Today's AI Pulse
Salesforce to acquire AI‑agent platform Fin for $3.6B
Salesforce announced a $3.6 billion purchase of Fin, the AI‑agent platform formerly known as Intercom, to strengthen its Agentforce suite. The deal comes as Salesforce reported strong Q1 results and a $50 billion buyback program. Fin’s technology enables automated customer support across chat, email, WhatsApp, phone and Slack.
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By the numbers: Waymo acquires Apple’s Arizona Proving Ground for $220M
Hangzhou Deploys 15 Robot Police for Labor Day, Expanding China’s AI‑Powered Urban Safety
Hangzhou unveiled a squadron of 15 intelligent traffic‑management robots on May 1, joining smaller deployments in Kashgar and Ordos. The robots handle pedestrian guidance, traffic violations and real‑time coordination with lights, freeing human officers for complex duties and showcasing China’s push toward AI‑driven urban governance.
Eli Lilly Inks $2.25 B Profluent Deal to Fast‑track AI‑driven Gene‑therapy Platform
Eli Lilly signed a research agreement worth up to $2.25 billion with AI protein‑design firm Profluent to develop next‑generation gene‑therapy candidates using AI‑engineered recombinases. The deal leverages cash from Lilly’s obesity drug franchise and adds to a string of multi‑billion‑dollar gene‑therapy...
The Rise of AI Agents in Healthcare: Designing Man-Machine Systems
AI is moving into healthcare not as isolated models but as coordinated man‑machine systems. The article proposes a Clinical Agent Stack that separates execution, optimization, decision, and learning layers, each pairing AI functions with human oversight. Human‑in‑the‑loop and agent orchestration...
Pharma Embraces AI, Yet Breakthrough Drugs Remain Elusive
JUST IN: The pharmaceutical industry is adopting AI, but new drug discovery through it remains elusive.
Lost in the Middle (The Agents Season, Episode 3)
The third episode of The Agents, "Lost in the Middle," spotlights a quirk of large language models: they focus heavily on the start and end of their context window while largely ignoring information in the middle. Recent research quantifies this...
MIT's Origami Robot Self-Folds Into Multi‑Terrain Machine
MIT’s Self-Folding Origami #Robot Transforms from Flat Sheet to Crawling, Climbing, Swimming Machine by @tweetciiiim #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/oUtAlj9qxN
ASI Motives and the Ontonormative Goods (Re IABIED’s Core Argument)
The essay challenges the prevailing view that an artificial superintelligence (ASI) would have motives completely alien to humanity. It argues that any sufficiently intelligent agent is compelled to align with what the author calls the ontonormative goods—the good, the true,...
Doubling Throughput with Speculative Decoding on DGX Spark
Pretty sure I can double the t/s Isn’t possible to do speculative decoding with a DGX spark on the same network?
Glean Expands to Australia as ANZ Demand Grows for Secure Enterprise AI
Glean announced the formation of a local legal entity in Australia and plans to nearly double its regional team this year, deepening its foothold in the ANZ market. The move targets enterprises shifting from AI pilots to secure, governed deployments...
Remember 2000s Hype: AI Won’t Solve Everything
The Lesson from the 2000s That AI Hype Is Trying to Make You Forget https://t.co/wmEnyfh0qv
AI Tool RAVEN Confirms 118 Exoplanets, Adding 31 New Worlds to NASA Archive
University of Warwick researchers used the RAVEN artificial‑intelligence pipeline to validate 118 exoplanets in NASA's TESS archive, uncovering 31 previously unknown worlds. The discovery expands the catalog of short‑period and extreme planets, offering fresh targets for follow‑up study.
Tonal Unveils Mandalorian-Themed Home Workout Program
Tonal has launched a Mandalorian‑themed workout program that integrates the Star Wars franchise into its AI‑powered home gym. The offering, part of the Power Progress platform, aims to turn strength and cardio sessions into mission‑style training for fans and fitness...
Debate Ignites Over Character.ai’s AI Tool That Rewrites Classic Novels
Character.ai has rolled out a “Books” feature that lets users insert themselves into, alter characters and change endings of public‑domain classics. The launch has sparked a fierce debate among writers, educators and cultural commentators about the ethical, educational and commercial...
Just in Time for Labour Day, China Makes It Illegal to Fire Humans if AI Takes Their Jobs
China’s Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court ruled it illegal to dismiss a worker simply because AI can perform his duties, establishing a new labor‑law precedent just before Labour Day. Samsung Electronics reported a record Q1 2025 revenue of $90.9 billion and profit of...
Just in Time for Labour Day, China Makes It Illegal to Fire Humans if AI Takes Their Jobs
China’s Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court ruled that dismissing employees because AI can perform their duties is illegal, setting a precedent for labor protection amid rapid automation. Samsung Electronics reported a record Q1 2025 profit of $39.9 bn, fueled by soaring memory...
Actively Secures $45M Series B to Build AI Sales Agents Aimed at Salesforce
Actively announced a $45 million Series B round, valuing the startup at $250 million. The funding will accelerate its AI‑driven sales‑assistant platform that creates a custom agent for each account, a move seen as a direct challenge to Salesforce’s legacy CRM model.
