Spectral Capital Posts Record $328.5M Q1 Revenue, Boosts 2026 Outlook to $700M
Spectral Capital Corp. announced a record $328.5 million first‑quarter revenue and lifted its 2026 revenue target to $700 million. The Seattle‑based deep‑tech investor also disclosed a pending acquisition of Italy’s Intermatica S.p.A., underscoring its strategy to pair telecom operators with AI, digital‑infrastructure and quantum‑computing capabilities.
Embassy Group Reappoints Chirag Boonlia as Group CTO to Accelerate Proptech Drive
Embassy Group has reappointed Chirag Boonlia as Group Chief Technology Officer, tasking him with steering a multi‑vertical digital strategy for its commercial, residential and industrial assets. The move underscores the conglomerate’s intent to deepen its proptech investments and modernize operations.
Honda Taps Ace Engineer to Lead Transformation After EV Strategy Pause
Honda Motor announced that Mahito Shikama, a veteran R&D engineer, will become the company’s corporate transformation officer this summer. Shikama, known for leading powertrain and hybrid projects, is tasked with revamping Honda’s product roadmap after the automaker paused its aggressive...
METiS TechBio IPO Raises $270 M, Debuts as First Public AI‑Powered Drug Delivery Firm
METiS TechBio listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, raising HK$2.11 billion ($269.5 million) and becoming the world’s first publicly listed AI‑powered drug‑delivery company. The offering was oversubscribed more than 6,900 times, propelling the stock 173% higher on debut and drawing a...
Claude’s Next Enterprise Battle Is Not Models: It’s the Agent Control Plane
Enterprise AI is shifting from a model‑centric race to a battle over the agent control plane. Microsoft’s Copilot Studio and Azure AI Studio lead with 38.6% adoption, while OpenAI’s Assistants hold second place at 25.7%. Anthropic entered the orchestration space,...
Uber Calls Out Waymo's Scaling Gaps, Pushes Hybrid AV Model
Uber has publicly challenged Waymo’s city‑by‑city scaling strategy, warning that pure autonomous fleets risk creating a two‑tier transport system. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and policy head Danielle Lam cited Waymo’s absence in Oakland and other dense areas, while Uber’s white paper...
The Cloud Native CTO
Dr. Vanja Josifovski, former CTO of Pinterest and Airbnb, recounts his journey from academic research to leading cloud‑native growth at two of the decade’s biggest platforms. At Pinterest he pivoted from a startup acquisition to head of growth engineering, then...
Boomi CTO: Agentic Engineering Is How Enterprise AI Finally Earns Its Keep
Boomi CTO Matt McLarty unveiled Boomi Companion, an open‑source collection of agent skills that lets developers build, deploy, test and diagnose fully configured Boomi integrations using natural‑language prompts. The tool works with leading AI coding models such as Anthropic Claude Code,...
Anthropic Rolls Out Claude for Small Business, Targeting SMB AI Gap
Anthropic unveiled Claude for Small Business, a plug‑in suite that embeds its Claude AI into QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, Canva, Docusign, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. The move aims to close the AI adoption gap for firms that represent 44% of...
GitLab Leverages 19th‑Century Jevons Paradox to Drive AI‑Powered DevOps
GitLab CEO Bill Staples announced an AI‑centric overhaul anchored in the 19th‑century Jevons paradox, hoping to revive a market value that has fallen 66% to $3.7 billion. The plan pivots the platform toward “machine‑scale” orchestration of AI agents that will write,...
Dropbox Keeps Remote‑First Model, Citing Engineering Gains and Talent Retention
Dropbox announced it will continue its remote‑first staffing model, saying the approach has met all financial targets and boosts engineering output. Chief People Officer Melanie Rosenwasser explained how asynchronous work, core collaboration hours and quarterly in‑person gatherings keep teams productive...
How AI Is Transforming Software Development
AI‑driven coding agents have moved from autocomplete helpers to autonomous developers that can read tickets, generate multi‑file changes, run tests, and submit pull requests. Adoption is soaring—84% of developers use or plan AI tools, and half employ them daily—compressing six‑month...
