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AI moves into the phone, the document and the record
Good morning. The through-line today is that AI is leaving the demo stage and settling into the surfaces where work already happens: the phone in your pocket, the document you are editing, and the systems that hold your customer and financial records. For a business choosing tools, that shifts the question from "can it do something impressive in a launch video" to "does it act where my data actually lives, and can I see and control what it did afterwards."
What we're tracking
- Agents that carry quota change what using software means The most consequential item is not a single feature but a pattern. A recap of this week's SaaStr AI event reports that "The main stage at SaaStr AI 2026 in San Mateo ran end to end on agents" [1], describing agents that are in production, carrying quota and writing to systems of record. That last phrase is the important one. There is a large difference between an assistant that drafts text you read and paste yourself, and an agent that writes directly into your CRM, your ledger or your support queue without a human keystroke in between.
- Generation is moving inside the document Alongside the agent story, generation is moving into the tools where you already produce work. Google announced that "You can now create a full, multi-slide presentation using Gemini in Google Slides" [2], grounded in content you already hold and able to match the style of an existing deck.
- AI search arrives on the phone Two Google Workspace updates bring existing web features to mobile. Drive's AI overviews are moving to the apps, with the note that "We're now bringing this feature to the Drive Android and iOS apps" [3], and the same is true for the assistant view, where "Ask Gemini in Drive offers you a dedicated, immersive workspace designed for deep focus" [4].
- Compliance for the code you did not write A quieter item deserves attention from anyone whose product includes software they did not write themselves. GitHub published a piece describing its own practice, inviting readers to "Explore how the Open Source Program Office uses GitHub's new license compliance product to manage open source dependencies at scale" [5].
- Delegation belongs everywhere you work Finally, a permissions update: Google is extending delegated Gmail access to mobile, noting that "The feature should be available to all domains on the Rapid Release track in the coming days, followed shortly by the Scheduled Release track" [6].
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Sources
- The Agent Playbooks from Salesforce, Snowflake, Databricks, Harvey, and Lovable: Inside SaaStr AI 2026 SaaStr
- Create fully native and editable presentations with Gemini in Google Slides Google Workspace Updates
- AI Overviews in Drive now available on mobile Google Workspace Updates
- Ask Gemini in Drive now available on mobile Google Workspace Updates
- How GitHub maintains compliance for open source dependencies The GitHub Blog
- Work with delegated Gmail accounts from mobile devices Google Workspace Updates
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