Artificial Intelligence News for the Week of August 1; Updates from Cognizant, Deloitte, Fractal & More
Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable artificial intelligence news for the week of August 1, 2025.
Keeping tabs on all the most relevant artificial intelligence news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy artificial intelligence news items.
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Artificial Intelligence News for the Week of August 1, 2025
Anaconda Raises $150M+ to Power Enterprise AI with Open-Source Python
Anaconda, the standard in enterprise open-source Python and AI development, has raised more than $150 million in Series C funding led by Insight Partners and Mubadala Capital. The company is profitable with over $150 million ARR, has more than 50 million users, and is trusted by 95 percent of the Fortune 500. This capital injection will accelerate product innovation and global expansion, positioning Anaconda as the foundational platform for organizations scaling up AI initiatives with open-source tools.
Read the full story: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250730399625/en/Anaconda-Raises-Over-%24150M-in-Series-C-Funding-to-Power-AI-for-the-Enterprise
Arctera Removes Barriers to Responsible AI Adoption for Enterprises
Arctera is taking aim at the challenges of responsible AI adoption by unveiling new tools and guidance to help enterprises securely and ethically deploy AI. Their latest solutions ensure robust compliance, transparency, and risk monitoring, helping organizations bridge the gap between innovation and responsible governance.
Read the full story: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250729849409/en/Arctera-Removes-Barriers-to-Responsible-AI-Adoption
Arctic Wolf Partners with Databricks to Scale Aurora Platform and AI Security Operations
Arctic Wolf has announced a strategic partnership with Databricks, integrating the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to further scale the Arctic Wolf Aurora Platform. This collaboration enables processing of over eight trillion security observations per week—more than 300 petabytes of data annually—by unifying telemetry from endpoints, cloud applications, firewalls, and more into a high-throughput, AI-powered environment. The enhanced platform leverages Alpha AI, informed by 10 million SOC hours, to reduce alert fatigue and accelerate threat detection, delivering faster and more reliable protection to Arctic Wolf’s over 10,000 global customers.
AWS Bets Big on Agents as the Next Frontier in Cloud
AWS is betting that agents—AI-powered software capable of independently executing multi-step tasks—will be the new paradigm driving cloud innovation. The company is rapidly building out cloud-native agent platforms, tools, and partnerships aimed at helping organizations deploy, scale, and orchestrate intelligent agents across applications and industries.
Read the full story: https://www.runtime.news/aws-hopes-agents-are-the-new-cloud/
Cognizant Unveils AI Training Data Services to Accelerate Enterprise-Scale Model Development
Cognizant has launched AI Training Data Services, designed to streamline the creation of high-quality, enterprise-ready datasets for large-scale AI model development. By providing secure, scalable annotation and enrichment services, Cognizant aims to reduce time-to-value for AI initiatives in industries such as finance, retail, healthcare, and automotive.
Read the full story: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cognizant-launches-ai-training-data-services-to-accelerate-ai-model-development-at-enterprise-scale-302517315.html
Contentsquare to Acquire Loris AI for Enhanced Conversation Analytics
Digital analytics leader Contentsquare has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Loris AI, a top conversation intelligence platform. By combining Loris’s conversational analytics with Contentsquare’s digital experience insights, the acquisition aims to give companies a holistic view into customer journeys, connecting conversational data with digital touchpoints and fueling smarter, more predictive CX intelligence.
Read the full story: https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/contentsquare-to-acquire-loris-ai-for-conversation-analytics/
DataRobot Announces Agent Workforce Platform Built with NVIDIA
DataRobot has debuted its Agent Workforce Platform, leveraging NVIDIA’s advanced AI infrastructure to enable organizations to build, deploy, and manage teams of intelligent AI agents. The platform is designed to enhance business productivity and innovation, making it easier for enterprises to orchestrate scalable, specialized AI agents for complex tasks and workflows.
Read the full story: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250731021204/en/DataRobot-Announces-Agent-Workforce-Platform-Built-with-NVIDIA
Datavault AI Debuts Enterprise Commercialization for AI Agents Built with IBM watsonx.ai
Datavault AI has launched a new commercialization program for enterprise AI agents built using IBM watsonx.ai, empowering organizations to monetize and deploy advanced AI-powered solutions for data enrichment, analytics, and automation. The initiative aims to bridge the gap between experimental AI and production-ready, revenue-generating solutions.
