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Zocdoc Partners With Instinct to Let an AI Agent Book Doctor Appointments
BusinessOctober 29, 2026, 11:00

Zocdoc Partners With Instinct to Let an AI Agent Book Doctor Appointments

Zocdoc has announced a partnership with Instinct that will let the AI agent find vetted providers, verify insurance and book appointments on behalf of patients. Instinct…

Insurify opens its insurance marketplace to personal AI agents
Products and toolsOctober 28, 2026, 20:54

Insurify opens its insurance marketplace to personal AI agents

Insurify has launched an AI Agent Gateway that connects consumers' personal AI agents directly to its online insurance marketplace. According to the company, an agent…

Zocdoc opens its healthcare booking infrastructure to AI agents
Products and toolsOctober 28, 2026, 11:00

Zocdoc opens its healthcare booking infrastructure to AI agents

Zocdoc is opening its healthcare access infrastructure to AI agents, letting them find vetted providers, verify insurance plans and book confirmed appointments on behalf…

Models
ModelsOctober 8, 2026, 19:32

Sierra launches fleming-1 to detect when a phone caller is an AI agent

Sierra has launched fleming-1, a model that detects in real time when the caller on a phone call is another AI agent. According to the company, it is meant for calls…

For developers
For developersOctober 6, 2026, 19:32

Meta and Sierra Develop Open Personal Agent Protocol for AI Agents

Meta and Sierra are developing Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard that defines how personal AI agents interact with businesses. According to Sierra, partners…

Dots, Instinct and Muse: Always-On Agents Aimed at Different Customers
Products and toolsOctober 6, 2026, 19:17

Dots, Instinct and Muse: Always-On Agents Aimed at Different Customers

Dots, Instinct and Meta's Muse belong to the same category of always-on agents, but they are aimed at different users, according to a comparison by Emilie Schario on the…

Products and tools
Products and toolsSeptember 28, 2026, 17:00

Sierra turns Ghostwriter into a proactive teammate in Slack and Teams

Sierra has turned Ghostwriter, its agent for building and improving customer service agents, into an always-on teammate that lives in Slack and Microsoft Teams and…