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ServiceNow pivots to AI‑driven security and governance

At Knowledge 2026, ServiceNow rebranded from a workflow platform to the governance and action layer for enterprise AI agents, identities and connected assets. The company launched Autonomous Security and Risk, integrating Armis asset intelligence with Veza identity governance, and expanded its AI Control Tower with real‑time enforcement, cost tracking and NIST‑aligned risk frameworks.

Oracle Integrates Eightfold AI to Boost HR Suite Capabilities
NewsMay 12, 2026

Oracle Integrates Eightfold AI to Boost HR Suite Capabilities

Oracle announced a strategic integration of Eightfold's AI talent platform into its Human Capital Management suite, a move analysts say could lift Oracle's valuation. The partnership deepens AI-driven hiring and workforce planning tools for enterprise customers.

By Pulse
City of London Launches $6.7 B Digital ID Orchestrator Push to Curb Financial Fraud
NewsMay 12, 2026

City of London Launches $6.7 B Digital ID Orchestrator Push to Curb Financial Fraud

The City of London Corporation has issued a call for technology partners to build a Digital Verification Orchestrator (DVO) that could slash fraud costs by up to £5 bn ($6.7 bn). The voluntary, reusable identity service aims to let consumers verify once...

By Pulse
Tenable CFO Buys 12,000 Shares at $21.54, Boosting Stake 65%
NewsMay 12, 2026

Tenable CFO Buys 12,000 Shares at $21.54, Boosting Stake 65%

Tenable's chief financial officer, Matthew Brown, purchased 12,000 shares of the company at a weighted average price of $21.54 per share on May 4, 2026. The transaction lifted his direct ownership from 18,541 to 30,541 shares, a 64.7% increase, and...

By Pulse
Shoplazza Launches Athena AI Agent to Automate E‑Commerce Back‑Office Tasks
NewsMay 12, 2026

Shoplazza Launches Athena AI Agent to Automate E‑Commerce Back‑Office Tasks

Shoplazza introduced Athena, an AI‑native admin agent that lets merchants execute back‑office e‑commerce tasks via natural language. Built on a platform serving over 650,000 global sellers, Athena aims to cut the time merchants spend navigating multiple dashboards and reduce operational...

By Pulse
Canvas Outage During Finals Linked to ShinyHunters Breach Affecting 9,000 Schools
NewsMay 12, 2026

Canvas Outage During Finals Linked to ShinyHunters Breach Affecting 9,000 Schools

Instructure temporarily shut down its Canvas learning platform during final exams after detecting unauthorized activity tied to a ShinyHunters breach. The group claims to have stolen data from 9,000 schools and 275 million individuals, forcing Instructure to suspend its Free‑For‑Teacher accounts...

By Pulse
‘Will SAP Be a Software Company in the Future?’ Sapphire 2026 Keynote Maps SAP’s New ERP Stack
NewsMay 12, 2026

‘Will SAP Be a Software Company in the Future?’ Sapphire 2026 Keynote Maps SAP’s New ERP Stack

At SAP Sapphire 2026, CEO Christian Klein announced SAP’s shift from a traditional ERP software vendor to a business‑AI company, unveiling the Autonomous Suite built around data‑centric AI agents. The new Joule Studio 2.0 acts as an agent factory, letting...

By ERP Today
Veeam CEO: We Have Defined A Missing ‘Data AI Trust Layer’
NewsMay 12, 2026

Veeam CEO: We Have Defined A Missing ‘Data AI Trust Layer’

Veeam CEO Anand Eswaran announced a new “data AI trust layer” at VeeamON 2026, a unified fabric that sits between data/analytics and AI models to combine security, privacy, compliance, governance and resilience. The company also launched a Data and AI Trust...

By CRN (US)
Norm Ai Launches Compliance Agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot
NewsMay 12, 2026

Norm Ai Launches Compliance Agent for Microsoft 365 Copilot

Norm AI has introduced a Compliance Agent that plugs directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot, giving regulated enterprises a built‑in layer of policy enforcement, verification and auditability. The add‑on works alongside Copilot to review content, flag disclosures, validate information against approved...

By AiThority » Sales Enablement
Fisent Technologies Puts the Power of Applied GenAI Process Automation in the Hands of the Enterprise with Fisent BizAI Studio
NewsMay 12, 2026

Fisent Technologies Puts the Power of Applied GenAI Process Automation in the Hands of the Enterprise with Fisent BizAI Studio

Fisent Technologies has launched BizAI Studio, a self‑service portal that puts its Applied GenAI Process Automation platform directly in the hands of enterprise users. The low‑code interface lets non‑technical teams design, test, and manage AI‑driven workflows in under 30 seconds...

