Amazon Web Services (AWS) has significantly expanded the role of artificial intelligence in the requirements governing its Managed Service Provider (MSP) ecosystem. The newly published MSP Validation Checklist (VCL) 8.0 introduces 24 new controls covering areas such as agentic AI governance, Responsible AI, AI observability and operational automation, while updating another 27 existing controls to…
SAN FRANCISCO (September 16, 2026) — ControlUp, a company reinventing IT operations with its AI platform, today announced Pulse AI Insights, a new AI-powered capability that analyzes digital workplace telemetry to surface and prioritize operational issues, patterns, and opportunities most likely to affect employees and the business. IT teams have more visibility into application, device, and digital employee experience (DEX)…
STAMFORD, Conn., September 16, 2026 — Worldwide spending on AI is forecast to total $2.7 trillion in 2026, a 49.5% increase year-over-year, according to Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company. “Demand for AI infrastructure (including AI-optimized IaaS, AI-optimized servers, AI network fabric, AI processing semiconductors and devices) to support anticipated future workloads remains…
Sydney, Australia — September 16, 2026 — Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today announced a new Accountable designation for AI crawling. In conjunction with this, Cloudflare launched Disallow AI Training, a setting that lets any website refuse AI training while staying fully in search results. Eleven weeks ago Cloudflare said website…
GOLD COAST, Australia, September 15, 2026 – Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company, has identified the top technology trends in government. The trends reflect growing pressure on public sector leaders to modernize operations, strengthen cyber resilience, govern AI at scale and meet rising citizen expectations amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty. Dean Lacheca, VP…
An AI agent in finance is authorized to review invoices, flag anomalies, and trigger payments. One afternoon, there was a problem. Instead of escalating the issue, the agent initiates action based on its own reasoning. No employee approved the action. The agent followed the permissions and objectives it was given. Most companies have policies around…
Corel is adding text-to-vector generation, enhanced PowerTRACE and expanded browser capabilities to the September 2026 update of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. The release brings generative AI deeper into professional design workflows while keeping generated artwork editable, scalable and connected to established print, signage, apparel and production processes. Generative AI is moving into professional creative software, but…
TestMu AI, formerly LambdaTest, is expanding its agentic software testing platform with an Assurance Lifecycle for Kane CLI, shifting the tool from AI-assisted browser test creation toward requirement-driven quality engineering. The new workflow turns product specifications into traceable acceptance criteria and runnable tests, records execution evidence, measures proven versus missing coverage, and flags tests as…
Corporate treasury teams are increasingly treating AI and automation as strategic priorities, but a new Association for Financial Professionals survey suggests the technology push is happening alongside persistent operational and skills gaps. The 2026 AFP Treasury Benchmarking Survey found that AI and automation entered treasury’s top five priorities for the first time, while cash and…
