by Sandra Dziedzic | Mar 4, 2026 | AI News, Antropic
Anthropic has unveiled a major upgrade to its Cowork agent platform, introducing department-specific AI agents, private agent stores, and deeper integrations with enterprise tools including Google Workspace, DocuSign, FactSet, and Harvey. Partner plugins from Slack, Salesforce, S&P Global, and London Stock Exchange Group further embed AI into existing workflows.
With prebuilt agents spanning ten departments and new capabilities allowing Claude to move between Excel and PowerPoint autonomously, Cowork signals a strategic push into the operational core of the enterprise – accelerating the race with OpenAI to define the AI-native workplace.
by Sandra Dziedzic | Mar 4, 2026 | AI News
Standard Intelligence has unveiled FDM-1, a new “computer-action” model trained on 11 million hours of screen recordings to learn workflows directly from observation. By reverse-engineering user intent from video frames, the system can perform complex CAD modelling, debug software, and even control a real car – all with minimal task-specific training. With the ability to process nearly two hours of continuous screen activity in a single context window, FDM-1 signals a shift from language-trained AI to action-trained AI, potentially redefining how autonomous software systems learn and operate.
by Sandra Dziedzic | Feb 27, 2026 | AI News, OpenAI
OpenAI has announced that London will become its largest research hub outside the United States, citing Britain’s strong technology ecosystem, leading universities and scientific institutions. The expansion is paired with deeper collaboration between OpenAI, Microsoft and the UK AI Security Institute, including £5.6 million in new alignment funding. The move reinforces the UK’s ambition to position London as a global centre for frontier AI research while embedding safety and trust at the core of advanced system development.
by Sandra Dziedzic | Feb 25, 2026 | AI News, Microsoft
At Microsoft’s AI Tour in London, Satya Nadella set out the company’s enterprise AI strategy, detailing how artificial intelligence is being embedded across Microsoft 365, Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Foundry. Nadella highlighted the rise of agentic AI workflows operating alongside employees, enabling conversational interactions within tools such as Excel and PowerPoint, and described organisational data as the foundation for building intelligent, production-ready AI systems. He emphasised “precision augmentation” and transparency, arguing that explainability and human oversight are essential as enterprises deploy increasingly sophisticated AI agents.
by Sandra Dziedzic | Feb 25, 2026 | AI News, Microsoft
At its AI Tour London event, Microsoft urged UK organisations to embed artificial intelligence at the core of their operations and culture, positioning “Frontier Firms” as those leading with AI across every function. Announcing a $30bn (£22bn) UK investment — including major cloud and supercomputing infrastructure — executives showcased real-world productivity gains from partners such as Kantar, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and the Premier League. Leaders stressed that success in the “age of intelligence” will depend not only on technology, but on skills, governance and bold leadership.
