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SoftBank invests $225M in ASI and forms autonomous construction venture

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SoftBank backs Utah autonomous equipment firm with $225M investment

The Japanese conglomerate is doubling down on construction automation, investing heavily in ASI while launching a joint venture to deploy self-driving machinery across infrastructure projects.
US asks EU court to let it back Musk’s challenge to €120M X fine

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Washington Seeks to Join X's Legal Fight Against EU's €120M Fine

The US Justice Department has petitioned the European General Court to participate in X and Elon Musk's challenge to Brussels' first Digital Services Act penalty, arguing the Commission exceeded its authority.
Anthropic signs $11.6bn Akamai cloud deal and gets warrant for 5% of Akamai

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Anthropic inks $11.6bn infrastructure pact with Akamai, stakes equity warrant

The AI company has committed to a seven-year cloud deal with Akamai that could expand to $20bn, while Akamai receives a warrant for roughly 5% of its own stock—marking a first for the content delivery network.
The AI commerce era: 7 e-commerce leaders on what’s still broken

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Beyond Recommendations: What AI Agents Need to Actually Run E-Commerce Stores

Seven e-commerce veterans reveal why today's AI tools spot problems but leave humans to solve them—and what infrastructure the next generation must build to let AI agents truly operate online stores.
81% of CIOs lack full oversight of AI agents built outside IT, Dataiku says

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CIOs Struggle to Control AI Agents Built in the Shadows, Dataiku Survey Shows

A Dataiku study of 685 chief information officers reveals widespread blind spots in AI governance, with most unable to track or measure the agents their teams deploy outside formal IT channels.
The next thing your endpoint manager manages is an AI agent

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Endpoint managers face new challenge: governing AI agents on corporate devices

As AI agents proliferate across enterprise infrastructure, traditional device management tools must evolve from tracking software to controlling what autonomous systems are permitted to do.
Booking.com says it built AI tools it wishes it had bought off the shelf

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Booking.com and Diageo on AI regrets: build less, buy more, fix processes first

At HumanX in Amsterdam, two enterprise leaders revealed why they built AI tools they now wish they'd purchased—and what they learned about deploying AI at scale.
Google will launch its first AI chips into orbit next week

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Google's AI Chips Head to Orbit in First Suncatcher Test Flight

A prototype satellite equipped with Tensor Processing Units will launch next week aboard SpaceX's Transporter-18 to measure how Google's custom chips withstand the rigours of space.