US Firms Use Software to Sanction Workers at 16 Times European Rate, OECD Finds
Two-thirds of US businesses use software to sanction underperforming staff compared to 4% in four major European economies, according to survey data from the OECD.
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Slack Unveils Two-Way Voice Capabilities and Automated Interface Building at Dreamforce
Slack has announced a series of new artificial intelligence features at Dreamforce, including two-way voice conversations with Slackbot and dynamic interface generation designed to streamline enterprise operations.
Certinia Targets Enterprise AI Integration Across Professional Services Workflows Ahead of Dreamforce Event
Certinia Inc. is advancing its enterprise software strategy by linking structured services data with AI-driven contextual insights, ahead of its upcoming industry event broadcast on Sept. 18.
Pointr and VergeSense Partner to Integrate AI Mapping with Predictive Planning
Pointr and VergeSense have announced a collaboration to introduce an AI Mapping & Predictive Planning experience, aimed at optimizing hybrid workplaces through integrated technologies.
Envoy Introduces Response Platform for Enhanced Threat Intelligence and Incident Management
Envoy Inc. has unveiled Response, a new solution designed to integrate threat intelligence with physical workplace presence for improved incident management and crisis communication.
Centralize Raises $15 Million to Map Relationships in Enterprise Sales
The startup is using AI to show sellers how buyers, colleagues and past interactions connect across a complex deal.
Cognition Acquires the Company Behind Poke
The maker of coding agent Devin is adding a proactive assistant built around text messaging.
Glow Emerges From Stealth With $180 Million for Endpoint Security
The Palo Alto and Tel Aviv company reached a $1.2 billion valuation with a prevention-focused approach to securing devices used for AI work.
Patronus AI Raises $50 Million to Simulate the Worlds Agents Work In
The AI testing company is moving beyond fixed benchmarks with models that generate changing environments for training and evaluation.
JustAI Raises $17 Million for Enterprise Marketing Agents
The company is building software that continually personalizes campaigns, tests changes and adjusts marketing decisions across customer channels.
Superhuman Agrees to Acquire AI Detection Company GPTZero
The productivity platform is adding authenticity tools used by educators, publishers and employers.
Genspark Extends Series B to $485 Million at a $2.6 Billion Valuation
The agentic workspace company added $100 million and appointed a chief revenue officer as it pursues larger business customers.
Generalist AI Raises $400 Million for Robot Foundation Models
The physical AI company reached a $2 billion valuation as it trains software intended to work across different robots and real-world tasks.
OpenAI Extends Codex With Tools for More Professional Roles
New plugins, skills and workflow features move the coding agent beyond software development into research, analysis and business operations.
ZoomMate Launches as an Agentic Assistant for Workplace Tasks
The product combines enterprise search, generated deliverables and actions across connected applications.
Asana Acquires No-Code Agent Builder StackAI
The work-management company is adding cross-system automation for human and AI teams.
Human Archive Raises $8.2 Million to Collect Training Data for Physical AI
The startup is building a network that records first-person human activity, bringing privacy, consent and worker pay into the robotics data race.
Google Adds Voice Workflows and a New Pics App to Workspace
The I/O update lets users speak to Gmail, Docs and Keep while introducing an AI image creation and editing workspace.
Fazeshift Raises $17 Million for Autonomous Accounts Receivable
The finance software startup is expanding AI agents that handle invoicing, reconciliation, collections and other repetitive cash workflows.
Anthropic Gives Managed Agents Time to Learn From Past Work
The Dreaming research preview reviews completed sessions and writes memory updates intended to reduce repeated mistakes.
NeoCognition Launches With $40 Million for Agents That Learn on the Job
The new research lab wants software agents to build specialized expertise from experience instead of remaining fixed after training.
Salesforce Launches Headless 360 for AI Agent Development
The company is exposing platform capabilities through tools, skills and a controlled experience layer that agents can use across different interfaces.
Nexus Raises $4.3 Million to Put Governed AI Agents in Business Teams
The Brussels and San Francisco startup wants nontechnical employees to deploy agents across existing systems without giving up enterprise controls.
Littlebird Raises $11 Million for a Context-Aware Desktop Assistant
The startup is building an AI memory that reads on-screen text, prepares meeting notes and retrieves information from a user's daily work.
Eragon Raises $12 Million for a Prompt-First Enterprise Operating System
The startup wants employees to direct business software through natural language while agents work across data and applications.
Zoom Opens No-Code Platform for Custom Workplace AI Agents
Businesses can build agents that work across meetings, documents and outside enterprise applications.
Apple Buys Full Rights to Severance
The reported deal moves future production of the hit series inside Apple Studios.
