Today's AI Pulse
Salesforce to acquire AI customer‑service platform Fin for $3.6B
Salesforce announced a $3.6 billion acquisition of Fin, an AI‑driven customer‑service platform, slated to close in fiscal Q4 2027. Fin’s AI agents handle chat, email, WhatsApp, text, phone and Slack, resolving roughly 76% of tickets without human intervention. The deal adds over 30,000 enterprise customers and $400 million in annual recurring revenue.
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ScribeRyte ClickNote Seamlessly Flows AI-Generated SOAP Notes Into Browser-Based EMRs
ScribeRyte AI introduced ClickNote, a free Chrome extension that automatically inserts AI‑generated SOAP notes into any browser‑based EMR. The tool leverages ambient speech technology, multilingual support, and HIPAA‑secure protocols to streamline documentation. ScribeRyte claims providers can reclaim up to ten hours per week, cutting overtime and administrative costs. The solution earned recognition in a KLAS First Look Report and passed PwC HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II audits.
Petra Durnin: You Don't Need More Tech — You Need Better Data
In this episode, Petra Durnin, a veteran CRE researcher and tech‑to‑impact strategist, explains why the industry’s biggest hurdle isn’t more tools but cleaner, more integrated data. She walks through her career trajectory, from a temp analyst to leading data and...
Kipu Health Launches Elevate 2026
Kipu Health announced Elevate 2026, a three‑day customer conference in Carlsbad, California, showcasing its AI‑native Kipu Helix Intelligent Operating System for behavioral health. The event gathers executives, operators and administrators to explore AI‑driven strategies, hands‑on programming and peer insights. Kipu...
Drug Discovery Platform Peptris Raises Rs 70 Cr in Series A Round
Peptris, a Bengaluru‑based AI drug‑discovery startup, closed a Rs 70 crore ($7.7 million) Series A round co‑led by IAN Alpha Fund and Speciale Invest. The capital will accelerate its pipeline, moving novel chemical entities and repurposing programs toward clinical readiness within 24 months. Peptris’ platform...
Robots Build Robots, Generating Data for IPO
robots building robots… • unitree dropped a video of their g1 humanoid assembling robot legs in their own shenzhen factory using the unifolm embodied ai model. yes, robots building robots at actual production speed • the tasks are real bimanual...
AI Capabilities Now Define Enterprise Cloud Competition
How AI Is Redefining Enterprise Cloud Competition #Cloud competition has fundamentally shifted from #infrastructure costs to #AI capabilities, with companies like #ByteDance and partnerships between #OpenAI and #Snowflake proving that AI-first platforms are now the fastest-growing segment. #Enterprise leaders must...
TopQuadrant Launches Enterprise Context Platform to Build Trusted AI
TopQuadrant unveiled TQ Data Foundation, an enterprise context platform designed to close the AI "context gap" that keeps many large firms in pilot mode. The solution layers knowledge‑graph technology over existing data assets, delivering unified models, reference terms, metadata, and...
AWS Coding Agents Gain New Plugin Support Across Development Tools
AWS introduced Agent Plugins, a framework that equips AI coding assistants with native AWS capabilities. The initial "deploy‑to‑AWS" plugin lets developers issue natural‑language prompts to generate architecture recommendations, cost estimates, and infrastructure‑as‑code templates. It currently integrates with Claude Code and...
Africa Must Build Its Own AI Future
Professor Mpho Primus, speaking at the ITWeb Data Insights Summit 2026, warned that Africa faces a choice between passively consuming foreign AI or shaping its own digital destiny through an Ubuntu‑centred governance model. She highlighted that the continent’s real data...
The New Paradigm for Raising up Secure Software Engineers
AI‑assisted coding is set to dominate enterprise development, with Gartner projecting 90% of engineers using AI assistants by 2028. As AI automates line‑level vulnerability detection, security teams face a surge in code volume and reduced review windows. This forces a...
Bolt Data Announces Bolt Data Connect, Developed on the Servicenow AI Platform to Unify Equipment Data and Operational Workflows Across...
