Here are the latest technology news, artificial intelligence developments, and trending AI tools today on October 17, 2025:
Today’s Trending Technology News
- Anthropic introduces Claude Skills, customizable modules that enhance Claude’s performance with specialized expertise across apps, code, and API workflows.
- Oracle expands its AI Agent Studio with a new marketplace, support for top LLMs, and over 32,000 certified experts to accelerate enterprise AI adoption.
- Salesforce Ventures has deployed over $850 million from its $1B AI fund, investing in 35 leading AI companies, including Anthropic, Cohere, and Runway.
- IBM launches three Oracle-validated AI agents for Oracle Fusion and plans WatsonX Orchestrate HR and Supply Chain agents, advancing enterprise agentic AI.
- Google Research launches DeepSomatic, an open-source AI model that accelerates cancer genetic analysis and outperforms existing methods in detecting key mutations.
Trending AI Tools
- Penny AI – a platform that uses AI to help sales teams with social selling, generating scripts, managing contacts, automating follow-ups, and delivering micro-learning to boost performance.
- PolyBuzz – a platform for AI-powered character chats and roleplaying, letting you create or converse with virtual characters and generate images in a conversational setting.
- CrushOn – a chatbot/role-play platform that lets you create and chat with custom AI characters (including NSFW/unfiltered ones) in immersive conversations.
- Sora 2 – a mobile app and AI model that transforms text prompts and images into short, hyperrealistic videos (with sound), and lets users insert themselves or friends into those scenes.
- Studocu – turn your notes, lectures, or uploaded materials into summaries, quizzes, explanations, or flashcards, and let you ask study-related questions to get instant answers.
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