New AI tools like OpenClaw and Claude Cowork promise to take over everyday work. They are not just about generating content like text, images, or videos. Instead, they are designed as digital assistants that actively support you. They are even supposed to handle complex tasks independently. But how do they work, what can they already …
Slack has announced more than 30 new features for Slackbot, its AI-powered assistant. The update expands Slackbot from a basic chat tool into an agent that can take meeting notes, operate across the desktop, connect to external apps, and manage customer data. The most notable new feature is meeting intelligence. When activated by the user, …
Anthropic has added computer control capabilities to its Claude AI assistant, allowing the software to click, type, scroll, and navigate applications on a user’s Mac on their behalf. The feature is available as a research preview for Claude Pro and Max subscribers. Claude follows a priority system when completing tasks. It first uses direct connectors …
AI agents are no longer just for software developers. Tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex, which started as coding assistants, are now being positioned to handle everything from booking travel to managing medical records. Kate Clark reports for The Wall Street Journal that the companies behind these tools see a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity in …
Google’s Gemini AI can now navigate apps on your smartphone and complete tasks on your behalf. Allison Johnson reports for The Verge that the feature, currently in beta, is available on the Pixel 10 Pro and the Galaxy S26 Ultra and limited to a small number of food delivery and rideshare apps. The feature runs …
Anthropic has released Claude Code Channels, a feature that lets developers send messages to a running Claude Code session directly from Telegram or Discord. A developer can type a prompt on their phone, and Claude executes the task on their desktop or server and replies through the same messaging app. The feature is built on …
Nvidia has unveiled NemoClaw, a software stack that integrates with OpenClaw, the autonomous AI agent platform that became one of the fastest-growing open-source projects in recent history. The announcement came at Nvidia’s annual GTC conference in San Jose. NemoClaw is not a replacement for OpenClaw. It functions as an enterprise-ready distribution of the platform, installing …
Manus, the AI agent developed by the company of the same name, can now operate directly on users’ computers. The company writes in the official announcement that the new “My Computer” feature is part of the Manus Desktop application and enables the agent to access local files, applications, and development tools through terminal commands. Previously, …
Nvidia used its annual GTC conference in San Jose to announce a sweeping set of new products centered on a single idea: artificial intelligence is shifting from systems that answer questions to systems that act autonomously over long periods of time. Nearly every announcement at the event was designed around “agentic AI”. The centerpiece was …
Perplexity has introduced two new AI agent products at its Ask 2026 developer conference in San Francisco. The announcements signal the company’s move beyond consumer search into enterprise software. The first product, Perplexity Computer, is a cloud-based AI agent that the company now also launched for enterprise customers. It coordinates approximately 20 AI models from …