# Product updates, insights on AI and productivity from the Ambient team

**The Rise of AI Note Taking Apps: The Biggest Workplace Behavioral Shift Since Calendly**  
Why AI note taking apps represent the biggest workplace behavioral shift since Calendly, and what mass meeting transcription means for how teams work.

**What's the Difference between a Chief of Staff and a COO?**  
This blog posts takes a look at some of the differences between Chief of Staff and COO; two roles that are often misunderstood.

**We spoke to 100 Chiefs of Staff, here’s what we Learned**  
An exploration of the Chief of Staff role, based on more than 100 interviews with Chiefs of Staff with Ambient co-founder, Lawrence Coburn.

**The Top 5 Reasons You Should be Using a Zoom AI Note Taker**  
AI note takers are surging in popularity. Here is why you should try one.

**Ambient brings AI Analysis to your Email**  
Introducing Ambient's AI Email Analysis! Forward email threads to a@ambient.us for AI-powered task extraction and key detail summarization.

**The Eisenhower Matrix: A Chief of Staff's Best Friend**  
Chiefs of Staff love the Eisenhower Matrix - here's why. And Introducing a software version of the Eisenhower Matrix, purpose built for Chiefs of Staff.

**Hail to the Chiefs: Why Every Company at Scale Should have a Chief of Staff**  
A brief look at some of the reasons to hire a Chief of Staff.

**Ambient: a New Brand, a New Product Design, New Funding, and a Narrowness of Focus**  
Ambient announces a new brand, new domain, new funding, and focus for its AI Chief of Staff assistant product.

**The Rhythm of Business Product Release**  
Streamline your Rhythm of Business with Ambient—organize meetings, automate agendas, and draft communications with privacy at the core.

**A Brief History of the Chief of Staff Role**  
This post looks at a brief history of the Chief of Staff function through military, government / political, and corporate manifestations.