At INBOUND 2025, AI and human creativity take the stage together
INBOUND, HubSpot’s flagship conference for marketing, sales, and customer service professionals, is headed to the west coast for the first time September 3-5, 2025. Over three days, attendees can expect bold insights, meaningful connections, and breakthrough content spanning marketing, sales, customer experience, and AI innovation — all designed to blend the familiar with the surprising, says Courtney Dagher, global events senior team manager, marketing & programming.
zip debuts 50 AI agents to kill procurement inefficiencies—OpenAI is already on board
zip, the $2.2 billion procurement platform startup, unveiled a suite of 50 specialized artificial intelligence agents on Tuesday designed to automate the tedious manual work that plagues enterprise purchasing departments worldwide. This marks what industry analysts call the most significant advancement in procurement technology in decades.
Emotive voice AI startup Hume launches new EVI 3 model with rapid custom voice creation
New York-based AI startup Hume has unveiled its latest Empathic Voice Interface (EVI) conversational AI model, EVI 3 (pronounced “Evee” Three, like the Pokémon character), targeting everything from powering customer support systems and health coaching to immersive storytelling and virtual companionship.
Sender Revolutionizes Email Marketing with Affordable, Enterprise-Grade Features for SMBs
Most platforms lock even the most basic tools like automation or email scheduling behind a paywall
Crack the code to ROI-driven email marketing campaigns
Email Marketing has survived the test of time. In spite of the rise of social media, influencer strategies, and paid ads, Email Marketing campaigns continue to be the preferred route for businesses, because they work! However, although a lot of companies send emails, very few are able to cash in on that maximum ROI. What, then, distinguishes the mediocre campaigns from the truly ROI-optimising ones? Let’s discuss.
Wix Acquires AI Platform That Enables Anyone To Create Software
Wix acquired Base44, an AI platform that enables users to create functional software in minutes using a chat-based interface.
OpenAI buys Jony Ive's design startup for $6.5 billion
I guess OpenAI is doing hardware now.
Mistral AI launches Devstral, powerful new open source SWE agent model that runs on laptops
Well-funded French AI model maker Mistral has consistently punched above its weight since its debut of its own powerful open source foundation model in fall 2023 — but it took some criticism among developers on X recently for its last release of a proprietary large language model (LLM) called Medium 3, which some viewed as betraying its open source roots and commitment.
The best free CRM software for businesses
Looking for a better way to manage customer conversations? Discover the top free CRM software options for 2025, including HubSpot, Capsule, and Agile CRM.
How DoorDash is evolving its retail media arm as ad revenue grows
The ads division just acquired ad-tech startup Symbiosys for $175 million and is introducing new artificial intelligence tools for restaurant brands.
The ultimate Looker Studio SEO campaign dashboard for 2025
Build better SEO reports with Looker Studio. Learn how to create a live, flexible dashboard that evolves with your data and clients’ needs.
The Best Email Marketing Services and Survey Software of 2025
To generate the greatest returns from email marketing, you need to build a list of recipients and then create and send eye-catching, personalized messages that keeps your audience engaged.
5 ways to make assertive decisions in uncertain times, according to business leaders
Here's how to help your business flourish when change is the only constant.
FLUX.1 Kontext enables in-context image generation for enterprise AI pipelines
The company also announced its new BFL Playground, where people can try out BFL’s models before letting them loose on enterprise applications.
Landing Page Builders Market Set to Reach USD 2.7 Billion by 2035, Fueled by Rising Demand for Digital Marketing and Conversion Optimization Tools
Landing page builders are becoming indispensable in digital marketing campaigns, allowing users to create high-converting pages quickly without requiring advanced coding skills.