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How Sema4.ai is empowering business users to deploy AI agents in minutes
Many early AI agents tend to be singularly-purposed or IT-driven. Sema4.ai says it is the differentiator for diverse horizontal use cases.Tech - VentureBeat - November 14 -
2025: The year ‘invisible’ AI agents will integrate into enterprise hierarchies
Ultimately, AI agents will be able to perceive (process and interpret data), plan, act (with or without a human in the loop), reflect, learn from feedback and improve over time.Tech - VentureBeat - November 14 -
Review: Jazz, African independence, secret agents — it's all in 'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat'
As jazz celebrities rallied to the cause of African decolonization, secret Western interests saw an opportunity for exploitation in this documentary eye-opener.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 16 -
Elon Musk backs Howard Lutnick as agent for ‘change’ at US Treasury
Tesla boss publicly lobbies Trump to choose Cantor Fitzgerald boss over Scott Bessent in key economic roleWorld - Financial Times - November 16 -
Kash Patel would do ‘massive damage’ to FBI: Ex-agent
Former FBI Special Agent Daniel Brunner said if President-elect Trump chooses loyalist and former Trump administration aide Kash Patel to lead the FBI, it would do “massive damage” to the agency. ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
Microsoft pitches AI 'agents' that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told customers at a conference in Chicago on Tuesday that the company is teaching a new set of artificial intelligence tools how to “act on our behalf across our work ...Tech - ABC News - November 19 -
Microsoft’s new AI agents support 1,800 models (and counting)
New Copilot capabilities allow users to build customized autonomous AI agents, pull from out-of-the-box options and deploy without coding.Tech - VentureBeat - November 19 -
Microsoft brings transactional databases to Fabric to boost AI agents
At its Ignite 2024 conference today, Microsoft announced a major step toward breaking down data silos separating transactional databases and analytical tools. The tech giant revealed that Azure ...Tech - VentureBeat - November 19 -
Microsoft quietly assembles the largest AI agent ecosystem—and no one else is close
ANALYSIS: Microsoft has quietly built the largest enterprise AI agent ecosystem, with over 100,000 organizations creating or editing AI agents through its Copilot Studio since launch – a ...Tech - VentureBeat - November 19 -
Microsoft launches Azure AI Foundry with agent orchestration, management tools
Microsoft's new developer tools lets users build orchestration frameworks and evaluate AI models and agents.Tech - VentureBeat - November 19 -
Orchestrator agents: Integration, human interaction, and enterprise knowledge at the core
Bringing in more AI agents to workflows means having a strong orchestrator agent to manage it all for enterprises.Tech - VentureBeat - November 19 -
Trump’s cabinet picks are agents of his contempt, rage and vengeance | Sidney Blumenthal
With them, Trump will tear down any person or institution that tried to restrain his worst impulses or hold him accountable. “Shock” suddenly became the most commonly uttered word in habitually ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Capitol rioter with "kill list" convicted of plot to murder FBI agents
Edward Kelley distributed a "kill list" and videos containing images of FBI employees to another person as part of his "mission," prosecutors say.Top stories - CBS News - November 21 -
Man convicted of plotting to kill agents investigating his role on Jan. 6
A convicted Jan. 6 rioter has now been found guilty of planning to kill federal agents who were investigating his role in the Capitol attack. Edward Kelley, 35, was convicted Wednesday by a jury of ...Politics - The Hill - November 21 -
Will Sam Altman always win the OpenAI board fight in an AI agent simulation?
