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Below are five things about Business Tech News that happened this week and how they affect your business. Have you missed them?
On this week’s Business Tech News
Business Tech News #1 – Do you trust AI to automatically change your browser password? Google thinks you will.
Google Chrome is testing a new AI-driven feature called automated password change. When Chrome detects that one of the saved passwords has been compromised, it will prompt you to change your password. Instead of using Chrome’s AI manually, you can update your password automatically. The new password will be stored in Google’s password manager and encrypted for security purposes. (Source: Windows Central)
Why this is important to your business:
i love this. I really do. From a personal point of view, we all know that our usernames and passwords are on the dark web, compromised, and that most of us are too lazy to do anything about it It’s there. From a company’s perspective, we know that employees are (or not) doing the same thing. Many of us have software that encourages users to change their passwords every 60 or 90 days. But Google that does this is an additional layer of security. But the big question is, do you trust Google? I think the ship sailed…
Business Tech News #2 – Slack enhances accessibility testing through automation.
Slack has integrated automated accessibility testing into the software development lifecycle to improve the user experience for individuals with disabilities. They adhere to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and use a tool called AX for testing. (Source: InfoQ)
Why this is important to your business:
While manual testing remains important, automation can help you actively deal with accessibility violations. Slack faced the challenges of integrating AX with existing frameworks, but overcame them by using Playwright to customize its approach. They plan to continue to balance future developments, including AI-driven solutions, with automation and manual testing.
Business Tech News #3 – Monday.com announces its AI vision to enable businesses to scale.
Project Management Platform Monday.com unveils its 2025 AI vision and aims to enable businesses to expand by embedding AI into their product suite. This strategy focuses on three pillars: AI blocks, product power-ups and the digital workforce. AI blocks allow users to integrate AI into their workflows without technical expertise, but the power-up of the product embeds AI capabilities and tackles key challenges such as resource management and CRM data automation. Daniel Lereya, Chief Technology Officer at Monday.com commented: It’s about rethinking how work is done, unlocking endless possibilities and strengthening a business that is expanding more than ever. ” (Source: Business Wire)
Why this is important to your business:
My company sells CRM software and sometimes competes with Mondays.com. For businesses looking for both excellent project management and CRM solutions, I think Monday.com offers a much better option than the products we implement. Monday.com is becoming more popular and is investing in AI tools to further improve its platform. Hmm, maybe we should sell this too?
Business Tech News #4 – The best WordPress plugin to improve your SEO.
Search Engine Land highlighted the “WordPress SEO Plugins of 2025.” The top plugins above include Seopress, Rank Math, Yoast SEO and Aioseo. These plugins provide features such as keyword optimization, content analysis, sitemap creation, schema markup and more. It is recommended that users choose plugins based on their specific needs and avoid using multiple SEO plugins at the same time to prevent conflicts. This article also highlights the importance of using SEO plugins to improve website visibility and search rankings. (Source: Search Engine Land)
Why this is important to your business:
A good list to share with your website developer if they are not aware yet. However, this also emphasizes the importance of keeping up with this if you are managing your own website. Instead of hiring developers, many platforms position themselves in small businesses where they work. This is no problem. But the value developers bring is knowing and implementing tools like this. If you are doing this yourself, be aware that you still need to spend time on this technology and be up to date.
Business Tech News #5 – The Microsoft team is like Facebook.
Microsoft Teams is introducing a new feature called “Storyline” that brings social media-style feeds to the platform. This feature allows users to share messages, news, or celebrations in a similar format to Facebook. Users can follow their colleagues, interact with posts via likes, comments and reactions, and engage with content directly within their team. The story is powered by Microsoft’s internal networking tool, Viva Engage, and aims to make collaboration feel more social and interactive. (Source: ComputerWorld)
Why this is important to your business:
Sorry, it’s not on sale. Large company employees will find this kind of thing a fun distraction in the middle of endless successive team meetings. But for most companies, this doesn’t look like a very draw.
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Every week I surpass the five best business technology news stories and share them here, along with my thoughts on why they are important to business owners and managers.