By AiThority » Sales Enablement
RoadrunnerAI Reimagines CPQ with AI‑Native Deal Desk
SocialMay 12, 2026

RoadrunnerAI Reimagines CPQ with AI‑Native Deal Desk

CPQ is one of those enterprise categories everyone complains about and almost no one wants to rebuild. That’s why @RoadrunnerAI stood out. @Joubinmir, @ajnatarajan, and @eshao18 are rebuilding CPQ from first principles, starting with an AI-native deal desk and aiming at revenue...

By Trae Stephens
Red Hat Opens Ansible to AI Agents, Within Limits
NewsMay 12, 2026

Red Hat Opens Ansible to AI Agents, Within Limits

Red Hat announced the general availability of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, letting external AI agents interact with the Ansible Automation Platform. The company also introduced a technology‑preview orchestrator that forces AI‑generated actions through pre‑approved, deterministic playbooks. Support now...

By Network World
SAP ECC Is Still Running Your Enterprise. Here’s How to Modernize Around It
NewsMay 12, 2026

SAP ECC Is Still Running Your Enterprise. Here’s How to Modernize Around It

SAP ECC still powers core finance and supply‑chain functions for many enterprises, but data flowing in from CRM, HR and other cloud platforms often arrives with quality gaps that ripple through the ecosystem. Syncari positions itself as a governed data...

By Syncari
Red Hat Establishes Ansible Automation Platform as the Trusted Execution Layer for IT Operations in an Agentic Era
NewsMay 12, 2026

Red Hat Establishes Ansible Automation Platform as the Trusted Execution Layer for IT Operations in an Agentic Era

Red Hat unveiled Ansible Automation Platform 2.7, adding a technology‑preview automation orchestrator, Model Context Protocol server, and AI‑aware features that blend deterministic, event‑driven, and AI‑driven workflows. The update introduces a “bring‑your‑own‑knowledge” assistant, a universal AI bridge, and a performance dashboard...

By AiThority » Sales Enablement
SAP Unveils Agentic AI for Joule
SocialMay 12, 2026

SAP Unveils Agentic AI for Joule

Next up - the Agentic AI of SAP - nie all parts of Joule Work. #SAPSapphire https://t.co/hXRWKYrbpx

By Holger Müller
The Right Humans in the Loop: Why Fundraising AI Belongs Inside Your CRM
NewsMay 12, 2026

The Right Humans in the Loop: Why Fundraising AI Belongs Inside Your CRM

Fundraising teams face rising donor expectations and tighter budgets, driving interest in AI‑powered tools. Many vendors offer bolt‑on solutions that operate outside the CRM, creating data delays and governance gaps. Blackbaud’s Development Agent embeds AI directly within Raiser’s Edge NXT,...

By Blackbaud
Financial Close Agent Automates Intercompany Reconciliation
SocialMay 12, 2026

Financial Close Agent Automates Intercompany Reconciliation

Next up - a demo of the Financial Close Agent - here agents take care of intercompany reconciliation. #SAPSapphire https://t.co/atlYTOMm4t

By Holger Müller
Commerzbank to Cut 3,000 Jobs as €600M AI Push Aims to Boost Efficiency
NewsMay 12, 2026

Commerzbank to Cut 3,000 Jobs as €600M AI Push Aims to Boost Efficiency

Commerzbank announced it will eliminate 3,000 positions – roughly 8% of its workforce – while committing €600 million to artificial‑intelligence projects over four years. The move is part of the Momentum 2030 plan and is intended to free up 10% of...

By Pulse
Project44 Launches Autopilot, a $1 B No‑code AI Logistics Platform
NewsMay 12, 2026

Project44 Launches Autopilot, a $1 B No‑code AI Logistics Platform

Project44 introduced Autopilot, a no‑code AI‑enabled logistics operating system built on a data layer that cost more than $1 billion. The platform promises a 4% drop in freight spend, a 70% cut in manual coordination and faster sourcing, positioning the company...

By Pulse
Tanium Atlas Brings AI Into Endpoint Operations, Gives MSPs a New Services Play
NewsMay 12, 2026

Tanium Atlas Brings AI Into Endpoint Operations, Gives MSPs a New Services Play

Security firm Tanium unveiled Atlas, an autonomous operating system that merges AI models with its real‑time endpoint data platform. The solution surfaces relevant information, recommends actions, and lets users interact via natural language, aiming to cut manual investigation and context‑switching...

