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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New calendar tools for your agent
Notion agents can now show and manage schedules, join calls, send invites, and find meeting times. Available on desktop with mobile coming soon.
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Introducing Apache Spark 4.2
Apache Spark 4.2 has been released with enhancements that integrate more of the modern data and AI stack. The update brings new capabilities for data processing and AI workloads.
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New calendar tools for your agent
Notion agents can now show and manage schedules, join calls, send invites, and find meeting times through chat. Available on desktop with mobile coming soon.
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ChatGPT app, Dynamic voice speed, A/B testing, and more
Launched ChatGPT integration for building voice agents, dynamic voice speed matching caller pace, and A/B testing functionality for agent optimization.
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Agent Versioning 2.0, Granular Multilingual, Custom Voicemail, Voice Orb, and more
Released comprehensive agent management system with version control, multi-language support with automatic detection, and enhanced voicemail handling capabilities.
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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/HubSpot, and enhanced voice models for more natural conversations.
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Groq Compound and Compound Mini
Production release of Groq's agentic AI systems that integrate web search, code execution, and browser automation into single API calls. Moved from beta to general availability with improved performance.
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Moonshot AI Kimi K2 Instruct 0905
Added Kimi K2-0905 model with 256K context window, prompt caching support, and enhanced agentic coding capabilities. Features 200+ t/s performance at $1.50/M tokens blended pricing.
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Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP)
Beta release of Remote Model Context Protocol server integration on GroqCloud, enabling AI models to connect to thousands of external tools through Anthropic's open MCP standard. Fully compatible with OpenAI APIs for seamless migration.
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Introducing Mistral OCR 4
Mistral AI launched OCR 4, a state-of-the-art document intelligence model for optical character recognition tasks.
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Introducing Robostral Navigate
Mistral AI released Robostral Navigate, their first model specifically designed for embodied navigation tasks.
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GitHub Copilot CLI - Agentic coding agent for terminal
GitHub Copilot CLI allows developers to build, debug, and deploy code directly from the terminal with agentic AI capabilities. The tool includes GitHub MCP by default and supports extending with additional servers for enhanced context.
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Agentic autofix for code scanning alerts in public preview
New automated code fixing capability for security alerts is now available in public preview.
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Introducing Feature Views
Databricks introduces Feature Views to help ML teams build features once and reuse them across multiple models. This addresses the common problem of feature duplication in machine learning workflows.
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Share Notion Workers across your team
Users can now share Notion Workers with teammates using 'Can connect' or 'Full access' permissions. Enables team collaboration on Workers and cross-team agent deployment.
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Meet the Notion Agents iOS app
Notion Agents are now available on iOS, allowing users to interact with their agents from mobile devices anywhere.
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Meet the Notion Agents iOS app
Notion Agents are now available on iOS, allowing users to interact with their agents from anywhere on mobile devices.
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Meet the Notion Agents iOS app
Notion launched a dedicated iOS app for Agents, enabling users to interact with their AI agents from mobile devices anywhere.
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GitHub Copilot app available to all
GitHub Copilot app is now generally available to all users, expanding access beyond previous limitations.
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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 in Assistant and Agents.
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May Drop 2026
Introduced real-time voice capabilities, company-aware Skills, and expanded action capabilities across existing team tools.
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ChatGPT app, Dynamic voice speed, A/B testing, and more
Launched 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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Agent Versioning 2.0, Granular Multilingual, Custom Voicemail, Voice Orb, and more
Released enhanced agent versioning with staging/production environments, granular multilingual support with automatic language detection, and custom voicemail handling capabilities.
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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/HubSpot, and enhanced voice agent capabilities with colloquial phrasing and expressive delivery modes.
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Moonshot AI Kimi K2 Instruct 0905 added
Kimi K2-0905 brings Moonshot AI's cutting-edge model to GroqCloud with enhanced agentic coding capabilities and a 256K context window. The model includes prompt caching for up to 50% cost savings and runs at 200+ tokens/second.
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Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) added
Remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server integration is now available in Beta on GroqCloud, connecting AI models to thousands of external tools through Anthropic's open MCP standard. The implementation is fully compatible with OpenAI APIs, allowing developers to switch from OpenAI to Groq with zero code changes.
