Slack
This week’s highlights
This week, Slack introduced Slackbot, a personalized AI agent designed to help you work more productively by providing context-aware assistance. Additionally, they shared insights on enhancing productivity with AI directly within Slack through their latest approach described here.
Atlassian
This week’s highlights
Atlassian highlights the shift from AI tools as mere assistants to fully capable AI teammates with the introduction of Rovo, which can execute complex tasks and seamlessly integrate with workflows, dramatically boosting productivity. They also emphasize the importance of achieving AI fluency over quick fixes or AI theater, providing leaders with actionable frameworks to foster a culture of experimentation and shared learning. The ongoing evolution of AI-powered roles is addressed in how AI is changing professional identities, encouraging teams to navigate disruptions by building confidence and redefining collaboration.
Google Blog
This week’s highlights
This week, Google announced a major upgrade to Gemini 3 Deep Think, enhancing advanced reasoning capabilities for science and research. Fitbit’s personal health coach is now expanding globally in public preview, offering more users AI-powered health guidance. Additionally, Google committed to new AI investments in Singapore, detailed here.
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- Our new report details the latest ways threat actors are misusing AI.
- 3 new experiences bridging AI with India’s timeless heritage
- How we’re helping democracies stay ahead of digital threats
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- What to expect in digital advertising and commerce in 2026
- 9 fun questions to try asking Google Photos
- A simpler way to remove explicit images from Search
- Stay in control of your personal information online
- An update on the CMA’s assessment of our mobile ecosystem.
- Helping kids and teens learn and grow online on Safer Internet Day
- Safer Internet Day: 5 tips for safe, effective learning
- Here’s how we’re marking Safer Internet Day in the UK.
Anthropic
This week’s highlights
Anthropic announced a significant Series G funding round, raising $30 billion and reaching a $380 billion post-money valuation. Additionally, they have partnered with CodePath to integrate Claude into the US’s largest collegiate computer science program, expanding access to their AI technologies. For more details, see the funding announcement and the CodePath partnership.
- Chris Liddell appointed to Anthropic’s board of directors
- Anthropic is donating $20 million to Public First Action
- Covering electricity price increases from our data centers
Salesforce
This week’s highlights
Salesforce introduced the Launch Locations feature in Agentforce Commerce, enabling AI agents to hyper-personalize shopper interactions by launching in high-intent areas like search bars and product detail pages, significantly boosting product discovery and reducing cart abandonment. The Spring ’26 Agentforce Sales release also debuted a new Sales Workspace, ChatGPT integration for sales reps, agent-led Account Management with Slack collaboration, and automation enhancements for pipeline management and email workflows. Additionally, the Org Data Generator was spotlighted as a powerful solution that uses AI to create complex, privacy-compliant synthetic Salesforce orgs for rigorous agent testing and training, helping nearly double AI agent accuracy in a single iteration.
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- 7 ServiceNow Alternatives for Small Businesses and Startups
- How to Ground Agentforce in External Documentation
Google Workspace
This week’s highlights
This week, Google Workspace introduced several new features including the ability to move shared content in Google Meet to a separate window for improved multitasking during meetings (learn more). Data loss prevention policies for Google Calendar are now available in beta, enabling admins to protect sensitive information in event details (learn more). Additionally, the Figma add-on was integrated into Google Chat to streamline collaboration on design files without leaving the chat environment (learn more), and a new “Video calling” setting for Google Meet hardware allows admins to control device call access (learn more). Finally, Google Docs now offers Gemini-powered audio summaries, helping users quickly catch up on document content (learn more).