RetailKite Raises $18 Million to Build Infrastructure for AI Agents
The platform aims to enable merchants on Shopify and PayPal to connect with AI-powered shopping agents.
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ManufacturingAmerica's New Data Centers That Are Outpacing the Grid
These projects promise growth, but water use, grid strain, and modest employment raise questions
ManufacturingMicrosoft Builds Its Own Models as OpenAI Ties Fray
MAI-1-preview and MAI-Voice-1 mark a correction after years of dependence on OpenAI
RetailTaco Bell’s Drive-Thru Pause Shows Where Automation Stumbles
Taco Bell’s AI-powered drive-thru promised speed and efficiency but glitches, prank orders, and frustrated customers reveal the limits of automation. Can tech really replace human touch in fast food?
RetailSalesforce Eliminates Nearly Half Its Support Staff After Deploying AI Agents
Marc Benioff says automation reduced 9,000 roles to 5,000, challenging industry claims AI would only augment workers
ManufacturingElastic CEO Says Vector Databases Were “Never a Business” Amid Pinecone Sale Talks
Those folks don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.
PharmaResearchOpenAI–Anthropic Safety Study Shows Limits of Self-Policing
OpenAI and Anthropic exposed vulnerabilities in each other’s models while governments move to build independent evaluators
RetailThe Researchers Leaving Meta, And Where They’re Headed
New hires exit within weeks, as internal memos reveal canceled projects and a focus shift to product delivery
RetailAccenture Buys NeuraFlash as AI Reorganization Looms
Mid-market focus comes as the firm prepares for a sweeping internal overhaul
RetailMidjourney’s Collaboration with Meta Signals a Shift in AI Culture
We are trying to build a tool for imagination, not an ad platform.
RetailWhy Enterprises Still Hesitate on Open-Source AI
Releases from DeepSeek and Mistral rival Anthropic and OpenAI, yet businesses demand vendor-grade guarantees before deploying them
ManufacturingCan Cloudflare Really Stop Shadow AI, Or Will Employees Just Work Around It?
Employees who want to skirt oversight may simply turn to personal devices or unmonitored connections.
RetailPerplexity Keeps Dodging the Obvious: License the News
Perplexity’s Comet Plus depends on browser adoption it doesn’t yet have
RetailAurasell Looks to be "AI-Native" Salesforce with $30M Seed
Aurasell raised $30 million within 28 hours of opening its seed round
RetailThe Biggest AI Bottleneck is Still Human Talent, Says Andrew Ng
AI’s future will hinge on disciplined engineering, and empathy
ManufacturingNvidia’s Thor Makes Robots Smarter, But Not More Reliable
The real-world failures of robotaxis and humanoids show the technology’s present low viability
RetailListThe 100 Top AI Engineers In America
Today, the Top 100 AI Engineers in the USA span academics driving research, founders pushing frontiers, big tech leaders scaling systems, and practitioners applying AI responsibly across industries.
ManufacturingDatabricks Snaps Up Tecton After $100B Valuation
Databricks’ is on an M&A spree as Snowflake relies on its own engineering bench
BankingVideoMaking Agentic AI Real in the Enterprise
The success of agentic AI depends as much on people as it does on technology.
ManufacturingCrusoe Acquires Atero as Inference Becomes the Economic Center of AI
Atero targets memory bottlenecks as AI providers focus on cost per token