The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What to know about Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping business operations, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation across sectors globally and in Australasia. From the surge in AI-driven cybersecurity threats and the adoption of AI in cloud infrastructure to the integration of generative AI in customer service, marketing, and financial sectors, this dynamic field demands close attention.
Experts emphasise the critical role of robust data management and infrastructure in successfully leveraging AI technologies, while organisations face challenges including skill gaps, ethical considerations, and regulatory developments. As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must balance innovation with security, sustainability, and human-centric strategies to thrive in this evolving landscape.
Readers exploring this tag will gain insights into the latest AI trends, practical applications, organisational strategies, technological advancements, and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of AI. Understanding these developments is essential for anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on business, technology, and society.
American Artificial Intelligence News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Older consumers most loyal to working AI customer service
Consumers aged 60 and over are most likely to stick with AI support if it solves problems, highlighting performance as the key loyalty driver.
Logile sets Scottsdale conference on connected stores
Retailers attending Logile Connect 2026 will hear how linking labour, inventory and fresh operations could improve availability and margins.
Maximum raises USD $30 million seed round for banks
Banks could gain faster product updates and lower operating costs as Maximum emerges from stealth with a USD $30 million seed round.
IBM, Red Hat offer Lightwell free to US institutions
Eligible US universities and non-profits can now use Lightwell to patch open source flaws without overhauling systems or sharing data.
Infosys signs 10-year tech overhaul deal with Crocs
The footwear group aims to cut costs and unify operations across 85 countries as it modernises ageing systems with AI support.
Power Digital launches AI marketing system for agencies
Agency clients should see clearer links between spend and revenue as Power Digital ties strategy, media and creative work into one AI system.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Menlo expands AI agent security for Copilot & Gemini
8x8 revenue hits record as AI adoption more than doubles
Tencent rolls out Hy3 internationally for enterprise AI
Ethyca launches Astralis to govern enterprise AI data
Skillsoft launches AI Coach to widen workplace access
Featured News
CrowdStrike report: AI is rewriting rules of cybersecurity
Organisations now have just 48 hours to patch most flaws, as AI helps attackers weaponise vulnerabilities far faster than before.
Grafana Labs launches six AI tools for telemetry & agents
Grafana Labs has launched six AI observability tools during its AI Week, including new capabilities for monitoring and investigating AI agents.
Theorem study: friction between pre-sales and executed media ads
Theorem's new survey finds friction remains the biggest barrier in enterprise pre-sales, despite widespread automation adoption.
Cohesity mitigating shadow AI by empowering staffers
Approved AI tools are cutting shadow use by staff, but Cohesity warns the bigger risk is corrupted enterprise knowledge and weak governance.
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.
Check Point CTO on AI's double-edged sword
AI is shrinking the gap between vulnerability disclosure and real-world exploitation to hours, forcing security teams to adapt fast.
TrustedTech report warns of 'AI Skills Underclass' gap
Nearly half of U.S. workers lack AI training, widening a skills gap that leaves the most exposed employees to fend for themselves.
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
The new cash will help Emergent broaden from coding tools into an operating system for small and medium businesses as demand surges.
Check Point: Be the best, or get out the way
Rising AI-driven attacks are compel security buyers to cut vendor sprawl, though Check Point warns over-consolidation can still raise risk.
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Check Point: Hackers are already in. Act accordingly
Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in hours or minutes, leaving many organisations compromised before defenders spot the breach.
Future of enterprise software is agentic apps, says Oracle
Oracle is targeting a common blocker to AI adoption by adding governance, human checks and audit trails to its agentic app builder.
Agentic rollout creates new identity security challenge
Poor governance is leaving many AI agents stuck out of production, while those that run can expose firms to legal and security risks.
Human jobs are safe - but AI influence on healthcare growing
AI is helping hospitals cut scan times, clear backlogs and spot disease earlier, while doctors still keep final say over treatment.
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OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
Exclusive: Dreamdata CEO on why B2B buying funnel isn't linear
Buyers are spending most of the journey before sales speak, forcing marketers to rethink funnels and how they prove return on investment.
Agentic AI creates enterprise challenge beyond LLM boom
Enterprises face rising costs and governance gaps as thousands of AI agents begin operating alongside staff across multiple systems.
Visa strengthens AI defences amid new era of cyber threats
Visa is pouring billions into AI defences as regulators demand safer, auditable systems to counter faster cyber threats and fraud.
The new workforce: AI agents to work in concert with humans
AI agents are set to reshape hiring and team structures, pushing firms towards global talent pools and outcome-based work.
Exclusive: Virtuozzo sees GPU clouds reshape AI infrastructure
AI demand is pushing cloud providers towards GPU-as-a-service models, with efficiency and utilisation emerging as key differentiators.
Data storage gets profitable as Exaba targets US expansion
Exaba's local cloud storage pitch could give US managed services providers higher margins as it challenges AWS and Azure in a crowded market.
Storage to strategy: Everpure pivots to data intelligence
Enterprises wrestling with AI readiness and data sovereignty may gain clearer governance as Everpure adds a new intelligence layer.
How the 'human hour' mentality influences the future of tech
AI pilots are faltering where firms still judge success by hours saved, leaving customer value and workforce design unresolved.
'Strong partnership': Canva, OpenAI team up for hackathon
Hundreds of admin hours are draining staff time from lifesaving, research and STEM work at Australian nonprofits.
Humanoid robots, 0-day defence among Info-Tech trends for '27
Agentic AI, zero-day surge, sovereign cloud, and humanoid robots will define IT strategy in 2027, Info-Tech Research Group warns.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Quantum computers aren't here yet. But the data threat is
Hackers are already stockpiling encrypted data for Q-Day, when quantum machines could break RSA and ECC in minutes.
