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Microsoft Pitches $19.99 ‘365 Premium’ Plan as AI Alternative to ChatGPT Plus
Are you a ChatGPT Plus user who wishes it had a direct tie-in with your favorite productivity apps? Microsoft offers an alternative called Microsoft 365 Premium, which it hopes will appeal to power users. Aimed at solopreneurs, professionals, and anyone who depends on AI to tackle their productivity tasks, this $19.99 monthly subscription not only […]
Microsoft Makes Multi-Agent AI More Manageable with New Open Framework
Microsoft is introducing new capabilities to Azure AI Foundry, enabling developers to work more easily with multi-agent systems. The belief is that as organizations become so-called Frontier Firms, teams will need better ways to manage all of the proactive AI agents and ensure they’re working effectively together. Today’s announcements are an effort to address that […]
Slack Opens Up Conversational Data to Power Smarter AI Agents
Slack aims to help developers leverage the vast amount of conversational data stored on its platform. The goal: Build better, secure, and context-aware AI agents for the enterprise. To achieve this, the Salesforce-owned firm is launching not only a real-time search API, but also a Model Context Protocol server and other new tools. “The future […]
ServiceNow Debuts AI Experience as a Unified ‘Front Door’ to Enterprise AI
Most tech companies aren’t rebuilding their platforms around AI—they’re layering it on top of existing systems. ServiceNow is taking a bolder approach with the launch of AI Experience, a conversational, context-aware interface that blends AI and users in ways that could change how enterprises interact with software. It’s a new front door to all your […]
Adobe Premiere Launches on the iPhone
Adobe’s video editing software is now available on mobile devices—at least on the iPhone. After announcing its release earlier this month, users can now download the Adobe Premiere app from the App Store. The free-to-use software helps the company remain competitive among the growing number of creators and filmmakers. Adobe says an Android version is […]
AI Forces a Skills Reset: 85% of U.S. Workers Could See Roles Reshaped
Artificial intelligence is transforming not only the jobs people hold, but also the skills they rely on to do them. New data from LinkedIn shows that 85 percent of U.S. professionals could see at least a quarter of their skills affected by AI. In other words, a significant portion of workers’ expertise may need to […]
Firefly Boards Go Public as Adobe Integrates New Moonvalley and Runway AI Models
Five months after introducing Firefly Boards, Adobe is making the AI-powered creative canvas generally available. Now, anyone can use the moodboard-style tool to brainstorm, visualize concepts, and organize ideas. Alongside its launch, Adobe is adding several new features to Firefly Boards, along with support for Moonvalley’s Marey and Runway’s Aleph AI models. Formerly known as […]
Okta Rolls out Identity Security Tools to Govern AI Agents and Block New Attack Vectors
AI agents are entering the enterprise faster than companies can control them, and the hybrid workforce era is only raising the stakes, creating new security risks. To help organizations adapt, Okta is announcing updates to its Okta and Auth0 platforms that integrate new capabilities into a security fabric designed to govern AI agents, enforce trust, […]
Trust and Accountability Limit Agent Use Today at 27%, but Delegation Expected to Reach 43% in Three Years
Despite tech companies’ promises about the potential of AI agents, knowledge workers are still cautious about the technology. New research from Asana’s Work Innovation Lab shows that today, workers offload 27 percent of their workload to agents. However, that number is expected to rise to 43 percent within three years. But what’s the cause of […]
Asana Unveils Next-Gen AI Teammates Built for Teams, Not Just Individuals
Asana is showing off new AI Teammates for its work management platform. The company describes these next-generation agents as being more collaborative, capable of completing complex tasks, making informed decisions, and simultaneously supporting multiple teams. They also come with team-wide memory, governance, and visibility built in, which is something CIOs are interested in. The news […]