Microsoft’s M365 Copilot AI assistant gets third-party app integrations
Plugin extensions will let users of Microsoft’s productivity suite hook the app into third-party apps from vendors including Atlassian, ServiceNow, and Mural.
Stories by Matthew Finnegan
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Microsoft adds M365 Copilot to more apps, extends customer trial to 600 firms
Hundreds of customers will be able to access Copilot in a paid early access trial as the generative AI assistant is rolled out more widely across the Microsoft 365 app suite.
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Slack GPT brings native generative AI to chat app
Not long after announcing its ChatGPT integration, Slack has unveiled plans to incorporate generative AI features such as conversation summaries directly into is collaboration platform. There are challenges, however, around accuracy.
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For Windows 10, 22H2 is the end of the road
Microsoft says the final version of Windows 10, released last fall, is version 22H2. From now until the end of support in 2025, only security updates will be released.
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With Canvas, Slack promises teams an easier way to share information
Slack will roll out the document creation tool, first unveiled in 2022, to all users over the next few months.
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As frontline workers eye the exit, digital tools can aid staff retention
Employee retention has become a priority and new digital tools are increasingly seen as an important way to keep frontline workers from leaving.
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For developers, too many meetings, too little 'focus' time
Software developers spend a third of their week in meetings on average — with those at large companies facing the most packed schedules.
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Banks face a WhatsApp reckoning as regulators clamp down on messaging apps
Financial institutions are being hit with millions of dollars in fines from regulators concerned about the use of messaging apps.
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Microsoft brings social network-style ‘stories’ to work with revamped Yammer
Microsoft has offered up its take on Facebook and Instagram Stories at Inspire, as Yammer Communities becomes Viva Engage.
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Slack adds video and screenshare to Huddles audio chat
Huddles have become the fastest-adopted feature in Slack’s history, the vendor said, helping reduce time spent in online meetings.
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Apple’s Freeform adds another digital whiteboard option for remote work
Freeform is due out later this year, but its availability on Apple devices could keep it from gaining ground on various competing whiteboard apps on the market.
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Microsoft promises to engage with employee unions
As the labour movement gains momentum in the tech sector, Microsoft’s relaxed stance contrasts with Amazon and Apple, which have resisted unionisation.
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Slack revamps user profiles for better connections
Users of the team collaboration app can customise their profile with more personal information to help connect remote teams more effectively.
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Microsoft looks to make Teams screen-sharing more interactive with Live Share
The Live Share SDK, announced at Microsoft’s Build, lets developers turn any third-party application into a “multiplayer” Teams app.
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Some tech vendors hit the pause button on hiring
Several vendors have slowed the hiring of new staff amid rising inflation and market uncertainty; other companies have decided to cut jobs entirely.
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