Bolt Data unveiled Bolt Data Connect, a solution built on the ServiceNow AI Platform that streams live IoT data from industrial equipment into enterprise workflows. The offering automates field service actions, predicts maintenance needs, and provides real‑time visibility across asset...
CX for Industries Heats up - SAP's Balaji Balasubramanian on Why Retailers Must Balance Experience, Operations, and, Yes - AI
SAP’s Customer Experience unit is pushing industry‑specific AI, tying CX tightly to ERP and supply‑chain data to deliver truly intelligent retail interactions. At NRF 2026 the company announced embedded AI for planning, fulfillment and commerce, and a partnership with N4XT for...
Fabless Semiconductor Startup Vervesemi Raises $10 Mn in Series A Round
Fabless semiconductor startup Vervesemi announced a $10 million Series A round co‑led by Ashish Kacholia and Unicorn India Ventures, with participation from Roots Ventures, Caperize Fina, and MAIQ Growth Scheme. The funding will accelerate commercialization of its machine‑learning‑enhanced analog signal‑chain ICs, expand...
Choose the Right AI Tool for Each Task
🤖 Which AI Tool Should You Use — And When? Not all AI tools are built for the same job. Here’s a practical breakdown 👇 🧠 Deep Reasoning & Logic Use DeepSeek → for multi-step reasoning, math-heavy logic, complex problem...
Sumner Explains Benefits of Microsoft’s Pegasus Program for i-Genie.ai
i-Genie.ai has been accepted into Microsoft’s invite‑only Pegasus Program, unlocking Azure AI credits, dedicated success managers, and marketplace listing. The partnership grants co‑selling rights, early access to Microsoft product updates, and high‑visibility promotion at events like NRF and MWC. Leveraging...
AI Restores Voice, Restores Dignity for the Disabled
This is the kind of AI that moves me. After 18 years of silence, Ann spoke again. A brain implant reads signals from her speech cortex. AI decodes them in real time. A digital avatar restores her voice and facial expressions. What’s new? Not text on...
AI Planning Tool Expands Its Testing Landscape
PlanAI, a large‑language‑model tool created by the UK Ministry of Housing’s Digital Planning team, has moved from a Cambridge pilot to stress‑testing in five additional planning authorities. The system slashes consultation summarisation from 18.5 hours to 16 minutes by automatically categorising feedback...
Bitcoin’s Tech Stock Divergence Is a ‘Fire Alarm’ for Fiat: Arthur Hayes
Arthur Hayes warns that Bitcoin’s recent decoupling from tech‑heavy Nasdaq signals an AI‑driven credit crunch that could force central banks to resume large‑scale money printing. He estimates a 20% cut in U.S. knowledge‑worker jobs could wipe out $557 billion of consumer‑credit...
Antitrust Lawyers: AI’s Wartime Consiglieres
The piece warns that AI’s high fixed costs, winner‑take‑all dynamics, platform leverage and data lock‑in will drive market concentration, turning antitrust into a primary battleground. Private lawsuits are expected to outpace government enforcement, using timely complaints to stall rivals and...
What to Do When Reddit Turns on Your Brand
Reddit’s community‑driven format can quickly amplify brand criticism, forcing fashion houses to confront negative narratives in real time. The article outlines a step‑by‑step playbook: set up listening tools, engage authentically, avoid corporate jargon, and leverage AMAs or moderated threads to...
Intel: Every Second PC Is to Become an AI System, Panther Lake Provides the Leverage
Intel announced that by 2026 it expects one in two PCs to ship as AI‑enabled devices, anchored by its new Panther Lake platform. The chipset embeds a fifth‑generation NPU capable of up to 50 TOPS, aiming to bring on‑device inference for language...
M7 Tech Stocks Test Low, Threatening Repeat Correction
However, as the AI narrative continues to unfold, from euphoria a few months ago to handwringing now (over the commodification of the SaaS stocks and the unknown ROI of hyperscaler capex), the Might Mag 7 is showing some strains. The...
Why CPMAI Matters in AI Projects — with Mike Hyzy
In this episode, Kathleen Walch talks with Michael Hyzy, VP of AI Strategy at CGI, about why many AI initiatives falter when treated like traditional software projects. Hyzy explains that the CPMAI (Certified Professional in Machine Learning and AI) methodology...
