Today's AI Pulse
AI agents challenge cybersecurity frameworks, sparking budget hopes and governance concerns
AI agents are being deployed to test existing cybersecurity frameworks, prompting CISOs to see a path to unlock larger cyber budgets. At the same time, industry leaders warn that the lack of clear algorithmic authorization raises governance risks. The convergence of these trends highlights both the promise and the perils of ungoverned AI in security operations.
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By the numbers: OneRobotics acquires Nanoleaf for $40M
AlphaSense Scales Global Operations to Meet Surging Demand for Applied AI
AlphaSense is accelerating its global footprint by bolstering leadership in APAC and EMEA and expanding its multi‑language AI platform. The company added a SVP of International Corporate Sales for the UK and a VP of Corporate Sales for Singapore, targeting rapid adoption among financial services, life sciences, and industrial firms. Its content universe now exceeds 500 million documents in more than 37 languages, and the platform’s Generative Search can translate and analyze non‑English materials. In October 2025 AlphaSense reported over $500 million in annual recurring revenue, underscoring the surge in demand for trusted, domain‑specific AI workflows.
AI and Investing: David Trainer Presents at Harvard Business School
On April 8, 2026, Harvard Business School hosted a panel on AI’s impact on investing, featuring New Constructs CEO David Trainer, Hudson Labs’ Kris Bennatti, and Alumni Ventures’ Ron Levin, moderated by Assistant Professor Yuan Zou. Trainer outlined how AI...
AI Dismantles Agency Middlemen in Creator Economy
The creator economy just had its Uber moment. 30% agency cuts on a $5,000 brand deal = $1,500 gone to someone who forwarded three emails. An AI that knows your niche, pitches brands, and handles your inbox for free for a month...
Wolters Kluwer Accelerates AI Leadership with AI Center of Excellence and “FAB” Platform
Wolters Kluwer announced that its AI Center of Excellence, paired with the proprietary Foundation and Beyond (FAB) platform, is accelerating the delivery of trustworthy AI solutions across its five divisions. FAB is a model‑agnostic, enterprise‑grade enablement layer that standardizes tracing,...
Tenant Turner Releases AI Virtual Agent Beta to Automate Lead Conversations and Schedule Showings Faster
Tenant Turner has launched a beta version of its AI Virtual Agent, a conversational tool that automates routine prospect inquiries and pre‑qualification for rental listings. The agent operates 24/7 via a web widget and SMS, instantly answering common questions and...
Human Judgment Still Beats Overhyped AI Investing
"Should we outsource investment judgment to a machine?" While this feels like a new question, "quantamental" stock selection processes were the cutting edge of investment process in the 2010s. The argument was incredibly compelling conceptually: we can blend the best...
From Strategy to Shelf: How P&G Is Deploying AI
Procter & Gamble is embedding generative AI across its R&D, marketing and knowledge‑management functions, treating the technology as a "cybernetic teammate" that accelerates idea generation. In internal hackathons, individuals using AI outperformed whole teams without it, and AI‑augmented teams produced...
AI Agents Slash Costs, Boost Pipeline, Transform Work
A few magical @openclaw experiences: - Saving me $500k off of a simple finance query. - Finds PQLs swimming around in our products, email lists, etc. and finds the angle to reach out to them and surface more pipeline - Performance intelligence that...
LeadG2 Finds ‘AI Adoption Without Impact’ Gap In Revenue Teams
LeadG2’s new report reveals that while 100% of surveyed revenue leaders are using or piloting AI, only 12% have embedded it deeply into daily workflows. The study of 154 executives highlights persistent gaps in messaging consistency, training, and system integration,...
Wishtree Technologies Announces Partnership with Databricks to Strengthen Data and AI Capabilities
AI‑native product engineering firm Wishtree Technologies announced it is now an official partner of Databricks, the leading data and AI platform. The collaboration enables Wishtree to deliver unified data pipelines, industry‑specific Unity Catalog models, and production‑grade AI solutions built on...
