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Why ServiceNow Named Its Lightweight AI Models ‘Apriel’
When ServiceNow first released its Apriel family of small language models, I was curious about the origin of the name. I initially guessed it might be a twist on the word “April,” perhaps rooted in the Latin word aperire, meaning “to open.” But the company didn’t offer an official explanation at the time. So at […]
New Open-Source Tool Checks How Well AI Models Code for Accessibility
Is the AI model powering your favorite vibecoding app actually usable by everyone, or just a privileged few? A new open-source offering from the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Foundation and ServiceNow aims to help developers assess how effectively coding-focused large language models (LLMs) generate accessible code. Called the AI Model Accessibility Checker (AIMAC), it […]
Twilio Plugs Into Microsoft to Deliver the ‘Last Mile’ of Enterprise AI Conversations
Twilio and Microsoft have entered into a multi-year partnership to accelerate the use of conversational AI in enterprise customer communication. Announced at Twilio’s SIGNAL conference, the tie-up will let developers build AI-powered tools and applications on top of Twilio’s newly refreshed customer engagement platform and Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry. In addition, Twilio introduced a range […]
Cloudflare’s New MCP Remote Servers Let AI Agents Handle User Requests and System Operations
MCP clients like Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude can now connect directly with Cloudflare’s infrastructure, enabling account automation, information processing, and more. This is thanks to the launch of Cloudflare’s remote Model Context Protocol (MCP) server suite. The company has initially made public 13 such offerings, each one providing a specific service that can be provided […]
HubSpot Builds AI-Friendly Backend, Connecting Tools Like Claude and Cursor to CRM Data
HubSpot has opened up a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in public beta, enabling developers to tie their AI apps with CRM data. The company states that this offering is an NPM package and is “intended” for developers, technical teams, and companies that want to build custom apps or integrations leveraging large language models (LLMs). […]
ServiceNow and Nvidia Debut Apriel Nemotron 15B, an Open-Source Reasoning Model Built for Faster, Cheaper Agentic AI
ServiceNow and Nvidia have had a long-standing partnership building generative AI solutions for the enterprise. This week, at ServiceNow’s Knowledge customer conference, the two are introducing the latest fruits of their labor, a new large language model called Apriel Nemotron 15B with reasoning capabilities. The companies believe it performs as well as OpenAI’s o1-mini, Alibaba’s […]
ServiceNow Debuts AI Control Tower to Manage the Chaos of Enterprise AI Agents
“If you look at the AI platform for business transformation, ServiceNow has formed itself as the control tower for AI transformation across all other platforms in the enterprise,” Bill McDermott, ServiceNow’s chief executive, told CNBC in December. “What’s really happening…is [that] work is not happening in a single department. Work goes across every function in […]
Generative AI Becomes Top IT Priority in 2025—and Is Getting a Seat in the C-Suite: AWS
Generative AI is everywhere, but that doesn’t mean workers are ready for it. While tech providers promise their solutions lead to task automation, better creativity, and faster decisions, a new Amazon Web Services (AWS) study identifies a major obstacle: Companies still lack the skilled talent needed to put these tools to work. Workers without the […]
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 […]