NatWest sets two office days a week for all UK staff from 2027
NatWest will move 13,000 employees from two office days a month to two days a week from February 2027, ending a remote-first policy for them. The union Unite opposes the change.
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Zoom adds a shared context layer for its AI agents at Zoomtopia
At Zoomtopia, Zoom unveiled a Unified Context Layer that connects meetings, chats, documents and outside apps for AI agents, along with ZoomMate Agent Teams and new meeting and governance features.
AI Saves Hours a Week. Rework Quietly Eats Them
Research shows most employees save time with AI, but checking and fixing its output wipes out a large share of the gain.
Microsoft Adds Guardian Agents to Watch Over Workplace AI
Microsoft launched security features to monitor the AI agents companies run, including Guardian Agents and a Defender tool that detects up to 60 agent types.
Would You Take a Pay Cut for an AI-Proof Career?
Most US workers in a new survey say they would give up a tenth of their pay for long-term job security, but age, cost and time keep many from switching careers.
AI Raised the Bar, and Sunday Quietly Became a Workday
A survey of 2,000 knowledge workers finds 74% work on a typical Sunday, as AI lifts both productivity and expectations of daily output.