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Large language models are at an interesting juncture. LLM breakthroughs have slowed and there are questions about whether they will lead to artificial general intelligence. Coupled with concerns about an AI infrastructure bubble LLMs are going to be closely watched--especially since they're the key ingredient of agentic AI.
ConstellationTV episode 118 covers the latest enterprise tech developments, creative advertising solutions, and strategic pivots from leading organizations.
IBM and Cisco said they will build a connected network of quantum computers that will look to scale to hundreds of thousands of qubits.
Discover the latest breakthroughs in enterprise tech, geo-targeted marketing, and CX excellence—insights from industry leaders and Freshworks’ bold new strategy.
Palo Alto Networks reported better-than-expected first quarter results and said the company landed total platform customers. Palo Alto Networks also said it will acquire Chronosphere, an observability platform, for $3.35 billion.
Target's comeback plan revolves around improving customer experience, plowing more money into capital expenditures and technology partnerships with the likes of OpenAI.
Enterprise AI adoption expands, but budgets, talent, and data quality will shape the next phase
Adobe said it will acquire Semrush in a deal valued at $1.9 billion as the company plans to meld search engine optimization and generative engine optimization in its marketing stack.
Workday said it will acquire Pipedream, an integration platform for AI agents that features more than 3,000 pre-built connectors.
Intuit and OpenAI announced a multi-year $100 million contract that will integrate ChatGPT with Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks and Mailchimp. Intuit will also expand its use of OpenAI models and potentially exposes its platform to a large ChatGPT customer base.
Anthropic will continue to diversify its cloud infrastructure for its Claude workloads with an agreement to purchase $30 billion in Azure compute. In addition, Nvidia will invest up to $10 billion in Anthropic and Microsoft can invest up to $5 billion. Claude will also be available on Microsoft Foundry.
Microsoft launched Agent 365, which is designed to be the control plane for native and third party AI agents, as the company aims to be a horizontal as well as vertical play. The other key theme is that Microsoft is arguing that the best way to incorporate AI agents into your business is to extend the infrastructure you already have.