Only 5% of Enterprises Say Their Data Is AI‑Ready, Survey Shows
A new Dun & Bradstreet survey of 10,000 enterprises reveals that only 5% consider their data AI‑ready, while 67% report early ROI from AI pilots. The gap forces CTOs to prioritize data strategy, governance, and infrastructure to move AI from...
Clari and Salesloft Appoint New CRO and CTO to Accelerate AI‑Driven Revenue Execution
Clari and Salesloft announced the hiring of Brian Benfer as chief revenue officer and Rajesh Krishnaswami as chief technology officer. The moves come as the merged firm pushes its Predictive Revenue System deeper into AI‑driven workflow automation for B2B sales...
Trip.com Group Launches AI and Digital ID Pilot at AGC 2026
Trip.com Group opened its Airline Global Conference 2026 in Amsterdam, unveiling a suite of AI‑powered travel features and a joint digital‑identity pilot with IATA. The initiatives aim to streamline booking, personalize service, and reduce errors for travelers in the UK...
Twilio CFO Viggiano Says AI Will Turn Platform Into Enterprise ‘Nervous System’
Twilio chief financial officer Katherine Viggiano told Fortune that the company is moving beyond its communications roots to become the connective tissue for AI agents. She highlighted a 20% jump in Q1 revenue to $1.41 billion and a raised full‑year outlook...
Coolbrook Appoints Dr Frank Eulitz as Chief Technology Officer
Coolbrook, a transformational technology firm focused on decarbonising heavy industry, has named Dr. Frank Eulitz as its new Chief Technology Officer. Eulitz brings more than 30 years of experience in turbomachinery, fluid dynamics and high‑temperature processes, previously leading the Turbomachinery...
Texas Roadhouse Deploys Handheld Tablets and Analytics as Prices Rise 3% in FY2026
Texas Roadhouse announced a rollout of handheld tablets, kitchen‑display systems and analytics platforms as it lifts menu prices by up to 3% in FY2026. The tech push follows a 13% foot‑traffic gain after a 1.7% price hike and is meant...
Brightstar Lottery Deploys Next‑Gen Retail System to Mauritius Operator Lottotech
Brightstar Lottery PLC announced a multi‑year contract extension with Lottotech, the operator of the Mauritius National Lottery, to install its RetailerPro S2 terminals and the OpenRetail central system. The deal, announced on May 12, 2026, deepens a partnership that now...
Spec-Driven Integration: Turning API Sprawl Into a Governed Capability Fleet for AI
Enterprises now juggle thousands of SaaS APIs and tens of thousands of internal endpoints, yet AI agents struggle to locate, govern, and safely reuse them. Spec‑Driven Integration (SDI) flips the traditional model by treating the integration specification as the single...
Microsoft VP Of Copilot Security And AI Joins AWS To Lead Agentic AI Charge At ‘Crucial Moment’
Amazon Web Services has hired former Microsoft executive Shawn Bice as vice president of AI Services to lead its Automated Reasoning Group and accelerate agentic AI initiatives. Bice, who previously oversaw Microsoft Security Copilot and AI Security Research, also spent...
ASML Appoints Marco Pieters as CTO and Adds Him to Board of Management
ASML announced that Marco Pieters, a 25‑year veteran, has officially taken the role of Chief Technology Officer and joined the Board of Management after the company’s April 22, 2026 AGM. The move replaces retiring CTO Martin van den Brink and...
Sovos Hires Fintech Veteran David McCann as CTO to Accelerate AI‑Powered Tax Reporting
Sovos has named David McCann, former CTO of Self Financial, as its new chief technology officer. The hire underscores a strategic push toward autonomous, AI‑driven tax reporting and a unified compliance cloud for multinational clients.
One OS, Two Speeds: How Red Hat Enterprise Linux Is Bridging AI Innovation and Enterprise Stability
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is being recast as the control plane for enterprise AI, offering a dual‑speed architecture that lets organizations run ultra‑stable legacy workloads while rapidly adopting AI‑driven services. At Red Hat Summit 2026, VP Gunnar Hellekson highlighted...
Norton Neo Adds Autonomous VPN and Anti‑phishing Tools in AI‑native Update
Norton introduced a free, autonomous VPN and enhanced anti‑phishing and anti‑fingerprinting capabilities in its AI‑native Neo browser on May 4. The update leverages Norton VPN technology, adapts to sensitive sites, and adds protection against AI‑related attacks, signaling a shift toward...
