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title: "August 2025 Product Drop: What's New in Acme"
description: "Meet the new Acme Assistant. A redesigned Assistant, faster answers and a new home page kick off our first monthly product drop."
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published: "2025-08-19"
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# August 2025 product drop: Meet the new Acme Assistant.

A redesigned Assistant, faster answers and a new home page kick off our first monthly product drop.

## Highlights

### A redesigned Assistant (Assistant)

A cleaner layout, inline citations and a sources panel make answers easier to trust and share.

### Answers twice as fast (Assistant)

A new retrieval pipeline cuts the median time to first token in half.

### A new home page (Work Hub)

Announcements, shortcuts and suggested work, personalized for every employee.

## More updates

- **Typo tolerance** (Search): Find what you meant even when you mistype.
- **Two new connectors** (Connectors): Including a design tool and an HR system.
- **New admin console** (Admin): Settings reorganized by task.
- **SSO session controls** (Security): Set session length per group.
- **Chat API GA** (API): The chat API is now generally available.
- **Dark mode** (Mobile): Acme mobile now follows your system theme.