By ChannelE2E
SAP Launches Managed Joule Studio with Cursor and Claude Code Support
NewsMay 12, 2026

SAP Launches Managed Joule Studio with Cursor and Claude Code Support

SAP unveiled a fully managed version of Joule Studio at Sapphire 2026, eliminating the need for customers to configure or provision infrastructure. The update adds support for coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code and expands agent frameworks with AutoGen...

By The New Stack
SAP CEO: The AI Race Is Being Fought in the Wrong Place
NewsMay 12, 2026

SAP CEO: The AI Race Is Being Fought in the Wrong Place

SAP CEO Christian Klein argues that the enterprise AI race is being fought on the wrong battlefield – the interface layer – rather than within operational context. He stresses that AI must be embedded in core systems that capture processes,...

By Fortune
DTCC Partners with Chainlink to Advance 24/7 Collateral Management
NewsMay 12, 2026

DTCC Partners with Chainlink to Advance 24/7 Collateral Management

DTCC announced that its digitally native Collateral AppChain will integrate Chainlink’s Runtime Environment and data standard to automate eligibility, valuation, margining, and settlement processes. The CRE provides a resilient, institution‑scale data and orchestration layer, enabling 24/7, near real‑time collateral management...

By FX News Group
Behavox Extends Polaris Trade Surveillance to Prediction Markets, Expanding Risk Coverage to 10 Asset Classes
NewsMay 12, 2026

Behavox Extends Polaris Trade Surveillance to Prediction Markets, Expanding Risk Coverage to 10 Asset Classes

Behavox announced that its Polaris trade‑surveillance platform now includes prediction markets, expanding its out‑of‑the‑box coverage to ten asset classes. The new asset class is available in beta to existing customers, with general availability planned for summer 2026. The move responds...

By Financial Post
Red Hat Adds Support for Agentic AI Development
NewsMay 12, 2026

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...

By InfoWorld
As Agentic Dev Tools Boom, Workflow Auditability Becomes the Constraint
NewsMay 12, 2026

As Agentic Dev Tools Boom, Workflow Auditability Becomes the Constraint

AI coding agents are rapidly entering CI/CD pipelines, accelerating merge request velocity but leaving a critical audit gap. When an agent opens a merge request, the platform cannot show the inputs, prompts, policy checks, or the human sponsor behind the...

By The New Stack
A Decade of Governance: Cloud Custodian at 10 and Its Role in the Agentic AI Era
NewsMay 12, 2026

A Decade of Governance: Cloud Custodian at 10 and Its Role in the Agentic AI Era

Cloud Custodian, an open‑source, stateless policy engine, celebrates its 10‑year anniversary as a CNCF incubating project. The tool now serves as a foundational cost‑optimization and security layer for the emerging agentic AI era, where autonomous agents provision GPU fleets, model‑serving...

By CNCF Blog
Consultants Rush to Tame 'Shadow AI' As Unapproved Tools Surge in Enterprises
NewsMay 12, 2026

Consultants Rush to Tame 'Shadow AI' As Unapproved Tools Surge in Enterprises

A Business Insider investigation reveals that 71% of UK employees have used unapproved consumer AI tools at work, with many doing so weekly. The rise of “shadow AI” is forcing consulting firms to develop governance frameworks to mitigate data‑leak and...

By Pulse
Everlaw Launches Automated Legal Holds Workflow to Streamline E‑Discovery
NewsMay 12, 2026

Everlaw Launches Automated Legal Holds Workflow to Streamline E‑Discovery

Everlaw unveiled an upgraded Legal Holds solution that adds integrated questionnaires, a native Workday connector, expanded preservation‑in‑place integrations, and richer reporting and API tools. The enhancements turn a traditionally manual task into an automated, data‑centric workflow for enterprise legal departments.

By Pulse
FDA Deploys Elsa 4.0 AI Tool and HALO Data Platform to Modernize Operations
NewsMay 12, 2026

FDA Deploys Elsa 4.0 AI Tool and HALO Data Platform to Modernize Operations

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled Elsa 4.0, an upgraded internal AI assistant, and completed the HALO data‑platform consolidation that unifies more than 40 disparate data sources. The moves are designed to cut manual work, accelerate regulatory reviews and...

