ITTech Pulse Insights: Weekly Trends Shaping the AI Industry for 28th July – 1st Aug
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ITTech Pulse brings you a weekly treasure trove of insights from top IT leaders. Uncover the latest advancements and innovations that unfolded between July 28th and August 1st. Stay ahead of the curve with updates on industry trends and breaking news in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, cloud computing, data management, cybersecurity, and transformative technologies. Immerse yourself in expert perspectives on emerging trends and get an exclusive glimpse into upcoming IT events and essential terminology. Don’t miss out on what’s shaping the future of technology!
Tech Trends Weekly: What’s Happening in IT
The Latest in Agentic AI Technology
Revscale AI Unveils Peripheral, a Unified Intelligence Platform to Power Smarter Business Growth
Revscale AI,has launched Peripheral, an adaptive AI platform that acts as a real-time intelligence layer to help franchises grow and scale. It centralizes customer data from all digital touchpoints and continuously learns to drive smarter, faster decisions. Unlike traditional tools, Peripheral integrates the full customer journey to cut costs, boost campaigns, and increase ROI. Early users report better lead engagement and visibility. Its dynamic architecture supports businesses of all sizes with speed, precision, and scalable intelligence.
Cline Raises $32 Million in Seed and Series A Funding to Bring Agentic AI Coding to Enterprise Software Teams
Cline, the open-source AI coding agent used by over 2.7 million developers, has raised $32M to launch Cline Teams, an enterprise platform for large-scale software development. Backed by Emergence Capital and others, Cline Teams offers secure, transparent AI-powered coding with features like organization management, usage tracking, and centralized billing. Trusted by Fortune 500 firms, Cline stands out with open architecture, full model access, and no hidden fees—making it the go-to choice for enterprises demanding speed, control, and compliance in AI-driven development.
IT AI Security News of the Week
IBM Report: 13 Percent Of Organizations Reported Breaches Of AI Models Or Applications, 97 Percent Of Which Reported Lacking Proper AI Access Controls
IBM ’s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report reveals that AI adoption is surging faster than AI security. While global breach costs dropped to $4.44M, U.S. costs hit a record $10.22M. AI-related breaches affected 13% of organizations—97% lacked basic AI access controls. Shadow AI raised breach costs by $670K and exposed more sensitive data. Despite risks, only 49% of breached firms plan to invest in security. Extensive AI use in security saved $1.9M and reduced breach lifecycles by 80 days.
Highrise AI Introduces New Chief Technology Officer, Former Head of AI and R&D for the IDF Sigma Branch, Mark Mendelman
Highrise AI has appointed Mark Mendelman as Chief Technology Officer to lead the development of its secure, high-performance AI cloud platform. A 20-year veteran of the Israel Defense Forces, Mark brings deep expertise in operational AI, multimodal models, edge inference, and secure cloud systems. His work has powered mission-critical defense technologies and earned top national honors. At Highrise, Mark will apply his experience to build resilient AI infrastructure tailored for sensitive, high-stakes environments demanding security, reliability, and scale.
Transformative Advances in Artificial Intelligence
Cognizant and Writer Partner to Accelerate AI-Driven Transformation Across Industries
Cognizant has partnered with WRITER to help enterprises deploy secure, domain-specific AI agents at scale, especially in regulated industries like financial services and life sciences. The collaboration combines Cognizant’s industry expertise with WRITER’s end-to-end platform, built on proprietary Palmyra models and a robust knowledge retrieval system. Together, they enable AI agents that are accurate, contextual, and compliant. This alliance supports Cognizant’s agentic AI strategy and accelerates enterprise transformation with customizable, secure, and auditable AI systems designed for high-impact workflows.
WRITER Launches Autonomous Super Agent to Hundreds of Enterprises
WRITER has launched Action Agent, a powerful enterprise-grade AI agent that autonomously handles complex, multi-step knowledge work from start to finish. Built on WRITER’s Palmyra X5 model, Action Agent connects with over 600 tools and uses its own secure virtual computer to execute tasks like research, system operations, and workflow updates, even across regulated industries. With strong transparency, security, and a detailed audit trail, it offers enterprises trusted, precise, and adaptive automation at scale. Uber partnered with WRITER to help validate and enhance Action Agent’s real-world performance.
StackGen Launches Autonomous Infrastructure Platform, Unveiling Next-Gen AI Agents to Build and Manage Infrastructure
StackGen, has launched the Autonomous Infrastructure Platform, introducing AI agents that build, govern, heal, and optimize cloud infrastructure—cutting infrastructure bottlenecks that cost enterprises over $20B annually. With AI accelerating development, StackGen solves the speed mismatch using agents like StackBuilder (automated provisioning), StackGuard (policy enforcement), StackHealer (incident remediation), and StackOptimizer (performance tuning). Its three-layer architecture enables seamless, secure operations with selectable autonomy levels. Early adopters like Prokopto report up to 70% workload reduction. Full rollout begins Q3 2025, with StackBuilder now in early access.
Essential IT Reads: Insights for Professionals
The Dark Side of Smart Cities: Surveillance & Bias
Smart cities promise cleaner, safer, faster living—but often at the cost of privacy, consent, and fairness. From facial recognition to AI-driven policing, smart systems collect massive personal data without people’s knowledge. These technologies can misidentify, discriminate, and over-police certain communities. Most citizens have no control over their data, and laws aren’t keeping up. Without regulation, smart cities risk becoming surveillance states. To build truly inclusive cities, we need transparency, bias checks, opt-outs, and citizen-first governance—not just tech-first systems.
The Future of Touch: How Haptics Are Reinventing Digital Experiences
Haptic technology is revolutionizing how we interact with digital systems by adding the sense of touch. From gaming and shopping to healthcare and accessibility, it brings physical feedback—like vibration, pressure, or texture—into digital experiences. Startups and major tech players are already integrating it into wearables, VR, and smart devices. Haptics enhances immersion, emotional connection, and trust, especially in training, therapy, and communication. Despite challenges like cost and standardization, its growth is accelerating, making digital touch feel more human and meaningful.
