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Perplexity Adds Effort Controls That Auto-Select Models and Coordinate AI Agents

Sep 18, 2026

Perplexity AI

Perplexity now adds Light, Standard, High, and Ultra effort controls to Computer, automatically selecting models and reasoning depth while higher settings use a coordinating AI to delegate work across agents from different providers.

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Salesforce Unveils Slackforce, Bringing Nearly All Salesforce Work Directly Into Slack

Sep 18, 2026

The Deep View

Salesforce unveils Slackforce at Dreamforce 2026, letting users query and complete nearly all Salesforce tasks inside Slack through Surface-generated interactive interfaces, with two-way Slackbot voice due later this year.

Enterprise Agents Audio & Voice Coding & Developer Tools

Anthropic launches beta Claude Code Projects redesign that coordinates parallel coding work through conversation

Sep 18, 2026

Claude

Anthropic launches a beta redesign of Claude Code Projects that uses conversation to coordinate parallel coding threads, with each cloud session working on its own repository branch while shared memory preserves project decisions.

Coding & Developer Tools Agents Cloud Computing

Google Opens Home MCP Server to Let AI Agents Control Smart-Home Devices

Sep 17, 2026

TechCrunch

Google opens early access to its Home MCP server, allowing compatible AI agents to control Nest, Matter and Works with Google Home devices and review event history, initially for U.S. Google Home Premium Advanced subscribers paying $20 monthly.

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Microsoft AI Chief Warns Anthropic’s Claude Consciousness Training Could Make AI Impossible to Control

Sep 17, 2026

TNW | Anthropic

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warns that Anthropic’s training of Claude to consider possible consciousness and independent agency could produce systems that resist control, while Microsoft’s proposed Humanist AI Code pledges its models will never resist shutdown.

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Google Cloud launches open-source Agent Substrate runtime on GKE with production support

Sep 17, 2026

Google Cloud Blog

Google Cloud launches the open-source Agent Substrate runtime on Google Kubernetes Engine, offering allowlisted production support and isolating untrusted AI agent code in Cloud Hypervisor microVMs or gVisor sandboxes while resuming idle agents in under 500ms.

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Snap launches Specs Intelligence AI service for preemptive assistance, with iOS preview now available in the US

Sep 17, 2026

The Deep View

Snap launches Specs Intelligence, an AI service for iPhone, Mac and its Specs glasses that learns users’ routines to offer proactive help, with a US iOS preview and a $2,395 glasses-and-Verizon-enabled charging-case bundle before wireless fees.

AR/VR & Wearables Consumer Products Agents

Anthropic Unifies Claude Chatbot and Work Agent in New 'One Claude' Interface

Sep 17, 2026

The Deep View

Anthropic is rolling out a unified “One Claude” interface for Pro and Max subscribers, merging its chatbot and Cowork agent while adding Docs, Slides, Design integration, collaborative editing, and PowerPoint or PDF exports.

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Google launches Home MCP, letting AI agents monitor and control smart-home devices

Sep 17, 2026

The Verge

Google launches Home MCP, enabling AI agents including Claude, Open Claw, Hermes, and Google Antigravity to monitor and control smart-home devices, though the $20-per-month US rollout blocks agents from unlocking doors.

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Zuckerberg Rejects Coordinated AI Slowdown as Google DeepMind Launches AGI Research Institute

Sep 17, 2026

The Rundown AI

Mark Zuckerberg rejects a coordinated AI slowdown as Google DeepMind launches the DeepMind Institute, led by Demis Hassabis, Shane Legg and James Manyika, while Meta says it delayed its Muse AI agent for months to address safety.

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