By Pulse
Application Security Shifts to Secure‑by‑Design as Continuous Deployment Outpaces Patching
NewsMay 12, 2026

Application Security Shifts to Secure‑by‑Design as Continuous Deployment Outpaces Patching

Enterprises are abandoning the traditional find‑and‑fix security treadmill in favor of secure‑by‑design operating models. Continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines now demand board‑level accountability and new tooling to curb mounting security debt.

By Pulse
SAP and Cyberwave Deploy Fully Autonomous AI Robots in Live German Warehouse
NewsMay 12, 2026

SAP and Cyberwave Deploy Fully Autonomous AI Robots in Live German Warehouse

SAP SE and Cyberwave announced the successful rollout of fully autonomous, AI‑powered robots in SAP's St. Leon‑Rot logistics center in Germany. The deployment demonstrates that Physical AI can operate at scale in a live fulfillment environment, promising faster training and...

By Pulse
Neglecting Change Management Drives ERP Implementation Failures
SocialMay 12, 2026

Neglecting Change Management Drives ERP Implementation Failures

ERP implementation failures often stem from neglecting organizational change management. Focusing too much on tech and not enough on people aspects is the leading cause, especially in litigated cases. #ERP #ChangeManagement https://t.co/WUG3PD4D0h

By Eric Kimberling
Saudi Aramco Deploys AI Refinery System with Emerson
NewsMay 12, 2026

Saudi Aramco Deploys AI Refinery System with Emerson

Saudi Aramco has rolled out an AI‑driven refinery optimisation platform built with Emerson’s Aspen Hybrid Models, creating one of the world’s largest multi‑site, multi‑period optimisation models. The system, initially applied to Continuous Catalyst Regeneration and Platformer units, delivers up to...

By ComputerWeekly – DevOps
Why Cedents Still Buy Reinsurance Blind | TRP #169
PodcastMay 12, 202631 min

Why Cedents Still Buy Reinsurance Blind | TRP #169

In this episode, hosts Jared and Ben talk with Tom about why cedents (insurance companies buying reinsurance) still often purchase reinsurance "blind" and how SuperSeed’s technology is changing that. They explain the historical reliance on big‑bang, multi‑year tech projects and...

By The Reinsurance Podcast
Screendragon Launches AI Hub to Embed Custom AI Agents in Live Workflows
NewsMay 12, 2026

Screendragon Launches AI Hub to Embed Custom AI Agents in Live Workflows

Screendragon announced the AI Hub, a new capability that lets enterprise marketing and agency teams create and run custom AI agents directly inside live workflows. The launch aims to shift AI use from ad‑hoc experiments to controlled, revenue‑impacting execution across...

By Pulse
TrustCloud Launches AI‑driven TrustLens, Cutting Third‑party Risk Assessments by 90% for Enterprises
NewsMay 12, 2026

TrustCloud Launches AI‑driven TrustLens, Cutting Third‑party Risk Assessments by 90% for Enterprises

TrustCloud unveiled an upgraded TrustLens platform that uses an agentic AI engine to replace questionnaire‑based third‑party risk management. The new system let a Global 2000 life‑sciences firm assess 5,000 suppliers in six months—a ten‑fold speedup—while expanding coverage to 92% and...

By Pulse
Broadridge Deploys Agentic AI, Offering Up to 30% Cost Savings
NewsMay 12, 2026

Broadridge Deploys Agentic AI, Offering Up to 30% Cost Savings

Broadridge Financial Solutions announced that its agentic AI platform is now live in production across capital markets and wealth management workflows, promising up to 30% day‑one operational cost reduction. The service is available as a fully managed operation or as...

By Pulse
Standard Chartered CIO Guillermo Vega Maps Bold Innovation to Enterprise Resilience
NewsMay 12, 2026

Standard Chartered CIO Guillermo Vega Maps Bold Innovation to Enterprise Resilience

Standard Chartered’s Group CIO Guillermo Vega outlined a roadmap that pairs aggressive digital innovation with a focus on operational resilience. The strategy emphasizes AI‑driven services, cloud migration, and risk‑aware governance to keep the global bank competitive while safeguarding core systems.

By Pulse
Anthropic and FIS Deploy AI Agent to Slash AML Investigation Time at BMO and Amalgamated Bank
NewsMay 12, 2026

Anthropic and FIS Deploy AI Agent to Slash AML Investigation Time at BMO and Amalgamated Bank

Anthropic and FIS have unveiled a Financial Crimes AI Agent that can compress anti‑money‑laundering investigations from hours to minutes. Bank of Montreal and Amalgamated Bank will be the first to deploy the tool, while FIS shares jumped about 7% after...

