHub Copilot introduces a new integrated experience within Slack for enhanced collaboration.
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Shared agentic work with GitHub Copilot in Microsoft Teams
GitHub Copilot now supports shared agentic workflows within Microsoft Teams for team collaboration.
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The new GitHub Copilot experience in Slack
GitHub Copilot is now available with enhanced integration in Slack for collaborative development workflows.
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Databricks Document Intelligence: pushing the frontier for complex document extraction
Databricks launched Document Intelligence, a new capability for extracting structured data from complex unstructured documents.
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March Drop 2026
Integrated ChatGPT and Claude with company context via new remote MCP server and expanded Assistant/Agents with third-party MCP tools.
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April Drop 2026
Added slide and interactive HTML page generation, plus embedded MCP Apps in Glean Assistant for cross-tool actions.
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May Drop 2026
Launched real-time voice capabilities, company-aware Skills, and enhanced action-taking across existing team tools.
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June Drop 2026
Introduced meeting notes functionality that turns meetings into searchable context with interactive content for team collaboration.
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July Drop 2026
Added voice content creation capabilities, enterprise-ready workflow scaling, and Snowflake/Databricks data querying with business context.
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Introducing Robostral Navigate
Mistral releases Robostral Navigate, their first model designed for embodied navigation in robotics applications.
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Introducing Shieldstral
Mistral AI introduces Shieldstral, a new AI safety and moderation solution.
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Smart Routing in Unity AI Gateway: Match frontier quality with 30%+ lower cost per task
Databricks introduced smart routing in Unity AI Gateway to optimize model selection for coding tasks, achieving frontier-level quality while reducing costs by over 30%.
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Agent Plugins 1.0 in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the Copilot app
Agent Plugins 1.0 are now available across VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the Copilot application.
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Agent Plugins 1.0 in VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the Copilot app
Agent Plugins 1.0 is now available across VS Code, Copilot CLI, and the Copilot app.
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Open-sourcing Metals v2: Databricks' Java and Scala language server for multi‑million line codebases
Databricks open-sourced Metals v2, a Java and Scala language server designed to handle multi-million line codebases for improved developer productivity.
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Agent Versioning 2.0, Granular Multilingual, Custom Voicemail, Voice Orb
Released improved agent versioning with staging/production environments, multi-language support with automatic detection, custom voicemail handling, and shareable voice agent links.
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Live Call Monitoring, Custom Dashboards, Built-in CRM, Colloquial Model, Expressive Mode
Retell AI launched five major features including real-time call monitoring, CRM integration with Salesforce/HubSpot, customizable dashboards, and enhanced voice agent naturalness through Colloquial and Expressive modes.
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Groq Expands to Asia-Pacific with Sydney Data Center
Groq launched a new data center in Sydney, Australia to serve the Asia-Pacific region with AI inference capabilities.
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Mission Big Dipper brings agentic execution to revenue teams
Gong launches Mission Big Dipper, introducing the Gong Revenue Harness as an agentic execution layer that enables AI agents to work alongside humans in revenue workflows. The update includes Custom Agents that can be built without code, expanded Gong Assistant capabilities, and new Gong Enable features like Dry Run for realistic role-play practice.
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Introducing Shieldstral
Mistral AI launches Shieldstral, a new AI safety and security solution.
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Copilot code review effort levels are generally available
Code review effort levels feature in GitHub Copilot has moved from preview to general availability.
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Unity AI Gateway is Generally Available
Databricks has made Unity AI Gateway generally available after six months of rapid AI-powered productivity growth. The gateway provides centralized access to AI models and services.
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Ingest semi-structured data faster and more efficiently with Variant - Now Generally Available
Databricks made Variant generally available for ingesting semi-structured data like JSON, XML, and CSV. The feature addresses previous difficulties in handling these data formats efficiently.
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July Drop 2026
Added voice content creation capabilities, enterprise workflow scaling features, and Snowflake/Databricks data querying with business context.
