China is making progress in artificial intelligence “agentic frameworks”, the tools required to make AI agents, as the country’s tech giants begin to take on US players such as AutoGen and OpenAI Swarm. Tencent Holdings was the latest to join the fray after the Shenzhen-based company open-sourced its new Youtu-Agent agentic framework on Tuesday. Developed…
SenseTime has significantly narrowed its losses while achieving robust growth in its generative artificial intelligence business in the first half of 2025, as China pushes a nationwide initiative to advance the AI industry. The Hong Kong-listed company on Thursday posted revenue of 2.36 billion yuan (US$330 million) for the six months ended June 30, marking…
GitHub has launched Spark, a new AI tool that builds full-stack apps from simple text prompts. Spark is GitHub’s ambitious entry into the “vibe coding” trend, allowing users to go from an idea to a deployed application without writing code or configuring a server. Available in a public preview for GitHub Copilot Pro+ subscribers, the…
AWS Marketplace customers now have a single place to discover Workato’s AI Agents PALO ALTO, Calif., July 16, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Workato®, the leader in agentic orchestration, today announced the availability of three ready-to-deploy AgentX Apps in the new AI Agents and Tools category of AWS Marketplace. Customers can now use AWS Marketplace to easily discover, buy,…
Beijing-based Baidu has now enlarged the mobile app’s search bar and turned it into a “smart box” that supports long text input and handles more tasks than simple text-based queries and information retrieval, according to the company’s statement on Wednesday. This search box is capable of handling prompts that are thousands of words long, rather…
Major Chinese technology companies are racing to launch services based on the open model context protocol (MCP), which enables Manus-like artificial intelligence (AI) agents to connect with third-party online tools, data sources and systems – a trend that could expand the commercial adoption of such applications. Alipay operator Ant Group – the fintech affiliate of…
Salesforce has just presented Agentforce 2.0, a mere three months after the launch of Agentforce 1.0. The pace of AI development and innovation remains unprecedented. However, it is becoming increasingly clear which tech companies will lead the way in making a difference with AI. Once again, Salesforce raises the bar. Perhaps the most striking message…
Daniel Dines, cofounder and CEO of UiPath. © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Last month leaders at UiPath invited me to attend the company’s Forward conference after reading my article in Forbes about AI agents. The conversations that arose led to some interesting insights about agentic AI applications, which are attracting more attention for enterprise uses by…
Google’s quiet global rollout of its Gemini iPhone app on Thursday (Nov. 14) marks the latest move by tech companies to capture mainstream users seeking AI tools for everyday tasks on their phones. The accelerating competition in consumer AI apps signals a high-stakes battle for customer attention and wallets as companies race to convert casual…