Anthropic has added its Claude AI assistant to Microsoft Word, rolling it out in beta for Teams and Enterprise customers. The integration promises document‑level assistance such as instant citations, formatting‑preserving edits, and a tracked‑changes mode that fits naturally into review workflows. Claude can also pull data from open Excel files and respond to comment threads, aiming to streamline work for lawyers, finance teams and other document‑heavy users. The move follows Anthropic's recent expansions into Excel and PowerPoint, signaling a broader push to embed its AI across the Microsoft Office suite. Read more →

Google announced that its AI‑powered research tool NotebookLM is now fully embedded in the Gemini chat platform. Subscribers to Google AI Ultra, Pro and Plus can create and manage notebooks from Gemini’s side panel, adding sources like PDFs, web links, YouTube videos and pasted text. The integration lets users ask Gemini to generate summaries, infographics and other formats from the stored data, though Google cautions that the output may contain inaccuracies and should be verified. Read more →

Poke, the messaging‑first AI assistant from The Interaction Company, launched publicly in March and now lets users automate daily tasks through iMessage, SMS, Telegram and limited WhatsApp. Backed by Spark Capital, General Catalyst and a roster of tech angels, the ten‑person startup raised an additional $10 million, valuing the company at $300 million. Users can create or adopt “recipes” that handle everything from calendar management to smart‑home control, all via plain‑text commands. Poke’s model‑agnostic architecture, multi‑layer security and flexible pricing aim to make agentic AI accessible to a broad audience. Read more →