Fable built its AI Sim Francisco "war game" to find out why OpenAI's behind closed doors board fight turned out the way it did.Tech - VentureBeat - November 21 -
Google Cloud launches AI Agent Space amid rising competition
VentureBeat's viewing of the AI Agent Space revealed only 19 distinct agent models available for use, a fry cry from cloud rivals.Tech - VentureBeat - November 21 -
Salesforce launches Agentforce Testing Center to put agents through paces
Salesforce announced Testing Center, a platform that lets enterprises test AI agents responses without touching sensitive information.Tech - VentureBeat - November 21 -
Microsoft’s AI agents: 4 insights that could reshape the enterprise landscape
We dive into the most significant takeaways from Microsoft Ignite, and Microsoft's emerging leadership in the area of AI agents.Tech - VentureBeat - November 22 -
Getting started with AI agents (part 1): Capturing processes, roles and connections
To get started with AI agents, we must first identify differences between agents and models and define roles and communication requirements.Tech - VentureBeat - 6 days ago -
F.B.I. Agents Investigate Use of Fake Donors in N.Y. Assembly Race
The inquiry follows a New York Times report questioning the validity of more than $162,000 in matching funds given to Dao Yin, a Democrat of Queens.Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
Microsoft’s 10 new AI agents strengthen its enterprise automation lead
In a three-part video series with generative AI developer and expert Sam Witteveen, I explore what Microsoft's announcements about AI agents mean for enterprises, why Microsoft is pulling ahead as ...Tech - VentureBeat - 5 days ago -
Getting started with AI agents (part 2): Autonomy, safeguards and pitfalls
Success in building AI agents hinges on mapping roles and workflows and establishing safeguards such as human oversight and error checks.Tech - VentureBeat - 5 days ago -
Sheltered Venezuelan government opponents decry police and intelligence agents outside embassy
Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas are decrying that local police and intelligence agents were stationed outside of it for hoursWorld - ABC News - 5 days ago -
FBI special agent charged with sexually assaulting 2 women
An FBI special agent has been arrested in Montgomery County, Maryland, and stands accused of sexually assaulting two women.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
FBI agent acquitted in 2020 train shooting is arrested for sexual assault
An FBI agent who in 2022 was acquitted of attempted murder for shooting a man on a train near Washington, D.C., has been accused of sexual assault.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
U.S. Border Agents Seize 3,000 Fake Gibson Guitars
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history, officials said.Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
One Black Friday Free-Agent Deal For Each M.L.B. Team
The final month on the calendar is the most transactional time of the baseball year. Where could the remaining stars end up?Sports - The New York Times - 6 hours ago -
Getting started with AI agents (part 2): Autonomy, safeguards and pitfalls
Success in building AI agents hinges on mapping roles and workflows and establishing safeguards such as human oversight and error checks.Tech - VentureBeat - 5 days ago -
Microsoft’s 10 new AI agents strengthen its enterprise automation lead
In a three-part video series with generative AI developer and expert Sam Witteveen, I explore what Microsoft's announcements about AI agents mean for enterprises, why Microsoft is pulling ahead as ...Tech - VentureBeat - 5 days ago -
Getting started with AI agents (part 1): Capturing processes, roles and connections
To get started with AI agents, we must first identify differences between agents and models and define roles and communication requirements.Tech - VentureBeat - 6 days ago -
Gunfight and massive brawl in France seriously wounds five
Shootings in Poitiers are latest to injure children, with minister saying country at ‘tipping point’ on drug violence. A shooting and massive brawl linked to drug trafficking has seriously wounded ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Luke Grimes on "Yellowstone" season five's family battles
As the hit series "Yellowstone" approaches its season finale, Luke Grimes joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss what fans can expect from the intense final episodes.Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
One person in custody linked to five stabbings in Seattle
Seattle police report that a suspect is in custody following a stabbing in the city's International District that left five people injured. Authorities describe the incident as a random act of ...Top stories - NBC News - November 9 -
Fathers figure — five beguiling new debut novels
From the Swiss Alps to Norway via Paris and London — bad dads loom large in this current crop of fictionWorld - Financial Times - November 11 -
Five Ways to Disaster-Proof the Energy Grid
With extreme weather events—and power outages—on the rise, utilities and tech companies are looking at what they can do to keep the lights on in the future.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 10 -
Five things to know about Germany's government crisis
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early election in FebruaryWorld - ABC News - November 13
