Google announced on August 6, 2026, that its Ask Maps AI assistant can now perform real-world tasks including ordering food, booking hotels, and finding event tickets through conversational commands. The agentic upgrade transforms Google Maps from a navigation tool into a personal assistant capable of completing transactions without leaving the app.
PhysicsNeMo AI physics libraries and CUDA-X tools have been integrated into NVIDIA's Agent Toolkit, enabling AI agents to perform engineering simulations and chip design tasks. NVIDIA is also deploying its Vera CPU in internal chip design workflows alongside AI agents, in collaboration with Synopsys.
Databricks released Omnigent, an open-source 'meta-harness' under Apache 2.0 license that composes, governs, and shares AI agents across multiple platforms including Claude Code, Codex, and Pi. The project was built in collaboration with Neon.
Anthropic has released a set of connectors allowing Claude to plug directly into professional creative software including Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton. The Blender connector enables users to debug scenes, build tools, and batch-apply changes directly from the chatbot interface.
OpenAI expanded its agent-building toolkit with native sandbox support and new tools, allowing developers to build AI agents that can check files, write code, and handle complex tasks in isolated environments for safer enterprise deployment.
Microsoft is testing integration of OpenClaw-style autonomous agent capabilities into its Copilot AI assistant, according to The Information. The development comes as part of efforts to make Copilot more autonomous and capable of executing complex workflows.
AWS launched Agent Registry in preview and announced AgentCore, a platform designed to build, connect, and optimize AI agents at scale across enterprises. The platform enables organizations to discover, share, and reuse AI agents, tools, and agent skills.
Tubi launched the first streaming service app integration directly within ChatGPT, allowing users to access content without leaving the AI chatbot interface. The integration follows OpenAI's recent expansion of direct app integrations with major services.
Coinbase's x402 agentic AI payments protocol moved to neutral governance under the Linux Foundation on April 2, 2026, with backing from major tech companies including Google, Stripe, AWS, and Cloudflare. The protocol enables embedded payments in web interactions and AI agent commerce.
Anthropic announced on June 18, 2025 that Claude Code now supports remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, allowing developers to connect the AI coding agent to external data systems and services beyond local integrations. The feature is available to all Claude Code users, including Pro subscribers.