Artifact's Omni AI Uses Plain Language to Automate Workflows
Artifact unveiled Omni, an AI‑driven agentic workflow platform designed for accounting firms. Users describe tasks in plain language and Omni automatically creates GAAP‑compliant, API‑based workflows that span tools such as QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, Gusto and Outlook. The solution requires no...
Demand for AI Apprenticeships Surges as England’s Employers Race to Upskill Before Levy Funds Expire
Employers across England are rushing to enroll staff in AI apprenticeship programmes as the Apprenticeship Levy’s unspent funds now expire after 12 months, down from 24. TESS Group’s Level 4 AI & Automation Practitioner apprenticeship, priced at £18,000 (≈$23,000) and fully...
DXC Partners with ServiceNow on a New Wave of AI-First Enterprise Transformation
DXC Technology announced a multi‑year partnership with ServiceNow to deploy the company’s Core Business Suite as “Customer Zero,” embedding agentic AI across its Global Business Services. The collaboration will use ServiceNow’s AI Platform to automate high‑volume processes, improve cross‑functional visibility,...
Automation Anywhere Reports 61% of Q4 Software Bookings From AI as Enterprises Deploy Agentic AI to Run Core Business Functions
Automation Anywhere reported that AI‑powered offerings accounted for 61% of its Q4 software bookings, signaling a decisive shift from AI pilots to production‑scale deployments. The company saw double‑digit growth in non‑GAAP ARR and RPO, and its $1 million‑plus ARR customer base...
Intel Partners with Tesla and SpaceX on Terafab
Intel announced a partnership with Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI to create the Terafab joint venture, a massive vertically integrated semiconductor facility in Austin, Texas. The fab aims to deliver about 1 terawatt of AI compute per year, supporting billions of...
Row over ‘Virtual Gated Community’ AI Surveillance Plan in Toronto Neighbourhood
Residents of Toronto's upscale Rosedale neighbourhood are debating an AI‑driven "virtual gated community" that would scan licence plates of every vehicle entering the area. The plan, pitched by security entrepreneur Craig Campbell, would charge an initial cohort of 100 households...
Inside View: Stewart Crane on Withers’ Technology Priorities and AI in Practice
In a recent Inside View interview, Stewart Crane, global IT director at Withers, outlined the firm’s technology agenda and its pragmatic AI rollout. Withers was an early adopter of Microsoft Copilot, deploying it firm‑wide to build internal AI expertise before...
Trustpilot Launches New Features to Help Brands Get Found and Chosen in the Age of AI
Trustpilot unveiled a new AI‑focused product suite designed to keep brands visible and credible as generative AI drives the buyer journey. The offering, built around the “3Rs” of Recency, Relevance and Ranking, adds real‑time review collection, an invitation optimizer and...
Golden Analytics Debuts with $7M Seed Funding From NEA and Madrona to Build AI-Native Business Intelligence
Golden Analytics emerged from stealth with an AI‑native business intelligence platform that promises to turn raw data into shareable dashboards in as few as two clicks. The startup secured a $7 million seed round led by NEA and Madrona, with participation...
The True Cost of Doing Nothing
The post argues that the real expense for B2B founders is not the $950 monthly fee for an AI prospecting system, but the revenue lost from missed client conversations. A typical deal worth $25,000 can disappear when prospecting is inconsistent,...
MCPs vs APIs in a Production Enrichment Pipeline
Rick Koleta’s GTM Vault episode shows how Skyp’s enrichment pipeline combines Claude Code’s plan mode with the Apollo API to deliver high‑quality leads at roughly fifty cents each. The build demonstrates that while MCP connectors (Gmail, Stripe, Grain, Slack) provide...
7 Steps to Mastering Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) enhances large language models by coupling them with external knowledge bases, addressing hallucinations and outdated information. The article outlines seven essential steps—from data selection and cleaning, through chunking, embedding, and vector‑store population, to query vectorization, context retrieval,...
