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AI Weekly Briefing: Lovable Raises Big and Salesforce Buys Qualified
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- The AI Breakdown
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- Dec 24, 2025
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- 601
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Summary
AI is getting embedded everywhere and this week proved it. Salesforce is buying Qualified to power always on AI agents for pipeline. Lovable just raised big money at a massive valuation as vibe coding explodes. Microsoft and Google are leaning on partners to push AI from pilots to production. Notion reveals that AI now drives a huge chunk of revenue, and Zoom launches AI Companion 3.0 to turn meetings into actions. But there’s a catch: Reuters reports that many companies still aren’t seeing the ROI they expected. So what separates hype from real value?