Anthropic's Claude AI is suffering a massive global outage affecting thousands of users across all platforms since 11:30 UTC, with timeouts, failed requests, and inconsistent responses hitting multiple models — and despite repeated fixes, the crisis remains unresolved.
Burger King launches an OpenAI-powered AI chatbot called 'Patty' that lives in employee headsets, monitoring customer interactions for friendliness while also streamlining kitchen operations by integrating with inventory, equipment, and point-of-sale systems in real time.
Notion 3.3 launches Custom Agents, autonomous AI teammates that run 24/7 to automate tasks like Q&A, task routing, and status reports, integrating seamlessly with Slack, Figma, HubSpot, and more — free to use until May 3, 2026.
ElevenLabs launches Experiments in ElevenAgents, a powerful A/B testing feature that lets teams optimize AI agent performance by testing prompt, voice, and workflow variants on live traffic while tracking key metrics like CSAT, conversion rates, and cost per resolution.
ElevenLabs secures the world's first AIUC-1-backed insurance policy for AI voice agents, offering Fortune 500 companies financial protection for mission-critical workflows after passing over 5,000 adversarial simulations across 14 risk categories.
IBM plans to triple entry-level US hiring in 2026 by completely redesigning jobs to focus on human-centered tasks like customer engagement instead of coding and administrative work that AI now automates.
Anthropic launches Sonnet 4.6 AI model with 40% price reduction, bringing flagship-level capabilities to everyday tasks like car registration renewals and expense reports as the company pushes beyond technical users toward mainstream consumer adoption.
Airbnb rolls out AI-powered search and customer support features, with its chatbot now handling one-third of customer issues independently while the company plans voice call support, multilingual capabilities, and sponsored listings integration.
Chrome launches WebMCP technology in early preview, introducing new APIs that allow AI agents to directly interact with websites for tasks like customer support, shopping assistance, and travel booking with enhanced speed and reliability.
Salesforce Senior VP discovers through conversations with 587 C-suite executives that trust and shared context outweigh raw technological power in determining successful enterprise AI adoption, leading to development of new maturity assessment framework.