The most important thing to understand about the four AI agent projects generating the most press coverage in mid-2026 is that they are not competing with each other. OpenClaw accumulated more than 370,000 GitHub stars by late May 2026. Hermes Agent, from research lab Nous Research, overtook OpenClaw on May 10 to claim the top…
Key Points Amazon’s AWS cloud computing unit is growing at its fastest pace in nearly four years. There is a major and growing demand for increased computing capacity thanks to AI. The amount of money that the some companies are spending on artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is jaw-dropping. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is the biggest spender…
Managed services, data centers, and enterprise cloud adoption are driving explosive demand across the rapidly evolving technology infrastructure landscape. NEW YORK, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Market News Updates News Commentary – The IT and digital infrastructure services space has been growing quickly as companies in almost…
Most people care about artificial intelligence (AI) only as much as they interact with it. Whether it’s using ChatGPT to put together a workout plan, having Claude walk you through coding your newest app idea, or asking Alphabet‘s Google Gemini to turn your Google Sheets into charts, that’s where it starts and ends for them….
Private fleets are rapidly embracing generative AI, but poor data quality and integration issues are preventing many from unlocking its full operational value, according to a new survey from Fleet Advantage. The company released findings from its latest Use of AI in Fleets survey during the National Private Truck Council’s 2026 annual conference. The survey,…
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Prompt, your weekly briefing on the shifting AI landscape. We provide an analytical look at the week’s biggest developments, paired with a curated roundup of the stories that actually matter. The next phase of AI isn’t just about models. It’s about agents becoming operational. AI agents are moving from experimentation into…
Hi Cardinal readers, and thanks for scoping the latest edition of Tech Briefs, a weekly batch of items covering the digital and life sciences landscapes. The roundup goes live on Wednesdays. Got tips and/or questions? Reach out to me via tad@cardinalnews.org. Hackers’ work stealing, exploiting images is cheaper, simpler in generative AI era There is…
Google plans to invest up to 40 billion dollars in Anthropic, starting with an initial 10 billion dollars at the AI firm’s 380 billion dollar valuation. | New Delhi: US tech giant Google plans to invest up to $40 billion in the artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic, as global technology giants accelerate their push into…
Infrastructure is shifting from reactive to preemptive, and that changes the risk profile. This week, Anthropic committed more than $100 billion to AWS Trainium chip-based infrastructure to secure long-term compute capacity for training and deploying its AI models, including Claude, at a global scale. The spend is expected to unfold over the next decade. At…
SpaceX has announced a strategic partnership with AI coding assistant Cursor, backed by a $60 billion buy option that could reshape how the aerospace industry builds flight-critical software. When Elon Musk and the team behind Cursor took to X on April 22 to announce their partnership, the number that stopped people mid-scroll wasn’t the collaboration…
