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Salesforce launches Agentforce AI Partner Network and updates to Data Cloud
Salesforce Inc. recently announced the launch of its new artificial intelligence autonomous agent platform Agentforce that can handle tasks for employees, and for enterprises to do this in a useful way, the AI agents need to connect to external tools and partners. Today at its annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, the company announced the launch ...
Microsoft announces updates to AI-powered 365 Copilot with Pages and autonomous agents
Microsoft Corp. today announced updates and improvements to its generative artificial intelligence-powered Copilot family for its Microsoft 365 apps and the addition of new features such as new autonomous agents that can automate and execute business processes on behalf of users. Front and center, Microsoft announced Copilot Pages, a new AI feature designed for team ...
Linux Foundation to host AWS’ OpenSearch search and analytics engine
The Linux Foundation today announced the launch of the OpenSearch Software Foundation, a community-driven initiative that will support the search software, which is used by developers around the world to build search, analytics, observability and vector database applications. Originally hosted by Amazon Web Services Inc., OpenSearch was founded in 2021 as a community-driven initiative, Carl ...
Salesforce announces Agentforce autonomous AI agent builder platform
Salesforce Inc. today unveiled Agentforce, a new artificial intelligence autonomous agent platform designed to augment work for employees and handle tasks across service, sales, marketing and commerce. Using Agentforce, companies can build customizable AI agents that can scale according to workforce demands which can analyze data, make decisions, understand customer needs and take actions on ...
Blockchain music streaming startup Tune.fm raises $50M
Blockchain-based music streaming platform Tune.fm today announced it raised $50 million in new funding led by Global Emerging Markets intending to reward artists for the time their music is listened to. The new investment follows $20 million injected into the company led by LDA Capital in January bringing the total raised by Tune.fm to $80 ...
Docker updates pricing to simplify access to products through a single subscription model
Container development tooling provider Docker Inc. said today that it’s updating its pricing structure for developers and organizations to streamline how users access the company’s product suite. Under the new pricing, users will get access to Docker’s services including Docker Hub, Desktop, Trusted Content, Scout, Build Cloud and Testcontainers Cloud all under a single subscription. ...
Mistral unveils Pixtral 12B, a multimodal AI model that can process both text and images
Mistral AI, a Paris-based artificial intelligence startup, today unveiled its latest advanced AI model capable of processing both images and text. The new model, called Pixtral 12B, employs about 12 billion parameters and is the first of its models capable of vision encoding, making it possible for it to “see” images alongside text. The new ...
Quantum Source nabs $50M to develop practical, large-scale quantum computing
Tel Aviv-based startup Quantum Source Labs Ltd. today announced that it has raised $50 million in early-stage funding with the aim to develop cost-effective, practical quantum computing solutions at large scale that can unlock the commercial potential for the new technology. The company’s Series A funding round was led by Eclipse and also joined by ...
Apple announces iPhone 16 lineup focused on AI, Watch 10 and new AirPods 4
Apple Inc. rolled out its new iPhone 16 lineup today with a focus on artificial intelligence during the company’s “It’s Glowtime” event alongside new custom silicon that will power its phones and the company’s Apple Intelligence machine learning capabilities. In addition to the new phones and chips, Apple also announced the next generation of Apple ...
Sedric AI raises $18.5M to expand compliance-dedicated LLM platform for finance
Sedric AI, a startup that develops a dedicated compliance large language model for financial services, said Thursday it has raised $18.5 million in an early-stageA funding round led by Foundation Capital. The company’s Series A funding round was also joined by new investor Amex Ventures and existing investors including StageOne Ventures and The Garage. Including ...