Slack stories
Australian firms under productivity pressure can now offload routine work to an always-on agent that links Gmail, Slack and calendars.
By handling emails, calendars and routine requests in the background, the tool aims to cut admin for businesses wary of autonomous AI risks.
Enterprises running AI across clouds and data centres may cut deployment times from weeks to minutes as Equinix automates network management.
Routine admin tasks can now be handled in the background, though Wingman will still ask before sending messages or altering key data.
Checkout attacks and traffic spikes are being absorbed automatically, helping Blackpepper keep retail sites online and revenue flowing.
Developers can now deploy cloud-hosted Claude agents without building the supporting infrastructure, as Anthropic handles security, tracing and state management.
Developers can now juggle local and cloud AI agents in one workspace, as Cursor 3 shifts its focus from editing files to managing workflows.
The update could save sales staff hours on admin by letting Slackbot log calls, update CRM records and trigger workflows from chat.
Finance teams can now cut manual close and approval work as Rillet links its ERP to more than 8,000 apps on Zapier.
Cobalt launches Security Program Manager service to run enterprise pentesting, align tests with business goals and speed up remediation.
Bonfy launches ACS 2.0, a cross-channel data security platform to monitor and control how AI agents access, process and share content.
ThoughtSpot rolls out Spotter for Industries, AI analytics agents tuned to sector rules to close the “context gap” in enterprise decisions.
AI-fuelled coding drives record 29 million hardcoded secrets on GitHub in 2025, with leaks from AI tools and services surging sharply.
Workday launches Sana, a conversational AI hub to search, act and automate workflows across its HR, finance tools and third-party apps.
Gumloop secures USD $50m Series B to scale workplace AI agents, deepen security tools and court larger enterprise customers.
Secure.com warns most apps hide critical flaws in open source components, as unpatched dependencies and licence risks leave firms exposed.
Xero launches AI-driven analytics and cash flow forecasting in ANZ, aiming to help small firms anticipate shocks and plan with richer data.
Finance teams could soon shed repetitive treasury and payroll tasks as the London fintech expands its automation software after fresh backing.
Unused subscriptions may be draining UK SME budgets by as much as GBP £10,000 a year as software sprawl and price rises bite.
Dropbox warns Australians that digital clutter is sapping productivity and wellbeing, urging workers to simplify apps, files and notifications.
