artificial intelligence

IndiaMART moves B2B buying from search to decision with agentic AI

IndiaMART CIO Nikhil Prabhakar says B2B buying is moving from search to decision. An agent that replies to enquiries for sellers is next.

Jeff Dean and top Google researchers quit Alphabet to launch Discovery Loop, backed by Radical Ventures

Former Alphabet Chief Scientist Jeff Dean has left Google to co-found Discovery Loop, an AI startup targeting scientific research acceleration, backed by Radica

AI is reshaping retail operations faster than most e-commerce teams are ready for

From supply chain compliance to last-mile delivery, AI tools are moving from pilot to production across retail ops in 2026.

AI ambitions could push SpaceX to tens of trillions in value by the 2030s, analyst argues

Mach33’s Aaron Burnett says SpaceX AI could drive long-term value as Google reshuffles DeepMind and ByteDance trains a much larger foundation model.

Amazon Business reaches $60 billion in annualized gross sales as agentic AI rewrites B2B discovery

Amazon Business hits $60B in annualized gross sales while agentic AI agents begin replacing human-driven B2B product discovery.

Adobe's AI-first ARR triples year over year, surpassing $500 million as Q2 revenue hits a record $6.62 billion

Adobe posted record Q2 revenue of $6.62 billion, with AI-first ARR tripling year over year and surpassing $500 million, prompting a full-year revenue guidance r

Enterprise AI is delivering business insights but not the cost savings CIOs expected

AI ROI is shifting: enterprises gain customer insights and operational intelligence, but money and time savings remain elusive, exposing a governance gap.

Anthropic and Blackstone's $1.5B joint venture Ode bets enterprise AI value lives in implementation, not models

Ode with Anthropic launches as a $1.5B joint venture to embed elite engineers inside enterprises, signaling that winning enterprise AI requires far more than be

SAP is redeploying workers and cutting travel costs to fund an all-in AI push

SAP is tightening hiring and travel budgets to redirect capital toward AI, completing the Dremio and Prior Labs acquisitions as it builds a unified data-to-AI platform.

Anthropic's $1.5B implementation venture Ode signals that deploying AI beats building it

Ode with Anthropic, a $1.5B joint venture with Blackstone, bets forward-deployed engineers are the missing link in enterprise AI adoption.

Only 26% of enterprises say AI governance keeps pace with deployment, Smarsh study finds

A Smarsh study conducted by FTI Consulting finds 55% of enterprises are deploying AI but only 26% have governance that matches the pace.

Microsoft launches Frontier Co. with $2.5B and 6,000 engineers to embed AI into enterprise operations

Microsoft's new Frontier Co. subsidiary will embed 6,000 engineers and consultants directly with enterprise clients to accelerate AI deployment.

AWS launches $1 billion Forward Deployed Engineering unit to accelerate enterprise AI adoption

AWS is investing $1 billion in a new Forward Deployed Engineering unit, seeding it with thousands of engineers to embed directly within enterprise customers.

Amazon partners with Corning to power AI data centers in the U.S.

Amazon's billion-dollar deal with Corning highlights a critical shift in AI data infrastructure demands.

How the Future of Work Is Being Reshaped by AI, Human Creativity, and Customer-Centered Leadership

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes industries, many professionals are asking the same urgent question: what happens when AI starts replacing not just repetitive tasks, but the foundational entry-level roles that once launched careers? According to Goldman Sachs Research, AI could expose the equivalent of 300 million jobs globally to automation, while potentially automating tasks…

May the Agentforce Be With You: AI in Energy Services

Generative AI has moved past being a shiny demo and into the messy reality of enterprise operations—where data lives in different systems, customers expect instant answers, and security teams (rightfully) say “prove it.” In energy services specifically, even small efficiency gains matter: many retail energy providers operate on thin margins, and operational blind spots—billing…

From Procurement to AI: Coupa’s London Stop Charts the Future of Business Agility

Coupa’s London World Tour stop highlighted how digital transformation is reshaping the intersection of procurement, finance, AI, and supply chain management. In an era where disruption is constant, the ability to integrate intelligence and agility across these domains is becoming a defining advantage for global enterprises. By fostering dialogue among industry leaders in an intimate…

Applied Digital Ellendale AI Data Center: April 2025 Update

Progress continued throughout April at Applied Digital’s Ellendale AI Data Center, as construction efforts advanced across multiple fronts. With favorable weather conditions and a clear focus on critical infrastructure, the ELN02 site remains on track to support the growing demands of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence. Key developments from April include: Metal jacketing installation…

President Biden’s AI Executive Order is an Imperfect but Needed First Step for Future AI Development

President Biden’s AI Executive Order puts the U.S.’s first stake in the ground for serious artificial intelligence regulation, but as the old saying goes, “You’ve got to start somewhere.” President Biden’s Executive Order on AI represents a pivotal moment in the intersection of technology and governance, aiming to position the United States at the…

The Future of Automate

The forthcoming Automate 2023 Conference will return to Detroit this spring, nearly a year after the previous event. The event will be held over the course of four days from May 22-25. With the growth of the automation industry, along with increased attention with AI, Automate 2023 is slated to be a game-changing trade show….

Iodine Intelligence: Unlocking the power of CONCURRENT

Artificial intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) are taking over the health industry and renovating healthcare technology. It has for some time now being a Lodestar into improving and delivering quality healthcare. A ton of information is being collected but isn’t being utilized simply because the existing technology doesn’t know what to do with…

Unlocking New Possibilities: The Synergy of Edge Computing, 5G, and AI

UNICOM Engineering is thrilled to share our latest blog post, delving into the convergence of three groundbreaking technologies: Edge Computing, 5G, and AI. These three forces are joining hands to revolutionize the capabilities of your solutions in ways we never thought possible. Imagine a world where edge computing, powered by the lightning-fast speeds of 5G…

CHIPS Act Will Bring A Wave of R&D to Semiconductor Manufacturing

The U.S.’ tech supply chain is getting a strategic helping hand from Congress, as the CHIPS ACT (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) has passed both the House and Senate, 243-187 and 64-33, respectively. Designed primarily to boost semiconductor manufacturing in a bid to compete with China’s strength in the sector while also addressing the…

Dig Your Heels In: A Working Woman’s Series with Lenovo’s Andi Huels

Andi Huels, Head of AI, North America at Lenovo is a true trailblazer, with a career path that, across several industries, gave her important touchpoints around the power of smart tools and has taken her to the top of the AI game. She began her career in the oil and gas industry for Crane, focusing…

Explaining Robotic Process Automation

With this edition of the Mecca Minute I’d like to talk a little robotic process automation or RPA. RPA is hyperautomation that takes automating processes to the next level. Like many other subjects I’ve shared in the past, this concept is not new. But the big reason that it has evolved from a dream…