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Salesforce Extends Agentforce to HR, So Employees Can Skip the HR Shuffle
A staggering 86 percent of chief human resource officers (CHRO) say digital labor will soon be essential to their roles, according to a new Salesforce study. To support this, the company is launching a variation of its Agentforce platform specifically tailored to the human resource industry. Agentforce for HR Service, as it’s called, plugs directly […]
Ai2 Unveils the Tiniest OLMo 2 Model, Built for Local and Efficient AI Use
Nonprofit AI lab Ai2 has released a new variation of its open-source language model. Previously, OLMo 2 was available in three sizes—7B, 13B, and 32B—but now there’s a 1B version, the smallest member of the model family. The company claims it outperforms Google’s Gemma 3 1B and Meta’s Llama 3.2 1B. OLMo 2 came onto […]
The Social Llama
IN THIS ISSUE: Meta hosts its first-ever event around its Llama model, launching a standalone app to take on Microsoft’s Copilot and ChatGPT. The company also plans to soon open its LLM up to developers via an API. But can Meta’s momentum match its ambition? The Prompt At Meta’s inaugural LlamaCon developer conference, the company […]
Microsoft’s New Phi-4 Variants Show Just How Far Small AI Can Go
Microsoft is doubling down on small language models with new Phi-4 variants that aim to prove a bold idea: small AI can think big. The new Phi-4-reasoning, Phi-4-reasoning-plus, and Phi-4-mini-reasoning models are optimized for complex tasks, such as math and coding, and outperform much larger models while running on devices with limited resources. While we […]
AWS Releases Amazon Nova Premier, Its ‘Most Capable Model’ for Complex Task
Months after Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy first introduced the world to the Nova foundation model family, the company has released what might be its top-of-the-line variant, Amazon Nova Premier. Billed as Amazon’s “most capable model,” it can process text, images, and video (though not audio yet) and tackle complex, multi-step tasks that demand precise […]
Microsoft Makes History with Record Number of AI Learners Online
Microsoft has officially set a new world record for the most people to complete an online artificial intelligence lesson within 24 hours. More than 120,000 people participated in a course on April 7, taught by Scott Brant, on how to use Copilot chat to streamline work. That was more than enough to unseat the previous […]
Zapier Enters AI Orchestration Market With Enterprise-Ready Platform Connecting 8,000 Apps
Zapier, long known for workflow automation, is stepping into the AI orchestration arena with a new platform that helps startups and enterprises integrate, automate, and scale AI across thousands of apps. The company has hyped up its offering, describing it as the “most-connected” of its kind. Customers using the AI orchestration platform will have two […]
Dyna Robotics Unveils DYNA-1, a Robot Model Promising Performance Out of the Box
Amazon may be recognized as a company heavily experimenting with robots in its warehouses, but Dyna Robotics is aiming to push the entire field forward. The startup aims to deliver commercialized robots that can perform straight out of the box in any environment, producing high-quality results with exceptional throughput. Today, it takes a significant leap […]
Stripe Is Building a Native Bridge-Powered Stablecoin, CEO Says
“It’s happening now,” Stripe’s Chief Executive, Patrick Collison, says as he reveals the fintech company is working on a stablecoin after a decade of waiting. The yet-to-be-released product will be powered by Bridge, the stablecoin orchestration platform it acquired earlier this year for $1.1 billion. And while details about the stablecoin haven’t been revealed, Stripe […]
The AI Economy: What Consumers Expect From AI Agents
IN THIS ISSUE: Salesforce is shedding light on a crucial truth: AI agents aren’t just transforming businesses—they’re also reshaping consumer experiences. New research from the enterprise tech firm reveals four distinct consumer personas based on expectations of AI bots. The key takeaway for companies? AI is just as impactful for consumers as it is for […]