AI Assistant stories
Households with mixed-brand gadgets can now control them through one interface, as TELUS rolls out its assistant to SmartHome+ users across Canada.
Creative teams may face faster turnaround but heavier output demands as Adobe’s Firefly AI Assistant automates multi-step work across its apps.
The tool could save creators time by handling multi-step edits across Photoshop, Premiere and other Adobe apps, while keeping files editable.
Routine admin tasks can now be handled in the background, though Wingman will still ask before sending messages or altering key data.
Professional services firms may soon query staffing, capacity and project finances in Teams as Dayshape embeds its tools in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Multinational tax teams could save hours each week as a new tool combines internal data with trusted cross-border research across 220 jurisdictions.
IT teams could cut routine handling time as N-able connects live endpoint data to external AI models and embeds guidance in its consoles.
Finance teams could cut manual close work as Trintech embeds AI guidance, risk checks and auto-matching into existing workflows.
More software teams could catch AI-made defects before release as Katalon’s new platform adds human approval, traceability and live monitoring.
Students worried about revision accuracy can now check AI answers against source documents in Adobe's free Acrobat beta.
Businesses using PDFs for sensitive files now have a new way to uncover hidden code that could expose data or alter documents unnoticed.
Organisations using Azure Virtual Desktop can now trim idle cloud spend and reduce login delays with a new management platform from ControlUp.
Backed by USD $34 million, the voice-AI firm is targeting regulated US and European customers as it bolsters its leadership team.
The updates should cut manual expense work and tighten policy compliance as SAP Concur rolls out more AI and card-linked automation.
Small businesses could get real-time cash-flow and invoice insights as Xero embeds Claude into its accounting tools and planning workflows.
Tax teams using the platform can now get regulatory answers, error fixes and early risk alerts, with human approval still required.
SUSE expands Rancher Prime with AI agents and deeper virtualisation, unifying VM and container management to streamline modern workloads.
Early tests suggest conversational search is helping shoppers buy more quickly, with the new tool lifting online sales conversion by up to 25%.
The platform aims to help sales teams cut tools and improve targeting by combining account, contact and intent data with AI agents.
Clarence Medical Centre in Wales has launched a multilingual AI assistant to ease admin pressure and streamline patient registration online.