Anthropic Acquires Vercept to Enhance Claude’s Autonomous Computer Use
Anthropic acquires Vercept to enhance Claude’s computer use capabilities, following major benchmark gains with Claude Sonnet 4.6 and continued expansion of its AI research team.
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Anthropic acquires Vercept to enhance Claude’s computer use capabilities, following major benchmark gains with Claude Sonnet 4.6 and continued expansion of its AI research team.
Atlassian introduced “Agents in Jira,” allowing enterprises to assign and manage AI agents alongside human employees within its project management platform. The feature is now available in open beta.
Heineken announces up to 7% workforce reduction, citing AI and digitization as key tools to achieve productivity savings and support growth in premium brands.
Cadence introduced ChipStack AI Super Agent to speed chip design by analyzing circuits and automating testing, currently in early use by Nvidia and other firms.
A new Harvard Business Review study suggests that widespread AI adoption may increase workloads and burnout, even when productivity tools make tasks easier to complete.
OpenAI introduced Frontier, a platform enabling enterprises to build, deploy, and manage AI agents across business workflows. The system turns AI into practical coworkers that learn, act, and improve over time.
Amazon’s AI Studio aims to accelerate movie and TV production using artificial intelligence while keeping creators involved at every stage. A closed beta begins in March.
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready dismissed engineers who built an internal tool to track company layoffs, citing privacy violations and obstruction of company operations.
Amazon announced plans to cut roughly 16,000 corporate roles, the second major reduction since October, as it invests heavily in artificial intelligence and organizational efficiency.
China is investigating Meta’s $2 billion purchase of AI startup Manus, reviewing the deal’s money transfers, tax compliance, and overseas operations amid national security concerns.
Blockit, a new AI scheduling platform, uses autonomous agents to handle meetings, aiming to replace manual back-and-forth emails and traditional calendar tools.
Google AI Mode now taps Gmail and Photos to provide tailored answers, helping users with personalized planning, shopping, and recommendations.
Todoist introduces Ramble, a voice-to-tasks AI feature that captures deadlines, priorities, and assignees in real time across 38 languages.
The IMF raised its 2026 global growth forecast, citing resilience to easing U.S. tariffs and a sustained surge in artificial intelligence investment boosting productivity expectations.
Ben Affleck said artificial intelligence is more likely to support filmmakers than replace them, arguing that current tools lack the creativity needed to supplant human artists.