New data released today shows a disconnect between how companies govern AI and what consumers need to feel safe using it. While four out of five consumers surveyed said they want clear governance of AI interactions, less than a third (31 percent) of business leaders say their organizations have comprehensive, organization-wide AI policies and oversight in place.
Cloudera Acquires Taikun for Managing Kubernetes and Cloud
August 7, 2025 by
Santa Clara, CA – AI and data platform company Cloudera announced its acquisition of Taikun, a leading platform provider for managing Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With this move, Cloudera accelerates the deployment and delivery of the complete Cloudera platform, including Data Services and AI anywhere – from the public clouds to […]
Vectra AI Introduces MCP Server for Threat Investigations via AI Assistants
August 6, 2025 by
SAN JOSE – August 6, 2025 – Cybersecurity AI company Vectra AI today announced Vectra AI MCP Server, designed to bring natural language access to the Vectra AI Platform through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Currently available as early access to all customers, with more releases to come soon, this tool allows security teams to engage […]
SNIA Announces Storage.AI
August 4, 2025 by
Santa Clara, CA., August 4, 2025 – SNIA, a not-for-profit organization for technologies related to handling and optimizing data, today announced Storage.AI, an open standards project designed for efficient data services related to AI workloads. Storage.AI will focus on industry-standard, non-proprietary, and neutral approaches to solving AI-related data problems to optimize the performance, efficiency, and […]
News Bytes 20260804: Comparing US, EU, China AI Strategies, AI and Job Losses, Agentic AI at McKinsey, AI Startup Funding Stays Hot
August 4, 2025 by
Good August morning! The world (at least the world as we see it) continues to revolve around HPC-AI, here’s a quick (8:14) look at recent developments: Comparing AI strategies: US, EU, China; AI a top job loss factor; agentic AI at McKinsey ….
Google DeepMind Launches AlphaEarth Foundations Virtual Satellite
July 31, 2025 by
Google DeepMind has announced the AlphaEarth Foundations, an AI model designed to function like a virtual satellite and to characterize the planet’s terrestrial land and coastal waters by integrating huge amounts of Earth observation data into a unified digital representation, or “embedding,” that computer systems can ….
AI Agent Finance Startup Ramp Raises $500M
July 31, 2025 by
AI financial operations staartup Ramp announced its Series E-2, raising $500 million at a $22.5 billion valuation. With this round, New York-based Ramp has raised $1.9 billion in total equity financing. The company said it began generating cash flow earlier this year. ICONIQ led the round, with continued support from existing investors including ….
Steering Through the AI Storm: Enterprise Risk Leadership for the Automation Era
July 29, 2025 by
Organizations that integrate AI into their strategic core, supported by risk-aware leadership, will define the next chapter of business innovation. Success won’t belong to those with the flashiest tools, but to those with the clearest purpose, strongest governance, and boldest leadership.
News Bytes 20260728: US AI Action Plan; STMicro Sensors Acquisition; NVIDIA H20, TSMC and Shifting GPU Export Policy
July 28, 2025 by
Good July day to all! The HPC-AI sector rolled forward over the past week generating its usual harvest of news, here’s a fast (6:33) review of recent developments, including: the White House’s US AI Action Plan, STMicro acquires NXP MEMS sensors, NVIDIA H20, TSMC packaging capacity ….
Trunk Tools Closes $40M Series B for Construction AI
July 24, 2025 by
NEW YORK – July 24, 2025 – Trunk Tools, the AI-based construction platform, today announced a $40 million Series B funding round led by software investor Insight Partners with participation from Redpoint Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Stepstone, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, and Prudence. The new investment will bring the total funding to $70 million, accelerating the company’s growth […]