Google Cloud Sees Its Marketplace as the Launchpad for the Agentic Enterprise
Google Cloud is positioning its Marketplace as the distribution hub for the emerging "agentic enterprise," where autonomous AI agents handle end‑to‑end workflows. The platform now hosts more than 2,000 agents from partners like ServiceNow and Oracle, and Google has unveiled...
Space42, Sindan Team Up to Test Autonomous Systems with Satellite Connectivity
Space42 and Sindan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly test satellite‑communication solutions on autonomous aerospace platforms. Announced at Make it in the Emirates 2026, the partnership aims to validate real‑time connectivity in operational conditions and aligns with the...
Honeycomb Introduces Agent Observability Features to Keep an Eye on Production
Honeycomb, the full‑stack observability startup, unveiled a suite of AI‑agent monitoring tools—including Agent Timeline, Canvas Agent, Canvas Skills, and auto‑investigations. The features give engineers a real‑time, single‑pane view of large language model calls, tool invocations, and decision paths without requiring...
HPE Expands Hybrid Cloud Stack with Unified Private Cloud and AI-Ready Storage Updates
Hewlett Packard Enterprise unveiled a fourth‑generation Private Cloud that merges virtual machines and Kubernetes under a single Morpheus interface, while expanding its Alletra MP X10000 storage platform to support both file and object workloads up to 23 petabytes. The company also upgraded...
Red Hat Adds Support for Agentic AI Development
Red Hat unveiled a suite of agentic AI development tools at its Summit, including the generally available Red Hat Desktop with sandboxed AI agent testing, an enhanced Advanced Developer Suite, dedicated AI skill bundles, and the free rolling‑release Fedora Hummingbird...
Thinking Machines Lab Launches Interaction Models that Let AI Listen While Speaking
Thinking Machines Lab introduced a research preview of "interaction models" that can ingest audio, video and text in real time, allowing AI to listen and respond while a conversation is ongoing. The startup says the new architecture moves beyond the...
A Networking Revolution at AWS
Amazon Web Services unveiled a unified, custom networking stack that replaces heterogeneous vendor hardware with a single ASIC‑based switch architecture and its own Linux‑derived NetOS. The current platform delivers 51.2 Tbps across 64 × 800 Gbps ports, and a next‑generation version will double capacity...
Trading Technologies’ Jason Shaffer: AI Is Accelerant, Not Disruptor
Trading Technologies (TT) views artificial intelligence as an accelerant that enhances its full‑stack market infrastructure rather than a disruptor. Chief Technology & Product Officer Jason Shaffer emphasizes disciplined, non‑hype AI deployment within existing governance, security and human‑in‑the‑loop controls. Clients, especially...
Half of Campus Tech Leaders Question AI’s ROI
A new Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research survey of 130 campus CTOs reveals that only 29% say AI investments have met or exceeded ROI expectations, while half remain uncertain about returns. AI adoption is accelerating—41% of CTOs fear falling behind peers...
Interview: Alwin Bakkenes, Head of Software Engineering, Volvo Cars
Volvo Cars’ head of software engineering, Alwin Bakkenes, is steering a sweeping digital transformation that centers on a unified HuginCore stack and AI‑driven services. The EX60, launched with Google Gemini AI and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Auto Connectivity Platform, showcases the new...
Thinking Machines Wants to Build an AI that Actually Listens While It Talks
Thinking Machines Lab, founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, unveiled a research preview of "interaction models" that enable full‑duplex AI communication. The prototype, TML‑Interaction‑Small, can listen and generate a response simultaneously, achieving a 0.40‑second latency comparable to natural human...
ARM CEO Predicts 512‑Core CPUs as Agentic AI Reduces GPU‑CPU Ratio Relevance
ARM chief executive Rene Haas warned that the rise of agentic AI will drive data‑center CPUs toward 512 cores, shrinking the importance of traditional GPU‑to‑CPU ratios. He projected a $100 billion CPU market opportunity by 2030 and cited $2 billion in customer...
