Microsoft Rollout: "Agent Mode" Changes the 9-to-5

Microsoft has officially expanded its "Agent Mode" to all Microsoft 365 subscribers this weekend, introducing what they call "Vibe Working." Instead of you prompting Copilot for every task, these agents can now run in the background of Excel and Word to autonomously reconcile budgets or draft reports while you focus on other things, signaling a shift from AI as a tool to AI as a teammate. Read more: Microsoft 365 Copilot: Agents built to power the Frontier Firm

Nvidia’s "Project Digits" Puts a Supercomputer on Your Desk

Small businesses are beginning to receive the first shipments of Nvidia’s Project Digits, a desktop AI supercomputer the size of a Mac Mini. Priced at $3,000, this device allows developers and small firms to run massive 200-billion-parameter models entirely offline, removing the need for expensive cloud subscriptions and ensuring total data privacy for sensitive company projects. Read more: Everything Nvidia announced for the 2026 AI hardware cycle

Education Breakthrough: AI Tutoring Shows "2-Year Learning Leap"

A landmark study released today from a pilot program in Nigeria has sent shockwaves through the education sector, showing that students using AI-assisted tutoring (powered by GPT-4 models) made two years of learning progress in just six weeks. The results suggest that personalized AI tutors could be the key to closing the global "digital divide" and providing world-class education to underserved areas. Read more: From chalkboards to chatbots: Transforming learning with AI

The "Silent Shopper": 45% of Consumers Use AI to Decide Before Buying

New research from IBM and the National Retail Federation shows that nearly half of all consumers now use AI "deal hunters" to research and compare products before they ever visit a store or website. These agents are effectively "pre-validating" purchases, meaning brands are now competing to convince an AI algorithm of their value rather than just catching a human's eye with an ad. Read more: IBM-NRF Study: AI shapes consumer decisions before shopping begins

Daily Tip: The "Agentic Sunday" Prep

With "Agent Mode" and shopping AI becoming standard, you can use this prompt tonight to have an AI handle your "Sunday Scaries" by organizing your upcoming week.

The Prompt:

"I’m going to paste my calendar for next week and a list of 5 projects I’m worried about. Please act as a Project Manager Agent: Identify which hours of the day I have the most 'deep work' time, suggest which project I should tackle in those slots, and write a 2-sentence 'status update' for each project that I can send to my team tomorrow morning."