Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of August 22, 2025

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable analytics and data science news for the week of August 22, 2025.

Keeping tabs on all the most relevant analytics and data science 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 analytics and data science news items.

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Analytics and Data Science News for the Week of August 22, 2025

Databricks Secures Series K Funding, Surpasses $100B Valuation

Databricks has signed a Series K funding term sheet, pushing its valuation above $100 billion and making it one of the most valuable private tech companies globally. The new capital, with backing from existing investors, will accelerate Databricks’ AI strategy—especially its Agent Bricks platform, expansion of its Lakebase operational database, and additional AI acquisitions and research. The company points to strong momentum, major customer growth, and new partnerships with Microsoft, Google Cloud, and others as drivers behind continued investor interest.

Read more → https://www.databricks.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/databricks-raising-series-k-investment-100-billion-valuation

DataPelago Nucleus Outperforms NVIDIA cuDF, Boosting GPU Data Processing

DataPelago has announced Nucleus, a GPU-accelerated data processing library that outperforms NVIDIA’s cuDF by improving throughput and efficiency. This achievement raises the performance ceiling for GPU data handling in AI and analytics workloads.

Read more → https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/08/22/3137711/0/en/DataPelago-Nucleus-Outperforms-cuDF-Nvidia-s-Data-Processing-Library-Raising-The-Roofline-of-GPU-Accelerated-Data-Processing.html

UBS and Domino AI Partner to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption

UBS has partnered with Domino AI to streamline enterprise AI development and deployment. The collaboration focuses on operationalizing AI workflows, enhancing model governance, and accelerating time-to-value for AI initiatives at scale across financial services.

Read more → https://domino.ai/press-releases/ubs-domino

Polestar Analytics Raises $12.5M to Boost AI Platform

Polestar Analytics has raised $12.5 million in funding to advance its AI capabilities and enhance its flagship converged data ecosystem platform. The capital will fuel growth in AI/ML, automation, and analytics features, helping enterprises unify disparate data assets for faster, more actionable insights. The company plans to use these resources to accelerate R&D, expand the platform’s reach, and strengthen its position in the competitive enterprise data software market.

Read more → https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/polestar-analytics-raises-12-5m-to-advance-ai-capabilities–1platform-for-converged-data-ecosystem-302532206.html

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New Episode of The Digital Analyst with John Santaferraro Featuring Tony Baer: What is the AI Data Stack?

John and talks with Tony Baer to break down the evolution from the “modern data stack” to the revolutionary “AI data stack” that’s reshaping enterprise data architecture. This isn’t just another tech trend; it’s the fundamental shift that will determine which organizations thrive in the age of generative AI and agentic systems. Discover why your current data infrastructure might already be obsolete and what cutting-edge protocols like MCP and A2A mean for the future of AI-driven enterprises.

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On-Demand Jam Session Featuring Wayne Eckerson: The Ins and Outs of Creating Data Contracts for Data Products

A data product implies a commitment to deliver a data asset with specific characteristics at a certain time through a specific channel with an agreed-upon level of quality and consistency, among other things. But how can a data provider guarantee its claims? How can a data producer check whether the producer has delivered the data asset as promised?

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On-Demand Jam Session Featuring Bob Eve: As AI Accelerates, How Analytics are Keeping Pace

From boardrooms to back offices, AI is dominating corporate mindshare and spending. Unfortunately, these investments can crowd out worthwhile efforts in other high ROI domains. For example, at some organizations, Analytics investments are being sacrificed at the altar of AI. Fortunately, AI and Analytics need not be an either-or decision. Today’s analytics platforms not only leverage AI inside, but the insights they provide can actually multiply your return on other AI investments.

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SR Thought Leaders: 85 Percent of Data & AI Projects Fail by Samir Sharma

He has 20 years of international experience in the UK, Europe, Africa, USA, all gained from consulting and strategy roles across a variety of sectors – Aerospace & Defence, Government, High End Luxury Retail, Postal, Telecoms. Prior to datazuum, Samir led the decision sciences team for a large organisation where he delivered strategic data driven Business Intelligence & Analytics solutions across all sectors.

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