AI agents are revolutionizing industries, rapidly transitioning from experimentation to integration into operations like customer service, logistics, fraud prevention, and automating repetitive tasks across finance, retail, and healthcare.
Cursor unveils a Pro plan with frontier model access and unlimited usage of Tab and Auto models, offers refunds for pricing confusion, and commits to clearer communication on future pricing changes.
Cluely, an AI-powered conversation analysis and note-taking tool, sees its annual recurring revenue double to $7M within a week of launching an enterprise offering, and secures a $2.5M deal with a public company, outpacing emerging rivals like Pickle's open-source Glass.
A new wave of Services-as-Software companies deploys AI-powered agents to automate human tasks, with engineers customizing systems for unique workflows and value-based pricing models.
Salesforce's Agentblazers, a community of customers, employees, and partners, actively shape AI's future through collaborative experimentation, practical skill development, data-driven approaches, hands-on learning, and simplified user experiences, delivering tangible benefits and real-world solutions.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff reveals AI handles 30-50% of the company's workload, achieving 93% accuracy, as technology firms adopt AI to cut costs, enhance efficiency, and reshape their workforce.
Applebee's and IHOP restaurants unveil AI-powered 'personalization engines' that analyze customers' past orders and data to recommend tailored menu items and deals, aiming to boost loyalty and upsell products through AI personalization.
Starbucks unveils Green Dot Assist, an AI-powered virtual assistant providing conversational responses to baristas' questions on iPads in 35 pilot stores, marking a new era of AI-enhanced partner experience.
IBM fortifies AI prowess by acquiring natural language data querying startup Seek AI and unveiling $500M Watsonx AI Labs in NYC to co-develop enterprise-ready AI solutions for cybersecurity, customer service, and open-source frameworks.
Toma's AI voice agents, tailored to car dealerships' needs through hands-on research, attracted $17 million funding from a16z and others, enabling the startup to expand its subscription service helping dealerships handle calls and operations efficiently.