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Salesforce's Agentforce passes $1.5 billion in ARR
Agentforce ARR grew more than 240% in a year, while Salesforce as a whole grew 11%.
Read News · Infrastructure 1 min readEmerald AI raises $150 million for grid-flexible data centers
Its software adjusts how much power an AI data center draws based on grid conditions. The Series A values Emerald AI at $1.05 billion.
Read News · Infrastructure 1 min read3.2 GW power contract for an OpenAI data center nears decision
The Effingham County contract terms are trade secrets, and one commissioner said its scale is far larger than usual.
Read News · Payments 1 min readRevolut builds a research unit around its own model, PRAGMA
Revolut announced Revolut Research on August 25. PRAGMA improved fraud recall by 64.7% over its own specialist models.
Read News · Funding 1 min readStability AI raises $76 million, backed by major music groups
The $76 million Series B includes Universal, Sony and Warner's music groups, Electronic Arts and AMD Ventures.
Read News · Payments 1 min readCiti, HSBC, Barclays adopt Ant's AI model for FX forecasts
Falcon TST 2.0 forecasts cash flow and FX exposure in cross-border payments. Ant claims over 90% accuracy.
Read News · Funding 1 min readFinance AI makers Moss and Rillet both become unicorns
Berlin-based Moss raised €30 million for finance agents, and Rillet, which builds an AI-native ERP, closed a $100 million round.
Read News · Funding 1 min readOpenAI's CFO says the company will go public in 2027
Sarah Friar told employees OpenAI will be a public company in 2027, or sooner if the business keeps accelerating. Earlier reports had pointed to September 2026.
Read News · Funding 1 min readStripe agrees to buy OpenRouter, the gateway to 400+ models
Reports put the price above $7 billion. OpenRouter raised money at a reported $1.3 billion valuation only months earlier.
Read News · Payments 1 min readVisa, Mastercard join 26-member alliance on agent payments
Rain's alliance, launched on August 18, will set shared standards for how an agent proves who it acts for and how much it may spend.
Read News · Policy 1 min readFDA opens discussion on regulating generative AI devices
The FDA published a discussion paper on August 18 and is taking comments until October 19. The paper sets no binding rules and sketches a two-axis risk framework.
Read News · Search 1 min readGemini in Chrome on Android starts handling bookings for users
Google opened Gemini in Chrome to all US Android users on August 18. Auto Browse, on paid plans, handles tasks for them.
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