A new report from NTT DATA pulls back the curtain on a growing rift inside the executive suite when it comes to deploying generative AI: the vision is ambitious, but the operational reality is far from ready.
Extend, a rising force in AI-native document processing, has raised $17 million in combined seed and Series A funding to expand its breakthrough platform built for the Agentic Era of enterprise AI. Led by Innovation Endeavors with support from Y Combinator, Homebrew, Character, and angel investors like Scott Belsky and Guillermo Rauch, the round will fuel Extend’s product expansion and market push as it reshapes how businesses unlock value from unstructured documents.
In the race to modernize enterprise customer engagement, Nurix.ai has rolled out NuPlay, a voice-first AI platform that aims to deliver truly human-like conversations—without the human overhead. Designed to integrate across enterprise systems and take decisive action, NuPlay promises to automate over 80% of customer inquiries while slashing support costs by more than 65%.
In a decisive move to accelerate innovation across advanced Edge AI and high-performance computing (HPC), Synopsys (Nasdaq: SNPS) and Samsung Foundry have extended their long-standing collaboration to enable rapid, efficient development of next-gen chips on Samsung’s most advanced process technologies, including SF2 and SF2P (sub-2nm nodes).
Shenzhen-based EngineAI Robotics has taken a bold step toward democratizing robotics development by launching a robust open-source initiative. This release delivers a full suite of tools aimed at developers working in humanoid robotics—ranging from architecture design to multimodal control systems—lowering entry barriers and fostering collaborative innovation.
Oracle and AMD today announced a major expansion of their partnership: the new AMD Instinct™ MI355X GPUs will soon be available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The rollout brings massive compute power—up to 131,072 MI355X GPUs—to customers building, training, and inferencing large-scale AI models.
NTT DATA, a global digital services leader, is advancing its 30-year strategic partnership with Cisco through the launch of AI-powered Software Defined Infrastructure (SDI) services. These services are designed to help enterprises transform their legacy systems into modern, agile digital infrastructures that meet the demands of the AI-driven era. As organizations grapple with outdated systems, NTT DATA and Cisco are offering intelligent automation and data-driven insights to optimize operations, reduce risk, and boost business outcomes.
Rafay Systems, a frontrunner in cloud-native and AI infrastructure management, has announced its integration with the NVIDIA Enterprise AI Factory validated design. This collaboration is a strategic move aimed at enabling faster development of sovereign AI agents and robust AI factories. The joint effort combines Rafay’s orchestration capabilities with NVIDIA’s GPU-powered AI stack for seamless, enterprise-grade AI deployments.
Finch AI, a leading provider of AI-powered data intelligence solutions, today announced a strategic partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider®. Under this new agreement, Carahsoft will serve as Finch AI’s Public Sector distributor, significantly expanding access to Finch’s AI-driven technologies across Federal, State, and Local government agencies.
