What\u2019s new in AI tools
Automated weekly roundup of release notes and changelogs across every AI tool we track. Currently indexing 317 updates.
This week \u2014 2026-W18
AI Tools This Week: 42 updates across 7 products
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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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Bringing more control over your connectors
Enhanced connector functionality with improved control and management capabilities for enterprise integrations.
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Leanstral 1.5: Proof Abundance for All
Mistral AI released Leanstral 1.5, an updated version of their proof-focused language model.
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Your Prompts and Skills need a system of record
Studio now provides a system of record for AI prompts and skills with versioning, ownership tracking, and traceability features.
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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
Workers can now be shared with teammates with either 'Can connect' or 'Full access' permissions, enabling team collaboration on custom code solutions.
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Ask Copilot for a repository overview
New feature allows users to request repository overviews directly from Copilot.
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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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Share Notion Workers across your team
Users can now share Notion Workers with teammates, allowing collaboration on Worker development and connecting Workers to multiple Custom Agents across teams.
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Share Notion Workers across your team
Teams can now share Notion Workers with different permission levels, allowing collaboration on AI automation tools across sales and marketing teams.
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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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Notice Regarding Unauthorized Attempts to Sell Figure Stock
Figure AI issued a notice warning about unauthorized attempts to sell company stock.
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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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Not All Miles are Equal: Why Time and Location Matter When Benchmarking Autonomous Safety
Waymo published two peer-reviewed studies in Traffic Injury Prevention examining how time and location factors affect crash risk analysis for autonomous vehicles. The research addresses gaps in current safety benchmarking methods.
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Not All Miles are Equal: Why Time and Location Matter When Benchmarking Autonomous Safety
Waymo publishes research on autonomous vehicle safety benchmarking methodology.
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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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Contextual Policies in Omnigent: Using session state to better govern AI agents
Databricks enhances Omnigent, their open source AI agent meta-harness, with contextual policies that use session state for improved governance. This allows for more sophisticated control over AI agent behavior.
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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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June Drop 2026
Added meeting notes functionality that turns meetings into searchable context with interactive content for team collaboration.
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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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Custom instructions for personalized chat responses
GitHub Copilot now supports custom instructions in VS Code and Visual Studio to personalize chat responses based on preferred tools, organizational knowledge, and coding practices.
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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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Leanstral 1.5: Proof Abundance for All
Mistral AI released Leanstral 1.5, an updated version of their open-source foundation model for trustworthy coding applications.
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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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How we keep GPUs reliable across Databricks AI
Databricks shares technical insights into their GPU reliability infrastructure and monitoring systems for distributed training workloads.
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Granular Usage Attribution for dbt Pipelines with Query Tags
Databricks introduces query tags functionality to provide detailed usage attribution for dbt pipelines, helping teams track and manage warehouse costs more effectively.
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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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Bringing more control over your connectors
Mistral AI introduced enhanced control features for connectors, allowing users to better manage their data integrations and workflows.
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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.