Google Drive

2026-09-18

COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · Google · TechCrunch AI

Google Labs launches CC as an experimental family-focused AI agent

Google Labs updated CC to operate as a household agent with its own verified Google Account, shared memory, and permissions for up to six members. CC connects to Gmail, Calendar, Tasks, Drive and other Google services, uses Gemini models and the Antigravity agentic harness, and can generate a shared daily brief, manage events/tasks, fill forms with permission, and is available as an early experiment on web and mobile in the U.S. (18+) via upgrade or waitlist.

7.0

2026-09-16

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · xAI

Grok Voice releases Voice Agent Builder (beta) — no-code platform for production voice agents

Grok Voice announced Voice Agent Builder in beta, a no-code platform to configure production voice agents in about two minutes. The integrated speech-to-speech interface bundles telephony, knowledge retrieval, tools/connectors, guardrails, MCPs, observability, optional brand voice cloning and SIP number support; calls are recorded/transcribed and billing is quoted at $0.08/min of audio with telephony on a provisioned number at $0.01/min.

7.0

2026-09-16

MODELS · 1 SOURCE · xAI

Grok add-in launches for Microsoft Excel

Grok is now available as a free Microsoft 365 add-in for Excel, letting users ask questions in plain English, generate formulas from descriptions, run scenarios, and insert charts that cite the source cells. The add-in can pull context from recent emails or files in SharePoint and Google Drive, is installable from the Microsoft Marketplace, and is also available for Word and PowerPoint.

6.0

2026-09-16

COMPANIES · 1 SOURCE · xAI

Grok add-on arrives for Google Workspace (Sheets, Slides, Docs)

Grok is available as a free add-on for Google Workspace, installing once from the Google Workspace Marketplace to work across Sheets, Slides, and Docs. The add-on answers questions using the open file (citing cells in Sheets), writes formulas, inserts charts, reruns scenarios, converts outlines into editable presentations using web or X research, edits text in place, and — with connectors enabled — can pull from recent emails or Google Drive; Grok is also offered for Microsoft 365 apps.

6.0