Agents Transform Investment Process, Visualized via OpenAI Image 2
Having so much fun thinking through all the possibilities of rewiring the investment process with agents. And OpenAI Image 2 is so good you can really make these ideas come to life visually: https://t.co/3dK6gltK5t
Kia Union Demands Job Guarantees as Robot Plans Advance
Kia's Korean Metal Workers' Union filed a 2026 collective bargaining proposal that requires the automaker to guarantee full employment when new robots or AI technologies are introduced. The union also asked for domestic production of key EV parts, a $115...
MHP Marks 30 Years as Porsche‑Affiliated Management and IT Consulting Firm
MHP, the Porsche‑owned management and IT consulting subsidiary, celebrated its 30th anniversary on April 20, 2026. The milestone underscores the firm’s evolution from an SAP implementation partner to a leader in AI‑driven industrial transformation across automotive, manufacturing and beyond.
Bakkt Completes $402M Revenue‑Boosting Acquisition of DTR, Issues 11.3M Shares
Bakkt Inc. closed its acquisition of Distributed Technologies Research (DTR) by issuing 11.3 million shares, a move that follows a 27% jump in quarterly revenue to $402.2 million. The deal merges Bakkt’s regulated infrastructure with DTR’s AI‑native payments engine, positioning the firm...
Enlil Teams with OVA Solutions to Cut $180K MedTech Documentation Costs
Enlil announced a strategic alliance with OVA Solutions to embed its AI‑driven traceability platform into OVA’s engineering workflow. The partnership aims to eliminate the costly “build first, document later” habit that can add $100,000‑$200,000 and three to six months to...
US Cloud Giants Commit $700 Billion to AI Infrastructure, Sparking ASIC Demand Uncertainty
Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Alphabet’s Google Cloud and Meta’s data centers together pledged roughly $700 billion in AI‑focused capital spending for 2026. While Alphabet disclosed a $190 billion AI budget, analysts warn that the surge could outpace ASIC supply, leaving timing...
AI Upskills 160,000 Thai Teachers as Adaptive Learning Becomes Routine
Thailand’s Ministry of Education and Microsoft have upskilled more than 160,000 teachers through the AI for Teachers program, embedding adaptive learning software in schools across the country. The rollout marks a shift from lecture‑centric classrooms to personalized, data‑driven instruction.
Dig Expands Data Security Platform with LLM and OCR Support for Enterprises
Dig announced a major upgrade to its Data Security Platform, adding Large Language Model (LLM) protection and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) scanning. The expansion positions Dig as the only solution that merges DSPM, DLP and DDR in a single, cloud‑native...
NAMIC Issues Analysis to Counter Algorithmic‑Bias Bills Targeting Insurers' AI
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) published a new report that refutes five common myths behind state‑level algorithmic‑bias bills. The analysis arrives as 18 states debate AI legislation and NAIC regulators prepare tighter AI standards, underscoring potential regulatory...
Bot Auto Completes First Fully Driverless Freight Run in the U.S.
Bot Auto became the first U.S. company to deliver a commercial freight load without a driver on board, completing a 230‑mile Houston‑to‑Hutchins trip for Ryan Transportation. The milestone shows autonomous trucking moving from demo to revenue‑generating service.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Blasts CEOs' 'God Complex' Over AI Doom Talk
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told the Special Competitive Studies Project that CEOs who warn of an AI apocalypse are adopting a “God complex,” risking a shortage of software engineers. Huang cited the creation of over half‑million AI‑driven jobs and urged...
USA TODAY Co. AI Licensing Beats Ad Revenue in Q1 2026, Driving $18.8M Surge
USA TODAY Co. reported that AI licensing revenue of $18.8 million in the first quarter of 2026 exceeded its traditional advertising earnings, marking the first time AI services have become the larger revenue line. The surge helped lift net income to...
Leaders Must Embrace AI Teammates, Ditch Middlemen
The End of the Middleman: Why Modern Leadership Requires an AI Teammate by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/40RPirrmDX @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #SalesEnablement #Marketing #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews https://t.co/bctMOF3eh2
Bessent Warns of Threat of AI-Powered Bank Account Hacks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that AI‑driven tools could soon hack bank accounts, urging banks to treat Anthropic’s Mythos model as a critical security asset. In a May 3 interview, he highlighted a recent meeting with Fed Chair Jerome Powell...
FIS and Antara Convene Jakarta Forum on Treasury Transformation and AI‑Driven Finance
FIS partnered with state news agency Antara to host a closed‑door finance leaders forum in Jakarta, where senior executives from Deloitte, BNI, Pegadaian and others examined treasury transformation, AI‑enabled analytics and strategies for building resilient, data‑driven finance functions across Indonesia.
Microsoft Launches Agent 365 to Govern Enterprise AI Agents
Microsoft rolled out Agent 365, a centralized governance platform for AI agents, on schedule in May 2026. The suite integrates Defender, Entra, Purview and Intune to give IT and security teams visibility, identity control and data loss prevention for both internal...
