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The next generation of robotic process automation runs on the C3 Agentic AI Platform Any business or operational workflow across any relevant data — with no code REDWOOD CITY, Calif., September 09, 2025–(BUSINESS WIRE)–C3 AI (NYSE: AI), the Enterprise AI application software company, today announced C3 AI Agentic Process Automation, a new product that allows enterprises to encapsulate both business and operational work through autonomous AI agents. For example, C3 AI Agentic Process Automation encapsulates business processes such as order-to-cash, customer service, invoice processing, debt collection, supplier onboarding, procurement, and employee onboarding, as well as industrial operations such as equipment…

Dark humor in online memes poses unique challenges due to its reliance on implicit, sensitive, and culturally contextual cues. To address the lack of resources and methods for detecting dark humor in multimodal content, we introduce a novel dataset of 4,379 Reddit memes annotated for dark humor, target category (gender, mental health, violence, race, disability, and other), and a three-level intensity rating (mild, moderate, severe). Building on this resource, we propose a reasoning-augmented framework that first generates structured explanations for each meme using a Large Vision-Language Model (VLM). Through a Role-Reversal Self-Loop, VLM adopts the author’s perspective to iteratively refine…

STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS :Dutch chip-gear maker ASML’s $1.5 billion investment in French artificial intelligence firm Mistral has given a shot in the arm to Europe’s AI ambitions and hopes for more regional tech sovereignty against the dominance of U.S. and Asian rivals.The deal, first reported by Reuters and confirmed on Tuesday, will see ASML become the top shareholder of Mistral, often presented as Europe’s AI champion in a sector in which U.S. giants such as OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google hold sway.The move, which gives ASML an 11 per cent stake in the firm that has received big U.S. funding, drew cheers from…

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Walmart is partnering with TalkShopLive and WeTheHobby, a sports card and collectibles hub, to host a weekly live shopping series titled “Collector’s Night,” the companies announced Wednesday. The first episode aired on Thursday. The series will feature both shopping opportunities and entertainment for collectors, including live “box breaks,” exclusive product releases and giveaways, per the release.  Walmart previously teamed up with WeTheHobby at The National Sports Collectors Convention. With the new series, Walmart aims to deepen its ties to collectibles and…

OpenAI Jobs Platform due to launch next year OpenAI is preparing to launch an AI-powered jobs platform that could place the company in direct competition with LinkedIn, even though Microsoft, LinkedIn’s parent company, remains its largest financial backer. The new service, called the OpenAI Jobs Platform, is due to go live by mid-2026, a spokesperson told TechCrunch. In a blog post by Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s head of applications, the platform will “use AI to help find the perfect matches between what companies need and what workers can offer.” It will include a track aimed at small businesses and local governments,…

While tech companies market AI as a productivity tool for everyone, a UK government study reveals an unexpected result: Neurodiverse employees may be benefiting far more from chatbots than their neurotypical colleagues. The UK’s Department for Business and Trade recently released evaluation results from its Microsoft 365 Copilot trial showing that while overall satisfaction was 72 percent, neurodiverse employees reported statistically higher satisfaction (at a 90 percent confidence level) and were more likely to recommend the tool (at a 95 percent confidence level) than other respondents. “It’s leveled the playing field,” one participant with ADHD told researchers during follow-up interviews.…

The privately held database company MariaDB plc seems to have changed its mind about the future of SkySQL Inc., deciding it does need it after all. In a somewhat unusual reversal, it revealed it’s buying its former subsidiary for an undisclosed price, just 18 months after it spun it out as a separate entity. SkySQL is the creator of a powerful serverless, cloud-hosted database-as-a-service platform that’s infused with artificial intelligence capabilities. Originally founded as a subsidiary of MariaDB, it became a standalone entity in December 2023. Founded in 2009, MariaDB is the creator and lead developer of the popular open-source…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Etsy has expanded the role of Rafe Colburn, the company’s chief technology officer, to chief product and technology officer, the artisans marketplace announced Thursday. Colburn, who remains a member of the executive team, began the position Monday. In his new role, Colburn manages the engineering and product operations for the Etsy marketplace and reports to Kruti Patel Goyal, Etsy’s president and chief growth officer. This move follows the departure of Nick Daniel, who was the company’s chief product officer until…

The logic of search has changed, and traffic growth requires a new approach. In the past, we focused on SEO, aiming to rank web pages highly in search engines, using keywords, backlinks, and technical optimization to secure a spot on the ‘homepage’. However, AI has quietly rewritten user search habits. More and more people are directly asking platforms like Tencent Yuanbao, Wenxin Yiyan, DeepSeek, and Doubao, rather than clicking through multiple web pages to find answers.This means that the entry point for traffic is shifting from ‘link clicks’ to ‘citations in AI responses’.For content creators, brands, and businesses, those who…

Mistral produce a chatbot named Le Chat, the French word for cat. France’s Mistral on Tuesday cemented its position as Europe’s top AI hope against far larger US and Chinese competitors after a record fundraising round and a tie-up with chipmaking equipment heavyweight ASML. The 1.7 billion euro ($2 billion) cash infusion values Mistral at 11.7 billion euros, double its heft last year but a fraction of the $183 billion price tag placed on US firm Anthropic this month. ASML, a key producer of the machines that churn out the chips powering artificial intelligence models, was the lead investor, with…