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HappyRobot raises $44 million to build a digital workforce for the real economy

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The operations of most organizations still rely on high-volume manual labor – millions of conversations, documents, and updates every day just to keep things moving.

For decades, this work has been handled by overwhelmed teams or outsourced to call centers, with inefficiencies and crucial tasks slipping through the cracks amidst the chaos. HappyRobot aims to change that.

The San Francisco-based startup’s $44 million Series B funding will scale their platform to “build & deploy AI workers”, bringing the next generation of automation to the backbone of global trade. [Read more…] about HappyRobot raises $44 million to build a digital workforce for the real economy

Datavault expands commercilization of AI agents built with IBM watsonx.ai

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Datavault AI, a specialist in AI data experience, valuation, and monetization, has expanded the commercialization of its flagship AI agents – DataScore and DataValue – built with IBM watsonx.ai.

IBM is also committing AI engineering talent and deep technical expertise over multiple years to help Datavault expand and accelerate the impact of its offerings for clients.

The integration is designed to help customers streamline their enterprise financial modeling, risk assessment, and pricing strategies across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. [Read more…] about Datavault expands commercilization of AI agents built with IBM watsonx.ai

LogicFlo raises $2.7 million to give every life sciences expert their own ‘AI agent workforce’

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Across life sciences, the brightest minds are buried in busywork. Regulatory strategists, medical writers, quality and safety experts – people trained to bring therapies to market – are still spending most of their time formatting documents, managing version control, and stitching together fragmented tools.

LogicFlo AI, the company building the AI agent workforce for life sciences, is changing that.

The Boston-based startup has just completed $2.7 million seed funding round to scale its intelligent agent platform across the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech industries. The round was led by Lightspeed with participation from leading healthcare and enterprise AI investors. [Read more…] about LogicFlo raises $2.7 million to give every life sciences expert their own ‘AI agent workforce’

Bosch plans to invest €2.5 billion into AI agent technology over the next two years

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Bosch, one of the world’s largest industrial conglomerates, says it “continues to set the pace” in the application and development of artificial intelligence (AI): by the end of 2027, the technology company will invest more than €2.5 billion in this field.

AI is an innovation booster and growth driver for Bosch products and services. It makes automated driving safer, reliably checks quality in manufacturing, and makes everyday life easier for consumers at work, in their free time, and at home.

“The breakthroughs in AI make it possible to open up completely new chapters in technology, accelerate the development of innovations, and turn these into business,” says Stefan Hartung, chairman of the Bosch board of management. [Read more…] about Bosch plans to invest €2.5 billion into AI agent technology over the next two years

First Resonance launches ‘agentic manufacturing solution’

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First Resonance, a provider of digital manufacturing solutions, has launched its new “agentic manufacturing solution” – ION Intelligence, an updated ION Factory Operating System, and the ION Marketplace.

These advancements aim to help manufacturers build smarter factories, accelerate US reshoring, and boost productivity in production, supply chain, and quality workflows.

ION Intelligence introduces agentic manufacturing capabilities, allowing the deployment of lightweight, semi-autonomous AI agents for faster, more proactive decisions. [Read more…] about First Resonance launches ‘agentic manufacturing solution’

Foxit launches AI agent for analyzing complex, technical or scientific documents

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Foxit, a provider of PDF and e-signature products and services, helping knowledge workers to increase their productivity and do more with documents, has launched its AI-Powered Research Agent.

The company describes it as “an intelligent tool designed to help users quickly understand and extract insights from complex research documents like academic papers, clinical trial reports, or usability studies”.

Foxit’s new AI-Powered Research Agent helps channel partners and end customers do what previously took hours, if not days, in just minutes: extract meaningful, structured insights from dense, complex research documents. [Read more…] about Foxit launches AI agent for analyzing complex, technical or scientific documents

SuperDial raises $15 million to automate healthcare’s ‘endless’ administrative phone calls

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As AI agents reshape work across industries, SuperDial is targeting one of healthcare’s most expensive and invisible burdens: administrative phone calls, which the company characterizes as “endless”.

SuperDial has raised $15 million in new funding to scale its voice AI platform, which automates “high-friction” insurance calls that cost provider organizations and billing companies “billions of dollars every year”.

The debt and equity series A round was led by SignalFire, with participation from Slow Ventures, BoxGroup, and Scrub Capital. It includes $3 million in venture debt for SuperDial to invest in R&D and go-to-market initiatives. [Read more…] about SuperDial raises $15 million to automate healthcare’s ‘endless’ administrative phone calls

What are AI agents and what do they do?

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Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic fantasy; it’s a present-day reality, increasingly being woven into the fabric of our lives. 

But beyond the general understanding of AI as systems that can learn and make decisions, a more dynamic and autonomous form is rapidly emerging: AI agents.

These aren’t just passive algorithms; they are active participants, designed to perceive their environment, make decisions, and take actions to achieve specific goals, often acting with a significant degree of autonomy on behalf of a user, an organization, or another system. [Read more…] about What are AI agents and what do they do?