December 17, 2025
Author: Betsy Burton
Xmas Gift: License AI Assistants for Premium Privacy and Features
By Betsy Burton You likely know someone who uses a popular AI Assistants constantly - ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Claude. They might be a student, a professional streamlining their workflow, or a creative mind seekin
Xmas Tech Gifts: Smart Earbuds Are Essential for Work and Play
By Betsy Burton I talked to Santa the other day about the fact that Smart Earbuds are appearing on a lot of people's wish list this year following a number of releases this autumn in time for the holidays. The Apple
December 11, 2025
Australia Bans Social Media for Children
By Betsy Burton The Australian government is implementing a landmark, world-first law that prohibits individuals under the age of 16 from holding accounts on major social media platforms. The Online Saf
December 3, 2025
AI Regulation: Tech Titans Mobilize Super PAC Funds to Fight AI Regulation
Leading technology firms and venture capitalists are pooling significant financial resources into PACs and lobbying efforts to influence AI regulation across the United States. Key players in this effort include venture
December 1, 2025
AI Bubble Hype: How to Navigate the Future of AI Markets
The question of whether the current boom is an "AI bubble" is a constant item of debate in the media and among institutional investors. With massive valuations for key technology providers and trillions in planned capi
X-Games Expands the Use of Owl AI to Predict Outcomes
X Games introduced a artificial intelligence platform, The Owl AI, during the Winter X Games in Aspen, marking a significant test of AI in subjective sports judging and prediction. I am increasingly seeing AI being
November 19, 2025
Data Quality is Not Auto-magic in a Data Lake or Lakehouse
By Betsy Burton I have been researching the evolving state of data storage the past few months as I work on the Data Lake and Lakehouse Globes. It is interesting to see organizations rushing to capture every possible d
November 12, 2025
Snowflake Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Datometry Assets
By Betsy Burton Snowflake Secures Definitive Agreement to Acquire Datometry Assets As we have predicted, we are seeing intense competition among cloud data warehouse providers continues to drive strategic acquisition
November 5, 2025
AI Governance: Focus on Empowerment Not Control
By Betsy Burton In many organizations, and particularly among some vendors and IT professionals, the term "governance" still carries the connotation of a rigid control function—a set of technologies desi
Confluent’s Real-time Data Broker Powers AI Agents
By Betsy Burton October 29, 2025, Confluent announced the launch of Confluent Intelligence, a suite of products designed to help enable real-time AI. The suite includes Real-Time Context Engine and enhanced Streami
October 30, 2025
Human Intelligence Training AI Drives Mercor’s $10 Billion Valuation
By Betsy Burton Human Intelligence Fuels Mercor's Valuation Artificial intelligence talent marketplace Mercor announced a massive $350 million Series C funding round on Monday, October 27, 2025, instantly q
October 29, 2025
Oracle 23ai Extends ADW with Autonomous AI Lakehouse
Oracle 23ai Extends ADW with Autonomous AI Lakehouse Oracle introduced its Autonomous AI Lakehouse, during its Oracle AI World event in Las Vegas. This release is a significant enhancement and rebranding of the exist
October 22, 2025
Oracle Adds Native AI Agents to Fusion Cloud Applications
By Betsy Burton Oracle Adds Native AI Agents to Fusion Cloud Applications At Oracle AI World event, Oracle made two announcements that will bring native agents to its Fusion Cloud Applications Suite, including:
October 15, 2025
SolarWinds Launches AI Agent to Automate IT Management
SolarWinds AI Agent Sets To Automate IT Management October 8, 2025, SolarWinds, a prominent provider of IT management and observability software (ITOM), announced the launch of its new SolarWinds AI Agent and
Hot Research: The Aragon Research Globe™ for the Data Lake Market
Hot Research: The Aragon Research Globe™ for the Data Lake Market By Betsy Burton I am thrilled to announce the publication of our latest market evaluation, the Aragon Research Globe™ for the
October 8, 2025
Fake AI Generated Videos Deluge Social Media; Sora 2 Release
Fake AI Generated Videos Deluge Social Media; Sora 2 Release There is a sudden and dramatic surge of synthetic content on every social media platform, frequently appearing without watermarks or disclosure tags, th
MuleSoft Agent Fabric Centralizes AI Orchestration and Governance
By Betsy Burton MuleSoft Agent Fabric Centralizes AI Orchestration and Governance Salesforce recently announced the launch of MuleSoft Agent Fabric, which is designed to manage and secure the rapidly expanding
September 30, 2025
Agentic Business Orchestration: Nintex New Business Strategy
Agentic Business Orchestration: Nintex New Business Strategy September 24, 2025, Nintex unveiled its new strategic direction, Agentic Business Orchestration,. This announcement marks a significant evolution fo