April 11, 2025
Blogs
April 9, 2025
Why “Shadow IT” is a Legacy Mindset
By Betsy Burton Why "Shadow IT" is a Legacy Mindset Wow, I recently heard from a colleague that there was a spike of interest on-line about the term “shadow IT.” I almost fell off my chair, since it is such
A Yellow Brick Road Paved with Pixels: Google and Sphere Reimagine a Classic
By Jim Lundy A Yellow Brick Road Paved with Pixels: Google and Sphere Reimagine The Wizard of Oz Last night, I attended the Google Next kickoff reception and presentation at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The fam
Google AI Mode Gets Visual: A Step Towards Truly Multimodal Search
By Jim Lundy Google AI Mode Gets Visual: A Step Towards Truly Multimodal Search The lines between text and image search are blurring as Google integrates its powerful Lens capabilities into AI Mode, its exp
April 7, 2025
Gates’ AI Vision: Humans May Become Obsolete
By Adam Pease Bill Gates' AI Vision: Humans May Become Obsolete Bill Gates recently made a bold prediction: artificial intelligence (AI) advances will eventually make humans unnecessary “for most things”. This
April 4, 2025
Anthropic’s Claude for Education: A Strategic Play for the Higher Ed AI Market
By Jim Lundy Anthropic's Claude for Education: A Strategic Play for the Higher Ed AI Market Overview: The race to integrate AI into higher education is heating up, with Anthropic's recent launch of Claude
The Rise of the Agent: How Agentic AI is Reshaping Marketing Trends
The Rise of the Agent: How Agentic AI is Reshaping Marketing Trends The marketing landscape is perpetually shifting, driven by technological advancements and evolving consumer behaviors. Today, we stan
April 2, 2025
Oracle Faces Dual Security Breaches
By Betsy Burton Oracle Faces Dual Security Breaches Oracle is currently facing scrutiny following reports of two significant security breaches impacting both its cloud infrastructure and its healthcare divisio
Meta Unveils Noninvasive AI Brain-Computer Interface
By Betsy Burton Meta Unveils Noninvasive AI Brain-Computer Interface Meta AI has recently unveiled advancements in its noninvasive brain-computer interface (BCI) research, demonstrating an AI model capable
March 28, 2025
GoTo’s AI Receptionist: A Practical Step in SMB Communications Automation
By Jim Lundy GoTo's AI Receptionist: A Practical Step in SMB Communications Automation GoTo has launched GoTo Connect AI Receptionist (AIR), marking its entry into the AI-driven digital workforce solutions for
China’s AI Censorship Machine: Tracking Dissent with LLMs
By Jim Lundy China's AI Censorship Machine: Tracking Dissent with LLMs China is leveraging cutting-edge AI to enhance its already formidable censorship capabilities. A leaked database reveals that the Chine
Gemini 2.5: Google’s Latest LLM Puts Others on Notice
By Jim Lundy Gemini 2.5: Google's Latest LLM Puts Others on Notice Many at Google have taken on the challenge posed over two years ago by Openai. Google has just unveiled Gemini 2.5, its latest and most int
March 27, 2025
Microsoft’s AI-Powered Security Agents: A Game-Changer or Just Hype?
By Jim Lundy Microsoft's AI-Powered Security Agents: A Game-Changer or Just Hype? The cybersecurity landscape is in constant flux, with threats evolving at an alarming pace. Microsoft is responding to this challenge with
March 26, 2025
Lubyc Launches its AI Platform
By Betsy Burton Lubyc Launches its AI Platform March 26, 2025, Lubyc launched its new AI platform, aiming to provide organizations with a comprehensive suite of tools for managing and leveraging their data with arti
MongoDB Enhances Atlas Platform with Security and Multi-Cloud Updates
By Betsy Burton MongoDB Enhances Atlas Platform with Security and Multi-Cloud Updates March 20, 2025, MongoDB made a number of products and business announcements, including: Introducing Azure Private Link supp
NVIDIA Enables Smarter AI Agentic Systems
By Adam Pease NVIDIA Enables Smarter AI Agentic Systems NVIDIA recently announced AI-Q, a new blueprint for developing agentic systems that utilize reasoning to extract knowledge from enterprise data. Why Did NVIDIA
Gemini Live: Real-Time AI Vision Arrives on Your Smartphone
By Jim Lundy Gemini Live: Real-Time AI Vision Arrives on Your Smartphone Google has begun rolling out its highly anticipated "Project Astra" technology to Gemini Live, bringing real-time visual understanding to
Bain Capital’s Namirial Acquisition: A Strategic Play in Digital Transaction Management
By Jim Lundy Bain Capital's Namirial Acquisition: A Strategic Play in Digital Transaction Management The digital transaction management (DTM) sector is witnessing significant consolidation as Bain Capital announces i
March 25, 2025
Google’s $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition: A Bold Move in Cloud Security
By Jim Lundy Google's $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition: A Bold Move in Cloud Security Google has announced its definitive agreement to acquire Wiz, a cloud security platform, for a staggering $32 billion. This all-cash tr
March 24, 2025