Read the full story: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250729239557/en/Datavault-AI-Debuts-Enterprise-Commercialization-for-AI-Agents-Built-With-IBM-watsonx.ai-for-AI-Powered-Data-Monetization
Deloitte Says: Trust a Top Barrier to Agentic AI Adoption in Finance & Accounting
While finance and accounting leaders express optimism around agentic AI, new research reveals that trust—not technology—is now the main barrier to adoption. Concerns center on transparency, output accuracy, and risk mitigation, even as organizations recognize the potential for automation and predictive analytics to transform their fields.
Read the full story: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trust-emerges-as-main-barrier-to-agentic-ai-adoption-in-finance-and-accounting-despite-optimism-around-the-tech-302515864.html
EPAM Finds: AI Adoption Accelerates in Retail & CPG, but Scaling and Trust Remain Key Hurdles
EPAM’s latest research reveals retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are highly optimistic about AI’s value, with 96 percent planning to hire AI-related roles in 2025. While nearly half consider themselves advanced in AI implementation, many still struggle to scale from pilot projects to enterprise-wide transformation—only 26 percent of the most advanced firms have successfully delivered AI to market.
Read the full story: https://www.epam.com/insights/blogs/ai-adoption-in-retail-and-cpg-key-findings-from-ai-research
Echo Secures $15M Seed to Build AI-Driven Secure Software Infrastructure
Echo, an enterprise software startup, has raised $15 million in seed funding led by Notable Capital and Hyperwise Ventures. The company is focused on developing AI-powered, vulnerability-free infrastructure to eliminate cyber threats—reimagining security at the foundation layer of enterprise applications.
Read the full story: https://www.citybiz.co/article/725475/echo-secures-15m-seed-funding/
Fractal Launches Cogentiq Agentic AI Platform to Accelerate Enterprise Decision Intelligence
Fractal, a global AI innovation leader, has debuted Cogentiq, a next-generation agentic AI platform designed to embed autonomous, decision-making intelligence directly into business workflows. The platform’s low-code interface and domain-specific agents allow organizations in industries like healthcare, insurance, and CPG to automate complex processes, break down data silos, and unlock real-time insights while maintaining enterprise-grade security. Early adopters have reported measurable improvements in efficiency and experience by using Cogentiq for tasks like contact center audits and supply chain automation.
Read the full story: https://www.bigdatawire.com/this-just-in/fractal-launches-agentic-ai-platform-cogentiq-to-drive-enterprise-performance/
Globant and OpenAI Partner to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption
Consulting and technology leader Globant has announced a partnership with OpenAI to accelerate the adoption of large-scale generative AI and automation in enterprises worldwide. The collaboration will combine OpenAI’s powerful models with Globant’s innovation expertise, helping clients rapidly reimagine processes and solutions with advanced AI technologies.
Read the full story: https://www.globant.com/news/globant-openai-collaboration
Helix 2.0 Offers the Fastest Path to AI Agents on Private GenAI Stacks
HelixML’s newly launched Helix 2.0 platform lets enterprises rapidly deploy production-ready AI agents on private infrastructure—reducing deployment timelines from months to just eight weeks. The turnkey solution delivers predictable costs, robust security, easy management, and complete data sovereignty, helping organizations build, deploy, and control their own GenAI agents quickly while preserving trust and ownership.
Read the full story: https://aithority.com/machine-learning/helix-2-0-gives-global-enterprises-the-fastest-path-to-ai-agents-on-a-private-genai-stack/
IBM Report: AI Now Speeds Up Data Breach Impact and Costs in 2025
IBM’s latest “Cost of a Data Breach” study highlights the escalating impact of AI: AI-powered attacks now reduce breach lifecycle by 17 percent but also raise the stakes, with average breach costs reaching new highs. The report emphasizes the dual role of AI as both a tool for attackers and defenders, underscoring the need for advanced AI-driven defenses as breaches become more complex and damaging.
Read the full story: https://www.ibm.com/think/x-force/2025-cost-of-a-data-breach-navigating-ai
IDC: Global AI Adoption and Spending Continue Rapid Climb in 2025
According to IDC’s latest research, global AI spending is projected to increase significantly year-over-year in 2025, fueled by enterprise demand for scalable AI infrastructure and solutions. The report highlights trends in regulatory compliance, ethical AI deployment, and the emergence of new industry use cases driving broad digital transformation.
LakeFS Secures $20M to Scale Data Version Control for AI and Analytics
LakeFS has closed a $20 million funding round to grow its platform for data version control—a critical capability for reliable AI/ML workflows and reproducible analytics. The solution enables enterprises to manage complex data lakes with git-like operations, making it easier for teams to experiment, collaborate, and maintain consistency across massive data sets.
