AI assistants enter your workflow.
This week: AI is increasingly integrating directly into professional applications, acting as an assistant to streamline complex workflows. Anthropic published two detailed case studies showing how its own sales and finance teams use Claude to automate account scoring, board deck reconciliation and financial reporting, saving 10-20 hours a week on work any business professional will recognize. Google also rolled out new AI-powered ad formats for Search and YouTube, aiming to boost performance.
A new generation of ads for the AI era of Search
Google introduced new ad formats built with Gemini in Search and expanded the Direct Offers pilot on May 20, 2026.
Fuel your next wave of growth on YouTube with Demand Gen
Google introduced new Demand Gen features for YouTube on 2026-05-20.
How an Anthropic sales leader uses Claude Cowork to run a 4,000-account book
Travis Bryant, Head of US Mid-Market GTM at Anthropic, shared how he uses Claude Cowork for sales operations on 2026-05-20.
A new generation of ads for the AI era of Search
Google introduced new ad formats built with Gemini in Search and expanded the Direct Offers pilot on May 20, 2026.
Fuel your next wave of growth on YouTube with Demand Gen
Google introduced new Demand Gen features for YouTube on 2026-05-20.
How an Anthropic sales leader uses Claude Cowork to run a 4,000-account book
Travis Bryant, Head of US Mid-Market GTM at Anthropic, shared how he uses Claude Cowork for sales operations on 2026-05-20.
Adobe for creativity connector coming to Google Gemini
Adobe announced an integration of its creative agent and tools with Google Gemini on 2026-05-18.
OpenAI, Grupo Folha and Grupo UOL announce strategic content partnership
OpenAI announced a strategic content partnership with Brazilian media groups Grupo Folha and Grupo UOL on May 25, 2026.
Emmi joins Mistral to accelerate the AI-native industry
Mistral AI announced its acquisition of Physics AI pioneer Emmi AI on May 22, 2026.
How our partners are putting Opus to work for cybersecurity
Anthropic published an article on May 21, 2026, detailing how partners like Wiz, Palo Alto Networks, and Accenture are using Claude Opus for cybersecurity applications.
OpenAI, Grupo Folha and Grupo UOL announce strategic content partnership
OpenAI announced a strategic content partnership with Brazilian media groups Grupo Folha and Grupo UOL on May 25, 2026.
Emmi joins Mistral to accelerate the AI-native industry
Mistral AI announced its acquisition of Physics AI pioneer Emmi AI on May 22, 2026.
How our partners are putting Opus to work for cybersecurity
Anthropic published an article on May 21, 2026, detailing how partners like Wiz, Palo Alto Networks, and Accenture are using Claude Opus for cybersecurity applications.
Kore.ai launches Artemis AI agent platform, takes on Salesforce and ServiceNow
Kore.ai launched the Artemis edition of its Agent Platform on 2026-05-21.
AdventHealth advances whole-person care with OpenAI
AdventHealth announced its use of OpenAI's ChatGPT for Healthcare to streamline workflows on 2026-05-21.
OpenAI named a Leader in enterprise coding agents by Gartner
OpenAI was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise AI Coding Agents on May 22, 2026.
Perspective
Expert opinions and analysis on how AI is reshaping business strategy, work and decision-making.
AI@Work: Redesign first. Then AI just works
Jared Spataro, Microsoft CMO of AI at Work, published an article on May 21, 2026, arguing that organizations must redesign workflows for AI to become invisible and truly transformative.
Specialization Beats Scale: A Strategic Variable Most AI Procurement Decisions Overlook
Dharma-AI published an article on May 22, 2026, arguing that specialized small language models can outperform larger frontier models in specific enterprise domains at significantly lower costs.
Why prompt debt, retrieval debt, and evaluation debt are quietly reshaping enterprise AI risk
VentureBeat published an article on May 25, 2026, detailing new forms of AI technical debt impacting enterprise AI risk.
AI@Work: Redesign first. Then AI just works
Jared Spataro, Microsoft CMO of AI at Work, published an article on May 21, 2026, arguing that organizations must redesign workflows for AI to become invisible and truly transformative.
Specialization Beats Scale: A Strategic Variable Most AI Procurement Decisions Overlook
Dharma-AI published an article on May 22, 2026, arguing that specialized small language models can outperform larger frontier models in specific enterprise domains at significantly lower costs.
Why prompt debt, retrieval debt, and evaluation debt are quietly reshaping enterprise AI risk
VentureBeat published an article on May 25, 2026, detailing new forms of AI technical debt impacting enterprise AI risk.
Catch up on the Dialogues stage at Google I/O 2026.
Google published a recap of the Dialogues stage at Google I/O 2026 on May 22, 2026.
AI Assistants
New capabilities and experience updates across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini etc.
Meet Ask Advisor, your new AI-powered collaborator
Google introduced Ask Advisor, a new cross-product AI agent for marketers, on May 20, 2026.
Meet Ask Advisor, your new AI-powered collaborator
Google introduced Ask Advisor, a new cross-product AI agent for marketers, on May 20, 2026.
Productivity & Work
Features that help you work faster and get more done in less time.
Claude now works with more security and compliance tools
Anthropic introduced 28 new integrations for Claude with security and compliance tools on May 21, 2026.
Simplify decision-making with Polly, now available for Google Chat
Polly announced its availability for Google Chat on May 26, 2026.
Improvements to Out-of-Domain file-level warnings
Google announced improvements to its Out-of-Domain file-level warnings on May 26, 2026, expanding support across devices and sharing types.
Claude now works with more security and compliance tools
Anthropic introduced 28 new integrations for Claude with security and compliance tools on May 21, 2026.
Simplify decision-making with Polly, now available for Google Chat
Polly announced its availability for Google Chat on May 26, 2026.
