Aptean Brings AI Agents to Business Central On-Premises
April 20, 2026: Aptean Brings AI Agents to Business Central On-Premises - Aptean has launched AppCentral, an AI platform offering 10 pre-built AI agents for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central on-premises customers. The solution allows organizations to access AI capabilities without migrating to the cloud, with on-premises data remaining local. The platform is being ...
Google AI Blocked 8.3 Billion Bad Ads in 2025
April 20, 2026: Google AI Blocked 8.3 Billion Bad Ads in 2025 - Google blocked 8.3 billion fraudulent ads in 2025 using its Gemini AI model, with 99% of violations intercepted before reaching users. In the EU alone, 1.6 billion ads were removed and 2 million advertiser accounts suspended, mostly for network abuse and trademark violations. As bad actors increasi...
Adobe Launches CX Enterprise AI Agent Platform
April 20, 2026: Adobe Launches CX Enterprise AI Agent Platform - Adobe unveiled CX Enterprise at its Summit conference, an enterprise platform designed to coordinate AI agents across marketing, content and customer engagement workflows. The system includes a Brand Intelligence System, an Engagement Intelligence System, and a CX Enterprise Coworker that translates...
East Africa Unites on AI With Regional Fund
April 20, 2026: East Africa Unites on AI With Regional Fund - The East African Community has adopted a declaration in Kigali committing member states to establish a Regional AI Technologies Fund, as Uganda advances plans to host what supporters call Africa's first AI factory. The move comes alongside a $10 billion initiative from continental financiers targeti...
AI Sparks 104% Surge in New App Launches
April 19, 2026: AI Sparks 104% Surge in New App Launches - Contrary to predictions that AI would replace mobile apps, the technology is fueling a dramatic rise in app creation. Global app releases grew 60 percent year-over-year in Q1 2026, with iOS launches up 80 percent. April data shows an even steeper climb, with total releases up 104 percent across both...
Google Cloud Bets Big on Agentic AI Era
April 19, 2026: Google Cloud Bets Big on Agentic AI Era - The rise of agentic AI is forcing a fundamental reset in enterprise architecture, and analysts argue Google is uniquely positioned to lead. Its full-stack control spanning TPUs, global networking, security, data engines, and application layers gives it an edge as fragmented legacy systems struggle t...
Salesforce Bets Everything on Headless AI Initiative
April 19, 2026: Salesforce Bets Everything on Headless AI Initiative - Salesforce has unveiled Headless 360, an ambitious initiative to embed agentic AI across its entire product suite, including Agentforce and Slack. The announcement, made at the TDX developer conference, ships over 100 new tools and exposes the full platform via APIs, MCP, and CLI, theoretically allo...
Meta cuts 8,000 jobs to fund AI push
April 19, 2026: Meta cuts 8,000 jobs to fund AI push - Meta Platforms is preparing to cut around 8,000 jobs, roughly one in ten of its workforce, starting in May, with a second wave expected later in 2026. Unlike its 2022 efficiency drive, the cuts come despite strong financial health, as Mark Zuckerberg redirects hundreds of billions toward artificial ...
ChatGPT, Claude Predict XRP's Next Move
April 18, 2026: ChatGPT, Claude Predict XRP's Next Move - XRP surged past $1.50 following a strong week driven by major partnerships and broader crypto market gains. Rakuten added XRP as a payment option for 44 million Japanese users, Ripple partnered with South Korea's Kyobo Life, and Bitcoin's rally to $78,000 boosted the entire market. With XRP's momen...
Analysts See 40% Microsoft Gains on AI Surge
April 18, 2026: Analysts See 40% Microsoft Gains on AI Surge - Microsoft shares trade near $423, well below their 52-week high of $555.45, as analysts debate the stock's trajectory. Wall Street leans bullish, with 40 of 45 analysts rating it a buy or overweight and average price targets of $578 to $600, implying up to 42% upside. Strong fiscal results back the ...