Read the full story: https://www.citybiz.co/article/724005/lakefs-secures-20m-in-growth-capital/
LogicMonitor Achieves FedRAMP Authorization, Unlocking Secure Observability for U.S. Agencies
LogicMonitor has received FedRAMP Authorization to Operate (ATO), enabling U.S. government agencies to adopt its hybrid observability platform with confidence. The certification supports stringent federal security and compliance needs, allowing public sector teams to securely monitor complex, distributed IT environments.
Metaforms Snaps $9M to Power Market Research Automation with AI Agents
Metaforms, a fast-growing AI startup, has secured $9 million in Series A funding to expand its platform of AI-powered research agents. Designed for the market research industry, their solution automates workflows like survey design, data validation, and report generation, helping agencies handle rising demand and complexity with increased efficiency and accuracy.
Read the full story: https://techfundingnews.com/metaforms-snaps-9m-to-power-market-research-automation-with-ai-agents/
MLCommons Sets Benchmarking Standard for AI PC and Client LLMs with MLPerf Client v1.0
MLCommons has released MLPerf Client v1.0, establishing the industry’s first comprehensive benchmark for evaluating LLM performance on PCs and other client-class systems. Supporting models like Llama 2, Llama 3.1, Phi 3.5, and the new Phi 4 Reasoning, the benchmark covers use cases from code analysis to long-context summarization and offers broad hardware support—enabling transparent, real-world performance comparisons across the emerging AI PC landscape.
Read the full story: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/30/3124245/0/en/MLCommons-Releases-MLPerf-Client-v1-0-A-New-Standard-for-AI-PC-and-Client-LLM-Benchmarking.html
Nightfall Unveils First AI-Native DLP Copilot for Autonomous Security
Nightfall AI has launched “Nyx,” the first AI-native data loss prevention (DLP) copilot that autonomously investigates incidents and tunes security policies without human intervention. The platform cuts false alerts by up to 90% and protects organizations from sophisticated insider threats and AI-influenced data leaks. Nyx uses advanced AI to understand file lineage, learn from user actions, and proactively adapt to new risks, marking a breakthrough in cloud-scale, autonomous data security.
Read the full story: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nightfall-unveils-first-ai-native-dlp-copilot-to-pave-the-way-for-autonomous-security-302517417.html?tc=eml_cleartime
Noma Security Raises $100M to Drive Next-Gen AI Agent Security
Noma Security has secured $100 million in Series B funding led by Evolution Equity Partners, marking a rapid ascent as a leader in AI agent security. The company, which exited stealth less than a year ago, now boasts a 1,300 percent increase in ARR and serves dozens of major customers in financial services, life sciences, retail, and tech. Noma’s unified platform offers end-to-end visibility, real-time monitoring, and robust risk mitigation for agentic AI—addressing critical security gaps as enterprises move to adopt AI agents at scale.
Read the full story: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/noma-security-raises-100m-to-drive-adoption-of-ai-agent-security-302518641.html?tc=eml_cleartime
Observe Closes $156 Million Series C as Enterprises Shift to AI-Powered Observability
Observe Inc. has raised $156 million in Series C funding, underscoring accelerating enterprise demand for AI-powered observability platforms. With its SaaS solution, Observe lets customers analyze and monitor vast telemetry data, enabling rapid troubleshooting and root cause analysis as infrastructure grows in scale and complexity.
Read the full story: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/observe-closes-156-million-series-c-as-enterprises-shift-to-ai-powered-observability-at-scale-302516560.html?tc=eml_cleartime
RAVEL Expands Orchestrate AI with Supermicro-Based Turnkey Workload Solution
RAVEL has expanded its Orchestrate AI platform and launched a new turnkey AI workload solution in partnership with Supermicro. The integrated offering combines the latest Supermicro hardware—including AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO CPUs and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPUs—with RAVEL’s orchestration software. The platform simplifies adoption of scalable AI for enterprises, offering streamlined workflow management, scalable model deployment, intelligent resource optimization, and centralized monitoring. It’s designed for data centers, studios, research labs, and large enterprises needing performance, reliability, and security in AI deployment.
Read the full story: https://www.bigdatawire.com/this-just-in/ravel-expands-orchestrate-ai-with-supermicro-based-ai-workload-solution/
Retab Raises $3.5M, Launches Most Powerful Document AI Platform
Retab has emerged from stealth with $3.5 million in funding to launch what it calls the market’s most powerful document AI platform. The company’s solution automates complex document review, data extraction, and workflow integration, promising major productivity gains for enterprises in finance, legal, and beyond.
