Virtual AI

San Francisco, July 23 2026 – Apollo, the AI‑driven platform, has sealed a multiyear Official Sleeve Partnership with Major League Soccer’s San Jose Earthquakes. The deal makes Apollo the club’s Official GTM Partner and the first AI revenue‑operations provider to combine a professional sports sponsorship with a full‑scale technology rollout across ticketing, sponsorship, and fan‑engagement functions. The partnership arrives…

Harness & Kong Unveil AI‑Focused Gateway Security, Adding Automated Discovery and Runtime Protection – the two firms announced an expanded partnership that embeds Harness’s AI‑security intelligence into Kong’s AI Gateway, giving enterprises real‑time visibility and protection for LLM‑powered services, autonomous agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP) traffic. Opening Paragraph Harness & Kong Unveil AI‑Focused Gateway Security, Adding Automated Discovery and…

Microsoft deepens Azure Databricks partnership to power enterprise AI — in a move that extends a decade‑long collaboration into the 2030s, the two cloud giants announced a suite of technical integrations aimed at giving enterprises tighter control, lower costs, and more governance over generative AI workloads. What the deal entails The announcement details three concrete steps: Databricks will…

In a move that could reshape how insurers manage clinical workflow, Anterior, the clinician‑led artificial‑intelligence platform trusted by health plans covering more than 50 million lives, has teamed up with Stellarus, a Blue Shield‑spun healthcare‑technology firm, to launch an AI‑Powered prior‑authorization solution. The partnership promises to accelerate case research, automate documentation, and embed policy logic while keeping…

AI‑First Procurement: Ivalua and Ardent Partners Reveal Gap Between Ambition and Execution – a new joint study shows that while 90 % of procurement teams are experimenting with artificial intelligence, two‑thirds lack the data foundation and governance needed to scale the technology beyond pilot projects. What the study announced The research report, titled The Path to…

DROS.ai Launches AI‑Driven Collection Platform to Modernize Debt Recovery, promising context‑aware engagement across voice, SMS, and email while keeping interactions compliant with FDCPA and TCPA regulations. What the platform does The newly unveiled DROS solution is an AI‑driven operating layer built specifically for collections teams. Unlike generic voice bots, DROS ingests account history, payment promises,…