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University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker apologized after an investigation confirmed his 'lewd' and 'misogynistic' Slack messages about a student were authentic. The university announced it will close the matter without further action, and Acker stated he will remain on the board through his term's end in 2027.

Kristi Edleson, chief of staff at Yutori, uses an AI agent to assist with her workload but retains control over financial tasks. She emphasizes the AI's role in augmenting her skills rather than replacing her, highlighting the challenge of balancing human oversight with automation.

Signal alumni have launched an open-source project called 'Encrypted Spaces,' designed to enable private collaboration apps with features comparable to Slack, Discord, or Google Docs, while enhancing protection against surveillance.

GitHub accidentally deleted subscriptions for chat integrations with Slack and Microsoft Teams, as reported on their status page. The incident is discussed on Hacker News with 71 points and 26 comments.

A poisoned notification from apps like WhatsApp, Slack, or Instagram could hijack Google Gemini's voice assistant on Android, enabling actions like opening connected windows, faking messages, initiating Zoom calls, or poisoning the device's memory. No malicious app is required for the attack.

Hyper, founded by Shalin and Kanyes, is a company brain designed to enhance AI agents by integrating internal company information into a knowledge graph. It addresses limitations of current models like MCP by synthesizing data from Slack, Docs, and other sources into a persistent, updated graph of facts and relationships.

The article investigates a claimed AI-powered cannabis vape device called Gudtrip, which promises to deliver Bitcoin with every use. After an extensive search, the author concludes the product appears to be a prank, with its website and marketing materials reinforcing this perception.

Salesforce's Headless 360, a 'headless' CRM solution, has gained significant adoption since its April 2024 launch, processing 4.5 million MCP calls and nearly a trillion API calls. The platform allows users to access Salesforce data through external tools like WhatsApp, ChatGPT, and Slack, expanding Salesforce's addressable market and enabling customers like Adecco and Anthropic to integrate agents and workflows without traditional UI reliance.

Airbyte launched Airbyte Agents, a unified data layer for agents to discover information and take action across operational systems. The product aims to simplify API plumbing and provide a context layer between agents and data. It uses a Context Store, a data index optimized for agentic search, to give agents a structured way to discover data.

The article discusses how AI can help businesses run more efficiently by automating tasks and making decisions, allowing owners to focus on high-level outcomes. This can lead to a surge in new startups and lower costs for companies. However, it also notes that this may come at the cost of existing white-collar jobs.

Logitech has expanded compatibility for its MX line of accessories, including the MX Creative Console, with productivity apps like Microsoft Office, Slack, and Notion. The Creative Console, launched in September 2024, now supports shortcuts and tools via Actions Ring menus for apps such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

A Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group exploited multiple cloud-based communication and file-sharing tools, including Microsoft Outlook, Slack, Discord, and file.io, to conduct espionage against Mongolia. The threat actor leveraged these platforms for command and control operations to support its cyber-espionage activities.

China-linked hackers, identified by ESET as GopherWhisper, targeted Mongolian government networks since November 2023. The group used Slack and Discord for covert communications and was discovered in January 2025 after a previously unknown backdoor was found on a government institution's network.

A previously undocumented state-backed threat actor named GopherWhisper is using a Go-based custom toolkit and legitimate services like Microsoft 365 Outlook, Slack, and Discord to conduct attacks against government entities.

OpenAI has launched the Workspace Agents feature in ChatGPT, powered by Codex, to automate workplace tasks such as generating reports, writing code, and responding in Slack. The new tools aim to enhance productivity by streamlining repetitive work.

OpenAI is introducing cloud-based 'workspace' agents in ChatGPT for Business, Enterprise, Edu, and Teachers plans, enabling teams to automate tasks like generating product feedback reports in Slack or drafting sales emails in Gmail. The move follows rising interest in AI agents, highlighted by the viral success of OpenClaw, an AI agent previously developed by Peter Steinberger, who now works at OpenAI.

Fivetran's report criticizes Workday, Rippling, and Slack for poor data integration and egress fees, ranking them among the worst for enterprise data movement. The findings highlight challenges in enabling analytics, machine learning, and AI agents due to slow data speeds.

Canva is transitioning from a design platform to an AI platform, integrating tools that connect with data sources like Slack and email to automate presentation and document creation. CEO Melanie Perkins emphasizes editable AI outputs and predicts accelerated enterprise growth as companies seek automation solutions.

Coinbase is testing AI agents that appear on Slack and email, with CEO Brian Armstrong predicting these agents will soon transact more onchain than humans and outnumber company employees.

AI Subroutines, developed by rtrvr.ai, enables users to record and replay browser tasks as deterministic scripts within the webpage itself, eliminating token costs, inference delays, and errors. The tool combines network calls and DOM interactions, leveraging in-tab execution for seamless authentication and TLS handling. Key use cases include automating social media DMs, product catalog scraping, EHR form filing, and CRM message syncing.

A fake Linux leader impersonated a Linux Foundation official via Slack to target open-source developers, using Google Sites to steal credentials. The attack involved phishing tactics to compromise developers' systems and extract sensitive information.

Twill.ai, a YC S25 startup, addresses coding challenges by running AI-driven tasks in cloud sandboxes, offering PR generation and team collaboration features. The platform solves issues like local development limitations and vendor lock-in by leveraging existing CLI tools from AI labs.