September 5, 2025
The Generative AI Race Tightens: Platform Differentiation Beyond Performance
By Adam Pease The Generative AI Race Tightens: Platform Differentiation Beyond Performance The Generative AI race is on and it is tightening. For much of the past two years, OpenAI’s C
Alibaba’s AI Chip Strategy Advances
By Adam Pease Alibaba’s AI Chip Strategy Advances The global race for AI dominance is increasingly being fought at the silicon level, where access to high-performance chips has become
Microsoft Debuts Its Own AI Models
By Adam Pease Microsoft Debuts Its Own AI Models Microsoft’s AI division has introduced two new in-house models—MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview—marking a notable shift from its current reliance on OpenA
Meet Workspace Ultra: Google’s New AI Video Plan
By Jim Lundy Meet Workspace Ultra: Google's New AI Video Plan The relentless pace of AI innovation continues to reshape the digital workplace. In a move that clearly targets creative and technical professio
Showpad and Bigtincan to Merge: a New Titan emerges
By Jim Lundy Showpad and Bigtincan to Merge: a New Titan emerges Hot on the heels of the recent Clari and Salesloft merger, the revenue enablement market is undergoing another significant transformation. Vector Capit
AI Market: The GPT-5 Bubble Reality Check
AI Market: The GPT-5 Bubble Reality Check By Adam Pease The narrative arc of generative AI has shifted dramatically in recent months. Once hailed as a transformative force for enterprise productivity, it's now facing
August 25, 2025
Grammarly’s Billion Dollar Bet: Is a New Interface Enough?
Grammarly's Billion Dollar Bet: Is a New Interface Enough to Stay Relevant? By Jim Lundy The world of writing assistants is heating up, and one of the original players is making a bold move to k
August 20, 2025
Databricks’ $100B Valuation: Will It Delay or Accelerate IPO?
Databricks' $100B Valuation: Will It Delay or Accelerate a Public Offering? Databricks has confirmed it has signed a term sheet for a Series K funding round. While the specific amount of new capital to be rais
An Unacceptable Risk: Meta’s AI Guidelines Reveal the Urgent Need for Regulation
By Jim Lundy An Unacceptable Risk: Meta’s AI Guidelines Reveal the Urgent Need for Regulation By Jim Lundy The rapid advancement of generative AI brings with it immense potential, but also profound ris
August 19, 2025
Adobe’s New AI-Powered Acrobat Studio Will Challenge Microsoft Copilot
By Jim Lundy Adobe's New AI-Powered Acrobat Studio Will Challenge Microsoft Copilot The humble PDF has been the cornerstone of digital documents for decades, a reliable but largely static container for in
August 16, 2025
NVIDIA’s new World Models: The Arms Race for Robotics AI Heats Up
By Jim Lundy NVIDIA's new World Models: The Arms Race for Robotics AI Heats Up The science fiction vision of robots that can perceive, reason, and act in the physical world is rapidly beco
August 14, 2025
GPT-5 Lands With a Pragmatic Pitch: Efficiency First
By Adam Pease GPT-5 Lands With a Pragmatic Pitch: Efficiency First OpenAI’s GPT 5 lands with a practical pitch: cheaper to run, better at code, and designed for scaled enterprise use, without pretending to re
Smart Communications Bets on AI Orchestration with Pendula Acquisition
By Jim Lundy Smart Communications Bets on AI Orchestration with Pendula Acquisition The landscape of customer engagement is littered with fragmented interactions and incomplete journeys, much to the frustra
Clari and Salesloft Merge: A Strategic Move in the Age of AI Agents
By Jim Lundy Clari and Salesloft Merge: A Strategic Move in the Age of AI Agents The technology market’s consolidation continues to produce new powerhouses, and the sales technology sector just witnessed a la
August 13, 2025
Are You Ready for a Cognitive AI Agent Workforce?
By Betsy Burton Are You Ready for a Cognitive AI Agent Workforce? I have been noticing a lot of focused technology providers are starting to support specialized types of "AI agents.” In fact, HMX Corporat
Multi-Agent AI Swarms are Here!
By Betsy Burton Multi-Agent AI Swarms Are Here! Manus, an AI startup now headquartered in Singapore, has launched its new "Wide Research" feature. This multi-agent system deploys over 100 general-purpose AI age
August 7, 2025
Microsoft Fires the Starting Gun: GPT-5 Arrives in Copilot on Day One
By Jim Lundy Microsoft Fires the Starting Gun: GPT-5 Arrives in Copilot on Day One The pace of innovation in artificial intelligence is relentless, but the speed at which that innovation reaches the enterpr
The Race to AGI: Why OpenAI’s GPT-5 Portfolio is its Boldest Move Yet
By Jim Lundy The Race to AGI: Why OpenAI's GPT-5 Portfolio is its Boldest Move Yet The world of AI never stands still, but some moments create larger waves than others. We are in the middle of one of those
August 6, 2025