Anthropic just launched Salesforce in Claude, a new beta plugin packing 37 sales skills to automate daily CRM chores. Connected with Salesforce and Slack, Claude can prep call briefs, score deals, draft follow-ups, and update CRM records with a single click. The tool is now available across all paid Claude plans.
Salesforce just launched Koa, its first specialized CRM reasoning model designed for Agentforce digital workers. Built on Nvidia's open Nemotron models and trained purely on synthetic enterprise workflows, it delivers 11% higher precision on CRM actions and 2.1x better context recall without touching customer data. It is currently rolling out to pilot customers ahead of a wider rollout this winter.
Salesforce and Anthropic just announced Claudeforce, bringing deep CRM integration directly into Claude alongside 37 prebuilt sales skills. Sellers can now review pipeline health and trigger governed actions right from chat. It is currently available to pilot customers, with an open beta arriving in September 2026.
Salesforce just launched Slack Code, bringing coding agents like Claude, Devin, and GitHub Copilot directly into dedicated Slack channels. Teams can now watch agents generate code, review diffs, check live previews, and approve pull requests together without leaving the chat. It is available across all Slack tiers, though partner agent access is required.
A CNBC analysis of 23 S&P 500 firms shows that cutting staff in the name of AI rarely impresses Wall Street. Over 56% of companies citing automation or AI agents—including Nike, Salesforce, and Fiverr—saw their shares slide by an average of 25%. Investors are increasingly wary of "AI washing" that disguises routine cost cutting without showing clear revenue returns.
Salesforce just supercharged Slackbot with over 30 new features, turning it into a full enterprise agent hub. It can now transcribe meetings and update CRM records automatically, follow you across desktop apps, and orchestrate other agents via MCP client support. Business+ and Enterprise+ users can toggle it on now.
Nvidia is planning to launch NemoClaw, an open-source AI agent platform designed for enterprise software companies, according to Wired. The platform packs security and privacy controls to let companies deploy task-handling agents—and it won't require Nvidia chips to run. Why it matters: Jensen Huang called open-source agent "claws" the most important software release ever, and now Nvidia wants to make them safe enough for corporate boardrooms.
Anthropic and Salesforce just expanded their partnership to make Claude a preferred AI model for Agentforce, specifically targeting strict sectors like healthcare and finance. All traffic stays securely inside Salesforce's private cloud, while Salesforce engineers deploy Claude Code worldwide. It's a pragmatic push to put agentic AI into mission-critical corporate workflows.
Slack is testing a complete overhaul of Slackbot, turning the simple notification bot into a proactive workspace AI assistant. It can parse unread messages across channels, find files via conversational prompts, coordinate Google and Outlook calendars, and even spin up project plans in Canvas. It is currently in testing with 70,000 Salesforce staff ahead of a rollout later this year.
Anthropic just rolled out a deep two-way integration with Slack. You can now summon @Claude directly in channels, DMs, and threads to draft replies and analyze files, or link your workspace so Claude can search message history for context. Public thread replies stay private until you approve them.
Anthropic just appointed enterprise veteran Paul Smith as its first Chief Commercial Officer, taking the role later this year. Smith brings 30 years of go-to-market experience from Microsoft, Salesforce, and ServiceNow. With Claude Code recurring revenue surging over 5x in two months, the move signals an aggressive push to monetize enterprise demand.
Salesforce just rolled out Agentforce in Slack, shifting workplace AI from generic chatbots to task-specific "digital teammates." These agents can reason through multi-step workflows, search across team chats, and query company data, with pre-built enterprise templates arriving June 12.
Google just introduced Agent2Agent (A2A), an open protocol designed to let AI agents talk and collaborate across different platforms and vendors. Backed by over 50 partners including Atlassian and Salesforce, A2A complements Anthropic's MCP by focusing on multi-agent coordination. A production-ready release is slated for later this year.
Meta just hired former Salesforce AI CEO Clara Shih to run a newly formed Business AI group. The unit will build Llama-powered tools for millions of merchants across Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp, likely focusing on AI-generated ads and creative workflows. Instead of charging subscription fees, Meta is betting these tools will keep businesses hooked and boost ad revenue.
Slack just sparked massive community backlash after users discovered it automatically opts customer data into training global AI models—and forces them to send an email to opt out. Slack quickly clarified that its paid Slack AI add-on does not train on customer data, but the confusing terms and sneaky defaults have left users deeply frustrated.
OpenAI’s board is reportedly negotiating with Sam Altman to bring him back as CEO as early as this week. The discussions involve scenarios like setting up a transitional board and bringing in former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, pushed heavily by nervous investors and mutinous staff. If a deal closes, Altman will demand major governance changes before abandoning his planned move to Microsoft.
Salesforce just unveiled Einstein Copilot, a conversational AI assistant embedded across its entire product catalog. Instead of clicking through menus, sales and support teams can ask in plain language to pull accounts, handle returns, or build storefronts, backed by a new Trust Layer to curb hallucinations. Why it matters: Enterprise software is shifting from complex dashboards to conversational workflows.
Hugging Face just closed a massive $235M Series D round at a $4.5B valuation, drawing checks from virtually every major tech giant including Google, Amazon, Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. The milestone round comes as the open-source AI hub crosses over 1 million shared models, datasets, and apps.
Slack is baking generative AI straight into its chat platform across three main fronts: native conversation summaries and writing assistance, third-party integrations like Anthropic's Claude, and real-time Salesforce Customer 360 data syncs. The team is also experimenting with AI prompting users to create custom workflows on the fly.
Salesforce Ventures just doubled its Generative AI Fund from $250 million to $500 million to back enterprise AI startups. The fund also brought Humane and Tribble into its portfolio alongside earlier bets on Anthropic, Cohere, and You.com. Salesforce is clearly determined to lock down the future of corporate AI software early.
