Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live and Extended Thinking, voice AI models that switch automatically among 97 languages and can run background API calls during conversations, with rollout spanning the Gemini API, Search Live and Workspace apps including Gmail and Docs.
Salesforce launches Koa, its first CRM reasoning model for Agentforce, built on NVIDIA Nemotron and slated for U.S. general availability in Winter 2026 after training on proprietary synthetic CRM scenarios across more than 14 industries.
OpenAI claims its AI agents prove that full Navier–Stokes equations can break down, but mathematicians Tristan Buckmaster and Levent Alpöge allege the result draws on their uncredited AI-assisted work; OpenAI denies accessing their transcripts.
OpenAI launches a ChatGPT ad format that opens branded AI conversations via a “Chat with us” button, with Wayfair testing the Sponsored Agent pilot under product-accuracy, transparency and customer-service handoff guardrails.
Perplexity launches Portable Computer for compatible NVIDIA RTX PCs, bringing multistep AI-agent workflows locally to Windows machines with at least 24GB of VRAM while connecting to tools including Outlook, Gmail, Slack and GitHub.
Gitlawb launches OpenClaude, an open-source terminal coding agent that works with cloud APIs and local AI backends, including Gemini, Ollama, Bedrock and OpenAI-compatible providers, while its --bg mode runs prompts in detached sessions with logs stored in ~/.openclaude/bg-sessions/.
Chat On Steroids now gives ChatGPT local MCP access to edit approved files, run tests, retain terminal sessions and control desktop tools through Chrome, while supporting multi-agent workflows on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Google releases ARTEMIS, an open-source platform that converts natural-language requests into Android automation, linking real devices to Antigravity, Codex, Claude Code and Windsurf via MCP, with a Pro mode designed for workflows of more than 100 steps.
shadcn-ui launches @shadcn/lint, an agent-first Tailwind linter for ESLint and Oxlint that guides coding agents to fix component, variant and theme violations in one correction round, with support for Tailwind v4 and Node.js 20.19+.
Apple launches iOS 27 and companion updates with a long-awaited AI-powered Siri that uses personal context across apps to complete multistep requests, alongside AirDrop transfers promised to be up to 80% faster.