Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a broad field of computer science dedicated to building systems capable of performing tasks that typically require human cognitive function, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between Narrow AI and General AI?▼
Narrow AI (Weak AI) is designed and trained for a specific task (like recommendation systems or facial recognition). General AI (AGI) is a theoretical system that possesses self-adaptive, human-level intelligence across any domain.
How does AI differ from Machine Learning?▼
AI is the broad overarching concept of creating intelligent machines. Machine Learning is a specific subset of AI focused on training algorithms to learn patterns from datasets without explicit rules.
Quick Facts
- CategoryFoundational AI
- Key ApplicationAutonomous vehicles, predictive analytics, enterprise automation, and diagnostic medical tools.
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Fabrix.ai demonstrates production-grade agentic operations at Cisco Live
Artificial intelligence dominated headlines and keynotes at every event I've attended this year, including the recent Cisco Live 2026. Though the thirst for AI has been insatiable for a couple of years, customer feedback at the event showed that the era of AI curiosity has given way to AI urgency. I
Agentic marketing AI startup Gradial grabs $65M in fresh funding
Seattle-based startup Gradial today revealed it has raised $65 million in a new round of funding to accelerate the development of its agentic artificial intelligence operating system for marketing. Today's Series C round was first reported by Axios and led by Insight Partners, bringing the startup's
Prem seeks $100M Series A as export bans boost sovereign AI demand
Swiss artificial intelligence startup Prem SA is raising $100 million in Series A funding at a valuation of at least $500 million, Bloomberg reported today. The round is expected to close in the third quarter. Prem sells software for running AI models on a company's own infrastructure, not a cloud p
Game-clip AI startup General Intuition in talks to raise $300M at $2B valuation
General Intuition PBC is in talks to raise about $300 million at a valuation of just over $2 billion, TechCrunch reported today, citing people familiar with the talks. The New York-based startup uses video game footage to train artificial intelligence agents to navigate physical space. The price tag
Dream raises $260M for its sovereign AI and cybersecurity tools
Dream Security Ltd., a developer of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity software for governments, today announced that it has raised $260 million in funding. Bicycle Capital and Group 11 jointly led the investment. They were joined by several other institutional backers including Bain Capital
AI inference provider Baseten reportedly raising $1.5B in funding
Baseten Inc., a startup with a platform for running artificial intelligence inference workloads, is raising $1.5 billion in funding. The Wall Street Journal reported today that Altimeter Capital, Conviction, Spark Capital, Sands Capital and Wellington Management are co-leading the deal. It's unclear
What to expect during the 'Scaling the Agentic Era' event: Join theCUBE on June 30
CoreWeave Inc. wants to step in before the infrastructure stack buckles under the weight of agentic artificial intelligence. The company recently announced the industry's first validation of Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 on CoreWeave Cloud. This suggests that AI infrastructure is entering a new stage, acc
Everpure shifts from hardware to data-centric model as governance emerges as the key to AI returns
Enterprises racing to deploy artificial intelligence are discovering that the bottleneck is not compute or models, but rather the failure to adopt a data centric model to resolve unmanaged, ungoverned data sitting across silos that cannot be classified, accessed, or trusted at production speed. That
Startup pioneers early-stage ticker reservation model aimed at reviving the public-company mindset
A venture-backed startup is introducing a new milestone to the startup playbook: reserving a stock ticker symbol years before an initial public offering. Ornn AI Inc., a company focused on bringing transparency to artificial intelligence compute markets, announced today that it has reserved the tick
BlackFog launches ADX Vision for macOS to curb shadow AI leaks
BlackFog Inc. today launched ADX Vision for macOS, extending its shadow artificial intelligence detection and prevention platform to Apple Inc. endpoints so security teams can apply one data-loss policy across Windows and Mac fleets. The anti-data exfiltration company claims the release closes a gap
Robotic teleoperation data startup XDOF launches with $70M in funding
Robotics training infrastructure startup XDOF said today it has raised $70 million in funding to try to solve one of the biggest challenges in artificial intelligence: teaching machines the skills they need to safely navigate and work in the real world. The round involved a number of heavyweight ven
AI ready data is the missing link keeping enterprise AI stuck in pilot mode
Enterprises have poured billions into artificial intelligence infrastructure - GPUs, cloud capacity, model tooling - yet most deployments remain mired in experimentation rather than generating measurable business value. The bottleneck is not compute. It is AI ready data. The gap between owning data
Convey closes on $38M round to help companies automate repetitive work with AI teammates