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GitHub Copilot CLI - Agentic coding agent for terminal
GitHub Copilot CLI allows developers to build, debug, and deploy code directly from the terminal with AI assistance. The tool includes GitHub MCP by default and supports extending with additional servers for enhanced context.
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Notion 3.6: External Agents, HTML blocks, and more
Major release introducing External Agents (Claude, Cursor), interactive HTML blocks, speaker labels in AI Meeting Notes, Microsoft file support, and Outlook integration.
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Notion 3.6: External Agents, HTML blocks, and more
Major release introducing External Agents integration with Claude and Cursor, interactive HTML blocks, speaker labels in meeting notes, and Microsoft Office file support.
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Beyond dashboards: Introducing Decision Execution Platforms
Databricks announces Decision Execution Platforms, a new concept that extends beyond traditional dashboards to enable automated decision-making workflows.
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Notion 3.6: External Agents, HTML blocks, and more
Introduces external agent orchestration with Claude and Cursor, HTML blocks for interactive content, speaker labels in AI meeting notes, and Microsoft Office file support for Notion Agents.
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F.03 Arrives at BMW
Figure's F.03 humanoid robot has been deployed at BMW facilities.
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F.03 Arrives at BMW
Figure AI's F.03 humanoid robot has been deployed at BMW facilities for industrial operations.
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From monolith to Lakebase to LTAP: rethinking the database from storage up
Databricks introduces LTAP (Lakehouse Transactional and Analytical Processing) architecture, representing a new approach to database design that unifies transactional and analytical workloads.
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How Databricks is turning video into searchable, actionable intelligence
Databricks launches video intelligence capabilities that enable organizations to extract searchable insights from video content using AI-powered analysis.
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Mission Big Dipper brings agentic execution to revenue teams
Gong launched 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 for rep training.
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Mission Big Dipper brings agentic execution to revenue teams
Gong launched Mission Big Dipper, introducing the Gong Revenue Harness execution layer with Custom Agents, expanded Gong Assistant capabilities, and new Gong Enable features including Dry Run and AI Coach.
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Mission Big Dipper: Agentic Execution for Revenue Teams
Gong launched 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 Mistral OCR 4
Mistral AI launched OCR 4, a state-of-the-art document intelligence model for optical character recognition and document processing.
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Introducing Waymo Premier, an elevated rider experience
Waymo launched Waymo Premier, a premium tier service offering an elevated experience for top riders. The service provides enhanced features and benefits for frequent users.
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Introducing Waymo Premier, an elevated rider experience
Waymo launched Premier, a premium tier service offering an elevated experience for top riders. The new service tier provides enhanced features and benefits for frequent users.
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Introducing Waymo Premier, an elevated rider experience
Waymo launches Premier, a premium tier service offering enhanced rider experience.
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Introducing Waymo's New Reference Model for Human Collision Avoidance
Waymo developed a new reference model for human collision avoidance to improve autonomous vehicle safety benchmarking. The model provides better standards for evaluating collision prevention capabilities.
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Introducing Waymo's New Reference Model for Human Collision Avoidance
Waymo developed a new reference model for human collision avoidance to improve autonomous vehicle safety benchmarking. The model provides better standards for measuring collision avoidance performance.
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Introducing Waymo's New Reference Model for Human Collision Avoidance
Waymo released a new reference model designed to improve collision avoidance capabilities by better predicting human behavior patterns.
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January Drop 2026
Introduced specialized AI agents for marketing, advanced code search and writing for engineers, and enhanced Assistant capabilities.
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February Drop 2026
Released 85+ new agent actions, conversational deployment analytics, and specialized engineering agents for workflow automation.
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Same Driver, new vehicle: Welcoming our first riders trips in the Ojai
Waymo began welcoming public riders to experience the Ojai, their next-generation autonomous vehicle. The new vehicle has been tested with employees for months and offers an enhanced rider experience.
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Same Driver, new vehicle: Welcoming our first riders trips in the Ojai
Waymo began offering rider trips in their new Ojai vehicle model while maintaining the same autonomous driving technology. This represents the deployment of a new vehicle platform for passenger service.
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Same Driver, new vehicle: Welcoming our first riders trips in the Ojai
Waymo began offering public rides in their new Ojai vehicle after months of employee testing. The Ojai is designed as a next-generation autonomous vehicle experience.