Model Context Protocol (MCP) stories
The update lets regulated firms connect AI agents to approved lineage data while keeping model choice, human review and audit trails in house.
The funding values the Sydney-founded firm at USD $80 million as robotics teams seek faster ways to diagnose fleet failures.
Marketers can now query customer data and build audience segments inside AI chats, cutting out separate dashboards and campaign tools.
Customers can now use plain-language prompts to manage Nutanix cloud systems, while existing access controls and audit logs stay in place.
Enterprises will be able to move more sales, marketing and database data into BigQuery as Google adds connectors for SQL Server and Shopify.
Defence contractors could cut compliance overhead as Secureframe's new tools flag federal obligations, gaps and costs for CMMC and FedRAMP.
Travel and banking customers could see faster resolutions as enterprises shift AI from answering queries to completing tasks end to end.
Customers can now run their own AI agents against Elisity's platform to continuously verify Zero Trust policies and spot drift faster.
Up to 4.16 times faster vector ingestion could help OpenSearch customers cut AI search latency and reduce storage overhead.
Developers could save setup time as the platform lets AI agents provision media environments and carry workflows through to handover.
Legal teams will be able to search records without exporting them from governed systems, reducing compliance risk and preserving audit trails.
Database teams could cut setup and fault-finding time as Google folds natural-language guidance into Cloud SQL, Spanner and AlloyDB tools.
The bank says a single platform will tighten security, improve resilience and help it support open banking, partners and AI-driven services.
Security teams must now track AI agents and machine accounts as well as staff, as BeyondTrust expands Pathfinder to cover privileged access.
Security teams face a wider visibility gap as Tenable adds Google Gemini, MCP and AI coding tools to its exposure management platform.
Mortgage lenders could cut routine admin time as nCino's new tool lets AI agents act within existing permissions and audit logs.
Enterprises get a tamper-proof backup layer for AI use, as Keepit says verified data can reduce risk and support audits.
Smaller security teams can now access autonomous testing on demand, as the platform drops its minimum commitment and adopts consumption pricing.
Security teams can now stop rogue enterprise AI agents in seconds as Straiker adds runtime controls to its wider testing platform.
Enterprises can now avoid upfront licensing as charges shift to verified identity tasks, with a healthcare provider already piloting the system.