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How an AI agent is redefining executive workflows at Cemex
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (973+ words) Mexico-based Cemex, a global building materials company, is rolling out an AI-powered financial agent that is already transforming how top executives work, plan and make better informed decisions. About 100 senior leaders already have access to the agent, called LUCA Bot....
Building Qiddiya City: How Copilot helps Abdulrahman AlAli navigate a project of unprecedented scale
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (261+ words) We're building multiple assets, like stadiums, sports tracks, hotels," says Abdulrahman AlAli, chief technology officer at Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC), which oversees the city's construction." To keep track of whatall the contractors are doing" from projectplan,to paid, pending or…...
Microsoft Flags Rising Online Risks on Safer Internet Day 2026
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (502+ words) Microsoft Flags Rising Online Risks on Safer Internet Day 2026Microsoft Source On the occasion of Safer Internet Day, Microsoft is warning about increasingly significant risks in the digital environment and highlighting its long-standing commitment to the "safety by design" approach " especially…...
From town halls to appraisals, CITIC Securities International’s CIO keeps Microsoft 365 Copilot busy
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (652+ words) Pradeep Hegde has been amazed by technology ever since he first set eyes on a computer at age 13. His school in Dharwad, a city in India's Karnataka state, had arranged for students to be trained in BASIC, the go-to programming…...
Opening digital markets so AI can shop — and negotiate — for you
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (661+ words) Jan 29, 2026The estimated reading time is 5 min. Imagine a world where you have a digital assistant that can do more than just respond to your questions in a chat. In this future, you could send your assistant out to a digital…...
Microsoft introduces Maia 200: New inference accelerator enhances AI performance in Azure
2+ week, 3+ day ago (327+ words) Microsoft introduces Maia 200: New inference accelerator enhances AI performance in Azure'Microsoft Source The focus of this new AI accelerator is inference" the production deployment of AI models in applications. Its architecture combines high compute performance with a newly designed memory…...
Board Collaborates with Microsoft to Bring Agentic AI Into the Core of Enterprise Planning
3+ week, 1+ day ago (159+ words) The initial release includes FP&A and Controller Agents for the Office of Finance, with Merchandiser and Supply Chain Agents to follow. Board Agents are built natively into the Board Enterprise Planning Platform, providing a secure, governed foundation for applying…...
The Prompt: Use AI to hype you up | Microsoft Signal Blog | Microsoft
3+ week, 6+ day ago (126+ words) Jan 16, 2026The estimated reading time is 1 min. Head over to Microsoft 365 Copilot and drop this into the chat: Using the emails in my Outlook folder [Folder Name], summarize the recognition I have received. For each email, providea brief summaryincluding the project…...
AI on Display at Ignite 2025
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (508+ words) By now, most people would agree that AI is in the process of fundamentally changing how we work and solve problems. But this technology is still too often thought of as an addition to the work we do, rather than…...
With Microsoft Agent 365, one startup furthers goal of making AI agents more intuitive
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (867+ words) Eric Jing is on a mission to shift people from just talking with chatbots to'using'AI'as an everyday companion'to get work done, all from one platform." That platform is"Genspark"Super Agent from"Mainfunc, the AI startup he co-founded with Kay…...