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Agent Versioning 2.0, Granular Multilingual, Custom Voicemail, Voice Orb, and more
Enhanced agent management with version control, multi-language support with automatic detection, custom voicemail handling, and shareable agent links.
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Live Call Monitoring, Custom Dashboards, Built-in CRM, Colloquial Model, Expressive Mode, and more
Major platform update introducing real-time call monitoring, customizable dashboards, native CRM integration with Salesforce and HubSpot, and enhanced voice agent capabilities with more natural speech patterns.
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Prompt Caching
Prompt caching automatically reuses computation from recent requests when they share a common prefix, delivering 50% cost savings for cached portions and improved response times. The feature works automatically with no code changes required.
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Moonshot AI Kimi K2 Instruct 0905
Kimi K2-0905 brings Moonshot AI's cutting-edge model to GroqCloud with day zero support, featuring a 256K context window and enhanced agentic coding capabilities. The model offers prompt caching with up to 50% cost savings and runs at 200+ tokens/second.
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AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents
Custom Agents can automatically run after AI Meeting Notes are completed to update trackers, post recaps, or create tickets.
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AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents
Custom Agents can now automatically run after AI Meeting Notes are completed, enabling automated workflows like updating project trackers and posting recaps.
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AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents
Custom Agents can automatically run after AI Meeting Notes are completed, enabling workflows like updating project trackers, posting recaps to Slack, or creating tickets.
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AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents
Custom Agents can automatically run after AI Meeting Notes are completed, enabling automated workflows like updating project trackers and posting recaps to Slack.
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AI Meeting Notes can now trigger Custom Agents
Custom Agents can now automatically run after AI Meeting Notes are completed, enabling automated workflows like updating project trackers, posting recaps to Slack, or creating tickets.
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Convert proprietary code to open ANSI SQL with Genie Code
Databricks introduces Genie Code, a tool that helps migrate legacy data warehouse code to open ANSI SQL. This addresses the complexity of migrating from proprietary data warehouse systems.
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Say hi to new Ojai in-car experience
Waymo unveiled new in-car features for the Ojai vehicle including Gemini in Waymo and a redesigned user interface. The Ojai is designed as a premium ride-hailing cabin experience.
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Say hi to new Ojai in-car experience
Waymo introduces new in-car features for the Ojai vehicle including Gemini AI integration and a redesigned user interface. The Ojai is designed as a premium ride-hailing cabin experience.
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Say hi to new Ojai in-car experience
Waymo unveiled new in-car features for the Ojai vehicle including Gemini in Waymo and a redesigned user interface. The Ojai is designed as a premium ride-hailing vehicle with a flexible cabin space.
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Say hi to new Ojai in-car experience
Waymo unveiled new in-car features for the Ojai vehicle including Gemini AI integration and a redesigned user interface. The Ojai is designed as a premium ride-hailing vehicle with a flexible cabin space.
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Agents for production lines: Trusted decisions in real time
Databricks introduces AI agents designed for manufacturing production lines to make trusted real-time decisions. The solution helps line managers respond quickly to production issues.
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Bringing real-time fraud prevention to government benefits
Databricks announces capabilities for real-time fraud detection and prevention in government benefits programs. The solution addresses improper payments that cost federal benefits programs significantly.
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Copilot code review: Agent skills and MCP now generally available
Agent skills and Model Context Protocol (MCP) for code review are now generally available.
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March Drop 2026
Launched remote MCP server to integrate ChatGPT and Claude with company context, and expanded Assistant and Agents with third-party MCP tools.
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July Drop 2026
Added voice content creation capabilities, enterprise workflow scaling features, and integration with Snowflake and Databricks for contextual data querying.
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ChatGPT app, Dynamic voice speed, A/B testing
Integration with ChatGPT for building voice agents, adaptive voice speed matching caller pace, and A/B testing capabilities for comparing agent performance.
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Agent Versioning 2.0, Granular Multilingual, Custom Voicemail, Voice Orb
Enhanced agent management with version control and environment tags, multi-language support with automatic detection, customizable voicemail handling, and shareable agent links for testing.