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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 […]
Search Impressions Soar with Google’s AI Overview, Even as Website Clicks Decline
It’s been a year since Google introduced AI Overview to its widely used search engine. The feature significantly transformed how people discovered information online, displaying information summaries above traditional search results. At the time, Google’s Vice President of Search, Liz Reid, proclaimed that AI Overview links would deliver more clicks and “valuable traffic to publishers […]
Betaworks Bets AI’s Real Value Will Be Won at the Interface
Betaworks thinks the next big opportunity for AI lies in applications, thanks to the groundwork laid by the flood of investment in AI models and infrastructure. To capitalize on this thesis, the venture firm has hosted AI “camps”—theme-based accelerator cohorts supporting early-stage startups—to look for the next AI app unicorn. On Tuesday, it announced the […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]