Microsoft Announces New AI Agents, Accelerator Program for Sellers
Microsoft has announced a new program to encourage customers to use the company's primary AI copilot and agent-building tools for sales scenarios. The new agent building program, Microsoft AI Accelerator for Sales, aims to help sales organizations 'transform and migrate off legacy CRM vendors.' Two new pre-built AI agents, Sales Agent and Sales Chat, will reach preview in May.
High Schoolers to Write Code and Develop Microelectronics for Artificial Intelligence
Public high school students in Kansas and two other states will receive training in the cutting-edge field of artificial intelligence, learning to create both code that underpins AI and the microelectronics to run it. Researchers at the University of Kansas, along with the University of Florida and the University of North Texas, will partner with regional high schools to engage about 500 students and 25 teachers in real-world projects.
Is SoundHound AI a Buy?
SoundHound AI delivered a blowout fourth-quarter earnings report, with a 101% year-over-year increase in revenue. The company's voice artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer posted a spectacular 101% year-over-year increase in revenue for the period ended Dec. 31. Management raised its full-year 2025 growth outlook, projecting confidence for further operating momentum.
How Crunchbase AI Is Forecasting Unicorns With 95% Accuracy
Crunchbase, a go-to platform for company data, has relaunched as an AI-powered solution, revolutionizing how investors gain insights into private companies. The new Crunchbase introduces live, predictive intelligence, providing a real-time, forward-looking view of the market. Users can now anticipate funding rounds, acquisitions, and even IPOs with unprecedented accuracy.
Coveo Brings Essential Relevance to GenAI and Agentic AI
Coveo, the market leader in AI-Relevance, has announced three advancements to augment AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI projects: Coveo for Agentforce, an expanded suite of Coveo APIs, and the Coveo Agentic AI Design Partner Program. The company's AI-Relevance Platform enables enterprises to deliver hyper-personalization at every point-of-experience, easily unifying all their data securely, with the highest level of contextual and prescriptive accuracy.
Combatant Commands to Get New Generative AI Tech for Operational Planning, Wargaming
The U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command and European Command are first in line to receive new generative artificial intelligence capabilities delivered by Scale AI and its industry partners via the Thunderforge initiative. The Thunderforge technology solution will provide AI-assisted planning capabilities, decision support tools, and automated workflows, enabling military planners to navigate evolving operational environments.
Scale AI Announces Multimillion-Dollar Defense Deal
Scale AI has partnered with the Department of Defense to use AI agents for U.S. military planning and operations. The 'Thunderforge' program will work with Anduril, Microsoft, and others to develop and deploy AI agents. The program will incorporate a team of 'global technology partners' to develop and deploy AI agents. Uses will include modeling and simulation, decision-making support, proposed courses of action, and even automated workflows.
Google Co-Authored Report Lays Out Roadmap For AI In Tackling AMR
A new report co-authored by Google says close collaboration between industry, academia, and government in employing artificial intelligence could solve the looming threat of antimicrobial resistance. The report lays out a roadmap for AI in tackling AMR, highlighting the potential of AI to improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of AMR.
CMO: Provider Organizations Should Deploy AI Where It Solves Real Pain Points
Dr. Colin Banas, chief medical officer at DrFirst, advised that at HIMSS25, the focus for attendees should be on actionable innovations – technologies that eliminate friction and enhance collaboration. DrFirst is a vendor of medication management technology that works from prescription through adherence and is used by nearly half a million prescribers, 70,000 pharmacies, 270 EHRs and health information systems, and more than 2,000 hospitals in the U.S.
Key Takeaways
- Microsoft has announced a new program to encourage customers to use the company's primary AI copilot and agent-building tools for sales scenarios.
- Public high school students in Kansas and two other states will receive training in the cutting-edge field of artificial intelligence.
- SoundHound AI delivered a blowout fourth-quarter earnings report, with a 101% year-over-year increase in revenue.
- Crunchbase has relaunched as an AI-powered solution, revolutionizing how investors gain insights into private companies.
- Coveo has announced three advancements to augment AI, GenAI, and Agentic AI projects.
- The U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command and European Command are first in line to receive new generative artificial intelligence capabilities delivered by Scale AI and its industry partners via the Thunderforge initiative.
- Scale AI has partnered with the Department of Defense to use AI agents for U.S. military planning and operations.
- A new report co-authored by Google says close collaboration between industry, academia, and government in employing artificial intelligence could solve the looming threat of antimicrobial resistance.
- Dr. Colin Banas, chief medical officer at DrFirst, advised that at HIMSS25, the focus for attendees should be on actionable innovations – technologies that eliminate friction and enhance collaboration.
Sources
- Microsoft announces new AI agents, accelerator program for sellers
- High schoolers to write code and develop microelectronics for artificial intelligence
- Is SoundHound AI a Buy?
- How Crunchbase AI Is Forecasting Unicorns With 95% Accuracy
- Coveo Brings Essential Relevance to GenAI and Agentic AI - Introducing Coveo for Agentforce, Expanded API Suite, and a New Agentic AI Design Partner Program
- Combatant commands to get new generative AI tech for operational planning, wargaming
- I Tried AI to Create a Digital Vision Board to Manifest My Dream Life
- Scale AI announces multimillion-dollar defense deal, a major step in U.S. military automation
- Google Co-Authored Report Lays Out Roadmap For AI In Tackling AMR
- CMO: Provider organizations should deploy AI where it solves real