Analysts Urge NVIDIA Buy Despite Valuation Risks
April 18, 2026: Analysts Urge NVIDIA Buy Despite Valuation Risks - NVIDIA shares hover near $200 in mid-April 2026, making it the world's most valuable company at $4.9 trillion market cap. Over 90 percent of Wall Street analysts rate the stock a Buy, with average price targets of $268-$275, citing record data center revenues and surging demand for its Blackwell AI ...
Loop Raises $95M to Fix Supply Chain Invoices
April 18, 2026: Loop Raises $95M to Fix Supply Chain Invoices - Loop Payments has secured $95 million in Series C funding, led by Valor Equity Partners and the Valor Atreides AI Fund, with participation from J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners. The investment will expand the startup's AI-powered supply chain optimization platform. Loop's DUX AI models detect err...
Amazon Nears All-Time High Before April 30 Earnings
April 18, 2026: Amazon Nears All-Time High Before April 30 Earnings - Amazon shares trade near $250, up 8.5% year to date and within 3% of their all-time high, as investors await Q1 2026 earnings on April 30. AWS AI revenue has hit a $15 billion annualised run rate, growing at triple-digit rates, while the company's custom silicon business has surpassed $20 billion. ...
AI-Quantum Fusion, Amazon-Starlink Battle Heats Up
April 17, 2026: AI-Quantum Fusion, Amazon-Starlink Battle Heats Up - Quantum computing grabbed headlines on World Quantum Day as Nvidia unveiled AI models for quantum error correction and analysts predicted AI, quantum, and high-performance computing will converge. Amazon moved aggressively in satellite internet by acquiring Globalstar for nearly $12 billion to chall...
OpenAI Pivots to Enterprise in Anthropic Battle
April 17, 2026: OpenAI Pivots to Enterprise in Anthropic Battle - OpenAI is signaling a strategic shift toward enterprise AI as it intensifies its race for profitability against rival Anthropic. The move reflects growing competition in the AI industry as both companies vie for lucrative business clients. The pivot to enterprise markets represents a significant ch...
Nvidia CEO Regrets Missing OpenAI, Anthropic Investments
April 17, 2026: Nvidia CEO Regrets Missing OpenAI, Anthropic Investments - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has admitted the chipmaking giant missed early investment opportunities in leading AI firms OpenAI and Anthropic. Speaking on the Dwarkesh Podcast on April 15, Huang described the oversight as a strategic mistake. The admission is notable given that Nvidia's chips power much...
Anthropic Talks AI Models With EU Commission
April 17, 2026: Anthropic Talks AI Models With EU Commission - Anthropic is in discussions with the European Commission regarding AI models. The talks signal growing engagement between leading AI developers and European regulators as the EU continues to shape its approach to artificial intelligence governance.
Resolve AI hits $1.5B valuation with $40M raise
April 17, 2026: Resolve AI hits $1.5B valuation with $40M raise - Resolve AI has raised $40 million in an extension to its February Series A round, led by DST Global and Salesforce Ventures, pushing its valuation to $1.5 billion — a $500 million jump in under three months. The startup sells an AI-powered platform that helps enterprises troubleshoot production envi...
OpenAI Launches AI Model for Drug Discovery
April 17, 2026: OpenAI Launches AI Model for Drug Discovery - OpenAI has launched GPT-Rosalind, an AI model specifically designed to accelerate drug discovery and support biology-related research. The Microsoft-backed AI startup made the announcement on Thursday. The launch is drawing attention to major life sciences companies, with shares of leading firms ex...
Chrome AI Mode Gets Split-Screen Web Search
April 17, 2026: Chrome AI Mode Gets Split-Screen Web Search - Google has revamped AI Mode in Chrome with a split-screen feature that opens linked webpages alongside the AI interface. Users can browse cited sites, compare options, and ask follow-up questions without switching tabs, with AI scanning both the open page and the wider web for answers. Additional u...
Stay ahead of the curve
Get a weekly AI news roundup delivered to your inbox every Monday.
Subscribe for free