Global Shop Solutions AI Tools Streamline Manufacturing Processes
Global Shop Solutions launched two AI‑driven modules—AI Accounts Payable Automation and AI Sales Order Entry—integrated into its ERP platform. The AP tool scans invoices, extracts key data and matches them to purchase orders, eliminating manual entry and reducing errors. The...
Majority of In-House Legal Teams Still Stuck in Pilot Phase of AI Use – Survey
A recent Axiom survey shows that 96% of in‑house legal departments have tried AI, yet only 31% have moved past pilot projects to enterprise‑wide deployments. Two‑thirds remain in the testing phase, citing an overwhelming number of vendors, lengthy contracts, and...
Orq.ai Makes Routing a First-Class Layer in Enterprise AI
Amsterdam‑based Orq.ai has launched its AI Router as a standalone product, turning the previously hidden routing layer into a strategic control point for enterprise AI. The move addresses growing complexity as firms run multiple large language models to balance cost,...
Infosys Shares in Focus on AI-First Framework to Capture $400 Bn Services Opportunity. What Are Brokerages Saying?
Infosys unveiled its AI‑first value framework, Topaz, aimed at capturing a $300‑$400 billion services opportunity by 2030. The platform is already embedded in 90 % of its top 200 clients, contributing 5.5 % of revenue, and supports new partnerships such as Infosys‑Cognition and...
Risky Business #825 -- Palo Alto Networks Blames It on the Boogie
In this episode, Patrick Gray, Adam Boileau, and James Wilson dissect a week of cybersecurity headlines, from Palo Alto Networks’ decision to avoid publicly attributing a Chinese‑linked hacking campaign to geopolitical concerns, to the rise of data‑only extortion as ransomware...
Tata AI Sakhi Immersion Programme Empowers 1,553 Rural Women Artisans, Entrepreneurs
The Tata Group launched the AI Sakhi Immersion Programme at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, training 1,553 women artisans and entrepreneurs from six states. Participants were divided into artisanal, basic digital, and advanced digital cohorts and received one‑on‑one mentorship...
Netweb Tech Shares Jump 4% After Launch of ‘Make in India’ AI Supercomputing Systems Powered by NVIDIA
Netweb Technologies India announced its ‘Make in India’ AI supercomputing portfolio, featuring the desktop‑sized Tyrone Camarero Spark and the larger GB200 system built on NVIDIA’s Blackwell‑Grace architecture. The Spark delivers 1 petaflop of AI performance with 128 GB unified memory, while the...
India AI Impact Summit 2026: A Leap Towards India’s AI Future
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 convened leaders from tech, finance, and creative sectors to showcase India’s push toward AI‑first commerce and culture. Cashfree, Mastercard and Swiggy announced AI‑native payment solutions that embed transactions directly into conversational interfaces. Thales highlighted...
Insurtech : Branch Extends Partnership with Akur8 Through Discover Adoption
Branch, a Columbus‑based insurer, has expanded its partnership with AI pricing firm Akur8 by adopting the company’s Discover tool. Discover converts unstructured U.S. regulatory documents into searchable data, giving Branch real‑time insight into pricing trends and compliance requirements. The new...
Energy‑Per‑Prompt Redefines AI Query Power Cost
chetanarvindpatil #Technology #Thread #Semiconductor #Manufacturing #Energy The Semiconductor Energy Per Prompt: 1/ - Energy Per Prompt Defines How Much Electrical Energy Is Consumed To Deliver One Meaningful AI Response. - It Shifts Focus From Peak Power Or Total Datacenter Energy To The Cost Of...
Regtech SlowMist Exposes Supply Chain Threats in ClawHub’s AI Plugin Ecosystem
SlowMist has uncovered a wave of supply‑chain attacks targeting ClawHub, the official plugin repository for the OpenClaw AI agent framework. Over 340 malicious plugins were identified among roughly 3,000 listings, many embedding Base64‑encoded commands in the SKILL.md documentation that download...
