
Walmart's AI Leadership, Google Cloud's $1T Market Forecast, and Mastercard's AI Innovations - Daily AI Brief #241
July 28, 2025 -
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Walmart is expanding its AI leadership by introducing new executive roles, aiming to enhance its technological capabilities. Meanwhile, Google Cloud has projected that the AI market could reach $1 trillion by 2040, highlighting significant growth potential in the sector. Mastercard is also making strides by expanding partnerships and launching an AI Card Design Studio.
In other news, Anthropic has introduced sub-agents for Claude Code, and Bitfount has secured €6.8 million to advance federated AI in clinical research. Additionally, Olto has raised $5.1 million for its AI Demo Engineer, and Ryt Bank has partnered with Provenir to enhance AI risk decisioning capabilities.
Welcome to today's AI Brief.
Walmart is expanding its AI leadership by introducing new executive roles, aiming to enhance its technological capabilities. Meanwhile, Google Cloud has projected that the AI market could reach $1 trillion by 2040, highlighting significant growth potential in the sector. Mastercard is also making strides by expanding partnerships and launching an AI Card Design Studio.
In other news, Anthropic has introduced sub-agents for Claude Code, and Bitfount has secured €6.8 million to advance federated AI in clinical research. Additionally, Olto has raised $5.1 million for its AI Demo Engineer, and Ryt Bank has partnered with Provenir to enhance AI risk decisioning capabilities.
Walmart Creates New AI Executive Roles
Walmart is establishing two new executive positions to manage its AI tools, with Daniel Danker appointed as EVP of AI Acceleration Product and Design. This move aims to boost Walmart's AI capabilities and innovation. Read more
Google Cloud Predicts $1 Trillion AI Market by 2040
A report from Google Cloud anticipates the agentic AI market could reach $1 trillion by 2035-2040, with a significant adoption rate among enterprises. Read more
Mastercard Expands Partnerships and Launches AI Card Design Studio
On July 27, 2025, Mastercard announced new initiatives including an expanded partnership with Uber and American Airlines, as well as the launch of the AI Card Design Studio to enhance customer experiences. Read more
Other news
Anthropic has introduced 'sub-agents' for its Claude Code platform to boost developer productivity, while Bitfount secured €6.8 million to enhance federated AI in clinical research. Olto raised $5.1 million for an AI demo engineer to improve B2B sales, and Ryt Bank partnered with Provenir for AI-driven banking services. Amazon invested $12 million in Cambridge Terahertz to combat return fraud, and Trunk Tools raised $40 million for AI in construction. Bonsai Robotics acquired farm-ng to advance AI agriculture, and the State of Delaware launched an AI Sandbox for responsible innovation.
- Olto Secures $5.1 Million for AI Demo Engineer
- Ryt Bank Partners with Provenir for AI Risk Decisioning
- Amazon Invests in Cambridge Terahertz to Tackle Return Fraud
- Anthropic Introduces Sub-Agents for Claude Code
- Trunk Tools Raises $40 Million for AI in Construction
- Bonsai Robotics Acquires farm-ng for AI Agriculture
- Delaware Launches AI Sandbox for Responsible Innovation
- Lightyear Secures $23M for European AI Expansion
- Outtake Uses OpenAI to Speed Up Cybersecurity Response
- Caseway AI Legal Partners with AffiniPay for U.S. Law Firms
- KKR Negotiates $5 Billion Acquisition of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres
- Google and QTS Begin Data Center Projects in Iowa
- Zircuit Unveils AI Trading Engine for Cross-Chain Execution
- Ludo.ai Introduces AI Video Generator for Game Development
- Aligned Data Centers Plans AI Campus in Ohio
- IdentifAI Raises €5 Million for Deepfake Detection
- Cogent Security Launches AI Vulnerability Platform with $11M Funding
- NST Cyber Introduces AtlasAI for Threat Management
- Classmethod and Anthropic Launch AI Consulting Services
- Bitfount Secures €6.8 Million for Federated AI in Clinical Research
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