Agentic artificial intelligence startup Convey Inc. said today it has raised $38 million in early-stage funding to scale up its platform, which can be used by workers without technical skills to design, build and run digital teammates that can perform business tasks autonomously. Andreessen Horowitz
Pramaana Labs raises $27M to make AI prove its answers
Formal verification startup Pramaana Labs Inc. today said it has raised $27 million in seed funding for a system it describes as a compiler for high-stakes artificial intelligence. The product checks an AI model's answer against the rules of a domain and will not return it unless it can be proved co
AWS launches Continuum to find and fix code vulnerabilities at machine speed
Amazon Web Services Inc. today launched AWS Continuum, a security platform that uses frontier artificial intelligence models to discover, validate and remediate software vulnerabilities across a customer's environment with limited human intervention. Continuum, announced at the AWS Summit in New Yor
Data primacy puts Everpure at the center of enterprise AI: theCUBE's Pure Accelerate 2026 keynote analysis
As artificial intelligence transforms the enterprise, the old model of managing data in application-controlled silos is breaking down. The companies that will win the AI era are those that embrace data primacy by treating data itself, rather than the applications sitting on top of it, as the primary
Vercel launches a new framework and enterprise controls for agentic AI infrastructure
Front-end software development startup Vercel Inc. introduced a set of new products today at Ship, its annual conference, to deepen its agentic artificial intelligence infrastructure platform to align how enterprises deploy, run and scale with AI agents. "Each new generation of software needs a new
Odyssey raises $310M at $1.45B valuation to transform AI model simulation
Odyssey, an artificial intelligence lab building world models, today announced it has raised $310 million in early-stage funding at a $1.45 billion valuation. Natural Capital led, and Amazon.com Inc., AMD Ventures, GV, EQT, IQT and others also joined the Series B round. Existing investors also joine
Everpure accelerates AI workloads with Data Stream and unveils data-primacy architectural vision
Big-data storage company Everpure Inc., formerly known as Pure Storage, is rethinking enterprise data architectures to facilitate better access and scalability for artificial intelligence workloads. At its annual customer conference, Pure Accelerate, the company today announced the immediate availab
Ex-Cisco researchers launch Tenet Security to lock down rogue AI agents
Former Cisco artificial intelligence security researchers have launched a new company to tackle a problem that barely existed a year ago: securing the autonomous AI agents enterprises are handing the keys to their most critical systems. Tenet Security Inc. today formally launched a platform designed
CYGNVS launches command center for crises caused by a company's own AI
Cyber resilience company CYGNVS Inc. today launched its AI Incident Command Center, a platform built to help organizations manage operational crises caused by their own artificial intelligence deployments. The product extends CYGNVS' existing out-of-band incident platform to a new category of risk:
Sweeping Android 17 update brings new AI capabilities and features to Pixel smartphones
Google LLC today dropped the latest version of its Android operating system for mobile devices, and it's rolling out to Pixel smartphone users first of all. It's a pretty sweeping update, introducing numerous artificial intelligence capabilities, new communication tools, smartwatch features and secu
China's DeepSeek reportedly raises $7.4B in funding at $50B+ valuation
Chinese artificial intelligence lab DeepSeek has reportedly raised more than 50 billion yuan, or $7.4 billion, in new funding. The Information and the Wall Street Journal today cited sources as saying that the company is now worth over $50 billion. That reportedly makes it China's most valuable AI s
Databricks' new agentic coworker Genie One brings AI automation to every part of the business
Big-data company Databricks Inc. is getting into the agentic artificial intelligence coworker game with the launch of a new tool called Genie One, aimed at helping business teams orchestrate workflows and automate work-related tasks. The arrival of Genie One expands on the company's existing Genie s
Databricks acquires cyberattack detection startup Panther
Databricks Inc. today announced plans to acquire Panther Labs Inc., a startup with an artificial intelligence platform for detecting cyberattacks. The companies didn't disclose the financial terms. Panther received a $1.4 billion valuation in a 2021 funding round that included contributions from Sno
The AGI moment? Databricks' new releases zero in on support and deployment of AI agents
Major enterprise platform companies are racing to build tools for a new class of users: artificial intelligence agents. One example of this was apparent today with the latest releases from Databricks Inc. The company unveiled a new architecture - Lake Transactional/Analytical Processing - that enabl
Bland raises $50M to automate complex, high-stakes phone calls
Voice artificial intelligence startup Bland today revealed that it has raised $50 million in new funding to expand its research, grow its engineering team and scale its platform into more regulated industries. Founded in 2023, Bland builds AI agents that handle phone calls, SMS and chat. Where much
HPE expands self-driving networking strategy as AI moves into production