Read the full story: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/07/30/3123968/0/en/Retab-raises-3-5M-and-launches-most-powerful-document-AI-platform-on-the-market.html
Stack Overflow Survey: AI Use Among Developers Hits 84 Percent, but Trust Declines
According to the 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey of nearly 50,000 participants, 84 percent of developers now use or plan to use AI tools—up from 76 percent in 2024. Yet, only 33 percent actually trust the output of these tools, and a mere 3 percent report “high trust,” with skepticism especially strong among seasoned pros. Despite AI’s everyday presence, verification remains essential as developers voice caution around accuracy and reliability.
Read the full story: https://www.infoworld.com/article/4031673/ai-use-among-software-developers-grows-but-trust-remains-an-issue-stack-overflow-survey.html
Teradata Launches Open-Source MCP Server for Agentic AI at Scale
Teradata has introduced the open-source MCP Server—Community Edition, providing a robust foundation for agentic AI applications to securely query, analyze, and manage enterprise data. Built on the Vantage platform, MCP Server offers features like data quality tools, RAG support, and advanced security to ensure AI agents operate with clarity and trusted context, allowing organizations to deploy context-aware agents that drive real business outcomes.
Read the full story: https://www.teradata.com/press-releases/2025/mcp-server-agentic-ai-at-scale
WRITER Launches Autonomous Super Agent in Hundreds of Enterprises
WRITER has rolled out its new Autonomous Super Agent, now deployed in hundreds of enterprise environments. Designed to handle complex, multi-step tasks across business workflows, the Super Agent leverages advanced AI to automate knowledge work securely and at scale, helping companies accelerate productivity and digital transformation.
Read the full story: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250729195801/en/WRITER-Launches-Autonomous-Super-Agent-to-Hundreds-of-Enterprises
Expert Insights
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Episode 1 of The Cyber Circuit Featuring DayBlink Consulting Partner Michael Morgenstern: How AI Augments Security Decision-Making
In this inaugural episode of The Cyber Circuit, cybersecurity veteran Michael Morgenstern sits down with Blackwire Labs CEO Josh Ray to explore how AI-augmented decision support is revolutionizing enterprise security—from stopping breaches in 4 hours to transforming 3-month exercises into 1-hour sessions. Discover why leading CISOs treat AI as their newest team member, not their replacement, and learn how top enterprises are closing the gap between the 80 percent who say trustworthy AI is essential and the 25 percent who actually have governance in place.
What to Expect at Solutions Review‘s Spotlight with Broadcom on August 12: The Maturity Model Framework for Successful AI-Ready Networks
Executive leadership is mandating the adoption of AI technologies but 95 percent of network teams report that they continue to have “reactive operations” when responding to performance issues. Additionally, AI will require “near-perfect” network performance for data moves, analysis, training and inferencing. In this session, learn how to mature your Network Observability practice from stage 1 (hyper-reactive) to stage 5 (automated) and move from a “good enough” network to an “AI-ready network.
What to Expect at Solutions Review‘s Spotlight with Nexthink on August 14: Harnessing the Power of AI to Optimize Digital Employee Experience
With rapid developments in artificial intelligence, it’s easy to picture a world where IT Teams don’t need to drown in a list of logs, because it’s already here today. Nexthink uses AI to help organizations make the shift from reactive to proactive to preventative IT management, resulting in continued improvement in digital employee experience and productivity. Part one of this 45-minute session will show you how Nexthink customers are leveraging AI TODAY to make informed decisions for their companies, faster.
Bridging the Atlantic AI Investment Divide by Douglas Laney
Recently, during the BARC Data Festival in Munich, BARC CEO Carsten Bange elaborated on the grim and disturbing reality of the global AI investment scene: while the United States garnered a whopping $80 billion of AI startup funding last year (about $235 per capita), the European Union attracted a mere $8 billion ($18 per capita). That tenfold difference is more than just a statistical detail; it stands as a systemic challenge to the continent’s future competitiveness in the global AI landscape.
Issue 4: What Makes an AI Governance Framework Work by Irina Steenbeek
An effective AI governance framework is grounded in core principles such as accountability, fairness, reliability, transparency, human oversight, privacy, and security. These principles provide the ethical and operational backbone for responsible AI use.
Compassionate AI Policy Example: A Framework for the Human Impact of AI by Tim King
In adopting and implementing a Compassionate AI Policy, we signal to our employees, our stakeholders, and the broader public that we will not pursue automation at any cost. We will pursue it with conscience. We recognize that technological progress must be accompanied by moral progress—that no system should outpace the people it’s meant to serve.
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Tim King
Executive Editor
Tim is Solutions Review's Executive Editor and leads coverage on data management and analytics. A 2017 and 2018 Most Influential Business Journalist and 2021 "Who's Who" in Data Management, Tim is a recognized industry thought leader and changemaker. Story? Reach him via email at tking@solutionsreview dot com.
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