Zoom has unveiled an AI-based avatar and office apps, TechCrunch reported on March 10. The company is introducing apps for avatars, documents, presentations and spreadsheets, along with an AI agent builder for non-technical users and a voice translator for meetings. The AI avatar mimics a user’s look, expressions and mouth movements and supports asynchronous video messaging. Zoom plans to apply deepfake detection technology.

The enterprise software AI market is intensifying as Microsoft and Google embed assistants into productivity suites. Glean Technologies is focusing on building an “intelligence layer” that connects AI models with enterprise data rather than on user-facing interfaces. It promotes model neutrality, mixes proprietary and open-source models, and stresses permission-based governance and verification to control hallucinations. Glean has expanded connectors and updated its assistant with voice, content tools and automation. It raised $150 million in June 2025 at a $7.2 billion valuation.