Improvements to Out-of-Domain file-level warnings
Google announced improvements to its Out-of-Domain file-level warnings on May 26, 2026, expanding support across devices and sharing types.
Keep your sources up to date with automatic Drive syncing in NotebookLM
Google announced on May 26, 2026, that NotebookLM now supports automatic syncing with Google Drive sources.
A new experiment brings better group meetings to Google Beam
Google announced a new experiment bringing better group meetings to Google Beam on 2026-05-20.
Finance & Business
Features for managing money, expenses, tax and everyday business finances.
How we’re helping retailers thrive with new Universal Commerce Protocol features and AI tools on Google
Google launched new Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) features and AI tools to enhance shopping experiences on May 20, 2026.
How we’re helping retailers thrive with new Universal Commerce Protocol features and AI tools on Google
Google launched new Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) features and AI tools to enhance shopping experiences on May 20, 2026.
Creative Content
Features for writing, design, image, video and music creation.
Bing introduces a smarter way to explore images
Bing introduced an AI-guided experience for Image Search on May 21, 2026.
Adobe Substance 3D offers faster workflows and precise creative control
Adobe introduced Substance 3D Painter 12 and other updates on 2026-05-19.
Bing introduces a smarter way to explore images
Bing introduced an AI-guided experience for Image Search on May 21, 2026.
Adobe Substance 3D offers faster workflows and precise creative control
Adobe introduced Substance 3D Painter 12 and other updates on 2026-05-19.
Marketing
Features for campaigns, content promotion, audience growth and reaching customers more effectively.
Asset Studio is entering a new era of AI-powered creativity.
Google introduced new multimodal capabilities into Google Ads' Asset Studio on May 20, 2026.
Google Display Ads has a new home in Demand Gen.
Google announced on May 26, 2026, that Google Display Ads is transitioning into Demand Gen campaigns.
Asset Studio is entering a new era of AI-powered creativity.
Google introduced new multimodal capabilities into Google Ads' Asset Studio on May 20, 2026.
Google Display Ads has a new home in Demand Gen.
Google announced on May 26, 2026, that Google Display Ads is transitioning into Demand Gen campaigns.
Education & Learning
Features that help you learn new skills, study smarter and stay ahead with AI-powered training and courses.
Gemini LTI Update: Include your LMS sources when using NotebookLM in Powerschool Schoology
Google announced on May 26, 2026, that Gemini LTI users can now add content directly from their Powerschool Schoology courses as sources in NotebookLM.
Harness, Scaffold, and the AI Agent Terms Worth Getting Right
Hugging Face published a glossary of AI agent terms on May 25, 2026.
Gemini LTI Update: Include your LMS sources when using NotebookLM in Powerschool Schoology
Google announced on May 26, 2026, that Gemini LTI users can now add content directly from their Powerschool Schoology courses as sources in NotebookLM.
Harness, Scaffold, and the AI Agent Terms Worth Getting Right
Hugging Face published a glossary of AI agent terms on May 25, 2026.
Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah's remarks on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica humanitas"
Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah delivered remarks on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI, "Magnifica humanitas," at the Vatican City on May 25, 2026.
Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah's remarks on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical "Magnifica humanitas"
Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah delivered remarks on Pope Leo XIV's encyclical on AI, "Magnifica humanitas," at the Vatican City on May 25, 2026.
How Anthropic's finance team uses Claude to shape the narrative behind the numbers
Anthropic published an article on May 22, 2026, detailing how its corporate finance and strategy team uses Claude to streamline financial reporting and analysis.
How Virgin Atlantic ships faster with Codex
OpenAI published a case study on May 22, 2026, detailing how Virgin Atlantic used Codex to accelerate software development.
How Anthropic's finance team uses Claude to shape the narrative behind the numbers
Anthropic published an article on May 22, 2026, detailing how its corporate finance and strategy team uses Claude to streamline financial reporting and analysis.
How Virgin Atlantic ships faster with Codex
OpenAI published a case study on May 22, 2026, detailing how Virgin Atlantic used Codex to accelerate software development.
Cohere cracks lossless quantization and native citations with first full Apache 2.0 licensed open model Command A+
Cohere unveiled Command A+, a new 218-billion-parameter open model with lossless quantization and native citations, on May 20, 2026.
MAI-Image-2.5 launches at No. 3 on Arena text-to-image leaderboard
Microsoft AI announced MAI-Image-2.5, its strongest image model yet, on May 26, 2026.
Smarter AI agents, built to run on smaller models
Microsoft Research AI Frontiers released MagenticLite, MagenticBrain, and Fara1.5 on May 21, 2026.
Cohere cracks lossless quantization and native citations with first full Apache 2.0 licensed open model Command A+
Cohere unveiled Command A+, a new 218-billion-parameter open model with lossless quantization and native citations, on May 20, 2026.
MAI-Image-2.5 launches at No. 3 on Arena text-to-image leaderboard
Microsoft AI announced MAI-Image-2.5, its strongest image model yet, on May 26, 2026.
Smarter AI agents, built to run on smaller models
Microsoft Research AI Frontiers released MagenticLite, MagenticBrain, and Fara1.5 on May 21, 2026.
Perplexity Is Open-Sourcing Bumblebee
Perplexity open-sourced Bumblebee, an internal read-only scanner for developer machines, on May 22, 2026.
How Ramp engineers accelerate code review with Codex
OpenAI published a case study on May 20, 2026, detailing how Ramp engineers accelerate code review with Codex and GPT-5.5.
Towards Speed-of-Light Text Generation with Nemotron-Labs Diffusion Language Models
NVIDIA introduced Nemotron-Labs Diffusion, a new family of diffusion language models (DLMs) capable of generating text in parallel and iteratively refining tokens, on May 23, 2026.
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