February 12, 2025
Blogs
Brightcove Acquired by Bending Spoons, Doubles Down on AI
By Jim Lundy Brightcove Acquired by Bending Spoons, Doubles Down on AI Since November last year, things have been very busy at Brightcove. The deal to take Brigthcove private was recently approved, and at t
February 11, 2025
Elon Musk’s $97.4 Billion Bid for OpenAI: The New Race to Invest in and Dominate in AI
By Jim Lundy Elon Musk's $97.4 Billion Bid for OpenAI: The New Race to Invest in and Dominate in AI OpenAI is being courted by one of its original investors, none other than Elon Musk. This blog overviews E
February 7, 2025
Namirial’s Latest Acquisition: A Deep Dive into the Digital Trust Market
By Jim Lundy Namirial's Latest Acquisition: A Deep Dive into the Digital Trust Market This blog post analyzes Namirial's recent acquisition of Digital Technologies and its implications for the digital trust market. W
Google Gemini 2.0: A Deeper Dive into the Latest Offerings
By Jim Lundy Google Gemini 2.0: A Deeper Dive into the Latest Offerings This blog post analyzes Google's recent announcement of the expanded Gemini 2.0 family, focusing on the new Flash, Flash-Lite, and Pro mod
The AI Data Center Investment Race: Amazon vs. Google and Microsoft
By Jim Lundy By Jim Lundy This blog post analyzes the escalating investments in AI data centers by major cloud providers – Google, Amazon AWS, and Microsoft – focusing on 2024 spending and e
Risk Management in the Age of AI
Risk Management in the Age of Generative AI Are you prepared to explore the frontiers of artificial intelligence safely and effectively? Aragon CEO & Lead Analyst Jim Lundy's new presentation is your essential gu
February 5, 2025
EU AI Act Approved
By Betsy Burton EU AI Act Approved The European Union has taken a significant step in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) with the European Parliament's approval of the AI Act. This landmark l
February 3, 2025
OpenAI Announces Deep Research – Powered by o3
By Adam Pease OpenAI Announces Deep Research – Powered by o3 OpenAI has recently announced a new tool called "deep research," which is designed to automate the process of finding, analyzing, and synthesizing informat
January 31, 2025
DeepSeek and OpenAI: A Brewing Storm in the AI World?
By Jim Lundy DeepSeek and OpenAI: A Brewing Storm in the AI World? The AI landscape is rapidly evolving, with new players and controversies emerging constantly. Recent allegations against DeepSeek, a Chin
AI-Generated Art and Copyright: What You Need to Know
By Jim Lundy AI-Generated Art and Copyright: What You Need to Know Aragon Research Analysis The U.S. Copyright Office has recently released a report on AI and copyright, stating that unedited out
January 29, 2025
Meta Validates Databrick with AI Partnership
By Betsy Burton Meta Validates Databricks with AI Partnership Databricks, the data and AI company founded in 2013 by the creators of Apache Spark, continues to solidify its position in the evolving AI information
OpenAI’s Operator: A New Era of AI-Powered Task Automation
By Adam Pease OpenAI's Operator: A New Era of AI-Powered Task Automation Overview OpenAI has introduced Operator, an AI-powered agent that can browse the web and perform tasks on behalf of the user. This blog anal
Instabase Secures $100 Million in Series D Funding
By Betsy Burton Instabase Secures $100 Million in Series D Funding Instabase, the San Francisco-based applied AI company specializing in unstructured data, recently announced a successful Series D funding round, r
DeepSeek: A New AI Challenger Emerges from China
By Adam Pease DeepSeek: A New AI Challenger Emerges from China A new AI model from China has been making waves in the tech world, raising concerns about the future of US AI leadership. DeepSeek, a Chinese startup,
January 28, 2025
The Race to the Bottom for Workplace Assistants: Google vs. Microsoft
By Jim Lundy The Race to the Bottom for Workplace Assistants: Google vs. Microsoft The battle for AI dominance in the workplace is heating up, with Google and Microsoft engaged in a fierce price war for the
Microsoft Copilot Chat: Free with a Paid Gotcha
By Jim Lundy Microsoft Copilot Chat: Free with a Paid Gotcha Microsoft recently announced Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, a new offering that adds pay-as-you-go agents to the existing free chat experience for Microsoft
Meta’s LibGen Use Exposes Legal Peril for AI Training on Copyrighted Content
By Jim Lundy Meta's LibGen Use Exposes Legal Peril for AI Training on Copyrighted Content The recent unredaction of court documents in the Kadrey et al. v. Meta Platforms case has revealed a bombshell: Meta, the pare
January 27, 2025
DeepSeek R1 – Aragon Live Podcast Summary
By Jim Lundy and Adam Pease DeepSeek R1 - Aragon Live Podcast Summary Adam Pease and I, Jim Lundy, did an Aragon Live Video Podcast today. In it we analyzed DeepSeek's R1 large language model, noting its competitive