Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API), the real-time engagement (RTE) platform known for powering live video and conversational AI, has partnered with Akool, a fast-rising player in AI-driven video and avatar tech, to bring streaming avatars into Agora’s ecosystem. The result? Developers can now drop lifelike, expressive avatars into chat, video, and voice applications with just a few lines of code.
In the age of AI-driven sales engagement, speed, scale, and seamless communication are everything. Orum, the AI Conversation Engine built for revenue teams, has found its backbone in Vonage, a part of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC)—integrating Vonage’s Voice and Video APIs to power millions of calls, deliver real-time coaching, and accelerate its global expansion.
Ingram Micro (NYSE: INGM) is moving from distribution powerhouse to AI innovation leader. The company today announced the Sales Briefing Assistant, its first enterprise-grade AI Agent built within the patented Ingram Micro Xvantage AI Factory, powered by Google’s Gemini large language models.
As AI chatbots increasingly replace Google as the public’s go-to source of information, a new kind of visibility battle is emerging—and Percepto Digital wants to make sure its clients win it.
China’s Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA), widely regarded as the country’s premier art institution, has launched an AI-powered chatbot on its CAFA Global website, becoming the first art academy in China to leverage AI for international engagement.
Boost.ai is taking enterprise voice AI to the next level. The company today announced major upgrades to its Conversational AI platform, designed to deliver natural, human-like interactions while meeting enterprise-grade reliability and compliance standards.
Kolo AI, a next-generation AI startup, has officially launched out of stealth, introducing the industry’s first truly cross-platform AI assistant that integrates SMS, mobile app, and web interfaces with seamless conversation syncing and self-tuning personalization.
Red Lobster, the world’s largest seafood restaurant chain, is turning up the dial on convenience with a new AI-powered phone ordering system powered by SoundHound AI (Nasdaq: SOUN). The rollout, spanning all Red Lobster locations, aims to transform how guests place takeout orders while giving in-restaurant staff more breathing room.
DRUID AI has closed $31 million in Series C funding to accelerate the global rollout of its enterprise-ready agentic AI platform, with Joseph Kim taking the helm as CEO. The strategic investment was led by Cipio Partners, alongside TQ Ventures, Karma Ventures, Smedvig, and Hoxton Ventures.
