A look at Backstory, an experimental AI image authentication tool from Google DeepMind, offered for testing to journalists, researchers, and other fact checkers (Andrew Deck/Nieman Lab)

Slack introduced Slack Code, adding dedicated, project-specific code channels that let teams work with AI coding agents “like teammates” across all plans, creating an open space for collaborative AI-assisted development. The feature is being rolled out to all Slack users, with no additional cost tier required.