Though generative AI was the main focus at Build this year, Microsoft is still working on a 'metaverse’ for the workplace.
Plugin extensions will let users of Microsoft’s productivity suite hook the app into third-party apps from vendors including Atlassian, ServiceNow, and Mural.
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.
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.
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.
Slack will roll out the document creation tool, first unveiled in 2022, to all users over the next few months.
Employee retention has become a priority and new digital tools are increasingly seen as an important way to keep frontline workers from leaving.
Software developers spend a third of their week in meetings on average — with those at large companies facing the most packed schedules.
Financial institutions are being hit with millions of dollars in fines from regulators concerned about the use of messaging apps.
The new asynchronous video chat tool is one of several new Teams announcements, including collaborative annotations and the Excel Live app.
Microsoft has offered up its take on Facebook and Instagram Stories at Inspire, as Yammer Communities becomes Viva Engage.
Huddles have become the fastest-adopted feature in Slack’s history, the vendor said, helping reduce time spent in online meetings.
Microsoft has formalised its promise that it won’t stand in the way of unionisation efforts at Activision Blizzard, announcing an agreement with the CWA.
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.
As the labour movement gains momentum in the tech sector, Microsoft’s relaxed stance contrasts with Amazon and Apple, which have resisted unionisation.
