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What does it take to lead innovation across one of the world’s largest telecommunications networks? In this episode of Next-Gen Network Heroes, host Bob Slevin sits down with Greg Freeman, Vice President of Network and Customer Transformation at Lumen Technologies, to explore how AI, automation, and curiosity are reshaping the future of network operations.

AI-native teamwork is here. With your team's context connected via the Teamwork Graph, Rovo moves beyond “answer this” to “take this on” with: Max mode in Rovo Chat that completes complex tasks autonomously (coming soon!) The new, unified builder experience in Rovo Studio is now generally available to put your AI to work. Teamwork Graph-powered agents are now available across your entire stack. New enterprise-grade controls to manage and secure agents at scale.

In this episode of Masters of Data, we get into the messier side of AI adoption, tackling questions like who actually owns the output when AI gets it wrong, and whether chasing efficiency is making us forget what it means to be human in the first place. We discuss tech CEOs proudly announcing they no longer think for themselves and debate whether AI is quietly eroding our critical thinking skills. We make the case that purpose-built, narrow AI is genuinely exciting, but that no efficiency gain is worth losing the human touch that makes work, connection, and creativity meaningful.

April was a big month at Harness. AI is changing how code gets written — and the rest of the SDLC is catching up. In this update, Dewan Ahmed walks through Harness product releases across three themes: AI in the developer workflow, security and governance for AI assets, and self-service maturity for developers and platform teams. What's covered (with timestamps): Found this useful? Subscribe for monthly product updates, and drop a comment telling us which release you want a deep dive on next.