Google has introduced significant updates to its AI ecosystem, focusing on enhancing productivity and creativity across platforms like NotebookLM, Pomelli and Gemini in Google Drive. Paul Lipsky highlights how these updates bring practical improvements, such as NotebookLM’s new ability to shuffle flashcards for varied learning and its support for EPUB uploads, which allows users to…
AI has always been promoted as a tool that can reduce the daily work pressure of the users. Many technology leaders have also, from time to time, predicted that these smart AI tools will free workers from routine tasks and give them more time for creativity and strategic thinking. However, the new research suggests that…
Artificial intelligence was expected to make work easier and reduce workload. But new data suggest the opposite may be happening in many workplaces. A study by workforce analytics firm ActivTrak found that AI tools are actually making work more intense for employees rather than reducing their workload. The company analysed the digital work activity of…
Companies have been rapidly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools with the expectation that the task automating apps will lighter staff workloads, free people up for other, more valuable activities — and possibly take over certain jobs entirely. But a new study finds that while AI is delivering some of the benefits businesses expected, it’s also…
The practice of “vibe coding”—heavily relying on AI tools to generate software—has come under fresh scrutiny, reigniting concerns that AI-generated code, while accelerating development, can slip into production with hidden flaws. According to reports, Amazon Web Services suffered at least two outages linked to errors involving its internal AI tools. In one case in mid-December,…
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OPPO is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud to introduce new AI-powered productivity tools on its upcoming Find N6 foldable smartphone. The device will launch together with a new accessory called the OPPO AI Pen, designed to help users turn handwritten notes and sketches into digital content. Why It Matters: Foldable smartphones are often promoted…
Reimagining engagement in hybrid workplaces Another core topic explored in the analysis is how AI could reshape employee engagement strategies as workplaces become increasingly digital and geographically dispersed. Maintaining strong cultures and a sense of shared purpose has become more challenging in hybrid and remote environments, prompting companies to seek new insights into workforce dynamics….
Key features and capabilities The new updates include custom and prebuilt AI agents that organisations can deploy without coding. These AI agents can automate routine activities such as drafting emails, retrieving insights, scheduling follow-ups, and triggering workflows across business tools. Zoom is also expanding its AI Companion assistant, introducing AI Companion 3.0 across Zoom Workplace…
China urges companies to adopt AI to boost productivity. Urges moving AI from research labs into daily business. China is pressing ahead with a push to use artificial intelligence in its economy, urging companies and public agencies to bring the technology into daily work. The effort spans sectors like manufacturing and logistics. Service industries are…
