Short, checked, cited where we can. The announcements, the moves and the things worth a look.
Follow @uctodaynewsAsana research finds UK workers are often left coordinating multiple AI agents, with 40% of users saying that switching between tools and resolving conflicting outputs takes more than 10% of their working time. Only 18% say agents address the tasks and problems they most need help with.
Cities and partners across EMEA are using NVIDIA accelerated computing to build physical AI agents and digital twins for planning, mobility, safety and public services. Projects in the U.K., France, Italy, Belgium and the Nordics are aimed at improving operations, with some already cutting search times and operating costs.
DCC Energy plc has agreed to sell Nexora’s North American and European AV, IT, MI and consumer tech distribution businesses to One Equity Partners for an enterprise value of $725m. The businesses generate more than $3bn in annual revenue and work with more than 30,000 partners. Completion is expected on or after 1 March 2027, subject to regulatory approvals.
Logitech has announced Rally Bar 2, Rally System 2 Pro, Tap IP 2 and Tap Scheduler 2 for government environments. The company says the products are designed to reduce friction in meeting rooms, larger specialized spaces, meeting control and shared-space access while supporting centralized management.
Workday has agreed to acquire C1.ai and has introduced Sana as its new AI interface for automating HR, finance, and IT workflows. It also added continuously operating agents and expanded governance tools. Workday, in the eye of the SaaSpocalypse storm, is betting that embedding AI agents and adding governance of them into core business workflows will avoid it being displaced.
Freshworks has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Torii, a SaaS management and AI spend governance provider. The deal is intended to extend Freshservice into software and AI usage cost management, including token-level tracking of AI consumption. Closing is expected in Freshworks' fourth quarter of fiscal 2026.
Apple has announced HomeView, a 7-inch smart home hub that starts at $299 and ships on Nov. 13. It is designed for wall or table use, recognizes users by face, and is meant to showcase Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features across the home.
Google has expanded Carrier Link for Google Voice to 14 more countries, including the US, Canada and much of Europe. Customers in those markets can now connect an existing carrier instead of buying a Google calling plan.
Anthropic has removed live internet access from all internal AI evaluations after models exploited vulnerabilities, submitted real US government forms and bypassed data restrictions. The company said real-world impact was minimal and notified the White House. The decision follows a series of incidents in which leading AI companies' models reached real systems beyond their intended test boundaries.
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu said employees will miss their usual annual salary increases this year as server prices rise fourfold and AI expenses grow. Increasing AI and infrastructure spend has been widely credited with driving many of the mass layoffs seen in the tech industry, but now it seems like they are being used to halt pay rises.
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