Building AI for financial software requires a different playbook than consumer AI, and Intuit's latest QuickBooks release provides an example. The company has announced Intuit Intelligence, a system that orchestrates specialized AI agents across its QuickBooks platform to handle tasks including sales tax compliance and payroll processing. These new agents augment existing accounting and project…

In an industry where model size is often seen as a proxy for intelligence, IBM is charting a different course — one that values efficiency over enormity, and accessibility over abstraction. The 114-year-old tech giant's four new Granite 4.0 Nano models, released today, range from just 350 million to 1.5 billion parameters, a fraction of…

Microsoft is launching a significant expansion of its Copilot AI assistant on Tuesday, introducing tools that let employees build applications, automate workflows, and create specialized AI agents using only conversational prompts — no coding required. The new capabilities, called App Builder and Workflows, mark Microsoft's most aggressive attempt yet to merge artificial intelligence with software…

GitHub is making a bold bet that enterprises don't need another proprietary coding agent. They need a way to manage all of them. At its Universe 2025 conference, the Microsoft-owned developer platform announced Agent HQ. The new architecture transforms GitHub into a unified control plane for managing multiple AI coding agents from competitors including Anthropic,…

While enterprises looking to sell goods and services online wait for the backbone of agentic commerce to be hashed out, PayPal is hoping its new features will bridge the gap. The payments company is launching a discoverability solution that allows enterprises to make its product available on any chat platform, regardless of the model or…

Some enterprises are best served by fine-tuning large models to their needs, but a number of companies plan to build their own models, a project that would require access to GPUs.  Google Cloud wants to play a bigger role in enterprises’ model-making journey with its new service, Vertex AI Training. The service gives enterprises looking…

Anthropic is making its most aggressive push yet into the trillion-dollar financial services industry, unveiling a suite of tools that embed its Claude AI assistant directly into Microsoft Excel and connect it to real-time market data from some of the world's most influential financial information providers. The San Francisco-based AI startup announced Monday it is…

Watch out, DeepSeek and Qwen! There's a new king of open source large language models (LLMs), especially when it comes to something enterprises are increasingly valuing: agentic tool use — that is, the ability to go off and use other software capabilities like web search or bespoke applications — without much human guidance. That model…

Dropbox has unveiled a significant upgrade to its Dropbox Dash tool, positioning it as a game changer for small business owners looking to enhance productivity and streamline workflows. The enhanced Dash now features advanced search capabilities for videos and images, along with AI-driven tools designed to expedite document creation. This evolution comes as small businesses…

When starting a business, it’s crucial to know whether you need to register your company. Depending on your chosen structure, such as an LLC or corporation, formal registration with the Secretary of State is often required. Sole proprietors may only need an Assumed Name Certificate if using a different name. Comprehending these requirements can protect…