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Rubrik Scoops Up Predibase in Move to Turbocharge Agentic AI Adoption

Rubrik, Inc. is set to acquire Predibase, aiming to accelerate agentic AI adoption from pilot to production at scale.

Tumeryk and DataKrypto Partner to Create Encrypted Guardrails for Operational AI Security

Tumeryk, the standard in AI trust, security, and governance, announced a strategic integration with DataKrypto, the pioneer in continuous AI encryption, to introduce Encrypted Guardrails for Operational Security combining DataKrypto's real-time encryption of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) data, model weights, and prompt payloads with Tumeryk's AI Trust Score, Self-Calibrating Prompt Security, and Responsible AI controls.

Agent2Agent Project to Supercharge the Creation of Open Ecosystems for AI Innovations

The Linux Foundation is forming the Agent2Agent project with Amazon Web Services, Cisco, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, SAP, and ServiceNow to foster an open and interoperable ecosystem for AI agents with the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol and other interoperability technology.

Code Studio by Syncfusion Combines AI and Tested UI Components for Secure Enterprise Development

Syncfusion, Inc., the enterprise technology provider of choice, is releasing Code Studio, an AI-powered code editor that enables development teams to move from concept to production faster and with greater cost efficiency while meeting enterprise standards for quality, security, and intellectual property (IP) exposure. 

HPE and NVIDIA Fast Track AI Value Creation with Host of AI Factory Solutions

HPE, in partnership with NVIDIA, announced a variety of new solutions to supercharge the creation, adoption, and management of AI factories across the entire AI lifecycle for every type of organization.

Domino’s Spring 2025 Release Delivers Enterprise AI with Speed, Scale, and Trust

Domino Data Lab, provider of the leading Enterprise AI Platform, is launching its Spring 2025 Release—a major platform update that introduces a unified system for productivity, governance, and delivery.

CTERA Integration Enables Secure, Real-Time Access to Enterprise Data for LLMs and Agentic Workflows

CTERA, a leader in Enterprise Data Services, is adding native support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling enterprises to connect large language models (LLMs), including assistants such as Claude, AI IDEs (e.g., Cursor), and internally developed agents, directly to private data, without compromising security or compliance.

Iterate.ai Raises $6.4M in Funding to Deliver Private, Edge-Based AI Solutions

Iterate.ai announced it has secured $6.4 million in a recent funding round, enabling the company to expands distribution channels and introduce its key productivity solution, Generate Enterprise.

Hitachi EverFlex AI Data Hub as a Service Paves the Way for Better Business Insights

Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., is launching Hitachi EverFlex AI Data Hub as a Service, representing a fully managed, all-in-one infrastructure consumption service addressing AI data preparation challenges.

Clarifai 11.5 Offers Support for AI Agents and Model Context Protocol

Clarifai is rolling out two key features that change how developers build AI using Clarifai, introducing support for AI agents and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Hirundo Raises $8M in Recent Funding to Remedy AI Hallucinations, Biases, and Vulnerabilities

Hirundo, specialists in "machine unlearning," announced it has raised $8M in a recent seed funding round, enabling the company to continue developing solutions to "make AI forget" poisoned, malicious, and confidential data from trained AI models, biases, as well as hallucinations that pump out misinformation.

Workday Offers AI Developer Toolset to Customize and Connect AI Apps and Agents on the Workday Platform

Workday, Inc., the AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, is rolling out a new unified, AI developer toolset to bring the power of Workday Illuminate directly into the hands of customer and partner developers.

Accenture Partners with NVIDIA to Assist with AI Startup Growth

Collaboration will help startups scale breakthrough solutions and reach enterprise readiness

Plotly Creates AI-Native Plotly Studio and Plotly Cloud, Transforms Professional Data Apps Without Requiring Code

Plotly is introducing Plotly Studio, an AI-native desktop application that automatically generates visual data apps quickly using nothing but datasets, as well as Plotly Cloud, a unified platform to share and manage apps.

Skymel ARIA Delivers Unmatched Accuracy, Simplicity, and Efficiency in a Single AI Platform

Skymel is launching Skymel ARIA, an innovative AI assistant that brings together the strengths of every top AI model to deliver the best possible answer to every query, no matter how complex it is.

Pega Unleashes New Lineup of AI Features Across its Product Suite

Pegasystems Inc. , The Enterprise Transformation Company, is unveiling a variety of agentic AI enhancements to Pega Infinity App Studio and it's entire portfolio, that intelligently guide developers through application development, enabling enterprises to innovate and to go to market faster.

IBM Opens watsonx AI Labs Hub in NYC, Acquires AI Agent Technology from Seek AI

IBM is launching watsonx AI Labs, a new, developer-first innovation hub in New York City, designed to supercharge AI builders and accelerate AI adoption at scale.

Kong Provides AI Manager to Govern and Observe Agentic Traffic to Thousands of LLMs

Kong is introducing the general availability of AI Manager in Kong Konnect, the platform to manage all API, AI, and event connectivity across all modern digital applications and AI agents.

ClickHouse Secures $350M for AI-Enabling Analytics Database

ClickHouse, Inc., a leader in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI/ML, is announcing that its Series C financing round—which was led by Khosla Ventures with participation from new investors BOND, IVP, Battery Ventures, and Bessemer Venture Partners—has raised $350 million.

DataRobot Releases Open Source Framework for Performant Agentic Workflows 

DataRobot, the agentic workforce platform, is launching syftr, an open source framework designed to identify performant agentic workflows for commercial use, empowering AI practitioners to programmatically discover and implement the best combinations of components, parameters, tools, and strategies for agentic use cases.