Category: AI Platforms

Google's Vertical AI Bet Governance Matters More Than Models
August 26, 2026

Google’s Vertical AI Bet: Governance Matters More Than Models

Nick Patience, VP & Practice Lead for AI Platforms at Futurum, examines Google Cloud's new vertical AI platforms for legal and financial services, and asks whether governed connectors can finally...
Bridging the Capacity Gap: Why 66% of Enterprises Are Investing in Agentic Digital Workers
August 26, 2026

Bridging the Capacity Gap: Why 66% of Enterprises Are Investing in Agentic Digital Workers

In its latest thought leadership study, completed in partnership with IFS, Futurum Research surveys 664 enterprise decision-makers and interviews IT and operations leaders at six IFS customers running digital workers...
nCino's Q2 FY2027: Agentic AI Banking Thesis Meets Margin Reality
August 26, 2026

nCino’s Q2 FY2027: Agentic AI Banking Thesis Meets Margin Reality

nCino's Q2 FY2027 results showcase agentic AI's banking impact: subscription revenues grew 10% to $143.5M, GAAP operating income swung to $13.6M profit, aligning with 86.6% of tech leaders prioritizing agentic...
FPT IS Bets on Vietnam's Insurance Gap With Atomi Digital MOU
August 26, 2026

FPT IS Bets on Vietnam’s Insurance Gap With Atomi Digital MOU

FPT IS and Atomi Digital partner to develop end-to-end insurance technology solutions targeting Vietnam's Insurance Gap. The MOU aims to capitalize on government initiatives to grow the sector from 1.8%...
Ransomware Hits 2026 Peak: Is Your Channel Ready for AI-Driven Attacks?
August 26, 2026

Ransomware Hits 2026 Peak: Is Your Channel Ready for AI-Driven Attacks?

NCC Group's July 2026 Threat Intelligence Report reveals 894 ransomware cases—a 22% surge and 2026 peak. The emergence of JADEPUFFER, the first fully autonomous AI attack agent, signals a critical...
AI Maps Cancer's Hidden States to Predict Winning Drug Combos
August 26, 2026

AI Maps Cancer’s Hidden States to Predict Winning Drug Combos

AI algorithms identified ultraconserved cancer cell states across patients and predicted synergistic drug combinations with ~90% accuracy, challenging assumptions about tumor heterogeneity....
Stability AI's $76M Bet: Can Licensed AI Win Creative Industries?
August 26, 2026

Stability AI’s $76M Bet: Can Licensed AI Win Creative Industries?

Stability AI's $76M Series B from Sony, Universal, and Warner Music Group signals a shift toward licensed AI in creative industries, with Stable Audio 3.0 positioning the company as a...
Qodo Gives Teams Full Control Over AI Code Review Signal
August 25, 2026

Qodo Gives Teams Full Control Over AI Code Review Signal

Qodo released Advanced Configurations, enabling engineering teams to control how AI-generated code review findings are grouped, ordered, labeled, and routed into pull requests—addressing the need for actionable rather than noisy...
FPT IS Delivers AI-Embedded Union App in Two Weeks
August 25, 2026

FPT IS Delivers AI-Embedded Union App in Two Weeks

FPT IS completed an AI-Embedded Union App in just two weeks for Ho Chi Minh City's Công dân số platform, reaching one million users. The app delivers AI-assisted labor law...
Frontline's 2026 Benchmark Reframes Law Firm IT as an Operating System
August 25, 2026

Frontline’s 2026 Benchmark Reframes Law Firm IT as an Operating System

Frontline Managed Services' 2026 Law Firm Benchmark reveals top performers integrate technology, governance, AI adoption, and financial operations into one cohesive system....
Can Frontier Virtual Patching Close the AI Exposure Gap
August 24, 2026

Can Frontier Virtual Patching Close the AI Exposure Gap?

Fernando Montenegro, VP at The Futurum Group, shares insights on how Palo Alto Networks connects AI vulnerability discovery with pre-disclosure network protection....

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Benjamin Brown, VP Custom Research, Futurum Research

Benjamin Brown

VP, Custom Research · The Futurum Group

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