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Perspectives from the field
Guest posts from operators, agencies, and thought leaders across B2B tech.
What Revenue Intelligence Software Actually Does for Sales Teams
A plain guide to what revenue intelligence platforms record, score and forecast, and what SDR and AE teams should check before buying one.
Bhavika J
N-able Rushes Hotfix as N-central Auth Bypass Hits MSP Servers
N-able shipped an emergency hotfix and CISA added the flaw to its exploited-vulnerabilities catalog after attackers used an incomplete patch to seize admin control of N-central servers and reach managed endpoints.
Bhavika J
FTC Sues Hims & Hers Over Health Data Sent to Meta and Snap
A look at three developments reshaping how marketing teams handle attribution data: an FTC lawsuit over health data sent to ad platforms, Google's consent overhaul, and new evidence on where ad dollars land.
Bhavika J
OpenAI Cuts GPT-5.6 Luna Prices 80% as AI Cost War Escalates
OpenAI's 80 percent price cut on GPT-5.6 Luna, DeepSeek's cheaper and stronger V4-Flash release, and Google's cancellation of its AI Studio app one day before launch show how fast pricing and product bets are moving in AI right now.
Bhavika J
Autodesk, Nscale and Schneider Electric Buy Instead of Build
Three enterprise software acquisitions in the same week, Autodesk buying MaintainX, Nscale buying Anyscale, and Schneider Electric buying AiDASH, show established vendors paying nine and ten figures to acquire AI-native capability rather than build it in-house.
Bhavika J
Store-Level AI Clears the Pilot Stage at Three US Retailers
Three recent retail rollouts, from HomeBase USA's shelf-scanning robots to Bealls' automated markdowns to Walgreens' newest pharmacy hub, show operational AI moving from pilot to full deployment with measured results.
Bhavika J
CMS Launches ACCESS Model to Pay for Tech-Enabled Chronic Care
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opened its ten-year ACCESS model on July 5, 2026, accepting more than 150 organizations to manage chronic disease under a new outcomes-based payment structure.
Bhavika J
Beroe and Kearney Launch MAX, an AI Decision Engine for Procurement
Beroe and Kearney launched MAX, an AI system that reads live market signals against a company's own spend data and recommends procurement actions in real time.
Bhavika J
Zendesk Turns Its Forethought Acquisition Into a Paid AI Add-On
Four months after buying Forethought, Zendesk made the startup's AI agents available as a standalone add-on billed on resolved conversations rather than seats.
Bhavika J
AI-Driven Layoffs Face Their First Major Legal Test
A lawsuit against Meta, a narrowing bias case against Workday, and a vendor's answer to both: what three developments this month show about AI's role in hiring and layoff decisions.
Bhavika J
Payment Giants Race to Build Rails for Stablecoins and AI Agents
A rival stablecoin consortium, a payment network built for AI agents, and a $1.2 billion funding round show payment incumbents rebuilding their rails for machine-to-machine commerce.
Bhavika J
Databricks Hits $188 Billion Valuation as Data Platforms Consolidate
A $188 billion Databricks funding round, Progress Software's $400 million purchase of Domo's platform, and Microsoft's 19th straight Gartner BI ranking all point to the same shift: vendors racing to lock down AI-native analytics infrastructure.
Bhavika J