Microsoft is bringing Anthropic’s Claude Cowork to its Microsoft 365 Copilot AI platform. The Copilot Cowork service, which the tech giant said it developed in close collaboration with Anthropic, can handle long-running, multistep tasks such as preparing for a customer meeting by assembling a presentation, pulling together financials, emailing the team, and scheduling prep time….

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but will continue her duties during treatment. President Donald Trump shared the news on social media, saying that Wiles’ prognosis is “excellent” and calling her “one of the strongest people I know.” In a statement to the New York Times,…

Starbucks is facing warnings from proxy advisory firms regarding potential financial and reputational risks linked to ongoing labor disputes with its U.S. union. Contract talks have stalled for over a year, but recent discussions are set to resume following a new proposal from the union. Analysts from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) raised concerns about the…

HSBC has announced that customer-facing staff in Hong Kong must return to the office five days a week, effective April 1. An internal memo outlined that managing directors and senior staff with direct reports should be in the office at least four days a week, while other staff must attend at least three days weekly….

A spokesperson at the Department of Energy has said staff were ?responsible for a quickly-deleted post on Energy Secretary ?Chris Wright’s official X account that had ?incorrectly stated that the U.S. Navy ?had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait ?of Hormuz. “A video clip was deleted from Secretary Wright’s official X account ?after it…

Mercedes-Benz has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board, agreeing not to make anti-union threats following the UAW’s unsuccessful attempt to organize at its Vance, Alabama, plant. The settlement requires Mercedes to inform employees of their union organizing rights. A notice to be distributed states: “WE WILL NOT threaten you with the closure…