Salesforce Koa signals shift to open-weight enterprise AI

Profound, an AI-enabled enterprise operations (AEO) startup, has raised $180 million in Series D funding at a $1.8 billion valuation, achieving unicorn status less than seven months after closing a $96 million Series C round. The rapid funding cycle reflects investor confidence in the company's growth trajectory and the AEO market. The funding will support product development and market expansion for the startup.

Meta is launching Meta One subscription bundles globally that combine its standalone app subscriptions with additional AI usage tied to its new Muse AI assistant. The bundles come in multiple tiers for individual users, creators, and businesses. Meta says core experiences on its apps and Meta AI remain free, and users can still purchase subscriptions separately. The company plans to expand bundles to include Edits, AI glasses, and other products over time.

Fyxer, an AI executive assistant built on OpenAI models, uses fine-tuning, memory systems, and user feedback to automate email management and draft messages in each user's personal voice. The product demonstrates how combining model capabilities with personalization and iterative feedback can build user trust in AI-assisted productivity tools. Fyxer organizes inboxes and generates email drafts tailored to individual communication styles.

Major defense and technology contractors including Palantir, Nvidia, and Booz Allen Hamilton are restricting or eliminating their use of advanced AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI due to concerns that the AI firms could access their proprietary data during model training or operation. The moves reflect growing corporate anxiety about intellectual property protection when using third-party AI systems. These restrictions signal a potential friction point between enterprise adoption of frontier AI models and data security requirements in sensitive industries.