New Zealand 'ingenuity' driving Lightspeed's global success
Auckland's engineers are shaping Lightspeed's products worldwide, as the company expands AI tools and keeps key leadership in New Zealand.
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond
AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Riverbed says go from ticket queues to zero disruption
AI-driven support tools could cut employee downtime, as Riverbed argues that fewer tickets may still hide unresolved problems.
Dell Technologies makes all the hardware cool again
Renewed AI spending is boosting demand for Dell's secure, certified infrastructure as companies chase faster deployment and lower cloud costs.
Dell numbers the days for hyperconverged infrastructure
Rising hypervisor costs and AI demand are pushing customers towards disaggregated systems, as Dell says HCI is becoming too expensive and inflexible.
Exclusive: Rover's Phil Katz on trust signals in pet care
Rover says data, trust systems and AI tools are reshaping pet care marketplaces as owners seek more personalised services.
AI use in life sciences focused on augmentation - for now
AI in life sciences is boosting workflows rather than replacing scientists, as firms navigate regulation, data risks and uneven adoption across markets.
Reviews
Expert Columns
Supercharged security: Cyber risk in the age of frontier AI
What Role Does Data Quality Play in Data Governance?
Why Southeast Asia is becoming a global fintech growth hub
SonicWall joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing to find flaws
Bolt-on AI is the new lipstick on a pig; the pig is still running your enterprise
The post-quantum mandate isn't about algorithms, it's about operational trust
Fintech’s next edge is teams with wider perspectives
AI in action: From conversations to real business outcomes
The most expensive system in cash operations is the one standing still
Amperity's CMO reveals how continuous decisioning fuels loyalty innovation
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
BNY & Galaxy expand digital asset custody services
Institutional investors could soon earn staking rewards through BNY's custody platform, pending regulatory review of the new service.
Convey acquires Selectron to broaden public sector software
Utilities and local authorities could get a wider software stack as the combined group adds payments, inspections and fieldwork tools.
VanishID launches AI tool to cut identity attack risk
Businesses are being warned that publicly exposed staff data can now fuel phishing and deepfake fraud without breaching internal systems.
AICPA & CPA.com open applications for AI startup accelerator
Startups with working AI products can win USD $25,000 and access to accountants as firms test automation for audit, tax and advisory work.
NVIDIA joins NSF's regional AI infrastructure hubs
Smaller colleges could gain shared AI computing and training under a new NSF-backed programme that NVIDIA says will widen access nationwide.
ArmorCode adds AI agents to Anya security platform
The update aims to cut remediation costs and stop teams wasting time by re-analysing vulnerabilities without enough business context.
Markable launches AI video & 3D tools for creators
Creators can now turn raw clips into shoppable videos as social commerce firms race to capture a market forecast to top USD $100 billion in 2026.
Avatier launches AI identity platform with pay-per-action
Enterprises can now avoid upfront licensing as charges shift to verified identity tasks, with a healthcare provider already piloting the system.
Reco to brief Black Hat on AI agent security risks
Security teams face new exposure as AI agents inherit permissions and move data across business systems, Reco says.
Trustmi launches AI investigation agent for B2B fraud
Fraud probes should move faster as the new tool links payment, email and vendor data for security and finance teams.
Hatz launches Activate for MSPs to scale AI rollout
It gives MSPs a single workflow to onboard small business clients to AI, cutting manual steps and reducing shadow AI risk.
Yondr & Cerberus buy Virginia site for data centre
Near-term power access in a constrained market could make the Manassas campus attractive to hyperscale tenants as demand grows.
3forge launches Enterprise platform for finance AI
Banks and funds can now build AI-enabled workflows on one governed system, as 3forge aims to reduce integration work and oversight risks.
AI models breach live systems in cybersecurity tests
Security teams face faster, stealthier intrusions after AI agents managed to breach live systems in controlled tests by Anthropic and OpenAI.
Balance Theory raises USD $19m in Series A funding
Boards are pressuring security chiefs to prove returns as the Columbia, Maryland firm expands a platform that manages more than USD $1 billion in spend.
Forrester finds 264% ROI from Gravwell security platform
Rising telemetry costs are pushing security teams to rethink SIEM spending, after a study found Gravwell users recouped costs in under six months.
Incode named Gartner leader for third straight year
The ranking reinforces Incode's pitch to banks and platforms seeking faster checks as deepfakes and synthetic identities raise fraud risk.
AI security gap grows in ERP systems, Onapsis warns
A survey of 204 US executives found 22% had suffered an AI-enabled breach in ERP systems, deepening doubts over existing safeguards.
Prophet launches AI Detection Engineer for security teams
Security teams could close coverage gaps faster, as Prophet's new tool uses past investigations to write and test detections automatically.
Zocks launches AI scheduling for financial advisers
Advisers could cut admin as the new feature links bookings with client records, meeting prep and follow-up across one workflow.
Job Moves
Zingtree appoints Venkat Iyer as Chief Technology Officer
Ondaro promotes three to vice president in ServiceNow shift
Jazz appoints six senior leaders as DLP push scales
Corsha appoints new chief operating & product officers
Zayo appoints Verizon's Sampath as Chief Executive
QuSecure appoints ex-Navy admiral to advisory board
Verizon programme helps Florida optician grow revenue
Agiloft appoints Kristin Knox Esche as General Counsel
BriefCatch names AI chief to tackle fake legal citations
