Microsoft 365 confirms new premium tier focused on AI and productivity

Microsoft’s third wave of Copilot is all about agentic AI – Copilot Cowork is your autonomous assistant and Agent 365 manages agents like humans.
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‘We are reimagining how people create content’: Your Google Workspace apps are getting a major Gemini-powered upgrade

Google upgrades Gemini for Workspace allowing it to pull data from multiple apps to create Docs, Sheets, Slides and more.
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Many workers and bosses agree there’s ‘no time’ for AI upskilling – so what’s the answer?

Most employers say time is the biggest barrier to AI upskilling – cost and a lack of clear ownership are also problems.
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‘People don’t trust bad AI voices’: listeners rated a Chinese startup’s synthetic voices higher for trust and realism than those from Microsoft, Google, and Amazon

Listeners rated a Chinese startup’s AI voices more realistic and trustworthy than those from Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.
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‘AI has reinvented computing and is driving the largest computing infrastructure buildout in history’: Nvidia invests $4 billion in photonics firms as it looks to boost its next generation of AI chips

Nvidia commits $4 billion to Lumentum and Coherent, advancing optical interconnects and AI tools for next-generation data centers.
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‘The technological innovation anticipated from 6G…will require fundamental protections and mitigations to be considered’: Governments look to secure 6G networks — despite them not even really existing yet

Governments launch voluntary 6G security and resilience principles, emphasizing early integration, AI management, supply chain diversification, and industry collaboration.
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‘Big tech pays for power — why not broadband?’: Hyperscalers signed the rate protection pledge for electricity infrastructure, so should they do it for broadband? An expert chimes in

US broadband households fund networks while high-traffic platforms avoid proportional contributions, with South Korea offering an alternative usage-based model.
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‘The cloud threat landscape is rapidly shifting’: Google research warns hackers are targeting third parties and software flaws to gain entry

New Google report suggests cloud misconfigurations are on the decline, forcing crooks to pivot.

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Nvidia might be about to reimagine AI agents at work with new ‘NemoClaw’ release

“NemoClaw” could be Nvidia’s upcoming AI agent management and deployment platform.

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Celebrate Mario Day with the best Super Mario and Nintendo home office gear to level-up your workspace

Let’s-a go.