Workplace stories
British firms could face costly disruption if they delay modernising communications before the PSTN switch-off on 31 January 2027.
Business leaders say burnout is a hard financial risk, urging employers to build mental health into job design, leadership and daily operations.
Workplace AI use is rising faster than company oversight, with a small minority of staff driving most activity and security risks.
Unapproved collaboration apps are widening security loopholes for APAC businesses as AI tools spread faster than governance can keep up.
Workers can now pull Zoom meeting notes and transcripts into ChatGPT, Claude and Codex, reducing the need to hunt across systems.
Better search design could cut AI costs and improve accuracy at work, as Glean says its remote MCP server outperformed rival tools.
Longer after-hours waits for IT help could ease as the new studio lets firms build no-code agents for tasks across Teams, Slack and portals.
UKG Ready users can now automate employee data into email signatures and meeting themes, reducing manual updates for IT teams.
Mid-market buyers are increasingly favouring flexible workplace deals as YASH earns recognition for scalable cloud and security services.
Businesses can cut document retrieval times and admin overhead as Foxit folds storage, search and governance into its PDF tools.
Employees can now handle leave, payslip and expense queries without leaving Microsoft 365, as Workday pushes HR and finance work into Copilot.
That annual software bill can rival a senior engineer's pay as AI add-ons and shadow IT push spending to USD $141,606 for a 50-person firm.
Businesses struggling with hybrid meetings will get wider access to Owl Labs devices after Westcoast added the brand to its UK and Ireland network.
Omnissa expands Workspace ONE with Windows Server management, aiming to cut costs and simplify IT operations with one cloud console.
Customers can now plug external AI agents into Atlassian’s workplace data layer, with permissions kept intact across more than 150 billion connections.
The workplace software maker is sharpening its AI-driven growth plans as it crosses USD $100 million in annual recurring revenue.
IT teams can now open and record remote desktop sessions from Rippling, tying support actions to device records and policies.
AI-related contracts made up most of Mphasis's new business last year, helping lift annual deal wins 68% to USD $2.1 billion.
Threats are spreading beyond inboxes as phishing shifts into Teams, calendars and other collaboration tools, raising the risk for hybrid workers.
Australian businesses are pushing AI beyond pilots, prompting Glean to nearly double local headcount as ANZ customers rise more than 60 per cent.
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