Acquisition
Zscaler Buys Symmetry Systems to Build Security Controls for Millions of AI Agents
Symmetry Systems’ technology ingests access logs from SaaS applications, cloud platforms, databases and AI systems.
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Zendesk Declares ‘End of the Chatbot Era’ With Autonomous AI Service Workforce
Zendesk has unveiled a sweeping AI strategy centered on what it calls the “Autonomous Service Workforce,” introducing a new generation of AI agents designed to replace traditional customer service chatbots with outcome-focused automation. Announced at the company’s annual Relate conference, the initiative is powered by the new Zendesk
Lay Offs
Standard Chartered to Cut 7,800 Jobs as AI Reshapes Global Banking Operations
While the company did not specify where the reductions will occur, Standard Chartered operates major back-office hubs in India, China, Malaysia and Poland.
Cybersecurity
GitHub Breach Exposes 3,800 Internal Repositories After Malicious VS Code Extension Attack by TeamPCP
The group alleged it had stolen GitHub source code and thousands of private repositories and is now attempting to sell the data for at least $50,000.
Lay Offs
Intuit Cuts 3,000 Jobs as AI Race Forces Major Corporate Shake-Up
The restructuring will primarily impact “coordination-heavy” roles such as project managers and business operations staff.
Expansion
LTTS Bets Big on Europe’s AI Manufacturing Boom With New Munich Innovation Hub
The facility is designed to help enterprises move beyond AI experimentation and deploy scalable, real-world industrial applications.
Storage
Dell’s New PowerStore Elite Promises 3x Faster AI Storage and Smarter Cyber Defense
The platform supports block, file, virtual machine and container workloads while allowing mixed-generation clustering, enabling existing PowerStore customers to upgrade without downtime or disruption.
Big Tech
The 8 Biggest Announcements from Google I/O 2026
Google completely redesigned Search with AI at its core. Instead of typing keywords and scrolling through blue links, users can now interact with Search conversationally using text, images, files, videos and even Chrome tabs.
Internet
Google Just Turned Search Into an AI Agent That Works for You 24/7
At the centre of the update is a redesigned Search box that Google describes as its biggest interface upgrade in over 25 years.
Acquisition
Mistral AI Acquires Emmi AI to Expand Industrial Engineering Push in Europe
Emmi AI’s co-founders and more than 30 researchers and engineers will join Mistral AI’s Science and Applied AI teams in May 2026.
Lay Offs
Meta’s AI Overhaul Triggers 8,000 Layoffs, 7,000 Role Shifts
The move is part of Meta’s broader push to accelerate its position in the rapidly evolving generative AI market.
Acquisition
Anthropic Acquires Stainless to Strengthen AI Agent Connectivity
Founded in 2022, Stainless has been closely linked with Anthropic’s developer ecosystem, powering the generation of official Claude SDKs since the early days of the API platform.