Legal
U.S. Appeals Court Temporarily Allows Perplexity AI Bot on Amazon Marketplace
The stay was granted by a two-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which said the case requires further review before a final decision is made
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AI Agents
Snowflake Unveils ‘Project SnowWork’ to Bring AI Agents to Business Users
The platform is designed for knowledge workers across functions such as finance, sales, marketing and operations.
Partnerships
TCS, Pearson Partner to Build AI-Ready Workforces with Learning Platforms
The partnership aims to create an end-to-end talent architecture tailored for the AI-first economy.
Agentic AI
Workday Launches ‘Sana’ AI Platform to Bring Agentic Automation into Enterprise Workflows
In September last year, Workday announced a definitive agreement to acquire AI company Sana for approximately $1.1 billion.
Funding
VerbaFlo Raises $7 Mn to Scale AI Platform for Real Estate Operations
The company plans to use the new funding to expand into the U.S. and other global markets.
Policies
Pentagon is Working on Alternatives After Fallout with Anthropic
The Pentagon then blacklisted Anthropic as a “supply-chain risk” after disputes over limits on AI use in surveillance and weapons.
AI News
Google Expands ‘Personal Intelligence’ to Make AI Search More Personal
Google said the feature is designed to give users more control, with app connections remaining optional and privacy safeguards in place.
Cybersecurity
AI Is Compressing Cyberattacks to Minutes, Booz Allen Warns
The shift is being driven by AI-powered tools that allow attackers to automate reconnaissance, adapt to defenses in real-time, and execute attacks at scale.
Social Media
Instagram Adds AI Voice Effects to Make DMs More Expressive
It adds a creative layer to everyday chats by letting users experiment with how their voice sounds before sending a message.
Acquisition
Apple Acquires MotionVFX to Boost Final Cut Pro Ecosystem
MotionVFX offers professional-grade video editing tools through subscription plans starting at $29 per month.
Data Centre
NVIDIA Unveils Space Computing Module to Power Satellites and Orbital Data Centres
The module is built on NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin architecture, combining a Vera central processing unit with Rubin graphics processing units
Partnerships
SailPoint, AWS Partner to Secure AI Agents with Unified Identity Layer
The two companies plan to expand their existing collaboration to create a single governance layer that manages both human and non-human identities interacting across AWS environments.