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While other companies build AI agents for computer programming and office work, Meta is focused on what its CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls “personal superintelligence,” or putting AI into people’s hands to help them achieve their goals. What are Meta’s New AI Devices? Meta’s AI devices are wearable hardware designed to integrate artificial intelligence into the daily lives of users.

A growing list of companies, including Microsoft, Fidelity and Home Depot, have something other than market leadership in common: They’ve all issued return to office (RTO) mandates. But in the race to future-proof our organizations, imitation may be a dangerous strategy. Workplace flexibility has been a point of friction since long before the pandemic, but the massive shift to remote workfrom 2019 to 2021 has changed the landscape permanently.

By 2018, it was easy to believe the cloud wars were over. It seemed as though the big providers had won, and there was little room for anyone else. Meanwhile, developers were still spending weeks getting applications ready to run, and the industry had come to accept how much work the cloud required, even when the application itself was relatively simple.

High-velocity engineering teams have a tall order: move quickly without sacrificing quality, support large workflows and meet the needs of different departments. Matt English, an engineering and product manager at marketplace platform Taskrabbit, works on a team that owns Taskrabbit’s IKEA integration end-to-end.

Many teams care about employee wellbeing — but then there are teams that show it. Just ask Kaylee Agnew. Agnew is a health and wellness coach at Corporate Tools, a B2B software company, and one of her many responsibilities is running a one-on-one health coaching program. The program offers personalized wellness coaching for employees who want to sleep better, get a nutrition consult, or map out a new workout regime, among other goals.

After years of decline, software-development postings have started to recover. In the United States and the United Kingdom, software developer vacancies have seen the most growth, showing signs of a “two-speed” market, where some sectors have climbed, others stalled, and almost all of the demand is centered around senior and AI-linked roles.

Confession: I overestimated how much AI would simplify the software stack. AI arrived with a familiar promise. Work would become cheaper, faster and simpler. For a while, it felt true. One tool could draft copy, answer questions, summarize meetings or take repetitive admin tasks off someone’s desk. Then came a second model for analysis, a meeting bot, an agent layer, a connector platform and an AI upgrade inside more and more of the software already on the bill.

The arrival of quantum advantage, the point at which a quantum computer outperforms classical systems at commercially useful tasks, is imminent. Estimates indicate that quantum technology represents a potential $2 trillion market opportunity, with 90 percent of that value projected to accrue to early movers. As a result, more than half of major companies expect to integrate quantum capabilities into their workflows within the next two years.

At Wipfli, there’s no doubt that the advisory firm’s focus on ‘outcomes over hours’ is working. Just look at the data. “We know this approach is making a difference because we continue to see strong business performance, seamless client service and high levels of associate engagement, including an 82 percent firmwide engagement score in our most recent survey,” Geoff Gibson, benefits manager, said.

One in six people with a legal problem are now turning to AI for advice. Entrepreneurs and businesses are likewise becoming increasingly obsessed with legalAI, asking it to help with everything from contracts and compliance policies to licensing requirements. And why wouldn’t they? AI can scan thousands of pages of regulations, compare jurisdictions and produce an answer almost instantly. But what if the answer is technically correct — and still wrong for your business?