AI News, 13 January 2026

The 1 most significant AI story of the day, selected and summarised automatically by AI. Each links to the original reporting.

1. Products

   Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI

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   Salesforce has rebuilt Slackbot from a simple notification tool into an agentic AI assistant capable of searching enterprise data, drafting documents, and taking autonomous action. This move represents Salesforce's strategic push to position Slack as a central hub for workplace AI, directly challenging competitors like Microsoft and Google in the rapidly growing agentic AI market.

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