New voice agent testing and AI governance modules deliver continuous validation for autonomous CX, catching failures before customers do Cyara, the global leader in AI-powered customer experience (CX) assurance, today announced new agentic testing and AI governance capabilities that give enterprises the tools to validate, monitor, and control AI agents across voice and digital channels, before…
Itential Named Representative Vendor in Gartner’s AI Assistants for Infrastructure‑as‑Code Market Guide Itential, the Atlanta‑based provider of an agentic infrastructure‑operations platform, has been listed as a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s inaugural Market Guide for AI Assistants for Infrastructure as Code. The inclusion spotlights the company’s FlowAI and FlowAgents, which blend large‑language‑model reasoning with governed execution…
Consensus Acquires Peel to Fuse AI Demo Automation with Conversational Agents – In a move that could reshape how enterprise software is showcased, demo‑automation leader Consensus announced a definitive agreement to acquire Peel, the AI platform that turns static content into real‑time, two‑way conversations. The transaction, slated to close in Q2 2026, signals a strategic push…
Sydney, Australia – April 22, 2026 – Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced upcoming support for Red Hat OpenShift on Google Cloud Dedicated. Building on Red Hat’s and Google’s extensive collaboration, this offering will provide highly regulated organisations—including those in financial services, healthcare, and the public sector—with the isolated…
Monk, the AI‑native accounts receivable platform founded by George Kurdin and Joe Zhou, announced a $25 million Series A round on April 21, 2026. Co‑led by venture firms Footwork and Acrew Capital with continued participation from BTV, the financing lifts total capital raised to $29 million and positions Monk to accelerate product development for its contract‑to‑cash AI stack. Funding Round and…
Vertafore launches Velocity AI Platform at Accelerate 2026, a new suite of insurance‑focused artificial intelligence tools designed to cut friction across the distribution chain. Unveiled in Denver before a crowd of more than 2,000 insurers, agents and technology partners, the platform promises to blend core digital infrastructure, proprietary data, and generative AI agents into a single workflow…
Sydney, AUSTRALIA, April 20, 2026 — Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced the appointment of Simon Davies as its Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ). The region continues to be one of Databricks’ fastest-growing, achieving over 85% year-over-year growth during its Q4. As part of its investment in the…
Spektr Raises $20 M Series A to Eliminate Manual Compliance Work Across Financial Services, positioning its AI‑driven platform as a potential game‑changer for banks and fintechs still wrestling with labor‑intensive KYC and KYB processes. What’s the deal? Copenhagen‑based spektr announced a $20 million Series A round led by NEA, with participation from Northzone, Seedcamp and PSV Tech. The fresh…
Rockwell Automation’s AI‑orchestrated automation platform took center stage at Hannover Messe 2026, promising a shift from fragmented engineering tools to a unified, AI‑native workflow that can design, simulate, and validate factory control systems before a single piece of hardware is installed. A New AI‑Native Engineering Workflow Rockwell demonstrated a prototype that stitches together Emulate3D® digital‑twin technology, a…
