Venture-backed firms are acquiring support, finance-ops and managed-services providers and re-platforming them around AI agents, shifting to outcome-based pricing that creates governance and continuit…
AWS announced a $1 billion investment in a new Forward Deployed Engineering organization, Google Cloud committed $750 million to expand similar programs, and Microsoft has run Azure-focused embedded e…
New data reveals that 88% of U.S. companies use AI in at least one business function versus 26% of Japanese firms, but Japanese manufacturers using AI reported 15% higher efficiency gains than U.S. co…
Tata Consultancy Services plans to build a team of up to 8,900 forward-deployed AI engineers and is seeking acquisition targets in AI and cybersecurity, CEO K Krithivasan said. The move aims to defend…
Tata Consultancy Services plans to hire up to 8,900 forward-deployed AI engineers and is actively seeking acquisitions in AI and cybersecurity, marking a shift from its organic growth strategy. CEO K …
A new analysis reveals that 56% of CEOs report zero return on AI investments, while enterprise AI projects face widespread cancellations and cost overruns. Major companies including Accenture, Meta, A…
A developer argues that React Native is the superior choice for AI product engineering in fintech, citing its integration with existing JavaScript ecosystems, faster iteration cycles, and easier hirin…
A new report reveals that 97.8% of Fortune 500 companies use applicant tracking systems (ATS) that auto-reject 89% of candidates falling short of experience requirements, creating a closed loop where …
Forrester released a Q2 2026 evaluation of ten major AI consulting providers, including Accenture, Bain, BCG, Capgemini, Deloitte, EY, IBM, McKinsey, and PwC, as part of a broader 37-vendor roster. Th…
Wharton professor Eric Bradlow said companies still don't know how to incorporate AI in a holistic way, citing organizational change and the need for humans in the loop as the biggest bottleneck. He a…
Lyzr, an enterprise AI agent startup, used its own AI agent, Agent Sam, to help raise a $100 million Series B round at a $500 million valuation. The agent handled investor questions and drafted memos,…
Microsoft is shifting to its own MAI models in Word and Excel to cut generative AI costs, replacing some reliance on OpenAI and Anthropic. The company unveiled seven new MAI models at its Build confer…
A security researcher discovered that the AI-powered security camera network for India's Project DigiCoal coal mines, developed by DeepSight AI Labs and Accenture, exposed a user list with plaintext p…
CEOs announcing AI-first initiatives risk public backlash and internal toxicity if they fail to communicate sensitively, as seen in Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters' gaffe. With 64% of businesses s…
Microsoft has begun replacing OpenAI and Anthropic models with its own MAI models in Excel and Outlook as part of a cost-cutting strategy, according to a Bloomberg report. The shift, which handles ten…
Microsoft has begun using its own in-house MAI models to respond to user prompts in Excel and Word, reducing reliance on OpenAI and Anthropic software as part of a broader industry trend to cut AI cos…
GitHub's 2022 experiment found Copilot made developers 55% faster on a scoped task, but a 2025 METR trial with experienced maintainers on real tasks found AI tools made them 19% slower. The discrepanc…
Chamath Palihapitiya has taken the CEO role at 8090 Labs, an enterprise AI coding company that raised a $135 million Series A led by Salesforce Ventures. The startup powers EY's AI-native software dev…
Only 32% of organizations have achieved sustained enterprise-wide AI impact despite 86% of C-suite leaders increasing AI investment, according to Accenture's 2026 enterprise data. The dominant AI inte…
Microsoft announced Microsoft Frontier Company, a new operating business focused on AI-driven transformation, backed by a $2.5 billion investment and 6,000 industry and engineering experts. The compan…