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Humans Managing AI Agents

Microsoft predicts a major shift where workers will manage AI agents instead of doing tasks themselves. Its latest Work Trend Index says AI will first assist, then act as agents, and finally operate independently under human oversight. These "frontier firms" will use AI for work like sales analysis and forecasting, aiming to be faster and more scalable. Microsoft tools like Copilot Studio are already in use by big firms like McKinsey. As AI adoption speeds up, it could displace many jobs but also create new ones, making workforce preparation a key business move now.

→ More details about Microsoft’s major shift

DoorDash Moves to Expand in Europe

DoorDash has offered $3.6 billion to buy UK-based Deliveroo, aiming to grow its presence in Europe’s dense cities. Deliveroo said it is open to recommending the offer if terms are firmed up, but there is no final deal yet. DoorDash already leads the U.S. food delivery market and wants to scale faster abroad after growing mostly in smaller European countries. If completed, this deal would widen DoorDash’s market and operational reach. Leaders should watch for regulatory hurdles and expect more consolidation across food delivery as firms seek profitable scale in tougher markets.

→ More about DoorDash’s expansion

DXC Launches AI Workbench for Enterprises

DXC Technology launched AI Workbench, a generative AI platform that helps companies build and scale AI solutions with built-in security and compliance. Ferrovial, a major infrastructure firm, is already using it to boost efficiency and safety across operations with 30+ AI agents. This move signals growing demand for turnkey AI systems that integrate with core apps like Workday and ServiceNow. Companies can now speed up AI adoption while controlling risks. Smart executives should track how pre-built AI platforms like Workbench shift the balance from custom builds to faster, standardized enterprise deployments.

→ More about DXC’s new launch

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Useful Resources

• Lately’s new gamified app helps people arrive on time (link)

• Experience the future of customer service with AI agents (link)

• How AI agent startups are disrupting legacy software companies (link)

• DeepSeek’s success shows why motivation is key to AI innovation (link)

• Software Engineers: AI Isn’t your competition, it’s your superpower (link)

• How to use Microsoft Copilot in teams: A beginner’s guide for 2025 (link)

• AI and physicians offer distinct strengths in virtual urgent care treatment (link)

• Google AI unveils 601 real-world generative AI use cases across industries (link)

• TechCrunch: Here are the 19 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2025 (link)

• Build an AI-powered document processing platform with open source NER model and LLM on Amazon SageMaker (link)

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• Push Security raises $30M Series B for detecting modern identity attacks in the browser.

• Reducto raises $24.5M Series A to parse complex documents accurately.

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• Performance specialist, large customer sales at Google (US)

• Principal AI/ML architect at 3Pillar Global (Remote)

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