Ready or not, enterprises are betting on AI

Ready or not, enterprises are betting on AI

This has been a big week for AI companies signing enterprise deals, with Zendesk unveiling new AI agents that are supposed to be able to resolve 80% of customer service issues, Anthropic and IBM announcing a strategic partnership, and Deloitte also announcing a deal with Anthropic. Plus, Google announced a new AI-for-business platform. That doesn’t…

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Navan plows ahead with IPO during shutdown, aims for .45B valuation 

Navan plows ahead with IPO during shutdown, aims for $6.45B valuation 

Corporate travel management company Navan — once known as TripActions — filed updated IPO documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, even though the federal government is currently shut down.   Navan is proceeding under new SEC rules that allows wanna-be public companies that are in limbo during the shutdown to file updated information, including share count and pricing, and have their statements automatically okayed in 20 days without staff scrutiny. Once…

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Google ramps up its ‘AI in the workplace’ ambitions with Gemini Enterprise

Google ramps up its ‘AI in the workplace’ ambitions with Gemini Enterprise

Google on Thursday launched a comprehensive AI platform for businesses called Gemini Enterprise, the latest effort by the Alphabet-owned company to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI in the fast-growing market for workplace AI tools. As part of the launch, Google announced several new Gemini Enterprise customers, including the software design firm Figma; the buy-now-pay-later company…

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Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan

Microsoft buys another 100 MW of solar, this time in Japan

Microsoft is buying 100 megawatts of solar capacity from Japanese developer Shizen Energy, the latest in a string of renewable energy deals designed to power the tech company’s growing compute needs.  The agreement, which the companies announced late last week, covers four different solar developments; one is already operating and three are under construction. The…

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