Nvidia’s European Tour: $2 Billion More in Deals on Top of $8 Billion in a Year
Jensen Huang said in Paris that ‘Europe needs to get in the race’ on AI, with GTC Berlin set for October 20 to 22.
KPMG’s Q3 AI Pulse Surveys Leaders in Banking, Technology and Asset Management
The survey, fielded August 10 to September 14, covers U.S. organizations with $1 billion or more in revenue.
Agent Platforms Reach General Availability: Microsoft’s Agent 365 and Slackbot
Both moved from preview to broad release in the first half of 2026, according to coverage of the launches.
Teneo: 68% of CEOs Plan to Raise AI Spending, but Fewer Than Half of Projects Have Paid Off
The survey, fielded in late 2025, shows spending intentions running ahead of measured returns.
Stanton Chase Survey: 77% of Organizations Have Not Moved AI Beyond Experimentation
The May survey of 214 executives found 65% cannot show measurable financial returns.
Workday: More Than 5,500 Customers Use Its Agents, and AI Drove Over 25% of New Bookings
SiliconANGLE’s August report on Workday’s earnings gives one of the clearer enterprise adoption measures.
ServiceNow’s EmployeeWorks Lets Staff Build Their Own Assistants and Routines
The tools announced October 15 include ToolSmith, which builds integrations from natural-language instructions.
Kroger Pairs 3,000 Corporate Job Cuts With AI Tools for 400,000 Employees
CEO Greg Foran’s memo says technology is ‘reshaping what’s possible’ without saying how many roles AI will replace.
Mastercard: Speeding Up One Step in an 80-Step Process Just Creates a Backlog
Greg Ulrich said real gains require remapping whole workflows, and last year’s consulting tools are already ‘quaint’.
AXA Cut From 400 AI Use Cases to a Plan Worth Up to 700 Million Euros a Year
The insurer targets 500 million to 700 million euros in recurring pre-tax value from AI by 2029.