AI Assistant stories
Users will be able to draft emails, edit images and summon an AI agent as Google broadens paid access across Workspace and Gemini.
Hands-free AI features will reach wearers first, as Google's audio smart glasses are due to go on sale this autumn.
Marketers will get more AI help as Google adds new Search ad formats, checkout links and a Gemini adviser across its ad tools.
The wider release gives Telegram users a way to use AI in group chats, as Mira passes 2 million users and more than 50,000 groups.
The model is now the default in Gemini and Search, with Google aiming to speed up multi-step coding and workplace automation tasks.
The move lets sales teams answer customers faster in AI tools while keeping responses tied to vetted company content and audit trails.
Employees can now handle leave, payslip and expense queries without leaving Microsoft 365, as Workday pushes HR and finance work into Copilot.
Businesses can now centralise meeting notes as Plaud moves beyond solo use, with privacy set by default and controls for teams.
Small businesses can now query live Xero data in Claude as the accounting group widens its AI push to 4.5 million subscribers.
Small businesses can now ask Claude for live cash and invoice data from Xero without leaving their accounting records.
Industrial operators can now buy and deploy Nozomi's OT security platform inside their own Google Cloud environments, easing procurement.
Customers will soon get easier document searches and accessibility upgrades as DocuWare rolls out its AI assistant and redesigned interface through 2026.
Support tickets could fall as JAGGAER embeds a multilingual AI assistant into procurement workflows to answer policy and supplier questions.
Legal teams could cut contract delays as Docusign folds AI assistants and agents into its agreement platform with new software links.
Customers can now plug external AI agents into Atlassian’s workplace data layer, with permissions kept intact across more than 150 billion connections.
The revamp puts AI agents into everyday workflows for 250,000 customers as monday.com seeks to turn a work tool into a broader platform.
Small firms could save hours on admin as the free assistant turns sales data into plain-language answers inside Square's platform.
Analysts could gain time as AI systems shoulder evidence gathering, alert grouping and data translation, though humans still make final calls.
Australian batch manufacturers gain single-system control of finance, quality and traceability as ECI rolls out Deacom ERP amid labour and supply pressure.
Ebix Risk rolls out AI-enabled contract analysis and policy review for its COI platform, aiming to speed up vendor compliance checks and follow-up.
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