October 2026

Karta AI has raised $3 million in a seed funding round led by PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital, with participation from Wyser VC, CDM Capital and Seedstars. The funding will support product development, distribution and expansion of the startup’s artificial intelligence (AI) agents for financial services, according to the company. “Inbound is where financial institutions […]

Cognizant has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DyFlex Solutions, an Australia-headquartered SAP services provider, expanding its planned SAP and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in Australia and New Zealand. The proposed acquisition would add DyFlex’s advisory, implementation and managed services capabilities to Cognizant’s technology services business. Financial terms were not disclosed. Founded in 2011,

HCLTech has launched an AI-powered verification and validation (V&V) offering for automotive software, built on NVIDIA’s simulation technologies and AI models. The offering targets vehicle manufacturers and tier-1 suppliers developing software-defined vehicles. The offering links requirements, test creation and execution, failure analysis, and compliance reporting across the validation process. The company identified fragmented toolchains, manual

Google Chrome introduces suspicious-site warnings and AI-powered ClickFix detection, with both new defenses tied to Enhanced Protection mode. The post Chrome Adds Suspicious Site Warnings and ClickFix Protection appeared first on TechRepublic.

AI agents are taking over routine customer service tasks, pushing human contact centre workers towards more complex problems that require judgement, specialised knowledge, and human intervention. In an exclusive interview with AIM, Thomas Wyatt, COO of communications-platform-as-a-service provider Twilio, says enterprises should not look at AI as a wholesale replacement for their contact centres. Instead,

Summary and Key Points: Cerence AI is the Growth and Innovation Index Leader in Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Frost Radar for AI-Powered In-Car Assistants. At the center of the recognition is Cerence xUI®, the company’s automotive AI platform which enables natural conversation, multi-agent orchestration, proactive assistance, and ongoing integration of new AI models and capabilities.

Early Googlebook OS reviews reveal Android app compatibility problems, account-switching limitations, and Gemini features that struggle with everyday tasks. The post Googlebook OS Early Reviews Reveal App and Gemini Problems appeared first on TechRepublic.

Google’s new Gemini tools help small businesses manage marketing and finances, but privacy protections differ across personal and enterprise accounts. The post Google’s New Gemini Tools Promise Less Busywork — but What About Your Business Data? appeared first on TechRepublic.

The new open-source model speaks the language of DNA and can help researchers understand the effects of any changes on gene activity and health.

New global research finds organizations are prepared to let AI investigate threats, deploy code, and change access permissions without human review AI is emerging as a new kind of insider risk, using legitimate access to make decisions, reach sensitive data, and take actions that organizations cannot always see or control, according to new global research