December 19, 2025
Author: Adam Pease
Xmas Gift: The Ember Heated Mug
The Ember Heated Mug is a great holiday gift. We all know that person: the one who pours a fresh cup of coffee, gets pulled into a meeting or a creative project, and returns twenty minutes later to a lukewarm
December 12, 2025
Gemini Deep Research Reimagined Counters OpenAI
By Adam Pease Google Counters OpenAI with Reimagined Gemini Deep Research Google released on Thursday a "reimagined" version of its autonomous agent, Gemini Deep Research, now powered by the company's state-of-the-ar
December 5, 2025
Amodei: Anthropic ‘Privileged’ to Avoid Competitors’ Panic
By Adam Pease OpenAI's 'Code Red' on ChatGPT Underscores Anthropic’s Safety-First Enterprise Advantage In a calculated display of confidence amidst industry turmoil, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei publicly distanced hi
November 12, 2025
Anthropic Commits $50B to U.S. AI Infrastructure to Fuel Enterprise Growth
By Adam Pease Anthropic Commits $50B to U.S. AI Infrastructure to Fuel Enterprise Growth Anthropic, developer of the Claude AI models, announced a massive $50 billion nationwide AI infrastructure buildout on Wednesda
November 7, 2025
AWS Secures $38B OpenAI Partnership, Solidifying AI Infrastructure Dominance
By Adam Pease AWS Secures $38B OpenAI Partnership, Solidifying AI Infrastructure Dominance Amazon Web Services (AWS) and OpenAI today, November 3, 2025, announced a landmark multi-year, $38 billion strategic partners
Apple Taps Google Gemini to Power Long-Delayed Siri Revamp
By Adam Pease Apple Taps Google Gemini to Power Long-Delayed Siri Revamp Apple is finalizing a landmark agreement to license Google's Gemini AI, a move that signals a significant strategic pivot to salvage its delaye
October 29, 2025
Anthropic Supercharges Claude with ‘Agent Skills’
By Adam Pease Anthropic Supercharges Claude with 'Agent Skills' Anthropic has significantly upgraded its AI assistant, Claude, by introducing a new framework called Agent Skills. Announced on October 16, 2025, this r
October 28, 2025
Nvidia Invests $1B in Nokia, Targeting AI-Driven 6G and Data Center Dominance
By Adam Pease Nvidia Invests $1B in Nokia, Targeting AI-Driven 6G and Data Center Dominance In a significant strategic move, Finnish telecom giant Nokia announced on Tuesday, October 28, that it has secured a $1 bill
October 23, 2025
The Agentic Shift: OpenAI’s Atlas Browser Moves From Answering to Acting
By Adam Pease The Agentic Shift: OpenAI's Atlas Browser Moves From Answering to Acting OpenAI announced its ChatGPT Atlas browser at its developer conference on October 22, 2025, representing a notable step in the ev
October 20, 2025
Anthropic Enters Life Sciences with Claude for Research Acceleration
By Adam Pease Anthropic Enters Life Sciences with Claude for Research Acceleration Anthropic is expanding its reach beyond general AI applications with the launch of Claude for Life Sciences, a new platform designed
October 17, 2025
Walmart Brings Shopping to ChatGPT Through New OpenAI Partnership
By Adam Pease Walmart Brings Shopping to ChatGPT Through New OpenAI Partnership Walmart is taking a major step toward conversational commerce, announcing a deal with OpenAI that will let shoppers make purch
October 15, 2025
AMD and OpenAI Deepen Partnership to Scale AI Infrastructure
By Adam Pease AMD and OpenAI Deepen Partnership to Scale AI Infrastructure OpenAI’s demand for computing power continues to soar, and AMD is stepping in to help meet it. The two companies have signed a multi-year a
September 30, 2025
Sora 2: OpenAI’s Bold Move Into Social Media
By Adam Pease Sora 2: OpenAI's Bold Move Into Social Media Sora 2 is here. The generative AI race continues to accelerate, and OpenAI’s latest release underscores just how quickly multimedia capabilities are evolvi
September 11, 2025
BoxWorks 2025: AI Agents and the Enterprise Content Challenge
By Adam Pease BoxWorks 2025: AI Agents and the Enterprise Content Challenge At this year’s 2025 BoxWorks, CEO Aaron Levie doubled down on the role of generative AI in unlocking enterprise value. The spotlight was o
December 16, 2021
Ericsson Buys Vonage for $6.2 Billion As the Race for 5G Services Heats Up
View a PDF of this First Cut. Summary: Ericsson announced its entry into the UC&C and Intelligent Contact Center markets with the acquisition of Vonage for $6.2 billion. Ericsson indicated that the need for enterp
August 9, 2021
Your Product Managers Need Budgets For Research
by Betsy Burton I’ve been speaking with a number of product and program managers at technology/service providers (TSP) regarding needed features, capabilities, and enhancements. Many of these product managers are tryi
August 6, 2021
Watching Plants Grow Goes High-Tech with Computer Vision
by Adam Pease More buyers are gaining awareness of computer vision as the market expands to include new enterprise use cases. Nokia Bell Labs and AeroFarms recently announced their plans to deploy a computer vision syst
Cornerstone Goes Private in $5.2 Billion Deal
by Jim Lundy On August 5, Cornerstone OnDemand will be sold to Clearlake capital group for $5.2 billion. This comes on the heels of the merger last year between Cornerstone and Saba, and represents another example of pr
July 27, 2021