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Google’s AI assistant can now be accessed in beta, while Smart Compose has been extended to Google Docs as well as Gmail.

Although Slack led the way on chat-based collaboration software, Microsoft pushed back with its own Teams app. Now, the two companies are battling for enterprise hearts and minds (and users).

Salesforce is among a number of tech firms aiming to bring voice to the enterprise, though most users will have to wait until 2021 to access its AI voice assistant.

Zoho’s new file management system will replace Zoho Docs and serve as the underlying document storage platform for all of the company’s 40-plus apps.

Slack has added new integrations with Salesforce as part of its ongoing push to bolster connections with other “best of breed” cloud apps.

A new Workplace app for Portal is among a raft of features announced at this week’s Flow user conference.

Dropbox hopes to become a central tool for employee productivity with Dropbox Spaces, which launched alongside several other updates.

The company also rolled out new APIs to make it easier for admins to manage and automate some functions in larger deployments.

The Voicea acquisition is part of a “cognitive collaboration” initiative as Cisco revamps its collaboration software and eyes new AI capabilities.

Slack is getting an overhaul designed to cut memory utilisation in half, speed up launch times and make connecting with colleagues faster.

Alongside adding an Enterprise tier to provide faster support response, Facebook hopes to push more frontline worker deployments.

As Ferguson looks to transform and improve business, it’s turning to the team chat app to help its showroom workers and do more in less time.

Microsoft has unveiled new Teams features aimed at front-line workers as it continues to push its team collaboration platform in a still-growing market.

The desktop chat app firm this week came under fire for moving slowly to close a potential security flaw affecting macOS users.

With Slack now officially listed on the NYSE, the collaboration software vendor finds itself at a crossroads: after five years of rapid growth.