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Daily AI Users at Work Report Higher Productivity and Job Satisfaction, Says Slack
Marc Benioff’s vision of a digital labor force is no longer hypothetical—it’s starting to take shape. Days after his company, Salesforce, launched its fourth-generation agentic development platform capable of scaling AI agents across business use cases, its subsidiary Slack released its latest Workforce Index report, which shows AI gaining acceptance among workers. According to the […]
Salesforce Wants to Scale Digital Labor. Agentforce 3 Is the Plan.
Salesforce is scaling up its agentic development platform, adding features to help organizations embrace the hybrid workforce paradigm. Agentforce 3 is the latest in a series of rapid-fire innovations from the enterprise tech giant. This release introduces a new Command Center for overseeing AI agents, adds support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) across Agentforce […]
Salesforce Snaps Up Moonhub Team as AI Hiring Arms Race Escalates
Barely a week has passed since its last acquisition, and Salesforce is already adding another startup to its roster. This time, the enterprise tech firm is picking up the team behind Moonhub, an AI-powered recruiting platform. But the deal appears modest as only some of the startup’s employees are reportedly joining Salesforce, and Moonhub itself […]
Salesforce Acquires AI Automation Startup Convergence to Bolster Its Agentforce Platform
Salesforce has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Convergence.ai, a startup building AI automation software. The deal terms were not disclosed, but Salesforce stated that the Convergence “team and technology” would help enhance its Agentforce platform. “The next wave of customer interaction and employee productivity will be driven by highly […]
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 […]
4 Types of Consumers—and What They Expect From AI Agents
When it comes to AI agents, most of the conversation has centered around enterprise and B2B use cases. But consumer interest is growing—and it’s too big to ignore. New research from Salesforce reveals that everyday users are just as eager to engage with AI agents, not just for productivity, but also for personalized support in […]
Salesforce Supercharges Tableau With ‘Agentic Analytics’ to Deliver Smarter BI
Salesforce is adding a bit of agentic magic to Tableau. The company announced it’s bringing agentic analytics to the data visualization software through a new offering called Tableau Next. It’s all about helping executives get faster, sharper intelligence to drive decisions. The tool leverages AI to analyze a company’s data better and provide actionable insights […]
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 […]
Salesforce Bets Big on Agentblazers: Training One Million Builders for the AI Era
As Salesforce further promotes its vision of an agentic workforce, it must equip the next generation of builders with the necessary knowledge to unleash these AI bots. To accomplish this, the enterprise tech firm has turned to a familiar playbook while also banking heavily on its Trailhead education platform. It has set an ambitious goal: […]
Salesforce Expands Agentforce to Bring ‘Proactive’ AI Agents to Any App or Workflow
Salesforce is updating its agentic development platform, infusing AI agents with new autonomous capabilities. With the release of Agentforce 2dx, created bots are moving away from the confines of a chat interface and can now be embeddable in any application, workflow, or process. The newest Agentforce update, revealed at Salesforce’s TDX conference, includes new features designed […]