Anthropic released Salesforce in Claude, a beta plugin that integrates Salesforce CRM data into Claude, enabling sellers to research accounts, prepare for calls, review pipelines, and update records through 37 AI-powered skills. The plugin respects existing Salesforce permissions, requires seller approval for changes, and includes connectors to Slack and email to automate administrative work like meeting prep, call summaries, and forecast reporting.
Salesforce has launched Hunter, an AI-powered outbound sales agent that automates prospect research and prioritization for sales teams. The agent surfaces high-value accounts and contacts daily, enriches buyer information, and generates personalized messaging, enabling reps to focus on outreach rather than manual research. It integrates with Salesforce CRM and Slack for seamless workflow.
NVIDIA Research demonstrates accelerated video generation using MiniMax-H3 on a single DGX Spark, producing 768p video in one minute through a two-stage pipeline that generates a 384p draft and refines it to higher resolution, with detailed prompts for stop-motion and photorealistic video examples.
Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline system was struck by projectiles on Thursday, causing fires at pump stations; US officials assessed the drones originated from Iraq. The attack threatens the kingdom's oil exports and regional energy shipping amid escalating Iran-aligned militia activity, with oil prices surging past $100 per barrel.