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Writer Raises $200M Series C at $1.9B Valuation to Fuel Leadership in Agentic Enterprise AI
Nov 12, 2024
Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth co-lead round with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, Citi Ventures, and others, as Fortune 500 companies embrace Writer’s full-stack generative AI solution SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE)-- Writer, the full-stack generative AI platform for the enterprise, today announced $200M in Series C venture funding at a $1.9 billion valuation. The round was co-led by Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and existing investor ICONIQ Growth, with participation from investors including Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, B Capital, Citi Ventures, IBM Ventures, and Workday Ventures.
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Digital Experience
Zennify Acquires Terazo, Doubling Down on AI and Data Engineering for Regulated Industries
Nov 12, 2024
Terazo's engineering capabilities meet Zennify's industry expertise to address the growing demand for data and AI transformation SACRAMENTO, Calif., and RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zennify, a data-first technology consultancy specializing in financial services, today announced it has acquired Terazo, a leading digital engineering firm renowned for its AI, API, and application development capabilities. The acquisition brings together Zennify's depth across platforms such as Salesforce, nCino, and Databricks with Terazo's depth in data-driven customer engagement leveraging technologies like Twilio and Databricks.
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Customer Experience
Zendesk Launches Flexible Pricing for Customized AI Journeys
Nov 11, 2024
New approach empowers companies to scale their AI and automation investments in line with evolving customer and employee needs SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Zendesk introduced their market-leading AI Dynamic Pricing Plan, a flexible pricing and usage approach designed to make AI in service more accessible and adaptable for businesses. This allows companies to adjust their investment between human agents and AI agents, providing the flexibility needed to be responsive as customer needs, business goals and market demands evolve. "In just a few years, there will be a massive shift in the amount of service that is automated – we predict 100% of interactions will involve AI.
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Digital Experience
IBM 'AI in Action' Report Identifies Key Characteristics of Businesses That Consider Themselves Leaders in AI
Nov 08, 2024
Effective Data Management Strategy and Aggressive Investment Approach Found as Biggest Differentiators NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) released a new report called AI in Action that highlights artificial intelligence strategies of businesses considered "AI Leaders." The report is based on a survey, conducted on behalf of IBM by Harris Poll, of 2,000 companies across the U.S., U.K., India, Japan and Germany. According to the findings, of the 2,000 businesses surveyed, 15% reported being far ahead of their peers when it comes to leveraging AI to maximize value across their business.
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Digital Experience
Cloverleaf AI Raises $2.8 Million in Seed Funding, Launches Transformative Solutions for Government Contracting
Nov 07, 2024
New capital will expand already-robust platform used by companies like Airbnb, Holland & Knight, and Waste Management to uncover qualified government leads before anyone else DENVER, Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Cloverleaf AI, a leader in innovative solutions for government contractors, today announced it raised $2.8 million in a seed funding round led by Jackson Square Ventures, with participation from First Mile, TechStars, and Legal Tech Fund. The company also unveiled two new products: Vocal Fingerprinting, which monitors and reports government officials' positions from each public meeting they take and the Opportunity Database, a fully searchable index that captures more than 100,000 monthly government opportunities before they even reach the RFP stage. "At Cloverleaf AI, our mission is to seamlessly bridge the gap between people and data.
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Digital Experience
BrowserStack Advances Software Testing With AI-Powered Low Code Automation
Nov 06, 2024
DUBLIN, Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BrowserStack, the world's leading software testing platform, today announced the launch of Low Code Automation, an innovative solution that democratizes test automation for QA teams, developers, and citizen testers alike. Software teams face critical challenges—slow manual testing cycles bottleneck releases, traditional automation tools like Selenium require steep learning curves with long ramp-up periods before showing ROI, and organizations struggle with a shortage of automation engineers while talented testers lack coding skills.
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Digital Experience
AI Adoption in FP&A Saves Professionals Up to 200 Hours and £100,000 Annually
Nov 06, 2024
AI Revolution in FP&A is Set to Offer One of the Most Impactful Transformations in Finance LONDON, Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ICit Business Intelligence, a leading Workday Adaptive Planning Solution Provider, has today released new research showing that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) will reshape the future of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), empowering finance professionals to become more trusted, strategic partners to their organisations. According to the latest ICit-commissioned report: Harnessing AI for enhanced Financial Planning & Analysis, FP&A teams are already experiencing substantial financial and time-saving benefits by utilising AI.
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Digital Experience
Lumen Technologies Partners With Google Cloud to Drive AI Innovation and Accelerate Digital Transformation
Nov 05, 2024
Google Cloud underpins Lumen ® Digital Twin technology, providing proactive insights across the Lumen network Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform enables new AI-powered applications to assist Lumen technicians and customer support teams Lumen Private Connectivity Fabric℠ will expand Google's network to support demand growth for Google Cloud's products and AI innovations DENVER, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) announced a partnership with Google Cloud that is accelerating Lumen's digital transformation and driving innovation for billions of Google customers. Lumen Chooses Google to Build 'Digital Twin', Drive AI Innovation Lumen is partnering with Google Cloud to power AIOps and proactive data insights across its network, as Lumen continues to drive operational efficiencies.
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Digital Experience
Nabla Joins the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) to Advance AI Governance in Healthcare
Nov 05, 2024
NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nabla, the leading ambient AI assistant for clinicians, announced today it is joining the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI), a private-sector coalition committed to developing industry best practices and frameworks to address the urgent need for independent validation for quality assurance, representation, and ethical practices for health AI. Created by best-in-class AI researchers in collaboration with a large community of clinician innovators, Nabla works across over 55 specialties and various clinical settings.
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Digital Experience
Fujitsu and AMD to Begin Strategic Partnership to Develop More Sustainable Computing Infrastructure Intended to Accelerate Open-Source AI Initiatives
Nov 01, 2024
KAWASAKI, Japan and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to form a strategic partnership to create computing platforms for AI and high-performance computing (HPC). The partnership, encompassing all aspects from technology development to commercialization, will seek to facilitate the creation of open source and energy efficient platforms comprised of advanced processors with superior power performance and highly flexible AI/HPC software and aims to accelerate open-source AI and/or HPC initiatives.