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Fireblocks Launches Agentic Payments Suite and Joins x402 Foundation

Fireblocks has launched its Agentic Payments Suite to support agent-initiated stablecoin payments across blockchains and joined the x402 Foundation to enhance payment protocol security and governance.

May 21, 2026

MIND Becomes First Data Security Company Accepted into Anthropic Cyber Verification Program

MIND has been accepted into Anthropic's Cyber Verification Program, becoming the first data security company to earn this recognition. The verification allows MIND to use Claude's full capabilities for advanced data discovery, threat detection, and prevention.

May 21, 2026

Microsoft Releases Open Source AI Safety Tools RAMPART and Clarity

Microsoft has released two open source tools, RAMPART and Clarity, designed to help developers test and validate AI agent safety during development. RAMPART converts red team findings into repeatable safety tests, while Clarity assists teams in analyzing design assumptions before implementation.

May 21, 2026

Bristol Myers Squibb Adopts Anthropic’s Claude as Enterprise Intelligence Platform

Bristol Myers Squibb has entered a strategic agreement with Anthropic to deploy Claude Enterprise across its global operations, integrating AI agents into research, development, manufacturing, and commercial workflows for over 30,000 employees.

May 21, 2026

Hexaware to Acquire Consulting Professionals Services to Expand AI and Cloud Consulting

Hexaware Technologies has announced an agreement to acquire Consulting Professionals Services Holdings, a UK and UAE based consulting firm, to strengthen its AI and cloud transformation capabilities and deepen its relationship with a major FTSE 100 client.

May 21, 2026

Novity and Chiyoda Partner to Integrate Predictive Maintenance AI with plantOS

Novity has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chiyoda Corporation to combine its TruPrognostics AI platform with Chiyoda’s plantOS operations and maintenance system. The partnership will focus on deployment across Japan, the Middle East, and North America, targeting improved maintenance efficiency and reliability for industrial facilities.

May 21, 2026

Novity Receives Strategic Investment from Acario Innovation

Novity has received a strategic investment from Acario Innovation, the venture capital arm of Tokyo Gas, to expand its TruPrognostics AI platform for predictive maintenance across process industries.

May 21, 2026

Optimizely Reports 42% Quarterly ARR Growth for Opal AI Platform

Optimizely announced that its Opal AI agent orchestration platform achieved 42% quarter-over-quarter ARR growth, with nearly 1,700 companies building over 4,000 custom AI agents for marketing workflows.

May 21, 2026

MemorialCare Introduces Cleerly AI Heart Disease Analysis Across Southern California

MemorialCare has implemented Cleerly’s FDA-cleared AI coronary analysis technology across its hospitals, making Long Beach Medical Center the first in Los Angeles County to offer AI-based plaque quantification for heart disease assessment.

May 21, 2026

Exiger to Provide Supplier Risk Intelligence for Vodafone and Telenor Procurement Operations

Exiger has been selected to support Vodafone and Telenor Procurement Company with AI powered supplier risk intelligence, marking the first joint agreement between the companies. The partnership will enhance supplier screening, risk monitoring, and intelligence across procurement operations.

May 21, 2026

IGEL and Zscaler Release Healthcare Security Blueprints for Distributed Care

IGEL and Zscaler have introduced new healthcare security blueprints to help organizations secure distributed care delivery environments. The guidance, presented at HIMSS26 Europe, combines IGEL's endpoint platform with Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange to protect clinical systems and patient data.

May 21, 2026

PhoenixAI Launches as Agentic AI Database and Appoints Rick Underwood as President

PhoenixAI has launched as the Agentic AI Database, designed to give AI agents sub-second access to live enterprise data, and named Rick Underwood as President to lead its next phase of growth.

May 21, 2026

HCLTech Report Warns 43% of Enterprise AI Projects May Fail

HCLTech's 2026 Enterprise AI Market Report reveals that 43% of enterprise AI initiatives are expected to fail as organizations face tighter deadlines for measurable results and struggle with scaling challenges and change management gaps.

May 21, 2026

Nominal Rebrands Around Agentic Performance Management for Finance

Nominal has introduced Agentic Performance Management, a new software category for autonomous finance operations, as part of a major rebrand one year after emerging from stealth.

May 21, 2026

RapDev Launches Agentic Platform Operator for Managed ServiceNow Operations

RapDev has introduced Agentic Platform Operator, a managed AI platform that automates ServiceNow operations while maintaining governance and engineer oversight.

May 21, 2026

Veltris Introduces VeltrisOne Platform for Vertical AI Orchestration

Veltris has launched VeltrisOne, a platform designed to orchestrate AI solutions for specific micro industries in healthcare, industrials, and technology. The platform enables tailored AI deployments and workflow automation for enterprise clients.

May 21, 2026

Brain Corp and UC San Diego Expand Research on Contextual Intelligence for Robots

Brain Corp has announced an expanded collaboration with UC San Diego to develop semantic mapping and contextual grounding technologies that enhance the understanding and reliability of autonomous systems in complex real-world environments.

May 21, 2026

Procurement Sciences Acquires HigherGov to Expand AI Government Contracting Platform

Procurement Sciences, developer of Awarded AI, has acquired HigherGov to combine AI workflow automation with extensive government contracting data. The unified system will serve over 3,000 contractors and integrate HigherGov intelligence into Awarded AI workflows.

May 21, 2026

WisdomAI Launches Analytics Agents for Autonomous Enterprise Data Workflows

WisdomAI has introduced Analytics Agents, allowing enterprise data teams to design and deploy AI agents that autonomously act across data systems using enterprise context. The platform connects with over 200 data integrations and supports organizations such as Trumid and PropertyFinder.

May 21, 2026

Adecco Study Finds Gap Between AI Ambition and Workforce Readiness

A global study by the Adecco Group shows that while nearly half of business leaders expect AI agents to be integrated into workflows within a year, only a third have clear talent strategies to support employees through the transition.

May 21, 2026

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