![[Data] Amazon Holds 64% of Hyperscaler Customer Service AI Partnerships in a $1.6 Billion Market](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/103de0f718eb2ee158dc77fe56b99c2d0b1588fc-994x1024.png)
CB Insights data shows Amazon, Google and Microsoft each leading a different AI agent segment, with market sizes and ARR
CB Insights · WED NOV 11
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![[Data] CB Insights: 349 S&P 500 Companies Show AI Activity as Startup Partnerships Reach 1,031](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/11282bfaf870b9a20eaa7219b0c7189e9c00e74c-964x1024.png)
CB Insights finds nearly 70% of S&P 500 companies show AI activity, with five firms driving 32% of all deals and ties.
CB Insights · WED NOV 11
Twilio research shows a gap between business and consumer views of AI customer service, with transparency a key issue.
Business Wire · WED NOV 11
Attentive CEO Eric Miao outlines an agentic AI marketing system and makes its MCP server generally available to brands.
Business Wire · WED NOV 11
![[Data] ChatGPT Ad Spend Shifts From Shopping to Software and Finance, Sensor Tower Data Shows](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/ebec1b494eb4505f4b76cca0231b53c272eeac10-1224x766.png)
Sensor Tower data: shopping's share of US ChatGPT ad spend fell from 38% to 20% as software and finance grew.
Digiday · FRI NOV 6
![[Data] Former Unicorn Leaders Founding AI Companies: 12 of 17 Enterprise Software Alumni Stay in the Category](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/b7f0b422f3549740a8c6d49b4799148d948fdbde-2543x2560.jpg)
CB Insights chart: 59 former unicorn leaders founded AI firms; 12 of 17 enterprise software alumni stay put.
CB Insights · FRI NOV 6
Amazon's Alexa for Shopping agent now takes text orders for a small U.S. group, with Sponsored Products ads.
Digiday · FRI NOV 6
Riskonnect survey: 46% of risk leaders trained staff on AI outputs, 72% have AI use policies.
Metro Atlanta CEO · FRI NOV 6
![[Data] Federal Reserve Note Finds U.S. AI Adoption at 18%, 41% or 78% Depending on the Survey](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/b754c3f705234fde3b3d1b79b1d69214b39fd293-973x368.png)
Fed note compares Census, RPS and SBU surveys: 18% of firms, 41% of workers, 78% employment-weighted.
Federal Reserve Board · TUE NOV 3
![[Data] Census Bureau: 37% of U.S. Firms With 250 or More Employees Use AI Against 19.8% Nationally](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/bf6cf1c719c8738df18929906cbb8ed60d533e8f-1000x581.jpg)
Census BTOS data show 37% of firms with 250+ employees use AI versus 19.8% of all U.S. businesses.
U.S. Census Bureau · TUE NOV 3
Eptura names Nuala Larkin its first Chief AI Officer and reports AI productivity gains above its 20 percent goal.
Metro Atlanta CEO · TUE NOV 3
Salesforce signs a deal to acquire Cresta, a voice AI company, with close expected in Q1 of fiscal 2028.
Salesforce News · TUE NOV 3
![[Data] US Scores 458.07 on AI Literacy but 31.88 on AI Engineering in Stanford Index Chart](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/4a593e9e7a28008c014062cb17cf9f952681386a-2100x2890.jpg)
Stanford's 2026 AI Index chart of LinkedIn data shows US AI Literacy at 458.07 versus AI Engineering at 31.88 in 2025.
Stanford AI Index · FRI OCT 30
![[Data] AI Funding Hits $149.5B in Q2 2026 as 89% Flows to 142 Mega-Rounds](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/2af3938e5a746f5354451b6be82e277bd1b3cbe8-961x1024.png)
CB Insights data show Q2 2026 AI equity funding of $149.5B across 2,479 deals, with 89% in 142 mega-rounds.
CB Insights · FRI OCT 30
Atlanta-based CallRail introduced Market Insights, letting small businesses benchmark lead metrics against peers.
PR Newswire · FRI OCT 30
Sprinklr opened a beta of six Marketing AI Agents covering ideation, creative, execution, compliance, community and budg
Business Wire · FRI OCT 30
![[Data] AI Agent Observability Led Generative AI Markets by Deal Count as 40% of Executives Lacked ROI Tracking](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/7ceb2aedac70926eb0d3e8a187a001fbaa94b3bf-1706x1500.png)
CB Insights survey: 40% of executives cannot track AI agent ROI; observability led genAI deal counts.
CB Insights Research · TUE OCT 27
![[Data] AI Funding Fell 33% in Q3 2026 as Deal Count Hit an 18-Month Low](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cbhtovty/production/6861854fdc9ad3225ce69b5cb0252eb3c054d06c-961x1024.png)
CB Insights: AI equity funding hit $103.3B in Q3 2026 across 2,180 deals, with mega-rounds at 85%.
CB Insights Research · TUE OCT 27
Microsoft confirmed voluntary exit offers for roughly 60,000 employees on October 26, 2026.
TechCrunch · TUE OCT 27
Atlanta's Salesloft announced Agentic Playbook, AI analytics and a meeting agent on October 27, 2026.
GlobeNewswire via The Manila Times · TUE OCT 27