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Sakana AI has updated its Marlin research platform with two new features. Interactive Reading lets users chat with an AI agent about generated reports, click citations to jump directly to source passages, and focus on specific sections rather than reading dozens of pages linearly. A new PowerPoint export allows users to download editable slides with text, tables, graphs, and embedded source URLs, and supports custom company templates. Both features address user feedback that understanding and communicating AI-generated findings remained a bottleneck even after research was automated.

Google has launched Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking, its most advanced voice AI models yet. The standard model offers cost-efficient conversational intelligence with visual grounding, language auto-detection, and background tool execution. The Extended Thinking variant targets high-complexity tasks, ranking first on Artificial Analysis' Speech to Speech Quality Index with a score of 82.6 and achieving 68.6% on τ-Voice. Both models are available now via the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, and select Workspace apps.

Salesforce has launched Koa, its first CRM reasoning model for the Agentforce platform, built on NVIDIA Nemotron. Users can select Koa as a managed LLM in the Data Cloud generative models catalogue, enable it org-wide in Agentforce as a model provider via Setup, or apply it as a standard model in prompt builder at the Agent and Sub-Agent level. Koa is tailored specifically for CRM use cases and Salesforce states it does not train the model on customer data.

Google is rolling out new features for Gemini Notebook, including real-time voice conversations with notebooks via the Android and iOS mobile apps in nearly 100 languages, with responses grounded in user sources. A new audio recorder lets users capture lectures and record thoughts on the go. Interactive learning overviews combine summaries, infographics, quizzes, and flashcards, with new quiz formats coming soon. Short Video Overviews in 80+ languages are also available. U.S. college students can claim a free month Google AI Pro plan.

Google announced its AI technologies now support nearly 300 languages spoken by 7 billion people, representing 86% of the global population. Key milestones include mapping all 9 billion possible single-letter genetic changes in the human genome via AlphaGenome Atlas, launching WeatherNext 3 with 50% more accurate precipitation forecasts, and deploying the Planetary Prediction Engine, which identified 83% of Ebola hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead of time. Google also launched the AI & Economy ATLAS to track global AI usage.

Anthropic has expanded Claude for Small Business with 43 workflows and 27 new integrations, adding tools like Shopify, Salesforce, TikTok, Zoom, Xero, Gusto, Square, Stripe, and Zapier. The update, built around feedback from 1,000 owners across 10 cities, extends Claude from back-office tasks to lead generation, proposal writing, and marketing. The platform has been installed over 900,000 times since its May launch. A fall tour includes free workshops in 10 US cities and over 750 community-run sessions.

Anthropic has published a guide called Building an AI-native revenue organization, detailing how sales teams can roll out Claude across their organizations. The guide includes a maturity model, setup decisions covering system connectors and security, a three-phase rollout plan, and an ROI measurement framework. Real-world results cited include Cox Communications achieving a 7x return on AI investment and cutting lead validation costs by 86%, while Cyera reports 88% of its 1,500 employees use Claude weekly.

Anthropic has launched Salesforce in Claude, a beta plugin built with Salesforce that brings CRM data directly into Claude for sales teams. The plugin includes 37 skills covering account research, call prep, pipeline review, and CRM updates. It connects to Salesforce and Slack, letting sellers generate meeting briefs, score deals, draft follow-up emails, and update Salesforce records with one-click approval. Early adopters include GitLab, Siemens, and Legora, with 7,000 Salesforce sellers already using it. Available on all paid Claude plans.

Meta has launched Meta One, a tiered subscription service across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Meta AI, starting at $2.99 per month. Plans include single-product options like Instagram Plus and WhatsApp Plus, individual bundles with expanded AI usage at $7.99 and $19.99 monthly, and creator and business tiers ranging from $14.99 to $499 per month. Subscribers get over 50 features including AI image and video generation, Restyle on Instagram, and Meta Business Agent access for customer responses.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took a live speakerphone call from President Trump while onstage at the All-In Summit on Monday. Trump called AI fears a hoax and told the crowd that the robots will not be taking over. The call followed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's weekend essay arguing for slowing AI development, which Trump pushed back on via Truth Social. Huang responded by saying America would ensure every industry and state wins in the AI race.