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Microsoft has announced significant changes to its AI-powered Copilot services, introducing a free business chat option and new pricing for consumer subscriptions. The company is launching Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, a rebranded version of its business AI chat service that includes access to AI agents on a pay-per-use basis. According to Microsoft’s chief marketing officer …
Google has announced the integration of its AI capabilities into Google Workspace business subscriptions, eliminating the previous requirement for separate AI add-ons. According to a statement from Google Cloud Applications President Jerry Dischler, the company will include Gemini AI features in all Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, making them available to business customers without additional …
Google DeepMind has introduced FACTS Grounding, a new benchmark system to evaluate the factual accuracy of large language models (LLMs). According to Taryn Plumb’s report in VentureBeat, the benchmark tests how well AI models generate accurate responses based on long-form documents. The system includes a public leaderboard on Kaggle, where Gemini 2.0 Flash currently leads …
A comprehensive analysis of AI-powered marketing tools reveals 30 key technologies expected to drive digital marketing innovation in 2025. According to a report published by Rob Glover on Hootsuite’s blog, these tools span across social media management, copywriting, content creation, advertising, and automation sectors. The research, based on a survey of over 4,000 marketers, indicates …
LlamaIndex has launched Agent Document Workflow (ADW), a new architecture designed to enhance AI agents’ decision-making capabilities beyond traditional retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). According to reporting by Emilia David for VentureBeat, the system enables agents to manage complex workflows and make informed decisions based on document content. ADW treats documents as part of broader business processes, …
Cohere has introduced North, a new AI workspace platform designed for enterprise customers with high security requirements. According to technology reporter Michael Nuñez, the platform combines language models, search capabilities, and automation tools while maintaining data privacy. North operates in private cloud environments or on-premises installations, targeting regulated sectors like finance and healthcare. The Royal …
Diffbot, a Silicon Valley company, has introduced a new AI model that combines AI capabilities with real-time fact verification. As reported by Michael Nuñez for VentureBeat, the system uses graph retrieval-augmented generation (GraphRAG) technology based on Meta’s Llama 3.3. The model connects to Diffbot’s Knowledge Graph, a database containing over one trillion facts that updates …
AI or Not, a platform specialized in detecting AI-generated content and deepfakes, has raised $5 million in seed funding. As reported by Dean Takahashi, the investment round was led by Foundation Capital with participation from GTMFund, Plug and Play, and angel investors. The company’s technology identifies AI-generated content across images, audio, and video to prevent …
Microsoft has made its Phi-4 AI model freely available as open-source software on the Hugging Face platform. As reported by Carl Franzen, the model was previously only accessible through Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry platform. The 14-billion-parameter AI model has demonstrated strong capabilities in mathematical reasoning and language understanding tasks, outperforming larger models in specific benchmarks. …
Adobe Research and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology have developed TransPixar, an AI system that creates transparent visual effects for videos. As reported by Michael Nuñez in VentureBeat, the technology generates see-through elements like smoke and reflections that blend naturally into scenes. The system works with limited training data and uses a novel …