Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is set to join OpenAI as CEO of Applications, working directly under Sam Altman. Simo, already on OpenAI's board, will transition from Instacart over the next few months. She has extensive product management and monetization experience from Meta and Instacart. At OpenAI, she will lead the applications division and help expand corporate functions, focusing on leveraging AI for public good.

Microsoft adopts Google's open Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol, enabling AI agents to collaborate across platforms. Integrated into Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio, A2A support allows Microsoft agents to interact with external agents for tasks like meeting scheduling and email drafting. This move supports multi-agent workflows while maintaining governance and aligns with industry efforts to advance shared agent protocols. Agent technology is gaining traction, with 65% of companies experimentin

Signals, an AI-powered cloud workforce platform, launched today to automate customer interactions in sales, marketing, and service. Its pre-trained "AI employees" integrate with corporate systems, understand business contexts, and operate across channels like phone, email, and chat. These agents enhance sales and marketing efforts, improving lead follow-ups and increasing pipelines. Signals' AI continuously learns from interactions using reinforcement learning, adapting and improving over time.

Figma introduces AI-powered tools for website creation (Figma Sites), prototyping (Figma Make), marketing asset generation (Figma Buzz), and vector editing (Figma Draw). These tools aim to enhance collaboration, streamline design processes, and compete with platforms like Canva and Adobe. Figma Sites includes a CMS for blog management, while Figma Make supports interactive prototypes. A new Content Seats plan offers access to multiple tools starting at $8/month.

Apple is exploring integrating AI-powered search engines from OpenAI, Perplexity, and Anthropic into Safari. Eddy Cue, Apple's SVP of Services, revealed this during a DOJ lawsuit against Alphabet. Apple's $200 billion annual deal with Google keeps it as the default search engine, but declining Safari search volumes highlight growing AI adoption. Cue believes AI-driven providers may replace traditional engines, though they won't become defaults immediately due to needed refinement. Preliminary ta

ServiceNow introduces AI-powered agents in its Security and Risk suite to enhance autonomous defense capabilities. These agents automate threat responses, reduce reaction times, and provide real-time insights for better decision-making. Announced at Knowledge 2025, the update includes expanded risk-based vulnerability management, partnerships with Cisco and Microsoft for unified AI security, and new tools for operational resilience and AI governance. ServiceNow aims to create a unified platform

Amazon unveiled Vulcan, a new warehouse robot with tactile capabilities, marking a significant advance in robotics. Equipped with Physical AI, it combines sensory data and AI to interact with objects more human-like. Unlike previous robots relying on vision, Vulcan can feel and adapt to object changes, improving efficiency and safety in fulfillment centers. It collaborates with workers, handling 75% of warehouse items at speeds matching human performance and requesting help when needed. Deployed

IBM unveiled new AI capabilities, partnerships, and infrastructure at THINK 2025, emphasizing enterprise AI solutions. The company introduced Watson Orchestrate agents for actionable tasks, expanded collaboration with Oracle for seamless AI integration, and launched webMethods Hybrid Integration to address enterprise challenges. Additionally, IBM updated watsonx.data for unstructured data and released LinuxONE 5, a powerful server for large-scale AI workloads, highlighting its commitment to adva

AutoPatchBench is a standardized benchmark for evaluating LLM-based agents in fixing C/C++ security vulnerabilities found via fuzz testing. It includes 136 curated samples from ARVO, a dataset of real-world vulnerabilities, with a smaller subset called AutoPatchBench-Lite containing 113 samples for simpler scenarios. The benchmark focuses on generating and validating secure patches while ensuring program behavior remains intact after fixes. Part of CyberSecEval 4, it promotes reproducibility and

Netflix is revamping its homepage with a generative AI-powered search feature and TikTok-style vertical video feed for faster content discovery. Collaborating with OpenAI, the new tool offers personalized recommendations through conversational language. These updates, part of years of development, will roll out gradually. Netflix also plans to test a mobile vertical feed showcasing clips and enhance AI experiences on iOS devices via beta. The redesign aims to make content discovery more intuitiv

OpenAI met with FDA officials to discuss using AI for speeding up drug evaluations, exploring a project called cderGPT for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Elon Musk's DOGE team was also involved. AI aims to accelerate the later stages of drug development, though challenges remain in handling AI's unpredictability.

OX Appsec Security raises $60M in Series B funding led by DTCP to enhance its platform. The cloud-based solution uses AI to identify critical code vulnerabilities, assess risks, and provide remediation recommendations. It also discovers and scans APIs for security flaws. With over $94M in total funding, OX Security plans to improve AI models and expand globally.

SAS Innovate showcased AI's business evolution, emphasizing generative AI limitations and the rise of agent AI. Agent AI addresses biases, integrates governance, and enhances decision-making. By 2030, agent AI's value will reach $70 billion. SAS Viya incorporates agent AI for low-code workflows and bias-free loan decisions. Digital twins simulate real-world systems for safe innovation testing. SAS collaborates with Epic Games to create advanced digital twins for industries.

OpenAI plans to cut its revenue share with Microsoft from 20% to 10% by 2030 as part of a broader restructuring. The move allows OpenAI to retain more earnings while keeping control under its non-profit parent. Microsoft remains a key partner, integrating OpenAI models into products like Office and Azure. OpenAI is transitioning to a public benefit corporation, removing caps on investor returns, amid organizational changes following recent agreement modifications with partners including Oracle a

Hugging Face launched a free, cloud-based AI agent called Open Computer Agent that operates a Linux VM to perform tasks like using Google Maps. While it handles simple tasks well, complex ones often result in errors or CAPTCHAs it can't solve. Wait times vary based on demand. The aim is to showcase advancing open AI model capabilities and cost-effective cloud operations. Despite imperfections, agent technology is gaining investment, with 65% of companies experimenting and the market expected to

Microsoft plans to enhance the Windows 11 Start menu next month with AI-powered features, initially for Snapdragon X Copilot Plus users. The redesign offers improved organization, easier navigation, and a companion panel for smartphones. New AI tools include an integrated agent in Settings, advanced editing in Paint and Photos, Copilot Vision, and Notepad writing assistance. Arm-based devices will get early access, followed by Intel and AMD systems.

Google launched a new AI tool called Simplify in the iOS Google app to help users understand complex text by generating clearer versions without leaving the page. Built on Gemini AI, it breaks down technical jargon like medical terms while retaining key details. During testing, users found simplified texts significantly more helpful, though Google acknowledged limitations and potential errors. The feature is accessible via a highlight-and-tap process in the iOS app, with no current plans for And

NBC will use an AI-generated voice of late sports broadcaster Jim Fagan in upcoming NBA coverage. Fagan's voice, iconic from 1990-2002, will appear in select openings and promos starting October with family permission. This follows NBC's AI voiceover use during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Lightricks Ltd. released LTX Video-13B, an upgraded open-source video generation model with 13 billion parameters. It offers high-quality, controllable video output and runs efficiently on consumer hardware using UEfficient Q8 kernel. Built on licensed datasets, it ensures ethical use and commercial safety. Integrated into LTX Studio, it provides precise editing features and multi-scale rendering for detailed videos, while remaining free for small organizations and modifiable by developers.

Google has released the early access version of Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview, an updated AI model with enhanced coding capabilities. Originally planned for announcement at Google I/O 2.5, it was launched ahead of schedule due to positive feedback. This version leads in coding and UI construction, featuring multimodal understanding and reasoning. It tops the WebDev Arena leaderboard, scoring 147 points higher than its predecessor. With a context window of 1 million tokens, expandable to 2 million, it p