Allison Francis

OpenAI launches GPT-5.3 Instant for ChatGPT, promising fewer hallucinations, faster responses, and smoother conversations for users and developers.

OpenAI raises $110B in funding led by Amazon, Nvidia, SoftBank, valuing firm at $840B and locking in major cloud, compute deals.

Myriad360 acquires Advizex to form $900M enterprise infrastructure and AI services platform, expanding managed services and hybrid capabilities.

Google unveils Gemini 3.1 Pro, a reasoning-focused AI model that outperforms GPT-5.2 on ARC-AGI-2 and targets complex, multi-step tasks.

Palo Alto to acquire Koi to secure AI agents and endpoint tools that operate like insiders, expanding visibility across Prisma AIRS and Cortex XDR.

Apollo’s John Zito warns of a “violent” AI-driven tech cycle reshaping software valuations, pricing models, and MSP strategy.

Proofpoint acquires Acuvity to secure AI-driven workflows, adding agentic workspace visibility, governance, and runtime protection for MSPs.

Palantir and Cognizant partner to bring governed, explainable AI into healthcare and regulated enterprises through mission-critical platforms.

NVIDIA is nearing a $20B OpenAI investment, its largest ever, cementing the AI partners’ ties after months of mixed signals and stalled talks.

Palo Alto Networks completes its $3.35B Chronosphere acquisition, bringing observability into its security and AI strategy.

AWS wins a $581M Air Force Cloud One contract, expanding its government cloud footprint through 2028 as the DoD scales secure, multi-cloud workloads.

Intel beat Q4 forecasts as AI-driven data center demand surged, but supply constraints limited growth, forcing chip prioritization away from PCs.