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. today unveiled a broad set of networking and artificial intelligence infrastructure enhancements at its Discover customer conference, promising to help enterprises deploy AI agents at scale by implementing self-driving networks and establishing AI factories as the foun
HPE expands Private Cloud AI factory portfolio to support next-gen autonomous agents
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. today unveiled a massive expansion of its artificial intelligence infrastructure for private cloud deployments, enhancing its portfolio with Nvidia Corp.'s new Vera chips and tools for developers. The new offerings are meant to provide enterprises with everything they
SiMa.ai cuts physical AI deployment from months to days with agentic developer tooling
Artificial intelligence chip startup SiMa Technologies Inc. today launched Palette Neat, a purpose-built agentic AI development environment for creating applications that connect the physical world to AI models. The new tool can be paired readily with the company's Modalix MLSoC system-on-module or
How Spacelift blends AI experimentation with GitOps governance
Artificial intelligence adoption has been rapid and sometimes ungoverned, forcing infrastructure teams to respond quickly. Spacelift Inc. provides an infrastructure-as-code management platform that helps organizations automate and streamline their workloads, AI or otherwise. The infrastructure orche
Terra Security uses agentic AI to find risks before attackers do
The attack surface of any modern enterprise is bigger than ever. Artificial intelligence has transformed both sides of the cybersecurity space. Now, security experts must use AI to defend against AI-powered cyberattacks. This has led to widespread concern about organizations' ability to protect thei
Okta expands Google Cloud partnership to secure AI agents and the browser
Okta Inc. today expanded its partnership with Google LLC's Google Cloud with a set of integrations that bring identity governance to artificial intelligence agents and tighten security across the Chrome browser. The deal pairs Okta's identity layer with Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platfor
Exclusive: Mindbeam touts dramatic performance improvements in CPU-based AI inference
Two-year-old startup Mindbeam AI Inc. today released an open-source artificial intelligence inference framework designed to make large language models run more efficiently on standard consumer processors, a move the company says could reduce reliance on expensive graphics processing units for some A
AppViewX targets ungoverned AI agents with new identity security product
AppViewX Inc. today launched Agent Identity Security, a product that discovers, governs and monitors artificial intelligence agents across enterprise environments as autonomous software increasingly operates on sensitive systems without human oversight. The product extends the AppViewX platform, bui
Limitless Labs lands $20M to build AI agents for precision manufacturing
Limitless Labs, operating as LimitlessCNC Ltd., today announced it has raised $20 million in early-stage funding to support agentic artificial intelligence in computer-aided manufacturing. Dell Technologies Capital and Square Peg co-led the Series A funding round, joined by Grove Ventures, Meron Cap
RiskIQ founders launch Ent Security with $100M to rethink endpoint defense
Intent-aware endpoint security startup Ent Security launched today with $100 million in funding to build what it calls a new layer of workspace security that reads the intent behind what users and artificial intelligence agents do before risky actions are completed. Founded by Elias Manousos and Bra
Beyond Identity launches Ceros AI agent security platform
Beyond Identity Inc. today debuted a platform called Ceros that is designed to help enterprises secure their artificial intelligence agents. New York-based Beyond Security is backed by more than $200 million in funding. Its flagship product is an IAM, or identity and access management, platform that
AI agent authorization startup Arcade nabs $60M investment
Arcade AI Inc., the developer of an authorization platform for artificial intelligence agents, today announced that it has raised $60 million in funding. SYN Ventures led the Series A round. It was joined by Morgan Stanley and Wipro Ltd., a publicly traded technology consulting firm. The process of
SailPoint acquires AI agent security startup Entro for reported $200M
SailPoint Technologies Inc. is acquiring Entro Security Ltd., a startup that helps enterprises secure their artificial intelligence agents. The companies announced the deal today without disclosing the financial terms. CTech reported that the transaction is worth about $200 million. Nasdaq-listed Sa
AMD buys data center memory optimization startup Mext
Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said today it has snapped up the flash memory optimization startup Mext Corp. in an effort to help its customers solve their growing headaches around memory supply constraints in artificial intelligence data centers. The price of the acquisition was likely small
Radical Numerics launches with $50M to build general biological intelligence
Radical Numerics Inc., an artificial intelligence research lab building what it calls general biological intelligence, launched today with $50 million in funding to scale up its models and hire frontier AI talent. The company is the work of the team behind generative genomics, the field built around
What to expect at AWS Summit NYC: Join theCUBE June 18
Agentic artificial intelligence is moving beyond experimentation as enterprises look to deploy autonomous systems across business workflows. But data bottlenecks, legacy infrastructure and governance challenges continue to slow adoption - gaps Amazon Web Services Inc. aims to address and a topic sur