Meta Opens Ads AI Connectors Beta, Linking Campaigns to ChatGPT, Claude
Meta Platforms has rolled out an open beta of Ads AI Connectors, enabling advertisers to create, edit and analyze campaigns directly through external generative AI models such as ChatGPT and Claude. The connectors use a Model Context Protocol server and...
Atlassian Posts 32% Revenue Jump in Q3 2026 on AI‑Driven Cloud Growth
Atlassian announced a 32% year‑over‑year revenue increase to $1.8 billion for its fiscal Q3 2026, crediting AI‑enhanced cloud services and strong enterprise adoption. The earnings beat sent the stock up nearly 30% and underscored the company’s shift away from legacy data‑center...
Superintelligence Can Be a Tool, Not a Being
Spot on. You could even get to general superintelligence and have it be a tool, not a being. Volition and desire are not the same things as intelligence.
Ed Trains A Minder For The PM
A senior adviser has hired an AI outfit to build a custom reinforcement‑learning model, dubbed "Winston," that predicts how the British Prime Minister's decisions will be received by the public. The system assigns negative rewards to actions likely to be...
GBrain 0.26.3 Introduces Full OAuth Access Control Panel
GBrain v0.26.3 now has a full MCP oAuth panel that you can use to control which clients (Claude Code, Cowork, ChatGPT or Perplexity Computer) get access to your brain, with full invalidation and logs https://t.co/xJnnGbcUUW
Boardcon PICOT536 SoM and EMT536 SBC Feature Allwinner T536 Edge AI Processor
Boardcon has introduced the PICOT536 system‑on‑module and the EMT536 development board, both built around Allwinner’s T536 edge‑AI processor. The T536 combines a quad‑core Cortex‑A55 CPU, RISC‑V co‑processors and a 2 TOPS NPU, supporting up to 8 GB LPDDR4/LPDDR4X and 64 GB eMMC storage....
Singapore Software Engineers with AI Skills Earn 25% More: ‘No Longer Nice-to-Have’
A NodeFlair salary report covering more than 230,000 data points shows Singapore software engineers with AI expertise command a 13‑25% pay premium over peers. The premium is strongest among senior, lead and managerial roles, which saw salary growth above 10%,...
Atlassian Will Train on Your Data: Opt Out with GitLab
Atlassian will automatically collect metadata and in‑app content from its cloud suite—including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket and related products—starting August 17 2026 to train AI models like Rovo. The collection is mandatory for Free, Standard and Premium tiers, with only Enterprise customers able...
Fed Official Talks AI, Says Little
Federal Reserve banking supervisor Michelle Bowman delivered a speech emphasizing AI innovation over regulation, mentioning "innovation" nine times and "risk management" only twice. She urged banks to adopt generative AI while relying on internal governance rather than heavy oversight. Bowman...
Relational Futures: Indigenous Sovereignty and the Governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Relational Futures project, an Indigenous‑led study by Bronwyn Carlson and Tamika Worrell, examined how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples encounter AI technologies such as generative models, automated decision‑making tools, and AI companions. Using an online survey of 36...
ACAM Unlocks AI Action for Australia’s Not-for-Profits with New ‘AI for Good’ Series
The Australian Centre for AI in Marketing (ACAM) is rolling out a four‑week online series called “Unlocking the Power of AI for Good,” aimed at helping Australian not‑for‑profits (NFPs) apply artificial intelligence responsibly. Backed by IBM and developed with input...
Goldman Forecasts $400B AI Bond Supply Mid-Year
JUST IN: Goldman projects about $400 billion of gross AI-related supply in USD IG and HY markets from mid.
6,000+ Women Enrolled in Free 30‑Day AI Challenge
6,000+ women joined the Women’s AI Challenge I started with 4 other creators 🤯 It’s 30 days and FREE You can still join. Link here: https://t.co/UTnXTcKWc7 https://t.co/gOwJSYXRfr
ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude: The Best LLM Subscription You Should Buy (2026 Edition)
The author revisits the 2026 LLM subscription landscape, comparing OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude to determine which service delivers the most work for the lowest cost. The analysis expands beyond raw model performance to include workflow coverage, memory...
AI Safety Tips for Teens
The RealClearEnergy piece outlines practical AI safety guidelines aimed at teenagers. It stresses protecting personal data, recognizing deep‑fake and misinformation risks, and maintaining critical thinking when using generative tools. The article also recommends parental oversight and school‑based digital‑literacy programs. By...
AI Forces Academia to Rethink Learning Fundamentals
AI has awoken academe from its slumber, as it challenges why we learn, what we learn, when we learn, how we learn and how learning and intelligence should defined, judged and assessed. It is having to rethink its assumptions and...
Nvidia's China AI Accelerator Share Hits 0% Amid Export Controls
JUST IN: Jensen Huang says Nvidia's market share of AI accelerators in China has dropped to 0%, calling U.S. export controls strategically counterproductive.
AI Transforms Sales Enablement Into Strategic Powerhouse
How AI has evolved the Sales Enablement Role by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/RMuKS1xY8u @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #SalesEnablement #RevOps #Marketing #MarketingStrategy #MarketingSuccess #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence https://t.co/u95VlYk7Nx