In enterprise environments, where AI responses must match the speed of human conversation, standard Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines are falling short. Recent benchmarks show that 68% of production RAG deployments exceed 2-second P95 latencies, leading to 40% user drop-off in interactive applications, a risk that could cost Fortune 500 firms millions in lost productivity by
Insider Brief IonQ has agreed to acquire Seed Innovations to expand its software and AI capabilities and strengthen its enterprise-grade, full-stack quantum platform, with the transaction expected to close on January 30, 2026. Seed Innovations’ team will join IonQ’s Quantum Infrastructure business, applying expertise in machine learning, advanced software architecture, DevOps, and cloud migration to
H yperion is the name that Meta has chosen for a huge AI data centre it is building in Louisiana. In July, a striking image circulated on social media of Hyperion’s footprint superimposed on an aerial view of Manhattan. It covered a huge expanse of the island, from the East River to the Hudson, from
Introduction Deep learning (DL) has become increasingly popular among researchers, touted as a revolutionary disruption to optimization and modeling via rapid exploration and automated characterization. Much of this enthusiasm stems from DL’s demonstrated capabilities in other domains: convolutional neural networks have enabled high-accuracy image classification1,2, transformers have advanced attention-based reasoning and sequence modeling3,4, and generative
MCLEAN, VA—January 28, 2026—Guidehouse, a global AI-led professional services firm serving public sector and commercial clients, announced an expanded alliance with Databricks, a leading data and AI company, to accelerate innovation in financial management (FM) across government agencies. Guidehouse is introducing Financial Management of the Future (FM of the Future)—a next-generation capability built on Databricks’