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
Saras Micro Devices hires ex-Amkor chiefs for growth
As AI chips strain power delivery, the Arizona firm is adding senior packaging veterans to turn its technology into commercial sales.
Plaud lands Best Buy stores push for AI note devices
The rollout could help Plaud win buyers who want to test wearable AI note devices before buying, as it moves beyond online sales.
Ramp launches AI token spend tool for finance teams
Finance teams can now track AI costs across providers, with Ramp saying its tool can flag waste and cut monthly spend by 12%.
George Kailas launches Aethon Fund with USD $50 million
The hedge fund will channel money back into Prospero.ai as it shifts founder George Kailas into a chairman role and adds AI-driven trading.
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.
Brunner acquires AdSkate in AI marketing analytics push
The deal gives the independent agency AI tools to sharpen creative testing and campaign optimisation as marketers demand clearer performance insight.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Google named Gartner conversational AI leader again
IDeaS named leader in IDC hospitality revenue study
Deepfake fraud attacks rise 180% as identity checks fail
Atlassian adds Jira tools for AI-native software teams
European SMBs lead peers in AI execution, study says
Featured News
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Sage Intacct builds explainable AI into accounting
Accountants facing staff shortages may gain faster workflows, as Sage Intacct’s new agent exposes its calculations, sources and audit trail.
Sage branding itself on trust in AI world of 'big voices'
Trust is emerging as a selling point for finance software as Sage warns that opaque AI can leave CFOs answerable for costly errors.
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Trust in enterprise AI is being undermined as Denodo research finds most firms still lack live, context-aware data for production use.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Patching delays now carry greater risk as Google says AI is helping attackers scale intrusions, speed up breaches and automate operations.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Banks must move beyond isolated pilots if they want agentic AI to deliver enterprise-wide gains, Google Cloud says.
Exclusive: Google Cloud on the road to autonomous SecOps
The new tools could cut analysts’ manual threat-response work from days to minutes as Google Cloud pushes SecOps towards an autonomous SOC.
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Enterprises may soon design data systems for AI agents rather than staff, as Google Cloud adds real-time context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Enterprises are under pressure to prove AI returns as Google pushes reusable, sector-specific playbooks into production across 19 industries.
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
The new tools aim to help firms spot faulty AI outputs and data risks sooner as production deployments outpace monitoring methods.
Reviews
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Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
Lumin Digital raises USD $115 million in new capital
Backers including clients boosted the bank software provider's war chest to fund AI, payments and lending development as valuation hit USD $1.6 billion.
Coalition launches enterprise cyber insurance in US
The move gives large US businesses up to USD $25 million in cover as insurers grapple with faster, costlier cyber attacks.
Corning Credit Union adds plain-language search with Tursio
Staff can now pull member data in plain English after Corning Credit Union cut wait times from weeks to near-instant ad hoc searches.
ConnectOne uses nCino AI to cut lending admin tasks
Routine lending work could be slashed for ConnectOne Bank staff as nCino's AI tools cut some document searches from 20 minutes to 30 seconds.
Citi Impact Fund backs US housing affordability push
USD $25 million from Citi Impact Fund will back firms tackling construction costs, permitting delays and home ownership barriers in the US.
Jazz appoints six senior leaders as DLP push scales
The cyber security start-up is building out its management team as it seeks to turn fresh interest in AI-era DLP into larger enterprise sales.
Small firms need AI training, not just access, says Hoang
Small firms risk being left behind in the AI rush unless policymakers back training, data protection and fairer rules, Hoang told Congress.
Firm360 launches AutoPrep for tax return automation
Tax season staff could save hours as extracted client data is pushed straight into return systems, reducing manual rekeying and errors.
Rubrik joins Internet2 in push for cyber resilience
Campuses facing rising ransomware and AI-related threats may gain faster recovery tools as the cyber security firm expands its education reach.
Rogo & Snowflake deepen AI data tie-up for finance
Financial firms can now use governed Snowflake data in Rogo's AI tools without moving sensitive records outside existing controls.
Fieldguide & Grant Thornton expand AI risk partnership
The move could speed SOX and fraud risk work for US clients as Grant Thornton Advisors embeds Fieldguide's AI platform across its advisory practice.
US workers want human review of AI financial advice
Most US employees using AI for money advice still want a human check first, as financial stress rises and retirement plans slip later.
Payouts.com launches AI agents for finance operations
Finance teams may cut manual work as the new system handles invoices, payouts and reconciliation under guardrails and human approval rules.
Hitachi Vantara's Norman site named WEF Lighthouse
AI-led changes at the Oklahoma storage plant cut order-to-shipment lead times by 77% and halved inventory, earning WEF recognition.
Corsha appoints new chief operating & product officers
Demand for secure industrial connectivity is rising as Corsha expands its leadership team to target manufacturers, defence and critical infrastructure.
TCS to power JFK New Terminal One technology systems
Passengers at JFK's new international terminal are set to benefit from tighter digital systems and faster processing under the deal.
Liquid Instruments launches AI tool for custom test gear
Engineers using Moku hardware can now build bespoke test instruments from plain-English prompts, cutting months from development cycles.
PowerCell wins SEK 30m fuel cell order for ECL campus
The deal gives ECL a firmer power plan for its Santa Clara AI campus as data centre operators face tightening electricity constraints.
Linux Foundation launches x402 Foundation with 40 members
Support from 40 firms signals growing industry backing for a vendor-neutral standard as AI agents prepare to pay for services online.
Zayo appoints Verizon's Sampath as Chief Executive
Rising AI traffic is squeezing fibre networks, prompting Zayo to bring in Verizon executive Sowmyanarayan Sampath as Chief Executive Officer from 1 September.
Job Moves
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
Agiloft appoints Kristin Knox Esche as General Counsel
BriefCatch names AI chief to tackle fake legal citations
Constant AI promotes Lisa Cote to Chief Financial Officer
Abbott names Forward Edge AI chief to quantum panel
KERV.ai appoints Joshua Koran as Chief Product lead
