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Zoom’s survey tool aims for employee feedback outside of meetings

The new standalone tool, Zoom Surveys, will allow users to create, edit and share polls and quizzes to measure employee and customer engagement.

With Copilot Studio, businesses can customise Microsoft’s genAI assistant

Copilot Studio is designed to enable enterprise users to tailor Microsoft’s Copilot generative AI tool to their own workflows, and even create and publish their own AI assistants.

Microsoft combines Copilot AI with mixed reality for industrial workers

Factory technicians will be able to point to objects and ask the generative AI assistant for guidance on repairs and maintenance.

Microsoft to add Project features to its new unified Planner work management app

The Planner app will include premium features that enable more in-depth project management, as Microsoft moves to offer a broad range of functionality within one tool.

How to keep remote workers connected to company culture

Companies that don’t proactively move to keep remote employees aligned with corporate goals and culture run the risk of turning them into ‘gig’ workers.

As M365 Copilot launches, businesses likely to move cautiously

While enterprises are attracted by the potential to save employee time on certain tasks, generative AI is largely unproven in the business world — and will require a range of efforts to deploy it safely and effectively.

Coda bucks trend of additional charges for generative AI tools

Generative AI features are fast becoming table stakes for productivity and collaboration applications. Coda hopes to stand out in the market by eschewing add-on fees and integrating with multiple enterprise data sources.

Meta Quest 3’s mixed reality ‘passthrough’ broadens workplace appeal

Meta’s latest headset is pitched primarily at consumers. But as with other devices in its AR/VR portfolio, the Quest is also suited to immersive training for employees — and improved ‘passthrough’ capabilities make collaboration a more realistic possibility.

Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout set for Nov. 1

The generative AI assistant will be available to enterprise customers for $30 per user each month; meanwhile, an invite-only early access program for SMBs has begun.

Manufacturing firms make early bets on the industrial metaverse

The metaverse concept has faced a lot of skepticism, but industrial firms appear keen to deploy technologies, such as digital twins and virtual reality devices, that serve as the precursors to more immersive and interconnected environments.

IDC: Collaboration software spending growth slows

Global spending on collaboration apps continues to rise as businesses deploy software across their organisations, according to IDC. But the rate of growth has slowed as adoption of videoconferencing tools matures and vendors trim prices.

Here’s how Slack envisions adding gen AI to its software

Slack is already working to include new generative AI tools in its popular collaboration app. But the company is taking a methodical approach before rolling out any new features.

Microsoft pledges to defend Copilot customers against copyright lawsuits

As Microsoft embeds the AI generative assistant into its various apps, customers are getting nervous about potential copyright claims.

Slack unveils ‘lists,’ a work management tool for team project tracking

The company continues to build out native functionality within its collaboration app with the addition of tasking capabilities similar to those offered by Asana and Trello.

Google’s Duet AI now available for Workspace enterprise customers

Google will match rival Microsoft’s pricing with its Duet AI assistant, which is available as an add-on to customers in its Enterprise tier – at $30 per user each month.

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