Coursera, Udemy merge in $2.5 billion deal
Coursera and Udemy said they will merge in $2.5 billion deal that combines two learning platforms and expands their enterprise reach.
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IFS acquires Softeon to expand into warehouse management
IFS said it will acquire Softeon, a cloud native software provider for warehouses. IFS, which provides an industrial AI platform, will use Softeon to expand into warehouse management and connect it to manufacturing operations software.
CFOs grow appetite for risk going into 2026
CFO confidence has it its highest point in four years as 59% of CFOs say it's a good time to take risks, according to Deloitte's fourth quarter CFO Signals report.
Databricks annual revenue run rate hits $4.8 billion with $134 billion valuation
Databricks said it has raised $4 billion in a Series L investment for a $134 billion valuation and topped a $4.8 billion annual revenue run rate in the third quarter. For comparison, Snowflake’s annual revenue run rate exiting its third quarter was $4.84 billion.
Costco approaching AI in ‘very Costco way’
Costco is weaving artificial intelligence throughout its operations but doing it in what CEO Ron Vachris calls a "very Costco way."
Nvidia launches Nemotron 3 open models to enable multi-agent systems
Nvidia launched its Nemotron 3 family of open models as it aims to provide an efficient set of large language models that can be used by enterprises to customize and deploy in multi-agent systems.
Freshworks acquires FireHydrant, eyes AI-native IT operations management
Freshworks said it will acquire FireHydrant in a move that will build out its IT service and operations management efforts.
Rimini Street’s second act will include heavy dose of agentic AI, UX
Rimini Street's first act took 20 years, but the second one will move much faster as the company aims to layer agentic AI over legacy enterprise research planning systems. The strategy: Enable enterprises to accelerate their automation and AI plans while relegating reliable yet legacy systems to plumbing.
Broadcom CEO comments highlight build vs. buy AI debate
The companies that are looking to leverage artificial intelligence for competitive advantage are increasingly choosing to go custom. It's build over buy at massive scale...for now.
Rivian’s AI strategy: Four takeaways
Rivian's vertically integrated approach to autonomous driving and AI is enabled by its data flywheel that it uses to train its models and optimize.
Custom AI processors mean Broadcom printed money in Q4
Broadcom reported better-than-expected fourth quarter results as it continued to see a revenue surge due to custom AI chips.
OpenAI calls GPT-5.2 its most advanced model for work
OpenAI launched GPT-5.2 in what appears to be its answer to Google's Gemini 3.0. According to OpenAI GPT-5.2 is its most advanced mode for work and long-running agents.
