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Glean & Gainsight integrate customer signals into AI
Software-as-a-Service

Glean & Gainsight integrate customer signals into AI

Glean and Gainsight add customer health, risk and sentiment signals to Work AI, giving teams a shared account view inside existing workflows.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
i-GENTIC expands GENIE to cover FDA compliance lifecycle
Document Management

i-GENTIC expands GENIE to cover FDA compliance lifecycle

i-GENTIC AI widens GENIE to spot FDA filing conflicts in real time, helping biopharma and medtech teams cut review delays.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Today
Kyndryl adds AI to prevent IT outages before they happen
Hybrid Cloud

Kyndryl adds AI to prevent IT outages before they happen

Kyndryl bolsters Kyndryl Bridge with agentic AI to spot IT risks early, helping customers avert outages and cut downtime costs.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Today
Anthropic signs SpaceX compute deal, boosts Claude limits
Space Technologies

Anthropic signs SpaceX compute deal, boosts Claude limits

Anthropic signs SpaceX compute deal and lifts Claude Code and API limits as it secures more than 300 megawatts of data-centre capacity.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Today
Apple's Swift student winners focus on accessibility
Digital Entertainment

Apple's Swift student winners focus on accessibility

Apple names 350 Swift Student Challenge winners from 37 countries, with projects using AI and accessibility tools for tremors, floods and music.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Today
Bloomfire unveils guide to enterprise intelligence systems
Data Analytics

Bloomfire unveils guide to enterprise intelligence systems

Bloomfire says fragmented knowledge, search and analytics tools are undermining enterprise AI, as its new guide assesses 12 platforms and governance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
L Suite launches Lloyd AI for in-house legal teams
Data Protection

L Suite launches Lloyd AI for in-house legal teams

The L Suite has launched Lloyd, a members-only AI tool for General Counsels that mines a decade of peer discussions to guide in-house legal decisions.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today
Megaport launches built-in DDoS protection for network
Network Infrastructure

Megaport launches built-in DDoS protection for network

Megaport adds built-in DDoS protection to its internet network, promising faster mitigation without third-party rerouting for cloud customers.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Today
Wordly launches ROI calculator after USD $200m savings
Digital Transformation

Wordly launches ROI calculator after USD $200m savings

Wordly rolls out ROI calculator as AI translation savings top USD $200 million, with public sector users alone cutting costs by more than USD $30 million.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Today
Atlassian opens Teamwork Graph to third-party AI tools
Mobile Device Management

Atlassian opens Teamwork Graph to third-party AI tools

Atlassian lets third-party AI agents tap Teamwork Graph as the software giant expands Rovo, Jira and Confluence with new automation tools.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
KnowBe4 partners Secure Code Warrior on AI training
Data Protection

KnowBe4 partners Secure Code Warrior on AI training

KnowBe4 expands developer training with Secure Code Warrior deal as AI-assisted coding drives demand for secure software governance.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Today
Elite appoints Jake Simpson as Chief Sales Officer
Digital Transformation

Elite appoints Jake Simpson as Chief Sales Officer

Elite appoints Jake Simpson as Chief Sales Officer to drive global growth in legal finance software as law firms shift to cloud systems.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Today
BlackFog says only one in nine ransomware attacks go public
Malware

BlackFog says only one in nine ransomware attacks go public

BlackFog finds ransomware groups kept 2,160 attacks under wraps in the first quarter as healthcare and government remained prime targets.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Deel launches Akai to automate back-office workflows
Digital Transformation

Deel launches Akai to automate back-office workflows

Deel expands Akai automation platform to help operations teams cut manual back-office work across finance, tax, payroll and compliance.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Yesterday
Teradata launches autonomous knowledge platform for AI
Hybrid Cloud

Teradata launches autonomous knowledge platform for AI

Teradata rolls out autonomous knowledge platform to help enterprises run governed AI across cloud, on-premises and hybrid systems.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Yesterday
Direct Ferries launches ferry search inside ChatGPT
Digital Assistants

Direct Ferries launches ferry search inside ChatGPT

Direct Ferries has launched a ChatGPT search service for ferry trips, giving users access to live prices across more than 4,000 routes.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
The Death of the Firewall
Malware

The Death of the Firewall

Why the firewall still matters as cloud, Zero Trust and AI reshape security, with a USD $6 billion market and no sign of disappearing.

By Chandrodaya Prasad • 11 min read • Yesterday
Vultr, SUSE & Supermicro team up for AI edge cloud
DevOps

Vultr, SUSE & Supermicro team up for AI edge cloud

Vultr, SUSE and Supermicro unveil cloud-to-edge AI setup to help enterprises run workloads nearer data sources and cut latency.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday
Object First launches Fleet Manager for backup estates
Data Protection

Object First launches Fleet Manager for backup estates

Object First launches cloud-based Fleet Manager to help enterprises and service providers oversee distributed backup estates and spot ransomware risks.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday