Cisco has brought AI agents, room devices and workplace data together at WebexOne, while Microsoft and HP have launched new systems designed for local AI. This week's updates show how workplace technology is becoming more capable, but also more complex for IT teams to manage.

AI agents may be grabbing the headlines, but this week’s cyber developments show security teams still face familiar threats, from a critical Atlassian flaw and email compromises to rising business email compromise activity, highlighting the breadth of today’s security challenges

Can Meta’s new audio-only AI glasses finally shake off the ‘pervert glasses’ stigma and find a place in the workplace? With no camera, discreet styling, and hands-free AI, they could redefine how we work. But do they solve the privacy problem, or simply make AI surveillance harder to spot?

Google is turning Gemini into something that can work across project systems rather than merely read from them. MCP connectors, Workspace Studio, and Skills can pull current context from Asana, Jira, monday.com, and elsewhere, with more scope to act on that information.

Amazon’s plan to scale delivery smart glasses beyond 20,000 devices by 2027 signals that frontline extended reality (XR) is moving beyond pilots, but it also raises a harder enterprise question: can a camera-equipped workforce scale without creating an ungovernable visual-data estate?

Employers are spending more on workplace wellbeing while absence and mental health challenges continue to rise, raising questions about whether traditional benefits are addressing problems early enough and whether businesses need to rethink how support is delivered, measured and accessed

Amazon is reportedly recruiting former employees for AI and cloud roles after extensive layoffs. The move raises a defining employee engagement question: can companies rebuild trust, career confidence, and loyalty when specialist talent is needed again?

DevDay 2026 moved OpenAI’s agents from helping with project work toward carrying more of it. Dots can keep responsibilities moving, while ChatGPT Space gives teams and agents common working context. The opportunity is obvious. So are the governance questions.