SAP aligns fragmented commerce data structures to enable operational AI personalisation at the execution layer. Enterprise leadership routinely establishes objectives to anticipate customer requirements and deliver relevant interactions across digital touchpoints. However, the actual infrastructure running inside these enterprises fails to support systematic execution at the required volume. Recommendation engines display generic product listings because…

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Insider Brief Asteria is launching a venture fund with Pegasus Tech Ventures that will invest up to $10 million in startups developing AI, physical AI and robotics technologies as part of the company’s broader AI investment strategy. Pegasus Tech Ventures will serve as the fund’s general partner, while Asteria AI & Robotics Inc. will participate…

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Insider Brief Quanten Technologies has introduced two new electric motor platforms for humanoid robots designed to improve the power, weight and efficiency of robotic joints and limbs. The new QJL linear actuator series and QJR rotary actuator series are built on the company’s multi-phase motor technology, which Quanten said reduces motor weight by 30% while…

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Insider Brief TFREE unveiled a global strategy at EUROBIKE 2026 to turn low-speed electric vehicles into connected, software-run systems for delivery, micromobility and robotics. The company’s “AI Micro Mobility 2.0” platform is built on Luxmea’s manufacturing background and combines a universal chassis platform, intelligent vehicle control and software services for light commercial vehicles, autonomous delivery…

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Insider Brief General Intuition raised $320 million in Series A funding at a $2.3 billion valuation to expand its work on AI models designed to train agents that can act across space and time. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from General Catalyst, Hillspire and Jeff Bezos, according to the company. General…

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Insider Brief Tombot raised $7 million in a Series A3 financing round to scale manufacturing, operations and commercialization ahead of the planned fall 2026 launch of Jennie, its robotic Labrador puppy companion, with more than 23,000 pre-orders and waitlist reservations already secured. The round included investments from Caduceus Capital Partners, Wavemaker 360, the Lutheran Foundation…

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AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems saw its share price fall nearly 20% on Wednesday, despite posting better-than-expected first-quarter results in its debut earnings report as a public company. Revenue reached $193 million, up 94% year-over-year, while net loss narrowed to $14 million from $23.9 million in the prior year period. The sell-off was driven by full-year…

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Artificial intelligence is moving into the corners of industry that no horizontal platform has ever been able to reach: the scheduling logic of professional sports leagues, the procurement inbox of a global manufacturer, the permit workflows of a city government, the dispatch board of a plumbing franchise at 2 a.m. The companies doing it most…

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Major companies are pulling back on employee AI usage after discovering how rapidly unchecked consumption of AI tools can drain budgets with little demonstrable return. The shift marks a sharp reversal from earlier in 2026, when firms actively encouraged staff to maximise their AI usage — with some even building internal leaderboards to reward the heaviest users.…

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Google is facing a significant brain drain as leading AI researchers depart for rivals. Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel, both key contributors to the development of Google’s Gemini model, are joining Anthropic, according to reports. The departures follow a string of high-profile exits. Last week, renowned AI researcher Noam Shazeer, a Google veteran of over…

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