Salesforce to Acquire AI Agent Maker Fin for $3.6 Billion
Salesforce agreed to buy Fin, the customer-service AI company formerly known as Intercom, for about $3.6 billion to strengthen its Agentforce platform.
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Salesforce agreed to buy Fin, the customer-service AI company formerly known as Intercom, for about $3.6 billion to strengthen its Agentforce platform.
JPMorgan Chase plans to roll out AI agents capable of operating autonomously for one to two hours later this year, as the bank’s chief analytics officer says the technology has moved from single-task tools to multi-step workflow managers.
MetaMask has launched Agent Wallet, a non-custodial wallet architecture built for autonomous AI agents to independently manage capital and execute Web3 transactions.
Travala has launched Travel MCP, an open protocol enabling AI agents to autonomously search and book hotels using USDC on Coinbase’s Base network.
Meta has eased plans to track employee computer activity for AI training after internal criticism, introducing new controls that allow workers to pause data collection or request exemptions.
OpenAI has introduced role-specific plugins, collaborative websites, and annotation tools for Codex as the platform expands beyond software development. More than 5 million people now use Codex weekly, with non-developers becoming one of its fastest-growing user groups.
Cisco Systems has launched Cloud Control, a new platform that enables organizations to deploy AI agents to monitor, defend, and automate cybersecurity operations at scale.
ZetaChain is pivoting away from cross-chain infrastructure to focus on AI, launching Anuma, a decentralized memory platform designed to preserve user context across major AI models.
Nvidia has launched Vera, its first CPU designed specifically for AI agents and large-scale AI infrastructure. The processor promises up to 1.8 times faster performance than traditional x86 CPUs and will be adopted by major AI labs, cloud providers, and server manufacturers.
An enterprise company reportedly spent $500 million on Anthropic’s Claude in a single month after failing to implement usage controls.
Cognition raised more than $1 billion at a $25 billion valuation as demand for autonomous AI coding tools continues to surge.
Base launched a developer toolkit that allows AI models like ChatGPT and Claude to interact directly with crypto wallets and decentralized finance applications.
Amazon is packaging the technology behind Alexa for Shopping into a new service for retailers, aiming to become the infrastructure layer for AI-powered commerce across the web.
Robinhood is rolling out AI agent trading accounts and virtual payment cards, allowing AI systems to analyze portfolios, execute trades, and make purchases on users’ behalf.
Microsoft has reportedly begun canceling many internal Claude Code licenses and shifting employees toward GitHub Copilot CLI as AI coding tool costs continue to rise across the tech industry.