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Balfour Beatty’s decision to commit £7.2 million to Microsoft 365 Copilot is a pivotal moment for AI in construction — and its CIO, Jon Ozanne, is blunt about what will separate winners from laggards: the organizations that will thrive are those where HR and IT work in lockstep. Background /...

Pittsburgh companies are being asked to treat change not as a periodic challenge but as an ongoing business condition—an expectation now baked into strategy, talent, finance and security decisions—and the practical playbook local leaders are using to stay afloat increasingly mixes rapid...

Microsoft’s internal analysis of roughly 200,000 anonymized Copilot conversations has delivered a stark, counterintuitive message: the next wave of AI disruption is targeting knowledge work—writers, translators, editors, customer service agents, and even some technical roles—far more visibly...

As Microsoft unveils fresh research into how artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace in real time, millions are grappling with an urgent question: which jobs are truly “AI-safe” as generative AI capabilities accelerate? Unlike speculative predictions, Microsoft’s unprecedented...

A sweeping new study by Microsoft has sent ripples through the language industry and beyond, challenging widely held beliefs about the automation frontier. By drilling into 200,000 real-world Copilot interactions and systematically mapping them to occupational tasks, the research produces an “AI...

Artificial intelligence, especially large language models like Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT, is accelerating a profound shift in the modern workplace—reshaping not just how we do our jobs but, in some cases, what “jobs” even mean. Microsoft’s newly publicized AI job impact list, analyzed using...

The generative AI revolution is reshaping the landscape of knowledge work, with ramifications that extend far beyond the realm of technology enthusiasts and early adopters. As artificial intelligence chatbots like Microsoft Copilot become increasingly embedded in day-to-day operations, an...

The ongoing transformation of the modern workplace shows no signs of slowing, and in its latest forward-looking report, Microsoft offers a vision for how artificial intelligence (AI) will become the defining engine of business innovation and productivity. The document, titled “2025: The Year the...

The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into the workplace is reshaping the global economy, presenting both opportunities and challenges for employees and organizations alike. As GenAI tools become more prevalent, understanding their impact on productivity, job...

Microsoft’s ongoing transformation in 2025 is not just a matter of business evolution—it’s a watershed moment for the broader tech landscape, signaling how deeply artificial intelligence is redefining the fabric of daily operations within one of the world’s most influential companies. In the...

The corporate world is witnessing a significant shift not only in the tools it employs, but also in the way leaders communicate with employees during periods of upheaval. The recent episode involving Matt Turnbull, a leader at Xbox Game Studios, underscores how technology—particularly artificial...

Artificial intelligence has emerged as the defining technological arena of this century, a domain where economic strength, military capability, and societal progress now intersect more forcefully than ever before. As policymakers, technologists, and global leaders race to harness AI’s full...

Just when you thought your cleverly color-coded Outlook calendar was the apex of workplace innovation, the 2025 Work Trend Index saunters into the boardroom with a bombshell: the age of the "Frontier Firm" is upon us. Microsoft’s latest annual peek behind the digital curtain warns (and, let’s be...