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As Windows Turns 40, Microsoft Rebuilds It for the AI Era
While some companies claim they’re building an agentic operating system, Microsoft is doing it at a far larger scale—and you won’t need a Copilot+ PC to see it. At this year’s Ignite conference, the software maker is rolling out a broad slate of Windows upgrades, including deeper Copilot integration, AI-driven system management, expanded personalization and […]
68% of Companies Use AI, but Frontier Firms Are Driving Real Enterprise Impact
Seven months ago, Microsoft introduced the concept of the Frontier Firm, arguing that AI would fundamentally reshape the enterprise. Its research predicted that within two to five years, most companies would be well on their way to becoming AI-native. Now, a new Microsoft-commissioned study by IDC offers an early look at that trajectory—and how closely […]
ServiceNow Uses Figma Files as Prompts to Generate Enterprise Apps
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and ServiceNow is putting that to the test when it comes to building the next generation of enterprise applications. The company has announced that it now supports Figma in its Build Agent, allowing Figma design files to be used as prompts for building apps, rather […]
Salesforce Buys Spindle AI to Strengthen Accountability Across Agentforce 360
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Salesforce is buying an(other) AI startup. The enterprise tech giant announced on Friday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Spindle AI, an agentic analytics startup. Financial deals weren’t disclosed, but Salesforce reveals that it plans to integrate Spindle’s technology to bolster the “Agent Observability and […]
SAP Unveils RPT-1, a Tabular Model for Enterprise Business Predictions
SAP is releasing a new enterprise relational foundation model, designed to provide organizations with better insights into their operations. Named RPT-1, the model promises rapid and accurate predictions for non-text-based data, helping businesses anticipate outcomes and make more informed decisions. This news is part of a bevy of announcements SAP is rolling out as it […]
SAP Plans to Train 12 Million People in AI Skills by 2030
SAP is betting big that it can help more people learn about artificial intelligence. The enterprise software company has set a goal of equipping 12 million more people worldwide with AI-ready digital skills over the next five years. The idea is to better prepare the global workforce for AI’s disruptive impact. This isn’t the first […]
Ai2’s OlmoEarth Opens the Door to Accessible, Open-Source Earth AI
The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) is announcing the release of OlmoEarth, a new platform featuring an open multimodal foundation model pre-trained on approximately 10 terabytes of global satellite and sensor data. Developers can utilize this AI to gain a better understanding of what’s happening to our planet, as it democratizes access to insights that […]
HubSpot Is Cementing Its Bet on AI Search With XFunnel Acquisition
HubSpot is acquiring XFunnel, a startup building an AI-powered search optimization platform. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but HubSpot says it plans to fold XFunnel’s technology into its Marketing Hub to give marketers deeper visibility into how their brands surface in AI assistants and apps such as ChatGPT and Perplexity. “As AI changes how people find […]
Canva’s New Design Model and AI Assistant Aim to Power a ‘Creative Operating System’
Canva is staking its claim as the operating system of creativity. The company today took a big step towards that goal with the introduction of new tools that bring together design, AI, and marketing to better connect every part of the creative process. A key pillar of the visual communication platform’s “Creative Operating System” is […]
Zoom Turns to Nvidia’s Nemotron to Power Its AI Companion and New 49B-Parameter LLM
Zoom has partnered with Nvidia to add the chipmaker’s Nemotron technology to its federated AI architecture. The integration aims to strengthen Zoom’s AI Companion, enabling it to support better those organizations in finance, healthcare, and government—all regulated spaces. In addition, Nemotron is being used to fine-tune a new 49-billion-parameter Large Language Model (LLM). “With the […]