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
Vaimo and Go Autonomous Announce Strategic Partnership to Revolutionize B2B Commerce
Vaimo, a global digital commerce agency, has formed a strategic partnership with AI‑driven Go Autonomous to embed autonomous commerce technology into its B2B service portfolio. The collaboration enables real‑time, AI‑managed handling of quotes, orders and other sales interactions that traditionally flow through email and other manual channels. By leveraging Go Autonomous’s platform, Vaimo’s clients can achieve 85‑90% autonomy in decision‑making, freeing staff to focus on high‑value customer engagements. The partnership is live and already being applied to global B2B enterprises.
Ultralightweight Sonar Plus AI Lets Tiny Drones Navigate Like Bats
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have created an ultralight ultrasound‑based perception system that lets tiny drones navigate using bat‑like echolocation. By pairing a bio‑inspired acoustic shield with a neural network called Saranga, the drones can filter out propeller noise and...
How Machine Learning and Optimization Work Well Together
Tim Varelmann, founder of Bluebird Optimization, explains how machine learning (ML) and mathematical optimization complement each other in real‑world decision making. He identifies three repeatable patterns—handling uncertainty with probabilistic forecasts, replacing costly physics equations with surrogate ML models, and optimizing...
Design Systems, Not Just Tools, for Modern AI
AI is evolving fast — but most conversations still confuse the fundamentals. Let’s make it simple: 🔹 MCP connects systems 🔹 RAG connects knowledge 🔹 AI Agents execute outcomes Individually, they are powerful. Together, they define the architecture of modern...
Power Factors Loops AI Into Renewable Energy Portfolio Management Platform
Power Factors unveiled Unity REMI, an AI‑driven platform for renewable‑energy portfolio management. Trained on operational data from more than 310 GW of global assets, the system can sense, predict, act and automate across solar, wind, BESS and hybrid portfolios. REMI is already...
Nubank Invests $7.9B to Boost AI and Inclusion
Nubank Doubles Down: R$45 Billion (~$7.9B USD) to Scale AI, Products and Financial Inclusion in Brazil 2026 investment = nearly double commitment over two years. Funds target: AI-driven platforms, credit models, new products, hiring, office expansion + R$2.5B infrastructure (over 5...
Korcomptenz Expands Agentic AI Capabilities to Power Autonomous ERP and CRM Workflows
Korcomptenz, a Microsoft‑focused transformation partner, announced expanded Agentic AI capabilities that embed autonomous agents directly into Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP and CRM workflows. The new offering moves AI beyond copilots and pilots, enabling agents to handle approvals, exception management, reconciliation,...
Datris Launches the Agent-Operated Data Platform
Datris unveiled an agent‑native data platform that lets AI agents act as first‑class operators of data infrastructure. The new release adds "taps" for autonomous data feeds, English‑driven pipeline creation, self‑managed credentials, and a live operations view that logs every agent...
What's Up with AI and HR Tech Litigation?
Recent lawsuits are spotlighting the legal exposure of AI‑driven hiring platforms. In Mobley v. Workday, the plaintiff argues that Workday’s automated resume‑sorting tool acted as a Title VII agent, potentially making the vendor liable for age and race bias. Kistler v....
Why Your AI Keeps Failing (And It’s Not the Tool’s Fault)
Personal chef Michelle built a custom GPT, “Menu Maestro,” to manage ten client menus, but the system repeatedly forgot profiles and failed exports. The failure stemmed from trying to force a single language model to perform multiple distinct tasks—profile recall,...
Why Friendly AI Chatbots Might Be Less Trustworthy
Oxford Internet Institute researchers examined over 400,000 chatbot replies and found that models fine‑tuned for warmth and empathy produced significantly more errors than their baseline versions. Across five systems—including Meta, Mistral, Alibaba’s Qwen and OpenAI’s GPT‑4o—warm‑tuned variants raised the average...
