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Salesforce Sets the Stage for ITSM at Dreamforce
In a few weeks at its annual Dreamforce conference, Salesforce is expected to announce new AI-powered updates to its platform. While its Agentforce service will undoubtedly take center stage, the company will formally launch a new product that puts it further in direct competition with ServiceNow: Agentic IT Service. Talk of Salesforce’s IT service management […]
Ralph Lauren Brings a Digital Stylist to Life with Ask Ralph AI Shopping Assistant
Fashion and lifestyle brand powerhouse Ralph Lauren has launched an AI agent that provides styling inspiration and outfit recommendations to consumer shoppers. Ask Ralph, as it’s called, is a conversational bot that utilizes natural language processing to comprehend prompts, interpret context, and provide suggestions to users, much like a human stylist would. The agent is […]
Sierra Debuts Voice Sims to Train AI Agents for Chaotic Customer Calls
Before an AI voice agent ever picks up the phone, companies need to know it is well-suited to handling the chaos of a real customer call. To help ensure this happens, Sierra is launching Voice Sims, a new tool that uses AI to train and refine these bots. It acts like a quality assurance system […]
ServiceNow Wants You to Vibe Code Your Next Enterprise App
ServiceNow’s new platform release is now available, and it includes a vibe coding tool for users to build their next enterprise application. Described as a “breakthrough” for app development, ServiceNow’s Build Agent promises to transform an idea into a production-ready app in seconds, with no coding needed, just natural language. Simply type what you want […]
HubSpot Lays out Its Vision for Human-AI Teams With New Data Hub, Smart CRM, and Breeze Tools
HubSpot is joining the chorus of tech companies betting that the future of work isn’t human or AI, but the force unlocked when the two operate in sync. At this year’s INBOUND conference, the CRM and marketing automation company unveiled its Fall 2025 release, featuring a range of new tools designed to help its customers […]
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Lands $863 Million to Bring Fusion Power Closer to Reality
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), an American fusion power company spun out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has secured $863 million in Series B2 funding. The new round comes four years after the energy firm raised $1.8 billion, bringing its total to around $3 billion—an amount that’s “one-third of the total capital” invested in […]
Ai2’s Asta Launches as an Open Framework to Bring Rigor to Scientific AI
Fresh off unveiling MolmoAct and securing a U.S. government contract to build a new, fully open suite of advanced models, Ai2 is testing the boundaries of scientific discovery with the introduction of Asta, its new AI toolkit for scientific research. True to The Allen Institute for AI’s mission, this collection is built to give researchers […]
Microsoft Extends NFL Deal, Equips Teams with Surface Copilot+ PCs and AI Tools
Microsoft is deepening its ties with the National Football League, signing a multi-year deal to equip all 32 teams with its Surface Copilot+ PCs and AI tools aimed at streamlining operations and boosting performance. The agreement marks an expansion of a partnership that began more than a decade ago, when Microsoft became the NFL’s official […]
Adobe Launches Acrobat Studio, Bringing AI to the PDF
Adobe wants to bring the PDF into the AI era. For more than 30 years, this business file format has been the workhorse of office communication. Now, Adobe is giving it a significant upgrade with Acrobat Studio, a new tool helping companies mine insights, inform decisions, and reformat these documents into polished, on-brand content—no design […]
U.S. and Nvidia Invest $152M in Open AI Models to Drive Scientific Breakthroughs
The United States is teaming up with Nvidia to develop a new generation of AI models aimed at accelerating scientific breakthroughs and strengthening the country’s leadership in AI research. The National Science Foundation (NSF) will invest $75 million in the Open Multimodal AI Infrastructure to Accelerate Science (OMAI) project, which is led by nonprofit research […]