Google’s commitment to strengthening its AI capabilities reached another milestone with the strategic hiring of Indian-origin tech entrepreneur Varun Mohan. Formerly the CEO and co-founder of Codeium—an AI-powered coding tool designed for enterprise and developer efficiency—Mohan’s onboarding into Google’s advanced coding vertical hints at both intensifying competition in the AI assistant space and Google’s longer-term…

In a year flush with capital inflows and AI enthusiasm, fintech has surged to dominate funding headlines in early 2025 while artificial intelligence, despite maintaining consistent growth, is now experiencing more incremental—yet strategically significant—developments. According to Crunchbase’s April 2025 funding analysis, two fintech-centric giants—iCapital and Bilt Rewards—secured a combined $850 million in the largest venture…

The rise of generative AI over the past two years has sparked innovation across virtually every sector. From life sciences to logistics, software engineering to synthetic media, enterprises globally are embedding AI into their core functions. Yet, while AI offers productivity gains and competitive advantages, it also brings with it an emerging threat: shadow AI….

In a significant stride for enterprise cybersecurity, Accenture and Microsoft have entered a strategic alliance to jointly develop AI-powered cybersecurity innovation suites. Announced in early 2025, this partnership leverages both companies’ existing technological strengths and aims to redefine how businesses pursue intelligent threat detection, identity management, and incident response. Amid the widening threat landscape and…

Accel and General Catalyst have emerged as the most active venture capital firms in Q2 2025, leading a sharp uptick in global startup funding after more than eight consecutive quarters of cooling venture activity. According to Crunchbase News (2025), both firms closed a combined total of over 70 new deals between April and June 2025,…

Generative AI is shifting from a centralized IT function to the hands of employees themselves, as AI agents become embedded into workplace tools and daily workflows. The transformative rise of employee AI agents—autonomous or semi-autonomous software systems that assist or execute repetitive and knowledge-based tasks—has ignited both enthusiasm and uncertainty across global enterprises. With tools…