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Salesforce on Monday announced the latest version of its AI agent platform as it seeks to draw businesses to its AI software in an increasingly crowded market. The customer relationship manager giant announced a brand new platform called Agentforce 360 ahead of its annual Dreamforce customer conference starting October 14th. This new version of Agentforce includes new ways to instruct AI agents through text, a new platform for building and deploying agents, new infrastructure for the messaging app Slack, and more. A highlight of Agentforce 360 is a new AI agent prompting tool called Agent Script, which will be released…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican attacks on core provisions voting rights law Designed to protect racial minorities, supreme court This week, it’s been more than a decade since justices struck down another pillar of the 60-year-old law.In arguments Wednesday, lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump administration will try to persuade the justices to clear the case. 2nd most majority black Congressional district in the state And it becomes much more difficult, if not impossible, to consider race in redistricting.”Race-based redistricting is fundamentally unconstitutional,” Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill said in a filing with the state Supreme Court.Battle of mid-decade The debate…
People depart from the Lego Store in Manhattan, New York City, August 29, 2024. Spencer Pratt | Getty ImagesIn September 2023, just two months after her mother won her battle with breast cancer, Sam Lane started falling ill.Sam underwent several tests and the now 14-year-old was finally diagnosed with a rare brain and spinal tumor.”They said, ‘Cancer,’ and before I started crying, I said, ‘Oh no, I was going to guess, but I didn’t want it to be that bad,'” Sam said.But while Sam was intubated and unable to walk, a nurse offered him a silver lining. She said she…
BEITUNIYA, West Bank (AP) – Israel is preparing to exchange about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners for the 48 hostages, living and dead, still being held in the Gaza Strip, with many hoping the two-year war will finally end under a cease-fire agreement.The release has strong resonance on both sides. This is extremely difficult for Israelis, as some of those being released have been convicted of attacks that killed civilians and soldiers. Prisoners of war is one of the most politically sensitive issues for Palestinians, and almost every Palestinian has a friend or family member, especially young people, who has been imprisoned…
As tourists stand on the beach, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner swoops down and lands less than 100 feet overhead. They raise their hands and take pictures. You may be asked later if the photo is real. Maho Beach, on the northeast Caribbean island of St. Maarten, is a haven for aviation geeks and thrill seekers. Due to its small size and unique topography, the Princess Juliana International Airport landing strip is separated from the beach by a single road. During peak season, 50 to 70 flights land daily, making it almost within reach. “It’s scary,” said Franklin Wilson, who works…
Who: Nigeria vs BeninContent: CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup QualifiersLocation: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, NigeriaDate and time: Tuesday 6pm (16:00 GMT)How to follow: Get everything ready on Al Jazeera Sports from 13:00 GMT ahead of the live text commentary stream.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listNigeria will host Benin in the final round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Confederation of African Football (CAF) First League as they aim to take the top spot in Group C and qualify for next year’s tournament.The challenges for the Super Eagles are significant. With Benin leading by three points and two…
The Chinese flag flies in the background of the Lujiazui financial district.Video Visual China Group | Getty ImagesThe rally in Chinese stocks could signal a sign of tension, as a flare-up in U.S.-China trade tensions threatens to derail investor optimism.After months of relative calm, Beijing’s restrictions on rare earth exports and new warnings from Washington about renewed trade tensions have reignited fears of another tit-for-tat trade cycle. Chinese stocks had recently risen to multi-year highs on hopes for government stimulus and recent inflows of foreign capital into Chinese stocks. Mainland China’s benchmark CSI300, which tracks major stocks in Shanghai and…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation on Monday announced a $50 million gift to historically black Atlanta colleges and universities aimed at filling financial aid gaps that may prevent students from completing their degrees.The funding will support approximately 10,000 students with “gap scholarships” who are nearing graduation in good academic standing and have exhausted all other financial support. The goal is to increase graduation rates at Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College and Spelman College, the foundation said in a statement.“These grants are a material investment in hope,” said Foundation Board Chair Faye Twersky.The 10-year…
US President Donald Trump addresses a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 9, 2025. Evelyn HochsteinReuter Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, artificial intelligence (in other words, “OpenAI and the companies within its ecosystem”) has been accelerating the stock market.The clearest example of the sustained rise we are enjoying is in recent weeks. S&P500 Essentially every time the index rises, even if it’s only a 0.05% rise, it hits a record closing price.That doesn’t mean investors aren’t concerned about the possibility of an AI bubble forming. If you squint a little, Nvidia’s A huge…
RABON, Israel (AP) — It was a day filled with joy and tears across Israel. Families, loved ones and friends waited anxiously for Hamas to begin. Free the last living hostage He had been imprisoned in the Gaza Strip for more than two years. For Alon Ohel’s family, it was the 738th day since he was taken hostage. When the young music lover’s friends saw a photo of him among the seven hostages on a livestream, they jumped to their feet, cheered, blew the shofar (a traditional horn used to herald good tidings) and hugged each other. Hamas was first…