Salesforce to acquire customer service automation startup Fin for $3.6B
Salesforce Inc. today announced plans to acquire Fin, a major provider of customer service software, for about $3.6 billion. The deal will help the cloud giant enhance its Agentforce suite of artificial intelligence services. Fin was founded in 2011 as Intercom Inc. and went on to raise more than $2
From postponed tour to platform: Nkenne's Zoom-fueled mission to preserve African languages
When people talk about artificial intelligence and language, the focus usually defaults to English, a handful of European languages and perhaps a few from Asia. African languages - thousands of them, often tonal, hyper-local and deeply contextual - rarely make the roadmap. That blind spot is exactly
Mozilla Data Collective seeks to build AI's data economy around trust
Generative artificial intelligence has a data problem. For years, the typical approach to building gen AI models has been to gather as much data as possible by scraping vast swaths of the internet, training at an enormous scale and dealing with the consequences later. The result has been increasingl
ChatSee raises $6.5M to build 'failure memory' for enterprise AI agents
ChatSee.AI Inc., a company that provides a failure intelligence layer for autonomous artificial intelligence systems, has raised $6.5 million in seed funding. True Ventures led the round, announced Thursday, with participation from First Rays Venture Partners, Seven Hills Ventures and other industry
Built from the inside out: How AWS Professional Services became a frontier team first
AWS Professional Services (AWS ProServe) compressed engagement timelines from months to days, not by adding artificial intelligence (AI) tools to an existing pr
OpenAI acquires AI agent orchestration startup Ona
OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Ona, a startup with a platform for managing long-running artificial intelligence agents. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Developers often run the AI agents they use to write code on their local machines. When a workstation is turned off, th
Upriver raises $14M to automate enterprise data engineering for AI
Israeli data engineering startup Upriver Data Ltd. today announced it has raised $14 million in new funding to automate the data work that enterprises depend on to make artificial intelligence projects succeed. Founded in 2024 by Chief Executive Ido Bronstein and Chief Technology Officer Omri Lifshi
Helix launches with $10B+ in funding to build AI infrastructure
An investor consortium today launched a venture called Helix Digital Infrastructure Inc. to build artificial intelligence data centers for hyperscaler cloud providers. The company's backers include KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia Corp. and Vistra Corp., a major energy utility. The group
Three insights you may have missed from theCUBE's coverage of Snowflake Summit 2026
If the first wave of enterprise artificial intelligence was about compute and foundation models, the next is shaping up to be about the software and data infrastructure needed to make those models useful in real businesses. The first AI winners sold compute: graphics processing units, servers, netwo
Jeff Bezos' Prometheus raises $12B to accelerate industrial engineering projects
Prometheus Inc., an artificial intelligence startup co-led by Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, has raised $12 billion in funding. Axios reported today that the Series B round values the company at $41 billion. The round included contributions from Bezos, JPMorgan, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, DST Gl
QumulusAI and the shift from GPU scarcity to GPU efficiency
Neocloud provider QumulusAI announced today that it has secured more than $124 million in customer subscriptions for three-year terms with Hyperbolic and another leading artificial intelligence inference platform. These agreements cover deployments totaling 1,280 Nvidia Corp. Blackwell GPUs, deliver
Coinbase for Agents lets AI assistants trade crypto and move money
Coinbase Global Inc. today launched Coinbase for Agents, a standalone tool that lets artificial intelligence agents trade cryptocurrency, pay for services and operate with financial autonomy directly from assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT. The product is not a feature inside the Coinbase app but
Blue Yonder pushes supply chain AI toward autonomous operations
The supply chain sector has perhaps more to gain from the artificial intelligence age than any other sector. Supply chains are subject to many different variables - weather, delays, legal restrictions - that traditional planning systems cannot always manage effectively. That's why Blue Yonder Inc.,
Apple's iPhone Camera App Is Getting an AI Upgrade in iOS 27
Siri is now directly embedded into the camera app, and there are more artificial intelligence tools in the Photos app to alter your images.
Microsoft AI chief says company was "set free" from OpenAI to pursue superintelligence
For three years, Microsoft's artificial intelligence story has been inseparable from OpenAI. The partnership - cemented by a cumulative investment exceeding $13
Toward Pre-Deployment Assurance for Enterprise AI Agents: Ontology-Grounded Simulation and Trust Certification
Pre-deployment verification of enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) agents remains a critical gap between lar
Why VivaTech 2026 is the place to see Europe's AI strategy take shape
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