DataOps.live Unveils Momentum, Lufthansa Embraces AI - Enterprise AI Brief #38

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Enterprise AI Brief for October 10, 2025. This week, we're diving into a range of developments across the AI landscape. DataOps.live has introduced a new platform called Momentum, designed to prepare data for AI applications. Meanwhile, Lufthansa is making headlines with its decision to cut jobs as part of a strategy to enhance efficiency through AI technologies.

In other news, Oracle has launched AI agents aimed at improving customer experience, and Avalara has unveiled new AI tools to assist with compliance. Additionally, West Virginia DHS and Cardinality.ai have collaborated to launch COMET, a system designed to support foster care services. Stay tuned as we explore these stories and more in this edition.

DataOps.live has launched Momentum, an upgrade to its platform designed to help enterprises prepare data for AI, enhancing CI/CD, observability, and governance. Meanwhile, Lufthansa plans to cut 4,000 jobs by 2030, focusing on digitization and AI to boost efficiency and profitability, primarily affecting administrative roles in Germany.

BigTime Software has expanded its executive team by appointing Rich Dube as Chief Product Officer and Stephen Hoffman as Senior VP of Engineering to enhance AI capabilities. Meanwhile, Synechron has acquired RapDev, Calitii, and Waivgen to establish the largest global ServiceNow practice in financial services, focusing on AI integration.

Hitachi has partnered with OpenAI to supply power equipment for AI data centers, integrating OpenAI's language model into Hitachi's Lumada platform. Meanwhile, Fujitsu and NVIDIA announced a collaboration to develop a full-stack AI infrastructure to enhance industrial competitiveness in sectors like healthcare and manufacturing.

Thunder, Salesforce, and USC Marshall School of Business have launched the USC Agentic AI Research Lab to prepare students and businesses for an AI-driven future. Meanwhile, AT&T has introduced the Geo Modeler, a Generative AI system aimed at enhancing network optimization and planning.

UtilityInnovation Group has appointed Jon Rodriguez as President of Energy Centers to enhance power solutions for data centers in North America and Europe.
Birlasoft Ltd has appointed Komal Jain as the new CEO for the Americas, focusing on AI and digital transformation efforts across the region.

Enhance Labs has raised $2.3 million in pre-Seed funding to develop a voice-first AI platform, while xAI, founded by Elon Musk, is raising $20 billion, including a $2 billion investment from Nvidia, to support its Colossus 2 data center project.

Anthropic and Deloitte have expanded their partnership to deploy the AI assistant Claude to over 470,000 employees globally, including a Claude Center of Excellence and a certification program for 15,000 professionals. Meanwhile, Fujitsu and Sony Bank are collaborating to integrate generative AI into Sony Bank's new core banking system, aiming for faster development and improved service delivery by April 2026.