Google launched Skills in Gemini, reusable custom instructions invoked with a slash command that can be stacked together and reference text, PDF, and image files, with Skills set to fully replace Gems by mid-2027.
Perplexity launched Automations in Computer, letting the agent run recurring assignments on a schedule or in response to events in Slack, Gmail, Outlook, Linear, and GitHub, while remembering prior runs.
Sakana AI updated its Marlin research platform on September 16, 2026 with Interactive Reading, letting users chat with an agent about generated reports and jump to cited passages, plus editable PowerPoint export of output slides.
Google rolled out an update letting Gemini coordinate multi-step tasks across Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Drive, Chat, Tasks, and Calendar from a single prompt, without users needing to switch apps.
Google added new productivity features to Gemini Live โ Spark for multi-step tasks across Docs, Sheets, and Drive, a spoken Daily Brief combining Gmail and Calendar, hands-free inbox sorting, and Personal Intelligence โ all controlled by voice.
Perplexity's Computer agent platform can now be triggered by sending, forwarding, or cc'ing computer@perplexity.com, letting it run full tasks like building financial models or summarizing legal redlines without leaving your inbox.
Google has updated the Gemini app for macOS so users can simply long-press the Fn key and speak naturally into any window on their desktop, covering dictation, rewriting, summarization, and image generation by voice.
xAI has announced "Grok in Google Workspace," a free add-on for Google Sheets, Slides, and Docs. Grok can analyze data with cited cells, turn outlines into slide decks, and help structure and edit documents.
xAI has released a free Microsoft Outlook add-in called "Grok for Outlook" that summarizes long email threads, drafts replies, and organizes the inbox automatically.