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What is your weekend morning routine? Mine is very much dependent on my daughter after which I attempt the inbox-zero challenge. If you’re catching up on updates too, here’s the big 6 from this week.
What You Missed This Week:
1. 🚀 Salesforce Rolled Out Its Latest AI Agent Platform, Agentforce 360
Salesforce is looking to attract more enterprises to its AI software in an increasingly saturated market. The customer relations manager platform announced the latest version of its AI agent platform, Agentforce 360. The newer version includes new ways to instruct AI agents through text, a new platform to build and deploy agents, and new infrastructure for the messaging app Slack. It also contains a new AI agent prompting tool called Agent Script, which will be released in beta in November. (Tech Crunch)
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3. 🤑 Oura raises $900M led by Fidelity at ~$11B valuation
Smart-ring maker Oura has secured $900 million in new funding led by Fidelity, valuing the company at roughly $11 billion which is more than double its December round. The raise also drew participation from ICONIQ, Whale Rock, and Atreides as Oura scales its health platform and expands globally. The company says it has sold over 5.5 million rings and doubled 2024 revenue to $500 million, with 2025 sales projected to surpass $1 billion. (Yahoo Finance)
4. 👀 Trump says 100% China tariffs ‘not sustainable,’ signals possible easing
President Donald Trump said on Friday that his proposed 100% tariffs on Chinese goods would be “not sustainable for the long term,” suggesting potential adjustments ahead of trade talks. He reaffirmed that the duties were intended to pressure Beijing over rare earth exports and other economic disputes. The remarks helped calm markets after a week of volatility driven by tariff fears. Trump added that he’s open to “fair trade that protects American workers but doesn’t hurt U.S. consumers.” (Reuters)
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6. 💰 Deel hits $17.3 B valuation with new $300 M raise
The HR and payroll platform closed a $300 million Series D extension led by Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, YC Continuity, Spark Capital, and General Catalyst. Revenue has tripled year-over-year, and Deel now serves 35,000+ businesses across 150 countries with $1 billion+ in annual recurring revenue. The funding will fuel AI-powered compliance and onboarding tools as Deel pushes deeper into enterprise clients. The round lifts its valuation from $12 B in 2024 to $17.3 B, making it one of the world’s highest-valued private HR tech firms. (Crunchbase News)
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