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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ServiceNow Expands Its AI Ambitions With New Apriel Small Language Models
ServiceNow, the enterprise automation platform, has released a family of small language models called Apriel, available in two variants: a 5B base model and an instruct-tuned version. The company lists that they are designed to handle general-purpose tasks, from answering questions and retrieving information, to content generation, code assistance, reasoning, and creative writing. Both models […]
4 Steps to Building Smarter AI Agents
IN THIS ISSUE: Dive into Salesforce’s new framework for CIOs, offering advice on how their organizations can effectively harness the power of AI agents. Explore the four steps necessary to develop mature, intelligent, effective bots, and discover how companies can align their AI strategies with business goals. Plus, catch up on the latest from Google […]
Atlassian Bundles Rovo AI With Premium Plans, Launches No-Code Rovo Studio for Custom AI and Automation
Six months after launching its Rovo AI platform to the public—initially as a paid add-on—Atlassian is now offering it free as part of its Premium and Enterprise subscriptions. The company plans to extend this to Standard customers sometime in the future. “We believe that unlocking the limitless potential of your own knowledge is fundamental, not […]