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Salesforce ‘Reimagines’ Itself in Slack
Salesforce is using this year’s Dreamforce conference to unveil a sweeping transformation: It’s rebuilding itself around Slack, turning the team communication app into the front door for its AI-driven vision of the “agentic enterprise.” Some of the bold steps Salesforce is taking to make this reality include natively embedding some of its CRM apps into […]
Salesforce’s Benioff Pushes the Agentic Enterprise, But Questions Loom Over Agentforce’s Impact
Marc Benioff is set to detail his bold vision on how he sees AI further transforming organizations—hopefully, he won’t have to scramble to rewrite it. At this year’s Dreamforce, Salesforce’s chief executive will introduce his definition of the “agentic enterprise,” a future in which humans and AI agents form a collaborative ecosystem inside organizations. “In […]
SAP Bundles Its CX Clouds into a One-Stop Shop with Engagement Cloud
SAP is unveiling an AI-powered platform that provides organizations with deeper insights into their data, enabling them to strengthen customer loyalty and drive better business outcomes. The new SAP Engagement Cloud, announced at SAP Connect, is built on the company’s Business Data Cloud and offers a single dashboard to help businesses deliver personalized experiences across […]
SAP Recasts Joule as an Agentic AI Platform Driving Workflow Automation
When SAP launched Joule more than two years ago, its natural language AI copilot, the goal was like with every other bot of its type: to help people be more productive and drive better business outcomes. Integrated into the company’s broader portfolio of apps, Joule addressed basic tasks, such as answering questions, retrieving data, and […]
Salesforce Opens App-Building to Everyone with Agentforce Vibes AI
Salesforce is telling developers—or anyone who has a software idea—that there’s no excuse for not building an app on its platform. Ahead of Dreamforce, the enterprise tech firm is unveiling Agentforce Vibes, its vibe coding solution. But unlike what’s available through Anthropic’s Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Vercel, Lovable, or Replit, Salesforce brags that its platform […]
Microsoft Pitches $19.99 ‘365 Premium’ Plan as AI Alternative to ChatGPT Plus
Are you a ChatGPT Plus user who wishes it had a direct tie-in with your favorite productivity apps? Microsoft offers an alternative called Microsoft 365 Premium, which it hopes will appeal to power users. Aimed at solopreneurs, professionals, and anyone who depends on AI to tackle their productivity tasks, this $19.99 monthly subscription not only […]
Microsoft Makes Multi-Agent AI More Manageable with New Open Framework
Microsoft is introducing new capabilities to Azure AI Foundry, enabling developers to work more easily with multi-agent systems. The belief is that as organizations become so-called Frontier Firms, teams will need better ways to manage all of the proactive AI agents and ensure they’re working effectively together. Today’s announcements are an effort to address that […]
Slack Opens Up Conversational Data to Power Smarter AI Agents
Slack aims to help developers leverage the vast amount of conversational data stored on its platform. The goal: Build better, secure, and context-aware AI agents for the enterprise. To achieve this, the Salesforce-owned firm is launching not only a real-time search API, but also a Model Context Protocol server and other new tools. “The future […]
GitHub Copilot Now Automates Java and .NET App Modernization
GitHub’s AI coding assistant is taking on app modernization, helping developers complete in days what once took far longer. Microsoft is rolling out new capabilities that automate Java and .NET upgrades, as well as convert legacy applications to run on Azure. The update to GitHub Copilot is part of a larger announcement in which Microsoft […]
Salesforce’s Missionforce Sets Sights on Modernizing National Security with AI Agents
Salesforce Chief Executive Marc Benioff describes artificial intelligence as being a “truly transformational technology with immense potential.” Since launching Agentforce, his company has been looking to infuse AI into every aspect of society. Now, it’s targeting our national security with the introduction of a new offering called Missionforce. Led by Benioff’s Chief of Staff, Salesforce’s […]