MariaDB plc today announced the acquisition of SkySQL Inc., the independent company behind an AI-powered, serverless database-as-a-service (DBaaS) platform. The deal brings SkySQL’s technology—originally developed by MariaDB before being spun out in 2023—back into the company’s portfolio.
Quantiphi, an AI-first digital engineering company, has been awarded a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a core capability within its intelligent document automation platform, Dociphi.
Evolv AI wants to make digital experimentation faster and smarter—and just in time for the holiday crunch. The company today announced a new AI-powered workflow that lets marketing, product, and growth teams move from idea to live A/B test in minutes, instead of weeks. To sweeten the launch, Evolv AI is offering two months free with unlimited A/B tests for new customers who sign up before October 1.
Open Source Summit Europe, Aug. 27, 2025 — The Linux Foundation’s networking arm, LF Networking (LFN), has officially rolled out Essedum Release 1.0, a modular, open source platform designed to bring AI-native capabilities to networking applications.
AppSec startup Qwiet AI wants to make securing software less of a headache for developers—and its latest platform update takes a big step in that direction. The company unveiled new agentic AI-powered AutoFix capabilities, along with expanded integrations across Azure DevOps, Azure Boards, and GitHub, aimed at embedding security checks directly into developer workflows without slowing them down.
Artificial intelligence is steadily reshaping project management, and a new report from Software Experts suggests 2025 may be the tipping point. The study highlights how AI is becoming less of a bolt-on feature and more of a foundational layer across enterprise tools. At the center of that shift: QuickBooks Agent, which now extends beyond accounting and payroll into AI-driven project delivery.
Industrial AI isn’t just about robots on factory floors—it’s about transforming the backbone of energy and manufacturing. And now, Cognite, one of the sector’s major players, is planting deeper roots in the Middle East.
Confluent (Nasdaq: CFLT) wants to move enterprise AI from the lab to the production line. Today, the data streaming company announced Streaming Agents, a new Confluent Cloud capability for Apache Flink® that makes it easier to build and scale AI agents that monitor, reason, and act on live data.
Pasteur Labs, developer of Simulation Intelligence (SI)—a next-generation technology fusing AI/ML with physics simulation—has acquired FOSAI, a provider of space systems and autonomy solutions for aerospace and defense. The deal, financial terms undisclosed, extends Pasteur’s reach into mission-critical deployments and positions the company for a public platform launch in 2025.
