Microsoft’s AI agent army

Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

The era of AI specialization has arrived, with Microsoft preparing a military of purpose-built digital agents ready to rework how we work.

With over a billion users set to experience a productivity revolution, this might just be the catalyst that really brings agentic AI into everyone’s every day life. Let’s get into it…

In today’s AI rundown:

• Microsoft reveals specialized AI agents, automation tools

• Google brings memory to Gemini

• Improve public speaking skills with AI guidance

• Figure’s BMW robotic fleet levels up

• 5 latest AI tools & 5 latest AI jobs

• More AI & tech news

Read time: 4 minutes

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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

MICROSOFT

🤖 Microsoft reveals specialized AI agents, automation tools

The Rundown: Microsoft just introduced a collection of latest specialized AI agents for Microsoft 365 at its annual Ignite Conference, alongside automated Copilot Actions, application development features, translation tools, and more.

The small print:

• Recent agents include a Self-Service agent for HR / IT tasks, a SharePoint agent for document search and insights, a gathering note taker, and more.

• The update also includes tools for developers to construct their very own agents through Copilot Studio, with capabilities for autonomous background operation.

• Copilot Actions enables users to create custom automation templates for recurring tasks like compiling weekly reports or summarizing communications.

• In 2025, Teams will get a real-time translation agent that may interpret and mimic conversations in as much as nine languages while preserving speakers’ voices.

Why it matters: By integrating AI agents directly into Microsoft’s billion-plus users’ every day workflows, this release could normalize agentic AI faster than any previous rollout. Just as users now reach for specific apps or plugins to resolve particular problems, specialized agents could soon develop into the natural first stop for getting work done.

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GOOGLE

🧠 Google brings memory to Gemini

The Rundown: Google just rolled out a brand new memory feature for its Gemini AI assistant, allowing premium subscribers to show the model their preferences and private context for more tailored interactions.

The small print:

• Gemini’s memory system can store personal preferences and context across conversations, from coding preferences to dietary restrictions.

• The model will even adapt responses based on stored context, like recommending restaurants that match saved food preferences.

• Google confirmed that memories won’t be used for training or shared between users and could be managed in a dedicated dashboard or toggled on/off.

• The launch comes just days after commentary from Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, revealing the corporate has prototypes with ‘near-infinite memory.’

Why it matters: 2025 is perhaps the yr of AI memory. While Gemini’s implementation is analogous to ChatGPT’s early iterations of data recall, the groundwork is clearly being laid for large change. If Microsoft’s ‘near-infinite’ memory prototype becomes a reality, how we interact with assistants can be completely transformed.

AI TRAINING

🎤 Improve public speaking skills with AI guidance

The Rundown: HeyGen’s Interactive Avatars now will let you practice and refine your public speaking skills with personalized, real-time feedback and expert coaching.

Step-by-step:

1. Launch HeyGen, select “Interactive Avatar,” and create a brand new avatar by clicking the “+” button in “All Avatars.”

2. Arrange your knowledge base with coach name, opening intro, and relevant speaking resources.

3. Configure your AI coach’s expertise or use the excellent prompt template provided here (available to premium Rundown University members).

4. Start practicing speeches and receive fast feedback on delivery, structure, and body language.

Pro tip: Record your practice sessions with the AI coach to trace your progress and discover areas for improvement over time.

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AI RESEARCH

🛞 Figure’s BMW robotic fleet levels up

The Rundown: Figure CEO Brett Adcock posted an update on the corporate’s humanoid robots working in BMW’s Spartanburg facility, that are achieving breakthrough performance metrics with improvements in speed and accuracy for his or her autonomous operations.

The small print:

• Figure 02 robots perform 1,000 every day autonomous component placements within the BMW factory, specializing in critical battery cell installations.

• The fleet can now handle EV battery assembly tasks 400% faster than its initial deployment in August, and precision rates have also improved 7x.

• The autonomous fleet can lift, transport, and accurately position battery components onto automobile frames without human oversight.

• Engineers use exact digital replicas of the factory floor to perfect robot movements and decision-making before live deployment.

Why it matters: The rise of general-purpose humanoid robots in real industrial applications is going on fast — and it seems like we’re nearing a turning point in practical robot automation. The partnership with robotics firms and auto firms is a serious proof point for the eventual deployment into homes in every single place.

NEW TOOLS & JOBS

Trending AI Tools

• 🎥 HeyGen iOS Mobile App – Advanced AI video tools for creators on the go

• 💬 Superchat – Automate what you are promoting messaging with AI agents for WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and more.

• 🗣️ Vozo Video Translator – Precise AI-powered video translation with voice cloning and lip sync

• 📧 Attio Sequences – Next-gen CRM engine that builds email sequences that trigger on real prospect signals

• ☁️ Zilliz Cloud Serverless – Auto-scaling vector database for effortless AI application constructing with higher performance and lower costs.

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• 📊 Metropolis – Director, Go-To-Market Systems

• 💻 Figure AI – Software Engineer, Configuration

QUICK HITS

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly spearheading a $150M funding round for chip startup Rain AI, hoping to position the manufacturer as a possible rival to NVIDIA.

Suno released V4 of its AI music generator, which incorporates latest features resembling ‘Remaster’ for upgrading older tracks and ‘ReMi’ for AI-powered lyric assistance alongside improved audio and song structure.

A U.S. congressional commission proposed a Manhattan Project-style initiative to speed up U.S. AGI development, citing infrastructure bottlenecks and growing competition with China over advanced AI tech.

H Studio unveiled Runner H, a brand new AI agent that mixes specialized language and vision models to automate web interactions through pixel-level interpretation.

OpenAI rolled out Advanced Voice Mode for the online, allowing users to access the powerful feature directly in-browser.

Microsoft reached a cope with publisher HarperCollins to make use of the corporate’s licensed nonfiction titles for AI model training, with authors still maintaining the flexibility to opt-out of their work getting used.

THAT’S A WRAP

See you soon,

Rowan, Joey, Zach, and Alvaro—aka The Rundown Team