ClickUp has refreshed its productivity platform with a 4.0 release that introduces two AI assistants, aiming to create a single‑shop solution that rivals Slack, Notion and Microsoft Teams. The new agents draw on internal knowledge bases and external tools such as Google Drive, OneDrive, Figma and Gmail, while a general‑purpose assistant called Brain can schedule meetings, generate ideas and draft content. CEO Zeb Evans highlighted the company’s eight‑year vision, recent revenue growth past $300 million, and plans to go public within two years. ClickUp’s funding totals more than $537 million from investors including a16z, Tiger Global, Craft Ventures and Lightspeed. Read more →

Anthropic is rolling out an integration that links its Claude AI assistant with Microsoft 365 tools, including Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and OneDrive. The connector lets Claude pull content from Word documents, chat threads, and email conversations, delivering contextual answers without manual uploads. Available now for Claude Team and Enterprise users, the feature requires admin activation. Anthropic also introduced enterprise search in Claude, enabling broader data retrieval across corporate sources. The integration relies on Anthropic’s open‑source Model Context Protocol (MCP), which Microsoft plans to adopt widely across its platforms. Read more →