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Celonis acquires Ikigai Labs to boost enterprise AI
Digital Transformation

Celonis acquires Ikigai Labs to boost enterprise AI

The deal gives customers planning and forecasting tools meant to make AI agents more reliable across complex enterprise systems.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Wed, 13th May 2026
Celonis launches context model in Ikigai Labs deal
Digital Transformation

Celonis launches context model in Ikigai Labs deal

The deal aims to give enterprise AI a live view of operations, while also adding planning and forecasting tools to Celonis's platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Wed, 13th May 2026
JAGGAER launches AI assistant for procurement teams
Data Analytics

JAGGAER launches AI assistant for procurement teams

Support tickets could fall as JAGGAER embeds a multilingual AI assistant into procurement workflows to answer policy and supplier questions.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 12th May 2026
DataIQ names top 10 North America data & AI leaders
Data Analytics

DataIQ names top 10 North America data & AI leaders

DataIQ says six women feature in its North America top 10 for 2026 as data and AI chiefs shift from analytics to business decisions.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 11th May 2026
Rumblings launches AI platform for marketing decisions
Data Science

Rumblings launches AI platform for marketing decisions

The Australian startup is targeting a fast-growing market as marketing teams seek clearer guidance from data rather than more automated content.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Mon, 11th May 2026
OpenAI and PwC build finance AI agents for CFO teams
Data Analytics

OpenAI and PwC build finance AI agents for CFO teams

The move could cut repetitive work in finance teams while giving Chief Financial Officers tighter control over AI spending and risk.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Wed, 6th May 2026
Aera adds agentic reasoning for enterprise decisions
Data Analytics

Aera adds agentic reasoning for enterprise decisions

Large companies could cut weeks of analysis to minutes as Aera links conversational AI to governed, auditable business actions.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 6th May 2026
SAS adds Copilot & agentic AI tools to Viya platform
Manufacturing

SAS adds Copilot & agentic AI tools to Viya platform

Business users could get governed AI support inside analytics workflows as SAS adds copilots, agents and open-standard connectors to Viya.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026
Celonis & ProcessLab launch banking apps for mortgages
Software-as-a-Service

Celonis & ProcessLab launch banking apps for mortgages

Banks could speed up mortgage approvals and customer service with the new tools, after one lender cut response times by 32%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
ESG shifts from reporting to action across industries
Storage

ESG shifts from reporting to action across industries

Organisations are now being judged on how they act on sustainability, with supply chains, AI infrastructure and hiring all under pressure.

By Kaleah Salmon • 9 min read • Tue, 21st Apr 2026
Starburst launches AIDA assistant for governed data
Storage

Starburst launches AIDA assistant for governed data

Business users could get answers in natural language without moving sensitive data, as Starburst adds AIDA to its Enterprise Platform.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026
Qlik adds AI agents in order to turn analytics into action
Data Analytics

Qlik adds AI agents in order to turn analytics into action

Customers can now move from insight to execution as Qlik expands its agentic analytics tools with prediction, automation and third-party AI access.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026
Prophet guide tackles marketers' measurement blind spots
Data Analytics

Prophet guide tackles marketers' measurement blind spots

Marketers under pressure to prove commercial impact get a new toolkit as Prophet says attribution dashboards miss much of brand activity’s effect.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 15th Apr 2026

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Beyond the dashboard: Why retrofitting AI onto legacy BI is a dead end
Data Protection

Beyond the dashboard: Why retrofitting AI onto legacy BI is a dead end

Businesses risk buying polished dashboards that still cannot reason across documents, rules and warehouse data when AI is bolted on.

By Mazda Marvasti Ph.D. • 5 min read • Fri, 15th May 2026
FICO urges UK lenders to use AI in collections for payments
Customer Experience

FICO urges UK lenders to use AI in collections for payments

Rising missed card payments are straining UK collections teams, as FICO says AI could help lenders manage cases more efficiently and fairly.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Tue, 5th May 2026
Mphasis buys Theory & Practise to boost AI decision layer
Data Analytics

Mphasis buys Theory & Practise to boost AI decision layer

The deal gives Mphasis a decision-intelligence platform aimed at helping clients improve pricing, forecasting and supply-chain choices with AI.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 24th Apr 2026
Amberd.ai wins Procon Analytics deal for AI BI shift
Data Analytics

Amberd.ai wins Procon Analytics deal for AI BI shift

Executives at Procon Analytics will get natural-language answers in seconds as Amberd.ai replaces slower dashboard reporting with an AI layer.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Apr 2026
Konverge embeds AI in custom software to streamline work
Customer Relationship Management

Konverge embeds AI in custom software to streamline work

Businesses could cut delays and duplicate work as Konverge puts AI inside workflows, while keeping human oversight for compliance.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2026