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Jalapeño in Nine Months: Did AI Just Break Chip Design Timelines?
June 26, 2026

Jalapeño in Nine Months: Did AI Just Break Chip Design Timelines?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes how OpenAI and Broadcom's Jalapeño accelerator achieved record nine-month tape-out using AI-assisted design optimization and advanced packaging....
Will Intel 18A-P Risk Production Bring External Foundry Customers Through the Door?
June 26, 2026

Will Intel 18A-P Risk Production Bring External Foundry Customers Through the Door?

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, examines how Intel 18A-P's new Power Boost transistor and 9% performance gain could drive external customer adoption and design starts on Intel's leading-edge foundry...
Look Past IBM’s 0.7nm Label: Nanostack Architecture Is the Real Breakthrough
June 26, 2026

Look Past IBM’s 0.7nm Label: Nanostack Architecture Is the Real Breakthrough

Brendan Burke, Research Director at Futurum, analyzes IBM's groundbreaking nanostack architecture that moves semiconductor scaling into the Z dimension for the first time, delivering transformative performance gains and restarts SRAM...
The Hard(er) Challenge in Agent Governance Is Authorization
June 25, 2026

The Hard(er) Challenge in Agent Governance Is Authorization

Fernando Montenegro, VP at Futurum Group, argues that the launch of the Agent Control Standard does not close the agent governance gap, and that "shrinkage," not universal coverage, is the...
Contact Center Silos
June 25, 2026

Zendesk’s AI-Native Voice Push Pressures Contact Center Silos as Voice Volume Surges

Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, examines how Zendesk's AI-native voice platform is unifying contact center channels and breaking down operational silos, challenging...
Agentic AI
June 25, 2026

Salesforce’s Agentforce Help Agent Bets on Pay-Per-Resolution, Will Enterprises Trust the Model?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, examines how Salesforce's Agentforce Help Agent is reshaping enterprise customer service through autonomous agentic AI and outcome-based...
Adobe's Topaz Labs
June 25, 2026

Will Adobe’s Topaz Labs Deal Redefine Creative AI and On-Device Content Workflows?

Keith Kirkpatrick, Vice President & Research Director, Enterprise Software & Di at Futurum, examines how Adobe's Topaz Labs acquisition escalates the creative AI arms race, embedding advanced image and video...
Epicor Prism's Cognitive ERP Push: Can Embedded AI Agents Redefine Manufacturing Outcomes?
June 25, 2026

Epicor Prism’s Cognitive ERP Push: Can Embedded AI Agents Redefine Manufacturing Outcomes?

Epicor Prism launches across European markets, embedding vertical AI agents directly into Kinetic ERP to help manufacturers turn operational data into actionable insights and automate complex workflows in real-time....
Can Cisco Widen Splunk’s Agentic SOC Capabilities With WideField
June 25, 2026

Can Cisco Widen Splunk’s Agentic SOC Capabilities With WideField?

Fernando Montenegro, VP at Futurum, examines Cisco's planned acquisition of WideField Security and how deeper identity and session intelligence could strengthen Agentic SOC capabilities as enterprises deploy more AI agents...
Quantum Fine-Tuning and the Energy Case for Quantum in AI
June 25, 2026

Quantum Fine-Tuning and the Energy Case for Quantum in AI

Daniel Newman at Futurum, shares his insights on the shift to energy-to-solution as the definitive metric for quantum AI, arguing that energy efficiency, not qubit counts, will dictate which architectures...
Micron Q3 FY 2026: HBM and LPDRAM Drive the Next Phase of AI Memory Growth
June 25, 2026

Micron Q3 FY 2026: HBM and LPDRAM Drive the Next Phase of AI Memory Growth

Futurum Research at The Futurum Group reviews Micron’s Q3 FY 2026 earnings, focusing on AI-led memory demand, Strategic Customer Agreements, HBM supply tightness, and greenfield ramp implications for FY 2027....
RingCentral's AIR Pro Bet: Can Agentic AI Redefine the Contact Center Stack?
June 25, 2026

RingCentral’s AIR Pro Bet: Can Agentic AI Redefine the Contact Center Stack?

RingCentral's AIR Pro expansion shows enterprise demand for agentic AI in customer engagement, as 56% of decision makers prioritize AI-driven CX and autonomous agents reshape contact centers....

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