Virtual Event Examines Practical Use Cases, Risks and Governance Considerations for AI-Driven Infrastructure REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan. 13, 2026 What:Following the continued growth of IaCConf, Spacelift and the IaC community are producing IaCConf Spotlight: AI in IaC, a free, virtual event focused on the rapidly expanding role of artificial intelligence in Infrastructure as Code. This deep-dive event will explore how AI is being applied across infrastructure provisioning, policy enforcement, drift detection and operational decision-making, along with the new risks and governance challenges it introduces. Expert-led sessions will examine real-world use cases, emerging best practices, and how teams can responsibly adopt AI-driven automation without…
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Strategic Funding Round, Led by Sound Ventures and Joined by Corporate Investors Samsung Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures, Advances the Company’s AI Security Capabilities and Reach MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — WitnessAI, the AI security platform trusted by leading enterprises, today announced strategic funding of $58 million. Led by Sound Ventures, an early investor in OpenAI, Anthropic, and SentinelOne, and with participation from Fin Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Ventures, and Forgepoint Capital Partners, the funding will be used to accelerate WitnessAI’s global go-to-market and product expansion. Today, the company also unveiled expanded agentic AI governance capabilities that bring observability to global…
Andesite’s Secure and Compliant by Design Framework Continues to Meet the Highest Standards for Security, Privacy and AI Governance MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Andesite, the Human-AI SOC Company, today announced that its Human-AI Security Operations Center (SOC) has earned certified status from HITRUST for cybersecurity and information protection. The HITRUST Certification demonstrates that Andesite has met requirements defined by leading cybersecurity and regulatory frameworks, confirming that strong controls are in place to protect sensitive data and manage risk effectively. The certification also includes the HITRUST AI Security Certification, which validates that the organization’s AI systems are safeguarded against AI-specific…
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Teradata (NYSE: TDC) today announced significant momentum in delivering AI-powered solutions for global enterprises. In 2025, Teradata completed more than 150 AI-focused customer engagements, helping organizations operationalize AI at scale to solve complex business challenges and unlock measurable value. Key Highlights AI Case Studies Industry — Retail Finance Industry — Retail Finance Industry — Automotive Manufacturing Industry — Defense and Security Industry — Healthcare Why It MattersAI adoption is moving from experimentation to enterprise scale production deployments. Teradata’s autonomous AI + knowledge platform combines data integration, analytics, knowledge retrieval, and generative & agentic AI to help customers build…
AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — FirstComm today announced the launch of AscendOne, a next-generation unified communications platform that brings voice, messaging, meetings, contact center, and AI-powered productivity tools together in one seamless solution. Designed to simplify how organizations connect with customers and employees, AscendOne helps businesses modernize communications, improve continuity, and scale with confidence. To power AscendOne, FirstComm has selected Intermedia Intelligent Communications, a leading global provider of AI-powered cloud communications, collaboration, and customer engagement solutions, as its strategic partner. This partnership strengthens FirstComm’s ability to deliver enterprise-grade innovation while reinforcing its commitment to exceptional customer experiences, reliability, and long-term value. Intermedia provides the…
CHICAGO, Jan. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Evention, a leading automated financial reconciliation and data intelligence platform purpose-built for hospitality, retail and entertainment operators, today announced the appointment of Justin Hartanov as Chief Executive Officer. Hartanov joins Evention, an Equality Asset Management (EAM) portfolio company, at a strategically important moment of expansion and transformation as operators face rising transaction complexity, distributed systems and increasing pressure to centralize and automate finance and reconciliation without adding headcount. Evention’s platform unifies disparate financial data, converts it into a single financial truth layer and applies AI-enabled insights to action automation to protect revenue, reduce costs and eliminate operational risk across reconciliation…
STANS, Switzerland, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — SoftwareOne today announced it has launched a new GenAI multi-agent cost optimization system that helps customers and partners measure and optimize the cost, accuracy, and performance of their AI agents. Building on a foundation of deep expertise in both AI and software asset management, SoftwareOne is uniquely positioned to help organizations realize value from their AI investments. “With a decade of AI experience and more than 25 years in software asset management, we understand both the innovation and the economics required to scale responsibly,” said SoftwareOne Co-CEO Melissa Mulholland. “Our multi-agent cost optimization system helps…
SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sharebox Co., Ltd., a developer of AI-powered multi-sensory extended reality (XR) platforms, said it will accelerate its global expansion strategy from 2026, positioning its proprietary SHAREBOX platform as a scalable solution for immersive education, content, marketing, and public experience projects worldwide. Founded with the vision of connecting people through interaction, Sharebox designs immersive XR environments that integrate digital technology with physical space. The company’s SHAREBOX platform enables multi-sensory interaction by combining visual projection, sound, scent, wind, and spatial audio to deliver immersive experiences across both indoor and outdoor environments. Sharebox’s core solutions include P-SHAREBOX, a five-sided projection-mapped XR…
Partnership accelerates progress on Manulife’s proprietary AI platform with real-time model optimization TORONTO and NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – Manulife announced today that it has chosen Adaptive ML to provide model fine-tuning technology as part of its enterprise AI platform. Adaptive ML, a New York-based private AI software company, provides a reinforcement‑learning‑powered engine to fine‑tune, evaluate, and deploy open‑source small language models (SLMs) for enterprise applications. These capabilities will enable Manulife to adjust and deliver AI solutions that will ultimately drive value and improve customer experience. The Adaptive ML system continuously learns and adjusts AI models in real-time from new data…
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Dec. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Shinkai, an AI agent platform focused on privacy, local execution, and native agent-to-agent payments, today announced it is joining the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) as a launch Silver Member. AAIF is a Linux Foundation initiative — backed by the nonprofit widely recognized as the leading home for open, neutral collaboration across open source software, standards, and critical digital infrastructure. The Agentic AI Foundation brings together technology companies, open-source projects, and research teams to build a shared foundation for the next generation of AI agents—autonomous systems that can reason, act, and collaborate in secure and transparent ways. AAIF launches with…