By Pulse
Red Hat Launches AI 3.4 Platform to Power Enterprise Inference and Agents
NewsMay 12, 2026

Red Hat Launches AI 3.4 Platform to Power Enterprise Inference and Agents

Red Hat announced the release of Red Hat AI 3.4 at its Summit in Atlanta, a platform built for large‑scale inference and AI agents across hybrid clouds. The update adds a model‑as‑a‑service gateway, speculative decoding that can triple text‑generation speed,...

By Pulse
[Sponsor] Drata
BlogMay 12, 2026

[Sponsor] Drata

Drata is a compliance‑automation platform that connects to over 130 SaaS tools, enabling continuous evidence collection for more than 25 regulatory frameworks such as SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI and GDPR. The solution provides a library of 40+ auditor‑approved security policies that...

By Daring Fireball
Include a Business Architect to Align ERP with Blueprint
SocialMay 12, 2026

Include a Business Architect to Align ERP with Blueprint

Most ERP implementations overlook the crucial role of a business architect. This person bridges end-to-end business processes and the technology that supports them, ensuring all actions trace back to the core business blueprint. #BusinessArchitecture #ERP https://t.co/VkoPBFm4Rp

By Eric Kimberling
IBM Launches AI Ops Suite at Think 2026 to Tame DevOps Complexity
NewsMay 12, 2026

IBM Launches AI Ops Suite at Think 2026 to Tame DevOps Complexity

IBM announced the Concert AI operations suite at its Think 2026 conference in Boston, aiming to automate the management of an estimated one billion new enterprise applications over the next five years. The platform integrates existing IBM tools and adds...

By Pulse
Yum Brands Deploys AI Backbone, Digital Sales Hit 70% of Taco Bell Revenue
NewsMay 12, 2026

Yum Brands Deploys AI Backbone, Digital Sales Hit 70% of Taco Bell Revenue

Yum Brands chief digital and technology officer Jim Dausch detailed an AI‑centric overhaul that now drives 70% of Taco Bell’s sales, up from 1% in 2019. The company has deployed AI tools across 35,000 restaurants and partnered with AWS, Microsoft...

By Pulse
Belgian AI Startup Tekst Secures $12.4M Series A to Automate Enterprise Workflows
NewsMay 12, 2026

Belgian AI Startup Tekst Secures $12.4M Series A to Automate Enterprise Workflows

Belgian AI firm Tekst announced a €11.5 million ($12.4M) Series A round led by US venture firm Elephant, aiming to scale its process‑intelligence platform that automatically maps work across emails, PDFs and enterprise systems. The funding will fuel product development, hiring...

By Pulse
Alation Launches AI Governance Platform to Streamline Enterprise Compliance
NewsMay 12, 2026

Alation Launches AI Governance Platform to Streamline Enterprise Compliance

Alation Inc. unveiled its AI Governance solution at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in London, creating a centralized system of record for AI model compliance. The offering maps AI assets to regulations such as the EU AI Act and...

By Pulse
Digital Asset Secures $300 Million From A16z Crypto, Valued at $2 B
NewsMay 12, 2026

Digital Asset Secures $300 Million From A16z Crypto, Valued at $2 B

Digital Asset Holdings announced a $300 million Series round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z Crypto, valuing the blockchain infrastructure firm at roughly $2 billion. The funding backs the Canton Network and Daml platform, positioning the company as a key player in private‑grade,...

By Pulse
Strengthening Security and Consistency in the Cloud with Red Hat and HashiCorp
NewsMay 12, 2026

Strengthening Security and Consistency in the Cloud with Red Hat and HashiCorp

Red Hat and HashiCorp have deepened their partnership by embedding HashiCorp Vault and Terraform into Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, and by introducing OIDC‑based authentication in the upcoming 2.7 release. The new capability lets Ansible act as an OpenID Connect...

By Red Hat – DevOps
SAP Rollout Derails Glico's Chilled‑product Supply Chain
SocialMay 11, 2026

SAP Rollout Derails Glico's Chilled‑product Supply Chain

Ezaki Glico, known for Puccin Pudding and distributing Kirin beer, faced major operational disruptions after a costly SAP S/4HANA implementation. For chilled products, efficient inventory planning and timely delivery are crucial. #SupplyChain #SAP #Business https://t.co/9Z5jgGVeS8

By Eric Kimberling