Uipath news and trends

UiPath Buys Peak to Bolster Agentic Automation Platform
Partnerships // March 13, 2025

Enterprise automation and artificial intelligence (AI) software company UiPath has acquired AI platform Peak. “With the acquisition of Peak, we are accelerating our mission to strengthen our vertical AI solutions strategy,” Daniel Dines, UiPath’s founder and chief executive, said in a news release Thursday (March 13). “When combined with the UiPath...

Salesforce Cuts 300 Jobs in Year’s Second Round of Layoffs
Personnel // July 15, 2024

Salesforce reportedly cut about 300 jobs in July after eliminating 700 roles earlier this year. The latest cuts are part of the company’s ongoing effort to streamline its operations, Bloomberg reported Monday (July 15), citing an unnamed source. Without specifying the number of layoffs, a Salesforce spokesperson...

AI’s Rise Helps Fuel Uptick in Tech Layoffs
Artificial Intelligence // July 14, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a role in recent tech sector job cuts. Layoffs in the tech industry for the year exceeded 100,000 as of July 12, Seeking Alpha (SA) reported Sunday (July 14), citing data from the tracker Layoffs.fyi. Among the most recent layoffs...

UiPath Announces 10% Cut in Staff to Reduce Costs
Personnel // July 09, 2024

UiPath, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered enterprise automation technology, said Tuesday (July 9) that it will lay off 10% of its global workforce as part of a restructuring aimed at managing its operating expenses. The firm employed about 4,200 people worldwide as of July...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI Agents Are Coming for Government’s Hold Music

May 11, 2026
In its first week live, an artificial intelligence agent called Bobbi resolved 82% of citizen queries across three police forces in the United Kingdom without once passing the call to a human. That kind of result is what UiPath and Google were selling to governments this week. UiPath announced in a Tuesday (May 5) press […]

RegTech, AI Fuel Strong B2B FinTech Numbers

April 28, 2017
Good news emerged from the U.S. venture capital sphere this week: VC funding for FinTech startups in Q1 alone hit $1.2 billion, found a new report from KPMG. Analysts said...

Quick Reads
UiPath Buys Peak to Bolster Agentic Automation Platform

March 13, 2025
Enterprise automation and artificial intelligence (AI) software company UiPath has acquired AI platform Peak. “With the acquisition of Peak, we are accelerating our mission to strengthen our vertical AI solutions strategy,” Daniel Dines, UiPath’s founder and chief executive, said in a news release Thursday (March 13). “When combined with the UiPath platform, Peak’s exceptional purpose-built AI applications will enhance our ability […]

Salesforce Cuts 300 Jobs in Year’s Second Round of Layoffs

July 15, 2024
Salesforce reportedly cut about 300 jobs in July after eliminating 700 roles earlier this year. The latest cuts are part of the company’s ongoing effort to streamline its operations, Bloomberg reported Monday...

AI’s Rise Helps Fuel Uptick in Tech Layoffs

July 14, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a role in recent tech sector job cuts. Layoffs in the tech industry for the year exceeded 100,000 as of July 12, Seeking Alpha (SA)...

UiPath Announces 10% Cut in Staff to Reduce Costs

July 09, 2024
UiPath, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered enterprise automation technology, said Tuesday (July 9) that it will lay off 10% of its global workforce as part of a restructuring aimed...