Anthropic Wants to Be the AWS of Agentic AI
Anthropic launched Claude Managed Agents in public beta and added persistent memory two weeks later, offering a suite of APIs that handle sandboxing, credential management, and long‑running sessions. The service costs the standard Claude token rate plus $0.08 per session...
I Built an AI Poem Generator. I Wasn’t Prepared for How People Would Use It
Thomas Smith and Jared Bauman launched a web‑based AI poem generator that lets users input any prompt and receive verses in the style of famous poets. Within days the tool produced thousands of quirky poems, from “The Love of Toes...
Enjoy New Ways to Create, Search and Stream on Google TV
Google TV announced a suite of AI‑powered features that let users create images and videos, search and remix Google Photos by voice, and enjoy dynamic slideshows. The tools, branded Nano Banana and Veo, are available today on Gemini‑enabled TCL Google...
HR AI Fails Without Context, Not Bad Tools
Most HR teams don’t fail at AI because of bad tools. They fail because there’s no context. AI in HR only works when it understands what matters—laws, policies, real workflows. Without that, automation gets risky fast. Ana explains why this keeps happening. Comment “HR”...
GenAI Reshapes Workers' Comp
Generative AI is reshaping workers’ compensation as insurers grapple with rising medical costs, social inflation, and a soft market that limits growth. Carriers are turning to AI to improve underwriting, fraud detection, and claims handling, aiming for faster, more accurate...
Is Salesforce Flow Really at Risk of Getting Replaced by AI Vendors?
Salesforce’s Flow Builder, a 25‑year‑old automation workhorse, has recently received AI‑centric upgrades but remains central to the platform’s architecture. The launch of Agentforce in September 2024 positioned Salesforce as an “agentic” platform, prompting questions about Flow’s relevance amid a surge...
Chapter 12: The Skill System Pattern (Claude Code Vs. Hermes Agent)
The chapter introduces the Skill System Pattern, contrasting Claude Code’s minimal CLAUDE.md approach with Hermes Agent’s full‑featured skill subsystem. Claude Code simply discovers static markdown files at session start, lacking versioning, creation, security scanning, or a marketplace. Hermes, by contrast,...
AWS Lands OpenAI on Bedrock, but Trainium Is the Real Story
AWS unveiled three new Bedrock integrations, including the preview of OpenAI's GPT‑5.4 and upcoming GPT‑5.5, plus Codex and Bedrock Managed Agents, all running on Amazon infrastructure. The rollout follows parallel multi‑year commitments from Anthropic and OpenAI to consume several gigawatts...
Inforcer Launches New Copilot Manager to Help MSPs Scale AI Services
Inforcer has introduced Copilot Manager, a new feature designed to help managed service providers (MSPs) monitor Microsoft Copilot usage and detect unauthorized “shadow AI” tools across customer environments. The solution provides tenant‑level visibility, adoption analytics, and risk assessments, enabling MSPs...
Generative AI Defies Skeptics, Explodes in Adoption
In 2024 Ed Zitron said "Generative AI is peaking, if it hasn't already peaked. It cannot do much more than it is currently doing." Since then: costs dropped 1000x, 50%+ of Americans use AI weekly, OpenAI hit $2B/month revenue, and I...
The 50th Percentile Rule for Token Use
Chainguard CEO Dan Lorenc proposes the "50th percentile rule" for AI token usage, urging managers to keep their consumption at the median while allowing engineers to exceed it. The memo argues that token counts provide a concrete productivity metric for...
How to Turn Text to Video News Without a Production Team
AI-driven text‑to‑video platforms now let companies turn press releases, blogs, or internal memos into broadcast‑style news clips without a film crew. Pollo AI’s solution combines a digital avatar, news‑grade graphics and automatic voice‑over, delivering a finished video in minutes. The...
