Slack
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No genuinely new features or product updates were announced this week on Slack.
Atlassian
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No updates this week
Google Blog
This week’s highlights
This week, Google announced the availability of Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, making audio AI more natural and reliable across Google products. Developers can now build real-time conversational voice and vision agents using Gemini 3.1 Flash Live via the Live API in Google AI Studio. Additionally, the new music generation model Lyria 3 is available in paid preview through the Gemini API, with Lyria 3 Pro expanding to professional creative tools.
- Build with Lyria 3, our newest music generation model
- MLB pitches AI-powered commentary in its play-by-play app
- Make the switch: Bring your AI memories and chat history to Gemini
- How Google Does It: An inside look at cybersecurity
- We’re partnering with multiple national teams ahead of soccer’s biggest global showdown.
- The surprising photographers behind Google screensavers
- Watch James Manyika talk AI and creativity with LL COOL J.
- Transform your headphones into a live personal translator on iOS.
- Announcing the winners of the MedGemma Impact Challenge
- Upgrade your creative performance with March’s Demand Gen Drop.
- Search Live is expanding globally
- 5 ways to collaborate with our agentic advisors
- Quantum frontiers may be closer than they appear
- Ads Decoded episode 5 navigates the challenges and impact of effective lead gen advertising.
- Google ranks #1 on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list.
- Building superconducting and neutral atom quantum computers
- Find out what’s new in the Gemini app in March’s Gemini Drop.
No updates this week
Salesforce
This week’s highlights
This week, Salesforce spotlighted significant advancements in AI-powered customer support with the successful deployment of Agentforce at Smarsh, showcasing how AI agents Archie and Emma autonomously handle routine tasks, boosting efficiency and employee growth. Additionally, Salesforce detailed its rigorous internal process for building and scaling AI agents in IT support through secure sandbox environments in How Salesforce Built, Tested, and Scaled Our IT Support Agents, underscoring their commitment to data security and seamless user experiences. The launch of the native integration with Adyen also marks a key milestone, providing merchants with a streamlined, maintenance-free payments solution embedded within the Salesforce ecosystem.
- Beyond Compliance: IBM’s Blueprint for Building an Agentic Trust Framework
- Total Defense: Why Perimeter Security Isn’t Enough to Protect Your Data
- Business Brass Tacks: Strategy vs Tactics
- The Evolution of Voice Technology: From IVRs to AI-Powered Conversations
- Go Mobile Crazy: Learn App Store Optimization (ASO) In 5 Steps
- Composing Complex Systems with Domain-Driven Design
- From Origination to Recovery: How to Reduce Overhead Across the Loan Lifecycle
Google Workspace
This week’s highlights
This week, Google Workspace introduced several new features to enhance user experience. Google Meet now includes a safeguarded guest admit flow that helps hosts manage meeting join requests more efficiently. Additionally, automatic language detection in Google Meet improves transcript and caption accuracy by detecting and prompting for language changes during meetings, as detailed here. In generative AI features, the Gemini app now supports Lyria 3 Pro, allowing creation of longer, customizable musical tracks up to three minutes, and Google Vids users can generate custom music powered by Lyria 3 and Lyria 3 Pro to enhance video projects.