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The Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn’s thought leadership content mill

For $7 an hour, virtual assistants use AI tools to write LinkedIn posts and comments on behalf of Western executives.

Exclusive: AI startup Viktor raises $75 million to put a virtual 'coworker' in Slack and Teams

The former Meta engineers behind Viktor say their AI agent has hit a $15 million revenue run rate in about 10 weeks.
Fast Company

There’s no rogue McDonald’s AI bot, but ‘prompt injection’ is still a risk for companies

There appears to be a recent epidemic of users hijacking companies’ AI-powered customer service bots to turn them into generic AI assistants. The goal is to get the branded bots to do their bidding, ...
eWeek

AI Meeting Assistant Cheat Sheet: Best Tools for Notes, Scheduling, and Follow-Up

Compare the best AI meeting assistants for notes, transcripts, summaries, scheduling, CRM sync, and privacy in this 2026 ...

Facebook to shut down its virtual assistant ''M''

The final day of the virtual assistant will be January 19. Facebook is shutting down its text-based virtual assistant called ...
Cult of Mac

7 best AI apps for Mac (and how I actually use them)

After months of testing, these apps genuinely improved my workflow. From voice typing to organization, these are the best AI ...
Wall Street Journal

The AI Assistants Are Talking To Each Other

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Belle Lin: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Friday, February 6th. I'm Belle ...