Vultr Named NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud for Achieving Performance Targets on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs
Vultr became one of the first NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud providers, meeting the performance standards of NVIDIA reference designs on Blackwell GPUs. The validation used a 512‑node HGX B200 cluster running eleven AI models, showing high throughput and efficiency. This achievement...
From IDP to Intelligent Inference: Hyperscience Hypercell Spring 2026 Release Powers Next Generation of AI Agents
Hyperscience unveiled Hypercell Spring 2026, adding an inference‑layering optimization that dynamically routes document‑processing tasks across CPUs, GPUs and frontier models to maximize accuracy while minimizing cost per transaction. The release brings native support for NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, NVIDIA Nemotron 3, and Google...
How New AI Tech Can Predict Potholes Before You Hit Them
ZF unveiled AI Road Sense at CES as part of its Chassis 2.0 strategy, using AI, cameras and lidar to predict road surface conditions up to 25 metres ahead and automatically retune suspension damping. The system runs on ZF's Cubix software and...
Enabling Agent-First Process Redesign
AI agents that learn and adapt are reshaping enterprise workflows, prompting a shift from static, rule‑based automation to an "agent‑first" operating model. Deloitte’s Scott Rodgers urges companies to redesign processes around autonomous agents, with humans acting as governors who set...
AI: The Crowding-Out Effect
Capital expenditures for AI infrastructure are projected to more than double this year, reaching over $830 billion by 2026 and potentially $7 trillion within five years. This scale approaches half the volume of the U.S. investment‑grade bond market and two‑thirds of leveraged...
Supply Chain AI Spending To Surge From $2B To $53B By 2030
Gartner forecasts that spending on supply‑chain software powered by agentic AI will explode from under $2 billion in 2025 to $53 billion by 2030. The surge reflects a shift from isolated AI pilots to coordinated multi‑agent workflows that automate routine logistics tasks....
Debating Whether AI Deserves Free Speech Rights
Should AI Have Free Speech? As AI systems become more autonomous and influential, this article explores the complex ethical debate around whether AI should have free speech rights. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ez4bg4RB #AI #Ethics #TechDebate #BernardMarr
Claude Code Pattern 6: Context Management at Scale
The Claude Code harness introduces a layered context‑management system to keep long‑running AI agents within the model's finite token window, typically around 200,000 tokens. It reserves up to 20,000 tokens for auto‑generated summaries and monitors usage with multiple thresholds that...
AI Tools Accelerated My Footage‑Sorting Mac App
I use a few different cameras for my videos. Some videos have three different cameras and various photo/video formats. I've been struggling to get Adobe Premiere to properly sort my footage by capture date and time, taking into account various...
Nutanix Agentic AI: Hyperconverged Power Unveiled
MyPoV: what’s behind the @nutanix Agentic AI solution? In the ask me anything session #NextConf Manosiz Bhattacharyya Thomas Cornely Lee Caswell Hyperconverged in an AI world https://t.co/XtuWzmUh4Q
Private, Local, and Fully Yours: NVIDIA's Vision for AI Development at DevSparks Pune 2026, with RP Tech, an NVIDIA Partner
At DevSparks Pune 2026, NVIDIA and partner RP Tech showcased the DGX Spark, a desktop‑class AI workstation built on the Blackwell architecture. The system packs 128 GB of unified memory and can run a 120‑billion‑parameter open‑source model locally, powering browser agents,...
AI Labs Should Prioritize Job Augmentation Over Replacement
Its an important time for the AI labs to build interfaces around the goal of "job augmentation through AI" rather than building "job replacement through AI." Chatbots were mostly augments, requiring a human to work. Agentic work patterns are still...
Cheap AI Models Quickly Hallucinate Fake Data and Events
I built a personal AI assistant on a Mac Mini. Within 48 hours, cheap models had poisoned its memory with fabricated colleagues, fictional file shares, and an imaginary costume party. Here is what I learned. https://t.co/84IrdoktKa
Microsoft Brings Sovereign Edge AI to Industry 4.0 Private Networks
Microsoft and Armada have teamed up to deliver Azure Local on Galleon modular data centres, bringing sovereign edge AI to remote industrial sites. The rugged, self‑contained units host Azure compute directly at the edge, eliminating the latency of backhauling data...
