📰 Latest Updates
Anthropic’s Claude now integrates with Canva & more
A new “Connectors” directory — powered by the open‑source Model Context Protocol — allows Claude to interface directly with tools like Notion, Figma, Canva, Stripe, and Prisma for seamless workflows.Anthropic targets finance sector
Anthropic introduced a unified Claude interface capable of analyzing data from PitchBook, Morningstar, and other platforms to support financial analysts—its first major sector-specific push.xAI’s Grok for Government wins $200 M DoD deal
Despite prior controversies over antisemitic outputs, xAI secured a $200 million U.S. Department of Defense contract to deploy Grok tools across federal agencies.Coding with AI may slow pros
A METR study found experienced developers using AI tools like Copilot and Cursor work around 20% slower than without—suggesting AI helps novices more right now.GHD launches CurlFinder for personalized hair-care
CurlFinder uses AI-driven quizzes and diagnostic tools to recommend hair styling products tailored to individual curl patterns .UK and Meta open $1M AI Fellowship
Starting January 2026, an open-source AI fellowship will support engineers to build public-sector AI tools using Llama 3.5, alongside Meta and the Alan Turing Institute
✏️ Summary
Anthropic doubled down on AI tool integration—linking Claude to popular platforms and launching finance-oriented interfaces. Meanwhile, xAI’s Grok secured a major government contract despite past GPT-model controversies. New studies caution that AI may currently impede expert coding workflows more than help, though novices benefit. On the consumer side, beauty tech (GHD’s CurlFinder) and government initiatives (UK’s fellowship) are applying AI in new verticals.