Global Engineering Consultancy Scales Hiring Volume by 40% and Boosts Applications by 46% with ICIMS AI Talent Explorer and Automation
KEO International Consultants partnered with iCIMS to overhaul its recruiting stack, adding iCIMS ATS, career sites, offer management, onboarding, and AI Talent Explorer. The AI‑driven automation enabled the firm to handle a 40% year‑over‑year increase in hiring volume and a...
Britain Launches Rail Industry AI Action Plan
Britain’s rail sector unveiled an AI Industry Action Plan, crafted by GBRX, to overcome data, governance and skill barriers that have limited artificial‑intelligence adoption. The plan outlines six priority pathfinder projects covering passenger experience, network operations, planning, rolling‑stock and infrastructure...
AI Elevates Human Judgment: Knowledge Graph Guides Teams
Counterintuitive take: AI makes people more important than ever. While simple work may be automated, judgement and taste are still the sole domains of humans and will be for a long time. Software Factory allows us to capture what we...
Half Of Supply Chain Leaders Lack Talent To Run AI Tools
A Gartner survey of 140 senior supply‑chain leaders reveals that 56% struggle to integrate AI with legacy systems and 50% lack the internal talent needed to run AI tools. The study, covering firms with at least $250 million in revenue, shows...
Quick Thought on AI and the Environment: It Should Mean MORE Environmental Regulation
Dean Baker argues that the surge in artificial intelligence productivity should trigger tighter, not looser, environmental regulation. He notes that AI‑driven wealth gains could fund greener policies if redirected, but current deregulatory momentum threatens climate targets. The piece warns that...
Marloo Raises $10m Seed to Transform Financial Advice
Marloo, a London‑based AI partner for financial advisers, announced a $10 million seed round, bringing its total capital to $12.7 million. The round was led by Blackbird Ventures, the early backer of Canva, which sees Marloo as a potential industry disruptor. The...
Skills Gap Grows as Companies Push Ahead With AI and Automation
A new Skill Dynamics 2026 report finds more than 90% of organizations face at least one critical skills gap, with AI and automation topping the list. While 83% of leaders feel prepared for AI, the talent shortfall is already hurting...
GFT Takes AI From Visual Inspection to Physical Action For Auto Manufacturers
GFT Technologies unveiled an AI‑powered robotic line that not only inspects automotive components but also physically removes defective parts from the assembly line. The system combines a camera‑equipped gripper, a marking robot, and a third arm that repositions or extracts...
Rogo Raises $160m Series D to Scale Finance AI Platform
Rogo, a generative AI platform built for financial services, closed a $160 million Series D round, pushing total capital raised above $300 million. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Sequoia, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity and...
GrowthArc Earns Snowflake Cortex Code Preferred Partner Badge
GrowthArc, a data and AI transformation firm, has been awarded the Snowflake Cortex Code Preferred Partner Badge for 2026, joining a limited global cohort. The badge confirms GrowthArc’s production‑grade expertise in Snowflake’s AI‑driven coding agent across diverse enterprise use cases....
AI Chatbots Now Lead B2B Buying, Vendors Unprepared
51% of B2B software buyers now start with AI chatbots more than Google. 69% ended up choosing a vendor they didn't originally plan to. 33% bought from a brand they'd never heard of before. This is the Answer Economy. @G2dotcom just dropped a report...
Press Pool Could Streamline AI Trials, but Risks Missing Nuance
Shakeel is right and makes an important point. There are so many AI stories happening right now and far too many get missed. I wonder if Musk v. Altman trial could be covered more like a political press pool, with one...
Why a Single LLM Isn’t Enough for Salesforce AI Data Enrichment
Relying on a single large language model (LLM) for Salesforce data enrichment creates blind spots due to knowledge cutoffs, compliance constraints, and model bias. CEOs see generative AI as a competitive edge, so firms risk obsolescence if their sole model...
Founders Miss Critical Step; AI Fixes in 45 Minutes
90% of founders skip the only step that decides if their business lives or dies. Here's the AI prompts that do it in 45 minutes.