Seeking Best Inference Provider Amid GPU Shortage
what's your favorite inference provider? I'm currently struggling with GPU availability for @SciRouterAI with runpod
Personal AI Agents Will Soon Transform Daily Decisions
Education and financial services are also evolving. Personal AI agents will soon guide decisions, manage tasks, and optimize daily life. https://t.co/CiMPUn7gGj
Virtual Stages, AI, and the Creator Economy: Cannes Film Market Massively Scales Up Its Innovation Hub
The Cannes Film Market (Marché du Film) is expanding its Innovation Hub for the May 12‑20 edition, adding virtual stages that let filmmakers pitch projects to global buyers without traveling. AI‑driven matchmaking and analytics tools will pair content with the most...
Smarter AI Agents Expand Cybersecurity Attack Surface
🔺 AI Agents Are Getting Smarter and Their Attack Surface is Getting Bigger 😳 | Cybersecurity https://t.co/4yOZbkldG5 https://t.co/NdtoEK56SM
AI Is Now a Business Essential, or Lose
Every company I’m involved in is using AI. Content. Ads. Customer acquisition. It cuts costs, improves output, and gives you an edge. And if you’re not using it? Your competitor is. https://t.co/o1iv7sKBST
Enverus Launches AI-Based Platform to Support Energy Industry
Enverus unveiled Enverus ONE, an AI‑driven execution platform for the energy sector. The system combines frontier AI models with Enverus’s proprietary Astra energy model to automate workflows across utilities, generators, and developers. It launches with four ready‑to‑use Flows—AFE Evaluation, Current...
AI Docs Integrated Into EHR Let Doctors Focus on Care
No one becomes a doctor to click boxes on a drop-down menu. By bringing AI-powered documentation directly into Southwest General Health Center’s EHR, we’re turning conversations into structured notes and helping clinicians focus on patient care. https://t.co/1hep681ixQ
Google AI's Space Data Centers Shape Future Capital Allocation
Full discussion w @sundarpichai & @collision on @Google AI, capital allocation, data centers in space, & the future 🔥
Why Brand Size No Longer Determines Visibility in AI Answers
The rise of AI answer engines is reshaping how brand visibility is earned, shifting focus from sheer scale to the clarity, credibility, and structure of content. Traditional PR tactics that rely on reach and long‑standing narratives no longer guarantee inclusion...
AI‑augmented Team Rewrites Claude in Rust Overnight
Two developers and 10 AI agents rewrote Claude Code from scratch in Rust. In one night. The repo hit 50K GitHub stars in 2 hours. It now has 172K. It is called claw-code. https://t.co/2A1tkP5PYx
AI Rules Lag Behind; IT Leaders Must Anticipate
#AI regulations are already out of date — #IT leaders need to think ahead by Agam Shah @Computerworld Learn more: https://t.co/N74oz8MJLc #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ML #DL https://t.co/qfa8bYZMbB
AI Digital Relaunches Elevate: The AI-Powered Intelligence Platform Built to Break Open the Black Box
AI Digital has relaunched Elevate, an AI‑powered marketing intelligence platform that unifies research, planning, optimization and reporting across the digital ecosystem. The tool promises up to 90% reduction in manual research and planning time and 70% faster reporting, while remaining...
AI NIMBY: Are Residents Voting to Opt Out?
MyPOV - I wonder if the constituents also voted for opting out of AI use. Otherwise this is classic NIMBY - AI style. https://t.co/ucwPasRfTW
Improving Energy Efficiency for Vertical Growers
A Korean research team built a nine‑month time‑series dataset from a real‑world vertical farm and applied machine‑learning models to optimise operations. XGBoost delivered the lowest prediction error, beating rule‑based forecasts by roughly 17‑18% and moving‑average methods by 12‑13%. The model’s...