Notion launched Plan Mode in May 2026. Instead of executing immediately, the AI agent asks clarifying questions first and presents an action plan. Combined with Slack private channel access and calendar/inbox integration, Notion is evolving from a note-taking app into an AI-powered work operating system.
On May 5, 2026, Notion officially launched Custom Agents out of beta β just three months after more than 1 million agents were created during the preview period. The GA release brings new admin controls for creation permissions, per-agent credit limits, a spending dashboard, and automatic safeguards against unexpected costs.
In early 2026, Obsidian released Bases β a new core plugin that creates table, card, and list views from note properties. It looks similar to Notion databases, but your data stays in Markdown files on your own machine.
In April 2026, Notion added voice input for AI prompts and a Skills feature that saves your most-used AI workflows. Type less, speak your instructions, and call complex commands with a single word β here is what these updates actually change about how you work.
In the first week of May 2026, the AI ecosystem is moving on three fronts. Google I/O 2026 opens May 19 with Gemini 4.0 and agentic AI on the agenda. Claude Code has quietly shipped v2.1.132 with better session management and MCP visibility. And NotebookLM has opened a new knowledge-management layer by integrating with the Gemini app as "Notebooks in Gemini."