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Vercel’s v0 Breaks Out of the Developer Box as a Universal Coding Agent
Vercel, the cloud infrastructure platform, is releasing an update turning its v0 agent into an AI builder for everyone. It’s no longer a vibe coding tool exclusively for software developers. Instead, it’s a tool that designers, marketers, sales, finance professionals, or anyone with an idea can use to rapidly create software without needing “a single […]
Google’s Jules Coding Agent Exits Beta, Joins the AI Coding Arms Race
Google’s rival to GitHub Copilot, OpenAI’s Codex, and Cursor is now publicly available. After three months in beta, the company’s AI coding assistant, Jules, has launched, now powered by Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro model. A product from Google Labs, Jules was initially an experimental AI agent first announced in December 2024. Six months later, it […]
Google Still Owns Search—But ChatGPT Is Winning on Action
New data from the enterprise SEO firm BrightEdge reveals how artificial intelligence is redefining the search industry. Does it suggest that Google’s dominance is coming to an end? No, but it shows what the next era of search is shaping up to look like, one where task-oriented assistants like ChatGPT increasingly handle decision-making and action, […]
HubSpot Embraces Multi-AI CRM Strategy with Claude Integration
HubSpot is expanding its list of AI models connected to its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform. Customers can now connect their databases to Anthropic’s Claude, allowing them to query data using natural language, generate visualizations, and take action—all within HubSpot. This is the second such connector the company has introduced, following the introduction of ChatGPT […]
Linux Foundation Takes Charge of AGNTCY to Build the Open Internet of AI Agents
Two of the most influential interoperability standards for AI agents are now under the stewardship of the Linux Foundation, marking a major step towards an open, interconnected agent ecosystem. The nonprofit organization announced on Tuesday that it is now custodian of the AGNTCY project, an initiative backed by Cisco, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Gaileo, and Glean. This […]
Adobe Firefly Can Now Generate Sound Effects With Just a Prompt or Your Voice
Adobe is turning concept into creation: After teasing its experimental sound effects tool, Project Super Sonic, last October, the company is now bringing it to life with a launch inside its Firefly app. Available in beta, the Generate Sound Effects feature does what it says: it quickly creates custom sound effects, atmospheric background noise, and […]
Slack’s New AI Search Targets a Familiar Pain Point: Too Many Apps, Not Enough Answers
Slack is turning more to artificial intelligence to streamline the daily grind at work. The Salesforce-owned company announced a range of new AI-powered features on Thursday to help teams “move faster, stay aligned, and focus on what matters.” One of the most significant improvements is the addition of enterprise-grade search that looks for information across […]
What Salesforce Discovered by Letting AI Run Its Help Portal
Salesforce isn’t shy about how it’s using its products, especially its agent development platform. When it comes to embracing AI agents, the enterprise tech firm has openly touted that it’s “drinking its own champagne.” Since Agentforce’s launch, CEO Marc Benioff has used every opportunity to showcase how the service is helping bolster his company’s help […]
Genies’ AI Avatar Tech Coming to Unity Editor in 2026
Genies, a gaming technology company, is partnering with Unity to bring its customizable AI avatars and asset creation tools to Unity’s Asset Store and Unity Editor. Developers will now have access to game, entertainment, celebrity, and sports IP-driven avatars that they can incorporate into games. The expectation is that this will free resources up to […]
Hugging Face Ends HuggingChat, Teases More Integrated Future
Hugging Face has shut down HuggingChat, at least for now. The open-source AI platform launched its ChatGPT-rival chatbot in April 2023 to demonstrate the power of open-source models. Chief Technology Officer Julien Chaumond announced the closure on LinkedIn, explaining that the team is “making room for something new and more integrated with the [Hugging Face] […]