Salesforce launches Koa, its first CRM reasoning model for Agentforce, built on NVIDIA Nemotron and slated for U.S. general availability in Winter 2026 after training on proprietary synthetic CRM scenarios across more than 14 industries.
Perplexity launches Portable Computer for compatible NVIDIA RTX PCs, bringing multistep AI-agent workflows locally to Windows machines with at least 24GB of VRAM while connecting to tools including Outlook, Gmail, Slack and GitHub.
Descope launches Cross-App Access in its Agentic Identity Hub, enabling SSO-like AI-agent access to MCP servers through short-lived, request-validated ID-JAG tokens and self-service setup for tenant admins.
U.S. business AI adoption reaches 56.1% in August, but the biggest spenders cut per-employee outlays from $7,976 to $7,205 as frontier models’ token share slips to 45% and open-source or Chinese options remain used by just 6.4% of AI-buying firms.
Google Cloud and Accenture are launching a joint AI unit deploying up to 1,000 engineers to help enterprises adopt Gemini-powered tools, as Google fights to close a massive market share gap, currently holding just 6% of enterprise AI spending compared to Anthropic's 43.5% and OpenAI's 39.7%.
Coursera unveils Project Helix, an AI-native enterprise learning platform that delivers personalized, adaptive learning paths and verifiable skill credentials, combining Coursera and Udemy content to help companies bridge the growing gap between AI infrastructure and workforce readiness, with broad availability expected in early 2027.
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains rolls out major enterprise and developer upgrades, including centrally managed sandbox controls, cross-file AI edit suggestions, global project context in chat, and a new /ide command linking terminal sessions directly to the JetBrains IDE.
OpenAI reveals how ChatGPT's proactive AI agents are replacing traditional workplace tools like Slack, as scheduled tasks and personalized software transform daily workflows, with the company now working to expand access while tackling challenges like token costs, privacy controls, and enterprise system integration.
Italian AI startup Cato raises €6M in seed funding to expand its platform that helps businesses win public sector contracts by monitoring 27,000+ sources and streamlining bid preparation across Europe's €2.5 trillion annual public tender market.
AI is slashing code production costs while maintenance burdens remain unchanged, creating a dangerous complexity crisis where systems like Wheelhouse generate 270 commits per day and 450+ governance artefacts, forcing engineering leaders to treat complexity as something that must earn its place or risk AI's productive power consuming itself.