Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) has officially launched Akamai Inference Cloud, a groundbreaking distributed AI platform designed to move AI inference from centralized data centers to the edge of the internet. The move positions Akamai as a key player in reshaping how generative and agentic AI systems operate in real-world, real-time environments.
Cognizant’s AI Lab is shaking up how large language models (LLMs) are fine-tuned. The company announced a breakthrough technique that uses evolution strategies (ES)—a fundamentally different approach from traditional reinforcement learning (RL)—to train massive AI models more efficiently and at a fraction of the cost.
As AI chatbots increasingly replace Google as the public’s go-to source of information, a new kind of visibility battle is emerging—and Percepto Digital wants to make sure its clients win it.
Influencer marketing has long struggled with one elusive question: does it actually work? With its new EdgeAI engine, Later—the influencer marketing platform trusted by millions of creators and global brands—believes it finally has the answer.
In a bold pivot from bulk shipping to blockchain, OceanPal Inc. (NASDAQ: OP) has dropped anchor in the digital asset world. The company announced a $120 million private investment to fund a new subsidiary, SovereignAI Services LLC, designed to commercialize NEAR Protocol—a blockchain platform built for AI-powered applications and autonomous agent commerce.
When government tech works, it usually happens quietly. But at the Google Public Sector Summit ’25, Maryland’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) offered a rare glimpse of visible momentum. The state’s experiment with Google’s Gemini AI inside Google Workspace is now live across 59 agencies, reaching 43,000 employees—and the early results are turning heads.
Nue, the revenue lifecycle platform transforming how companies manage quote-to-revenue operations, has launched Nue AI — a context-aware AI designed to make modern revenue systems easier to adopt, use, and scale. By embedding AI intelligence across the revenue stack, Nue AI empowers sales, finance, and operations teams with automation, transaction intelligence, and actionable insights to accelerate decision-making and uncover new growth opportunities.
When it comes to artificial intelligence, speed isn’t everything—trust is. UiPath, a global leader in agentic automation, just became one of the first companies in the world to receive ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, the newly established international standard for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems (AIMS).
Wildfire Systems, a fintech platform known for powering loyalty programs and shopping companions, has teamed up with Bold.org to launch a first-of-its-kind rewards initiative: students using the Bold Debit Card can now earn Bold Points for purchases made through AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude.