Specify AI Skills, Processes, and Problems, Not Vague Demands
Leaders, telling people they need “AI skills” is vague. What specific skills are helpful? What specific processes are you replacing with AI automation? What specific problems will AI solve in your organization? There are a lot of tools out there, and no...
Weekend Stanford Team Builds AI Operating System
A small team created an AI made operating system in a weekend at Stanford University. Now do you get why @hackwithtrees was so epic?
Are AI Agents Worth the Investment?
DigitalOcean’s February 2026 Currents report shows that more than half of organisations deploying AI agents have observed productivity and time savings, with 53% reporting gains. Around a third (32%) say agents reduce the need for additional hires, while 44% note...
Banks’ AI Strategies Miss the Mark, Says Expert
Join me in Zurich at the NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum next month. I'll explore why many financial institutions are missing the mark in my keynote 'Your Bank’s AI Strategy Is Wrong.' https://t.co/XIQySs0LfD @qubevents #RegTech #Qubevents #NextGenPayments #Zurich https://t.co/RqffMqTRZS
OpenClaw's Power Multiplies as Workflows Interconnect
.@OpenClaw is the gift that keeps giving. I keep discovering new use cases for it. And the real power law happens when OC starts making connections between the workflows I’ve built for it.
White House CTO Outlines Federal AI Agenda
White House CTO Ethan Klein outlined a federal AI agenda that links government, industry, academia, and philanthropy around three pillars: U.S. leadership in emerging tech, revitalizing the science enterprise, and broad societal benefit. The plan calls for a national AI...
Varta Launches AI-Powered Residential Battery System
Varta unveils residential battery with AI-driven energy management #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/wUB2FFX3Ky
Run VLAs in Real Time Using Fast Edge Adapter
Check out Noriaki's thread about a way to get VLAs to run in real time with a fast "edge adapter"!
49 - Caspar Oesterheld on Program Equilibrium
In this episode, Alex and guest Caspar Oesterheld explore the concept of program equilibrium—how game theory changes when agents are fully transparent computer programs that can read each other's source code. They discuss desiderata for robust program equilibria, compare proof‑based...
AI Becomes the New UI with Tesla’s Cybercab
What is AI-first design? @Tesla Cybercab is a fully autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, no side mirrors or a rear window - relying entirely on self-driving technology with a target cost of $30K USD by 2026-27. AI is...
Energy Vault Locks 1.5 GWh Sodium‑ion Supply for AI
Energy Vault secures 1.5 GWh sodium-ion supply for AI #energysky -- via pv magazine global: https://t.co/GWREdYVRjt https://t.co/vzy2INY2hB
Robotaxis Wreck 4x More than Humans, and at Least One Tesla Wants to Swim
Tesla’s autonomous robotaxi fleet in Austin logged five additional crashes this month, pushing the crash rate to more than four times that of human drivers. In China, the company’s sales plunged over 45% amid negative media coverage. A viral video...
Warner Bros. Slams ByteDance for AI Deepfake IP Misuse
Warner Bros. Blasts ByteDance for AI Videos of Superman, Batman and ‘Game of Thrones’ https://t.co/f1uTztF2Ef
Fortanix and NTT DATA Partner to Solve Challenges Around Data Sovereignty and Security for AI Factories With NVIDIA
Fortanix, NTT DATA and NVIDIA have launched a joint service that lets Indian enterprises run AI Factories within hardware‑based secure enclaves. The offering combines Fortanix’s Confidential Computing platform, NVIDIA’s secure GPUs and NTT DATA’s full‑lifecycle managed services to protect data and models...
HR's AI Ambitions Clash with Employees' Demand for Human Touch
HR leaders are accelerating AI adoption, with 38% targeting administrative tasks and 35% focusing on employee self‑service, according to Conduent’s latest study. While AI promises efficiency, 86% of employees still view HR relationships as personal and crucial to loyalty. The...
DriveOhio Data Keeps Eyes on Road Assets
Honda and DriveOhio completed a two‑year pilot of a Proactive Roadway Maintenance System in Ohio, using test vehicles equipped with vision and LiDAR sensors to scan roughly 5,000 km of roads. The system achieved 99% accuracy detecting damaged or obstructed signs,...