Finpilot raises $10M for AI agents that handle the grunt work for institutional investors
GeekWire — Finpilot co-founder and CEO Lakshay Chauhan. (Finpilot Photo) Seattle startup Finpilot, which uses AI agents to take the paperwork off the plates of
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Context: The Real Reason Agentic AI Fails In The Enterprise
Forbes — Most AI strategies today focus on model selection, but model performance is rarely the limiting factor in agentic performance.
The rise of agentic AI in networking
AI Business — AI in networking is increasing, but challenges remain.
The Trade Desk and Dstillery Link AI Agents to Reshape Audiences Mid-Campaign
adweek.com — While buyers see the appeal of faster audience creation, they question whether agentic integrations will meaningfully change media buying—and say the bigger value still lies in knowing which audiences are right for a brand
Snapped a photo of an event poster? Google Photos could soon add it to your calendar
Android Authority — Google Photos v8.0 hints at a new Ask Photos feature that lets you create calendar events directly from photographed posters and flyers.
Elon Musk says Grok Bot costs too much to serve. xAI says it flagged 43 idle software seats that saved $14,220 once downgraded. So what is your agent's work worth?
natesnewsletter.substack.com — AI agents put work within reach that you once needed a team to attempt. How to decide what deserves doing, what your time is worth, and when to spend more.
Blackbaud’s AI fundraising agent sees gifts jump 70% as adoption grows By Investing.com
Investing.com — Blackbaud’s AI fundraising agent sees gifts jump 70% as adoption grows
Sinch Announces Joining the Inaugural SpaceX Super Intelligence Network as Marketplace Partner
MarTech Series — Sinch AB (publ) has announced that it has been named a Marketplace Partner in the SpaceX Super Intelligence (SpaceXSI) Partner Network, bringing trusted voice, verification, messaging and email infrastructure directly into enterprise applications built in Grok Build (formerly Cursor).
Google expands AI-powered shopping and direct checkout to Canadian consumers
Retail Insider — Google is bringing AI-powered shopping and direct checkout to Canada through partnerships with lululemon, Shopify, Shoppers Drug Mart and Simons, with broader retailer access planned for 2027.
AdaptlyPost Launches ChatGPT Plugin to Schedule and Publish Social Media Posts
MarTech Series — AdaptlyPost, a social media scheduling platform, today made its plugin available in OpenAI's ChatGPT, letting users write, schedule and publish posts to 11 social networks without leaving the chat.
Elon Musk’s Grok Bot is picking up the phone now, and the first calls are wild
TESLARATI — Elon Musk wants Grok Bot users making phone calls, and one Comcast call saved $500.
Meta says automation wrongly took down No Kings and a Senate candidate’s page. It’s automating more anyway
Fortune — Lula’s campaign, the No Kings coalition and a Florida Senate candidate ran into restrictions on Meta’s platforms this fall. Each time, Meta blamed errors in its systems.
Worldwide Express Unfreezes $10 Million With AWS AI Agents
PYMNTS.com — Worldwide Express works with more than 130,000 customers and more than 75 less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers, which fill a trailer with freight from
Walmart’s Updated AI Agent Turns Pictures Into Shopping Lists
PYMNTS.com — Walmart’s artificial intelligence (AI) shopping agent, Sparky, can now use images uploaded by the user to answer questions or create shopping lists,
Developers can now create advanced 'app skills' for Siri AI
9to5Mac — Apple today announced a major new Siri AI initiative for third-party developers, allowing any app to create Siri AI integrations...
New AI-assisted method cross-checks building design documents to help detect errors
Tech Xplore — Collaboration between different stakeholders is a key part of project-based industries like construction. A variety of documents are required for effective communication, and inconsistencies between them could lead to project delays and increased costs, making early detection essential.
My Claude weekly limit lasted longer once I made Opus a project manager
XDA — Here's how to code big projects without going over your weekly cap.
AI agents take over at SETI's Allen Telescope Array, scanning for extraterrestrial intelligence
The Decoder — The SETI Institute and Breakthrough Listen are now using AI agents at the Allen Telescope Array to control the telescope and analyze incoming radio signals. Tasks that used to take weeks can now wrap up in hours, and the team says the system detected a pulsar in the Crab Nebula in real time for the first time.
Title TK | Ezra Mechaber
lennysnewsletter.com — Listen now | 🎙️ Figma growth PM Ezra Mechaber demos PM OS, a 31-skill repo used by 60+ PMs, and AutoXP, an agent that runs growth experiments with one human checkpoint
NTT to help Japanese companies update at-risk aging IT with AI
Nikkei Asia — 60% of businesses use obsolete software, making them vulnerable to cyberattacks
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