Enterprise AI Agents Evolve: Lyzr’s Competitive Edge
What are AI agents doing in the enterprise? Here @theAIsailor Siva Surendira, founder/CEO of @lyzr__ai, spends an hour with me giving me a deep dive into what Lyzr does to make better AI agents than other companies and talks to...
AI-Driven Layoffs In Healthcare: Navigating Legal Risks and Operational Challenges
Artificial intelligence is accelerating workforce reductions across sectors, and healthcare is feeling the impact. Large employers such as Amazon, UPS and Verizon have announced tens of thousands of AI‑related cuts, while a Utah physician‑owned network and CVS Health have trimmed...
AI Agents Are Today’s Reality for Education
AI is outside the box. Schools and educators need to know that is our reality now (and into the future) and the implications moving forward. Agents are the present and future.
Two‑Way UPS Buffers AI Data Center Power Swings
AI data centers' wild power swings are a problem for grid stability. ON.energy's two-way UPS system can help. It acts as a buffer between the data center and the grid, protecting both from the other's fluctuations. https://spectrum.ieee.org/data-center-power-fluctuation?share_id=9434596
Ablio Launches AI-Powered Interpretation Platform with Hybrid Human + AI Model
Ablio unveiled Ablio AI, an AI‑powered interpretation service integrated into its Ablioconference platform. The solution combines automatic speech recognition, neural machine translation and text‑to‑speech to deliver real‑time multilingual audio and captions for in‑person, virtual and hybrid events. Organizers can run...
A2UI Shows How Simple Component Schemas Enable Generative UI
I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit that the whole "generative UI" thing hasn't clicked with me. But after reading this post, the lightbulb went off. For something like A2UI, you give the agent the components and a schema, and it does the...
AI Broker Saudara Revolutionizes International Sourcing Speed
International sourcing is broken. @saudaraAI is fixing it. Saudara is an AI broker connecting US brands with vetted overseas factories. Real humans, AI-powered, 10x faster than traditional sourcing agents. https://t.co/Bt4ZNJh1pQ Congrats on the launch, @edwardharyono_ and @jenandtech_!
Claude For Word Is Weak, Suggests Ivo
Ivo, a contract‑intelligence platform, ran an independent benchmark comparing its AI, Claude for Word (Opus 4.6) and a human attorney on 19 real contracts. The human scored 4.56, Ivo 4.52, and Claude 3.50 out of 10, showing the purpose‑built tool nearly...
Today's Top Marketing AI News Highlights
Top #Marketing #AI News Stories today: https://t.co/sRsnE2iDxc Top stories from @axios @Snapchat @BusinessWire @adexchanger @CreatorIQ @DG_Report @amazonnews @WSJ @eMarketer @MarketingBrew and more. https://t.co/vHdxWbaFym
CEOs Say AI-Driven Layoffs Are Exaggerated
This is not going to get the same attention that a dystopian memo would get, but there's a growing cohort of CEOs that are coming out to say the job cuts because of AI are totally overblown. That includes @levie...
AI Boom Drives Hyperscaler Growth Despite Low Enterprise Adoption
Assuming the AI cycle will again prove durable today, post-hyperscaler earnings. AWS hopefully +30% growth Azure hopefully +40% growth GCP hopefully still +40% Eyes on if capex is raised again... Less than 7% enterprises deploy AI at any kind of scale...
AI Search Teams Up With Employees on LinkedIn
AI search efforts 🤝 your employees on LinkedIn If you want to really understand what I'm talking about, go read this: https://t.co/3msrITe0QK https://t.co/agpAsVoQJs
Human Signatures Lag as AI Finance Scales $100M
Banks are still asking for human signatures Meanwhile: AI DAOs are managing $100M+ treasuries Autonomous protocols are generating real revenue Agent swarms are optimizing portfolio allocations The gap between legacy finance and zero human finance is a chasm And it's widening every day