One-Minute Daily AI News 1/13/2026

1. Slackbot, the automated assistant baked into the Salesforce-owned corporate messaging platform Slack, is entering a new era as an AI agent.[1]
2. Pentagon task force to deploy AI-powered UAS systems to capture drones.[2]
3. Stanford researchers use AI to monitor rare cancer.[3]
4. Anthropic Releases Cowork As Claude’s Local File System Agent For Everyday Work.[4]

Sources:

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/13/slackbot-is-an-ai-agent-now/

[2] https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2026/01/13/pentagon-task-force-to-deploy-ai-powered-uas-systems-to-capture-drones/

[3] https://www.almanacnews.com/health-care/2026/01/13/stanford-researchers-use-ai-to-monitor-rare-cancer/

[4] https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/01/13/anthropic-releases-cowork-as-claudes-local-file-system-agent-for-everyday-work/