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ThePrintAI productsAgents
Agoda's AI Assistant now lets people in 21 markets plan and book trips in 1 conversation, with live hotels, flights and tours shown on a trip planner canvas. It is a useful example of chat that ends in a real booking, where results move out of the thread into a shared, editable plan.
Related patterns:Generative UISide pane
9to5GoogleAI productsAI UX
Gemini now shows a Memory summary that groups what it knows about a person into categories, with a plain-language box to add or remove details and a history of changes. It is a clear, current model for memory controls: show what is remembered, let people fix it in their own words, and log every change.
Related patterns:Memory controls
9to5MacAI products
Apple now sells a one-time $49.99 Intelligence usage pack in Logic Pro, used only after the monthly limit runs out, with credits that expire after 12 months. It makes usage limits a visible part of the AI experience, so products need clear meters, warnings before the limit and an easy way to buy more.
Related patterns:Capability disclosure
AnthropicAI products
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.2 for all users and Mythos 5.2 for vetted organizations, with replies up to 30% faster and an optional fast mode at a higher price. Speed and price now vary by mode, so model pickers need to explain each trade-off in plain words.
Related patterns:Mode and model
Tech My MoneyAgentsAI products
Perplexity's Teammates are always-on agents, each with its own desktop and browser, that post progress updates and ask for approval. People can inspect results, redirect a task or take over the desktop. A clear mix of approval gates, mid-run steering and takeover in 1 product.
Related patterns:Approval gateUpdate mid-runWatch and take over
9to5GoogleAI UXAI products
A Google Messages beta replaces the floating Gemini button with a small button in the top-right corner, next to the profile picture. Search also moves to a floating button at the bottom. It shows how a big app is rethinking where an AI entry point should sit.
Related patterns:Entry point
TechCrunchAgentsAI products
Meta's Muse agent now has Spaces, focused conversations in the sidebar that Muse builds into a tracker, planner or project board. Connected apps keep each space updated in the background. It moves the agent from a single chat thread toward a lasting workspace.
Related patterns:Agent workspaceGenerative UI
TechCrunchAgentsAI products
Invited US customers can text Alexa in plain language to find products, add them to the cart and buy, plus track prices and search by photo. A wider rollout comes in the coming weeks. No confirmation step is described, so the purchase moment is worth watching.
Related patterns:Approval gateMultimodal input
EngadgetAI products
Perplexity added Teammates to its Computer product: agents that each own a job, run 24/7 and notify you when a decision is needed. Each one gets its own sidebar entry showing what it is doing and what it finished, so you can redirect it mid-run. Max subscribers only, at $200 a month.
Related patterns:Scheduled agentsAgent workspaceUpdate mid-run
SkiftAI products
On its Q3 earnings call Airbnb said a specialised AI agent will reach guests in the first half of 2027, booking directly inside the app instead of linking out to partner sites. CEO Brian Chesky argued that specialised agents will beat general ones. A signal that big consumer apps are designing agents as native flows, not chat add-ons.
Related patterns:Entry pointIntent preview
The NeuronAI products
OpenAI's Images 2.6 lets ChatGPT turn a prompt or a still photo into an animated GIF. Users can open the result to change playback speed, edit single frames, or describe changes in chat, though ChatGPT cannot edit GIFs it did not make. Worth studying for how direct controls and chat edits sit side by side on one output.
Related patterns:Edit outputVariationsInline action
TechCrunchAI products
US users can now call or video chat with Meta's Muse agent on mobile, web and Mac. A default animated avatar reacts with expressions and gestures matched to the conversation, and it can be swapped for a person, animal or other character. It shows how much of a voice interface is really about turn-taking cues and a visible listener.
Related patterns:Voice inputVoice outputAI label
9to5MacAI products
Anthropic launched Personal Finance in Claude for paid US subscribers. Users link bank and card accounts through Plaid by signing in to their own bank, access is read-only, and Claude cannot move money. The flow is a useful reference for consent screens, clear scope limits and the reminders to check figures before acting on them.
Related patterns:Consent and dataDisclaimerCapability disclosure
Microsoft LearnAI productsAI UX
Microsoft 365 Copilot release notes say Excel chat replies now show changes in a new format, with links that jump to each one and new sheets, tables and ranges highlighted. Showing an AI's edits in place helps people check the work before they trust it.
Related patterns:Activity logExplanation
Microsoft Tech CommunityAI productsAgents
Microsoft's Copilot update brings Chat and Cowork under 1 Home with shared history, Projects that hold instructions and files, and Automations that run tasks on a schedule or event. Autopilot, an always-on agent with its own mailbox, reaches early customers with approval guardrails for consequential actions.
Related patterns:Scheduled agentsAgent workspaceApproval gate
iPhone in CanadaAI productsAI UX
Google added an in-chat editor to the Gemini app for all users. Files Gemini creates, from PDFs to Docs, Sheets, slides and code, open as a preview you can expand to type in, or you can highlight 1 part and ask Gemini to change just that. Mobile supports PDFs only for now.
Related patterns:Edit outputSide paneInline action
TechCrunchAI productsAI UX
Apple's iOS 27.2 lets Siri AI remember details from earlier conversations and adds French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. Users can choose which apps Siri's memory leaves out. A big-platform example of memory shipped together with a clear control over what it may use.
Related patterns:Memory controlsVoice input
Anthropic opened a research preview of Claude Duet, a separate app where Claude sends a morning brief, checks connected apps every few hours and works on tasks in the background. It asks before it sends, pays, signs or deletes anything. A clear case of proactive nudges paired with an approval gate at the risky steps.
Related patterns:Proactive nudgesApproval gateScheduled agents
Android AuthorityAI productsAI UX
OpenAI is rolling out locked chats on every ChatGPT plan except Healthcare. Chosen chats hide from history, pins and search, open with a 4-digit PIN or Face ID, and keep a memory apart from regular chats. Resetting the PIN deletes them for good, a hard trade-off that needs very clear warning copy.
Related patterns:Memory controlsTemporary chatConsent and data
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