Scout from M’Soft is the agentic Autopilot that works across M365
Microsoft has announced the wider testing of its new Autopilot feature at the Microsoft Build event this week, backed by a post on the company’s’ website. Autopilots are described as a new category of agents that can work autonomously on a user’s behalf. Microsoft says each Autopilot has its own identity, and so multiple agents […]
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GitHub Copilot users see token-based price hikes
Since its announcement in April this year, the proposed changes to billing methods on GitHub Copilot were a source of much speculation: how much more or less would a pay-a-you-use AI cost an organisation or individual compared to a flat-rate, monthly subscription? Just a day into the changeover to token-based billing for the LLM-based service, […]
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Physical AI moves closer to factory floors as companies test humanoid robots
British technology company Humanoid will deploy humanoid robots at factories operated by German industrial supplier Schaeffler, Reuters reported. The two companies’ agreement covers an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 robots in Schaeffler’s global manufacturing sites by 2032, according to a Humanoid spokesperson. The companies have not disclosed the contract value. The first deployment is scheduled between […]
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Laserfiche unveils AI agents for natural language workflows
Laserfiche has announced the release of AI agents that can help perform tasks through natural language prompts. Intelligent assistants follow Laserfiche’s integrated security rules and compliance requirements, helping ensure all sensitive data remains protected. Karl Chan, CEO of Laserfiche, said, “The introduction of AI Agents to content management signals a change in how we handle […]
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Bain sees US$100 billion SaaS market in agentic AI automation
Bain & Company has estimated a US$100 billion market in the US for SaaS companies using agentic AI. The firm said the market is tied to automating coordination work in enterprise systems. The estimate comes from the second report in Bain’s five-part series on the software industry in the age of AI. The report examines […]
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Google tests Remy AI agent for Gemini as focus turns to user control
Google is testing Remy, a new AI personal agent for Gemini, according to Business Insider. The tool is designed to take actions for users in work and daily tasks. Remy is being tested in a staff-only version of the Gemini app. The report said it reviewed an internal document and spoke with two people familiar […]
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GPT-5.5 is OpenAI’s most capable agentic AI model yet–at twice the API price
OpenAI launched GPT-5.5 on April 23 as what it calls “a new class of intelligence for real work and powering agents,” and the framing is deliberate. OpenAI says it’s the most capable agentic AI model to date, built from the ground up to plan, use tools, check its own output, and work through tasks independently. […]
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Snowflake expands its technical and mainstream AI platforms
Snowflake is expanding its Snowflake Intelligence and Cortex Code offerings in the hope of bringing users deploying and developing artificial intelligence inside the Snowflake portfolio. Snowflake Intelligence is framed as a tool for generalised business users, while Cortex Code is destined for developers and technical teams’ desks. A press release from the company lists additional […]
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JPMorgan begins tracking how employees use AI at work
Banking house JPMorgan Chase is asking its roughly 65,000 engineers and technologists to use AI tools as part of their regular workflow. Business Insider reported that managers are tracking how often staff use these tools. That use may also influence performance reviews. The report states employees are encouraged to use tools like ChatGPT and Claude […]
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AI agents enter banking roles at Bank of America
AI agents are starting to take on a more direct role in how financial advice is delivered, as large banks move beyond internal tools and into systems that support real client interactions. Bank of America is now deploying an internal AI-powered advisory platform to a subset of financial advisors, rolled out to around 1,000 financial […]
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