Procurement

DoD Awards Multi-Vendor AI Contracts Worth Up to $200M Each

DoD awarded up to $200M each to four AI vendors, while marketplace Glass added AI tools. Two separate stories that both show AI entering government purchasing.

Better AI software is driving up spending on power, partners, and delivery

Enterprise AI is turning into a procurement problem, more than a features race, across software, channel partners, and data center supply chains.

Google’s expanded Marvell deal turns custom chips into a whole data center build

Google’s expanded Marvell deal reaches past TPUs into NICs, storage and memory controllers, turning “custom silicon” into a procurement and platform decision.

Anthropic’s mega-IPO prep is forcing enterprise buyers to treat AI vendors like long-term critical infrastructure

Bloomberg reports Anthropic is sizing an IPO to rival SpaceX’s record, while its revenue run rate and policy moves push enterprise procurement toward stronger g

Etched’s $21 billion valuation forces AI inference buyers to treat racks as contracts, not chips

Etched’s $700M round at a $21B valuation is being driven by inference economics and delivered as full racks. That changes how enterprises should procure, benchm

80% of B2B tech buyers now use AI agents, forcing procurement and sales teams to rebuild how enterprise deals get done

IDC finds 8 in 10 B2B tech buyers already use AI agents in purchasing decisions, while Gartner projects 80% of CSOs will require AI-augmented sales plans by 203

Critical minerals money is arriving just as the iron ore that feeds it goes on strike

Critical minerals funding, an iron ore strike, and a cooling U.S. jobs market are hitting procurement and supply-chain teams at the same time.

Nvidia bets $3 billion on power infrastructure as AI's energy crunch reshapes enterprise procurement

Nvidia's $3B stake in Lancium, AWS's internal CPU-efficiency push, and Jeff Dean's departure from Google signal a new phase of AI infrastructure pressure.

Agentic AI is rewriting the rules of B2B sourcing, and Alibaba's Accio is the latest proof

Alibaba's Accio platform adds autonomous sourcing agents as B2B ecommerce accelerates, with new players like Sazo bringing agentic AI to cross-border trade infr

Amazon Business hits $60 billion in annualized gross sales as agentic AI reshapes B2B procurement

Amazon Business has reached $60B in annualized gross sales, a milestone that arrives just as agentic AI begins rewiring how B2B buyers discover and purchase.

Fastenal's digital sales climb in Q2 as B2B ecommerce reshapes industrial procurement

Fastenal's Q2 digital sales growth and a broader B2B ecommerce surge signal that industrial procurement teams can no longer treat online channels as optional.

Kaspersky selects WebEngage for B2B marketing automation, treating data governance as a procurement requirement

Kaspersky chose WebEngage for marketing automation after vetting it like a security product, with PII controls and secure access built in from day one.

Microsoft 365 prices rise up to 43% as Copilot Chat folds into base plans

Effective July 1, Microsoft raised M365 commercial prices 5–43% and bundled Copilot Chat into every base plan, forcing procurement teams to reassess software bu

B2B ecommerce is posting real numbers, and operators are taking notice

MSC Industrial's Q3 sales crossed $1 billion, with ecommerce leading the way. Here's what the data means for procurement and ops teams.

Agentic AI readiness is now a procurement and operations priority, not just an IT decision

Enterprises that delay agentic AI readiness risk competing on cost rather than innovation as early adopters build internal expertise and governance frameworks n

ServiceNow Just Deployed AI Across Every Major Business Function. Here's What Enterprise Leaders Need to Evaluate Before They Follow.

ServiceNow's Autonomous Workforce now covers IT, HR, finance, legal, procurement, CRM, and security. The results from early adopters are real. So are the governance questions every enterprise needs to answer first.

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’s Data Center Design for a 100 MW AI Factory Built from the Ground Up

AI workloads are redefining the limits of data center design and infrastructure. Legacy data centers, built for traditional co-location, cannot handle the density, thermal demands, or power dynamics of accelerated computing. The AI boom has upended the data center sector, forcing a rapid shift to liquid-cooled racks as facilities pivot from sub-10kW racks to…

Pioneering the Future: Applied Digital’s Unmatched Speed to Market

Roland Davidson, EVP of Engineering at Applied Digital, emphasizes the company’s unparalleled capability in swiftly bringing innovations to the market. Leading a seasoned and diverse team, Davidson highlights their proficiency in power procurement, engineering, and construction, reaffirming Applied Digital’s position as an industry frontrunner.

Preparing for the End of PostScript Type 1 Fonts, and Other Font Challenges with Greg Mitchell

Greg Mitchell, Founder & CEO of Font Shield, is a Type Director with over forty years of experience. To say Mitchell knows his way around the font industry would be an understatement. His mission at Font Shield is to support agencies and brands in the compliance and procurement of the fonts they license so they…