At Cisco Live 2026, Jeetu Patel unveiled an AI-native infrastructure platform built around Cloud Control, shifting from Infrastructure as Code to Infrastructure as a Harness.
Embedding pipelines are becoming central AI infrastructure, merging classic ETL methods with vector processing to keep large language models current via Retrieval Augmented Generation.
SAP has taken a stake in London startup Conduct, whose AI platform helps companies analyze and modernize ERP landscapes ahead of the SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration.
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is becoming a central interface between large language models and databases, letting natural-language queries map directly onto database operations.
Autonomous AI agents can automate complex processes, but without robust governance they risk data breaches and compliance violations. Clear roles, least-privilege access, and logging are essential.
Passkeys use asymmetric cryptography and biometrics to replace passwords, offering phishing-resistant, more user-friendly authentication that big providers already support.
Google has presented Gemini Omni, a multimodal AI model that generates video from text, photos, audio, and clips via natural language, with physical consistency and SynthID watermarking.
Google has introduced Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, an AI model for simultaneous voice translation across more than 70 languages, integrated into Google Translate and Google Meet.
At WWDC 2026, Apple puts on-device AI and improved developer tools center stage, with new Foundation Models, an enhanced App Intents framework, and Swift and Xcode upgrades.
Google has announced Googlebooks, a new line of AI-native laptops built around the Gemini Intelligence platform and features like the Magic Pointer.