Arjan Brussee Launches ‘Immense Engine’, Europe’s First Home‑grown General‑Purpose Game Engine
Guerrilla Games co‑founder Arjan Brussee announced the Immense Engine, a fully European‑hosted, AI‑driven game engine designed as an alternative to Unreal and Unity. The initiative targets developers seeking compliance with EU regulations and reduced reliance on US‑based tools.
Banjo Loans Names Craig Rowe CTO as Co‑Founder Julian Hedt Departs
Banjo Loans announced Craig Rowe as its new chief technology officer, succeeding co‑founder and long‑time CTO Julian Hedt. Rowe brings over 30 years of tech leadership, including a 12‑year CIO stint at recoveriescorp, and will focus on scaling teams, tightening...
GitLab Reveals New Team Structure and Architectural Vision
GitLab is restructuring their teams and priorities. Their note offers a very clear perspective of the world and the architectural bets they're making. https://t.co/scRo7wcJur
Grab Seeks AI Edge in Product Development Using Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding
Grab is integrating AI into its product development pipeline through vibe coding and agentic engineering, allowing rapid prototyping and higher productivity. The Virtual Store Manager, created by a non‑engineer using AI‑generated code, exemplifies how vibe coding turns ideas into functional...
Nadella Says the Attempt to Remove Altman From OpenAI Was ‘Amateur City’
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella described the board’s 2023 effort to remove Sam Altman from OpenAI as an "amateur city" move. He highlighted that the abrupt ouster threatened the deep partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, which includes a multibillion‑dollar investment and...
Lendi Group Runs First Project Through "Agentic SDLC"
Lendi Group, a home‑lending fintech, completed its first project using an agentic software development lifecycle (SDLC) powered by Atlassian’s Teamwork Graph. The new process captures meeting audio with Loom, auto‑generates PRDs in Confluence, and employs AI agents to create Jira...
Starbucks India Appoints Returning Executive as CTO to Accelerate Digital Strategy
Starbucks India announced today that a returning technology executive, fresh from a three‑year stint leading Tim Hortons’ regional IT in Singapore, will serve as its new Chief Technology Officer. The hire underscores the coffee chain’s push to deepen AI‑driven personalization,...
Roblox's AI Push for Photorealism Meets Developer Resistance
Roblox announced plans to integrate AI tools that can render games in photorealistic style, but many independent developers on the platform are skeptical, saying the aesthetic shift could alienate the core audience. The clash highlights a broader tension between platform‑level...
ProcurePro Secures $11 Million US Funding to Accelerate AI in $13 Trillion Construction Procurement
ProcurePro, the Brisbane‑based construction procurement platform, closed a $11 million US (AU$15 million) round led by QIC Ventures with French builder Bouygues joining as a backer. The capital will fund a global AI product roadmap, a new US office and the hiring...
HPE Memory Server Targets Compute-Heavy and Agentic AI Workloads
HPE announced the Compute Scale‑up Server 3250, a memory‑centric platform built on the Superdome Flex architecture and powered by Intel Xeon 6 processors. The system scales from four to 16 sockets and can hold up to 64 TB of DDR5 RAM, targeting compute‑heavy workloads,...
AI Agents Are Running Hospital Records and Factory Inspections. Enterprise IAM Was Never Built for Them.
Enterprises are rapidly deploying AI agents for tasks like medical transcription and factory‑floor inspection, but 85% remain in pilot mode while only 5% have moved to production. The bottleneck is not model capability but identity governance—traditional IAM systems can’t inventory,...
Australian East‑Coast Corridors See Surge in Battery‑Electric Truck Deployments
Centurion’s $36 million off‑grid charging hub in Perth and Janus Electric’s fleet‑wide electrification push have accelerated battery‑electric truck deployments along Australia’s east‑coast corridors. The moves signal a rapid shift toward zero‑emission heavy freight in a market traditionally dominated by diesel.
Deloitte Urges NZ Firms to Redesign Work for AI Era, Warns Against Shallow Adoption
Deloitte's 2026 Tech Trends report for New Zealand warns that AI experimentation is over and firms must redesign work processes to capture value. The consultancy notes that 93% of AI spending is directed at technology while only 7% funds people and...