The Ultimate Guide to Generative AI
A curated American edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Generative AI (GenAI).
What to know about Generative AI
Generative AI is reshaping the digital landscape by powering advances across industries with its ability to create content, assist decision-making, and automate processes. From enhancing customer experience platforms and streamlining business workflows to transforming healthcare and cybersecurity, generative artificial intelligence is driving innovation and operational efficiency at an unprecedented scale.
Businesses and organisations are increasingly adopting generative AI technologies to harness its potential benefits, while also grappling with challenges such as data privacy, security risks, ethical considerations, and the need for robust governance. As generative AI solutions become core components of enterprise strategies, understanding their capabilities and implications is vital for staying competitive in today’s rapidly evolving digital economy.
Our stories explore practical deployments, emerging trends, and expert insights on generative AI’s impact across sectors, helping readers navigate its opportunities and challenges. Whether you are interested in the latest AI-driven product innovations, policy developments, or strategies for successful AI integration, this collection offers comprehensive information to keep you informed about the pivotal role of generative AI in transforming businesses and society.
American Generative AI News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Farsight & Ornn bring AI compute in-house for banks
Banks worried about data security and rising AI costs can now run Farsight's platform on their own systems via Ornn's GPU capacity.
Levelpath launches Ranger AI for autonomous procurement
Procurement teams could cut manual work and manage risk more tightly as the new platform automates sourcing, checks and invoice matching.
Oracle NetSuite launches free QuickStart for startups
Eligible US startups can now use NetSuite's accounting tools free, as Oracle pushes founders to adopt finance software before spreadsheets start to fail.
Circle & Square guide targets AI-shaped B2B buyer decisions
The guide warns CMOs that AI-driven research is obscuring early buyer signals, making traffic and lead metrics a poor guide to pipeline health.
Litera promotes Singh & Ryan in leadership shake-up
Customers are likely to see faster product rollouts and smoother delivery as Litera puts operations, product and marketing under two senior executives.
CFOs spend 26% of time checking AI outputs, survey finds
Finance teams are devoting 26% of their working day to checking AI outputs, despite universal adoption in a survey of 270 US CFOs and finance leaders.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Generative AI
Fortinet: The AI challenge is visibility and control, not permission
Haiilo named Challenger in Gartner employee experience
Exabeam adds AI tools for agentic security operations
AI coding tools shift developers towards review work
Security Journey launches AI training for wider workforce
Featured News
How Harvey AI's next generation deals with Canadian data
Canadian law firms can keep client files walled off, while choosing data storage and processing become key topic for AI in law.
Celonis banking head: Banks want proof before scaling agents
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
TrendLife targets AI challenges with family-focused Kaleida
Parents and teachers may get more oversight of children's AI use as TrendLife rolls out Kaleida with Learning Buddy to curb answer-only shortcuts.
Interview: Cloudera says open-ended AI spending is over
Enterprises are now demanding proof of value and tighter controls as AI budgets face scrutiny over compute costs and deployment choices.
AI transforming B2B discovery - but human trust endures
AI is changing how B2B buyers make decisions - but an expert warns that it is not a substitute for effective human comms strategies.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Exclusive: ABBYY launches hybrid AI document models
Enterprises under pressure to curb AI risk and cost are being given a hybrid option that blends generative models with OCR and rules-based extraction.
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DocuWare prepared for launch of new interface, IDP, AI tool
Existing customers will get the redesigned platform free as DocuWare readies AI-driven document search and extraction tools for autumn.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Estima CEO: Generative AI reshapes pharmaceutical value proof
The HEOR tech firm is using generative AI to cut approval analyses from years to weeks, reshaping launch decisions and regulator responses.
Autonomous IT boom fuelling LogicMonitor's APAC growth
APAC customers are fuelling LogicMonitor's AI growth, with Australia among the earliest adopters of its Edwin AI platform.
Cohesity mitigating shadow AI by empowering staffers
Approved AI tools are cutting shadow use by staff, but Cohesity warns the bigger risk is corrupted enterprise knowledge and weak governance.
AI arms race forcing businesses to rethink cybersecurity
Security teams are racing to shrink exposure windows as AI makes newly disclosed vulnerabilities exploitable almost immediately.
TrustedTech report warns of 'AI Skills Underclass' gap
Nearly half of U.S. workers lack AI training, widening a skills gap that leaves the most exposed employees to fend for themselves.
