What\u2019s new in AI tools
Automated weekly roundup of release notes and changelogs across every AI tool we track. Currently indexing 192 updates.
This week \u2014 2026-W18
AI Tools This Week: 42 updates across 7 products
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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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Groq Partners with U.S. Department of Energy
Groq established a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to advance AI inference and next-generation computing infrastructure.
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Groq and Nvidia Enter Non-Exclusive Inference Technology Licensing Agreement
Groq partnered with Nvidia through a licensing agreement to accelerate AI inference capabilities at global scale.
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GroqCloud: Expanding to Meet Demand
Groq announced expansion of its GroqCloud platform to accommodate growing user demand for AI inference services.
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Groq Raises $650M to Scale Its AI Inference Cloud Business
Groq secured $650 million in funding to expand its AI inference cloud infrastructure and business operations.
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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, 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 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.
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Live Call Monitoring, Custom Dashboards, Built-in CRM, Colloquial Model, Expressive Mode
Major platform update introducing real-time call monitoring with live transcripts and scoring, custom dashboards for different teams, native CRM integration with Salesforce and HubSpot, and enhanced voice naturalness features.
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OpenAI GPT-OSS 20B & 120B
OpenAI's open-source MoE models with reasoning capabilities, built-in browser search and code execution, and structured outputs support. Performance rivals o4-mini and o3-mini models.
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Moonshot AI Kimi K2 Instruct 0905
New model release with 256K context window, enhanced agentic coding capabilities, and prompt caching support. Delivers 200+ t/s at $1.50/M tokens blended pricing.
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Strategic Partnership with NVIDIA
Safe Superintelligence entered into a strategic partnership with NVIDIA to scale compute by 10x.
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Strategic Partnership with NVIDIA
Safe Superintelligence entered into a strategic partnership with NVIDIA that will scale their compute capacity by 10x.
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Introducing Mistral OCR 4
Mistral OCR 4 is a state-of-the-art document intelligence model for optical character recognition tasks.
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Introducing Robostral Navigate
Robostral Navigate is Mistral's first model built specifically for embodied navigation tasks.
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March Drop 2026
Integrated ChatGPT and Claude with company context via new remote MCP server and expanded third-party tool actions.
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April Drop 2026
Added slide and HTML page generation capabilities, 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 integration across existing tools.
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June Drop 2026
Introduced meeting notes that turn meetings into searchable context and interactive content for team collaboration.
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July Drop 2026
Added voice content creation, enterprise-ready workflow scaling, and Snowflake/Databricks data querying with business context.
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ChatGPT app, Dynamic voice speed, A/B testing, and more
Introduced ChatGPT integration for building voice agents, dynamic voice speed matching caller pace, and A/B testing capabilities for comparing agent performance.
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Live Call Monitoring, Custom Dashboards, Built-in CRM, Colloquial Model, Expressive Mode, and more
Retell AI launched five major features including real-time call monitoring, CRM integrations with Salesforce and HubSpot, customizable dashboards, and improved voice naturalness through Colloquial and Expressive modes.
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Prompt Caching
Automatic computation reuse for requests with common prefixes delivers 50% cost savings on cached tokens with faster response times. Rolling out to Kimi K2 model with automatic expiration for privacy.
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Groq Compound and Compound Mini
Production-ready agentic AI systems moved from beta to general availability, integrating web search, code execution, and browser automation in single API calls. Built on GPT-OSS-120B and Llama models.
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Moonshot AI Kimi K2 Instruct 0905
Latest version of Kimi K2 model with 256K context window, enhanced agentic coding capabilities, and prompt caching support. Delivers 200+ tokens/second at $1.50/M tokens blended pricing.
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Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Beta integration of Anthropic's MCP standard enables AI models to connect to thousands of external tools through remote MCP servers. Fully compatible with OpenAI APIs for seamless migration with zero code changes.
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GitHub Copilot CLI Agent
GitHub Copilot CLI now includes an agentic coding assistant that allows developers to build, debug, and deploy directly from the terminal without leaving their local environment.
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New calendar tools for your agent
Agents can now show and manage schedules, join calls, send invites, and find available meeting times through chat interface.
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New calendar tools for your agent
Agents can now show and manage schedules, join calls, send invites, and find meeting times. Requires calendar connection through Settings > Connections.