Meet the man behind the Saas-Pocalypse: Emergent's Mukund Jha
The new cash will help Emergent broaden from coding tools into an operating system for small and medium businesses as demand surges.
Expert Columns
Data Governance in the AI Era: Why One-Off Projects Fail
AI in Retail is Only as Good as its Data Foundation
AI will cost some jobs. Poor change management will cost more
Why AI-Written Phishing Is Outpacing the Native Filters Built to Stop It
The next eCommerce interface may not be a screen
Some AI risks more subtle than others
What should replace the resume in an AI-first hiring process?
Your AI Scaling Problem is Actually a RAG Problem
Modern data teams: key roles, structures and data quality
AI can produce the work, it can't produce the lawyer
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Generative AI News
Incorta launches governed data tools for analytics & AI
Businesses will be able to build data pipelines in a governed environment, as Incorta seeks to cut tool sprawl and reduce AI errors.
Gresham launches AI tool to speed up reconciliations
Banks could cut reconciliation setup time sharply as Gresham's new AI interface lets business users build controls without specialist support.
Adobe & NVIDIA boost creative software & media tools
Adobe and NVIDIA are expanding their partnership to accelerate AI processing in creative software, cloud media workflows and customer engagement.
Google pitches Gemini agent to startups for busywork
Startups could cut admin and coding time as Google folds Gemini into Workspace and lets teams assign persistent AI coworkers to routine tasks.
Nvidia launches Nemotron 3.5 open models for agents
The new range lets organisations run AI agents on local hardware or in-house servers, cutting reliance on cloud services for sensitive tasks.
Telecom operators turn to open AI models, Nvidia says
Broad support for open source could shape telecom AI spending, with 89% of respondents backing it for cost control, governance and local adaptation.
SpecterOps & OpenAI launch AI security training course
Security teams facing new risks from generative AI can now take eight hours of hands-on training on prompt injection and jailbreaks.
Reco raises USD $55 million with AT&T Ventures backing
The security software company will use the money to expand sales and support as enterprises race to govern AI agents accessing sensitive systems.
NEC C&C Prize honours clock pioneer & AI researchers
Each winning group will receive JPY ¥10 million for work that could sharpen timekeeping and strengthen AI decision-making across industry.
Arctic Wolf launches AI oversight tools for security teams
Security teams are being offered earlier attack interruption and clearer AI decision trails as the company adds three products to its Aurora platform.
BlackFog adds AI prompt controls for employee data
The update gives organisations more oversight of employee and agent prompts, helping to stop sensitive data being sent to external AI services.
Panopto launches AI tools to unlock video libraries
Users can now search and reuse recorded lectures and training clips faster, as Panopto's new tools turn video libraries into study aids and answers.
Deutsche Bank deploys Farsight AI on-premises for bankers
The rollout lets bankers use AI on sensitive client work while keeping data inside Deutsche Bank's own technology environment.
CI&T wins Preferred tier in Anthropic Claude network
The upgrade gives the consultancy stronger standing as enterprises move AI from pilots into production, with more than 50 Claude projects under way.
Infotech rebrands, buys Zluri to launch CIO analytics system
The deal gives Infotech live software-management data for its new CIO Analytics service as advisory firms race to adapt to AI-driven IT operations.
Women fintech CMOs eye bigger teams as AI reshapes work
Most fintech marketing chiefs expect AI to reshape roles rather than cut jobs, with 56% planning to hire and 75% to lift budgets in 2027.
Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon for enterprise users
The model is being pitched at coding, finance and security teams after Google said it sped up engineering work and helped patch serious flaws.
Deepfake fraud market hits USD $40 billion, report says
Synthetic fraud is now costing banks and insurers USD $40 billion a year, with voice cloning and video deepfakes driving most cases.
Global ad spend to rise 11.9% to USD $1.34 trillion
Rising AI-linked investment and major global events are set to keep ad budgets climbing, even as consumer caution and geopolitical risks persist.
HCLTech signs Anthropic partnership for enterprise AI
The deal should help large firms deploy safer AI systems, with HCLTech adding Claude to services and software for banks, hospitals and manufacturers.
Job Moves
Litera promotes Singh & Ryan in leadership shake-up
Vertex appoints DataRobot chief Debanjan Saha to board
Forcepoint appoints Vincent Merlin as Marketing Chief
Jazz appoints six senior leaders as DLP push scales
Agiloft appoints Kristin Knox Esche as General Counsel
BriefCatch names AI chief to tackle fake legal citations
