AI News Roundup: OutSystems, Progress, ServiceNow

AI News for the Week of October 3rd

Tim King, Executive Editor at Solutions Review, has compiled the top artificial intelligence news for the week of October 3, 2025. Keeping up with the latest AI news can be challenging, so the editorial team provides a summary of the week's most important headlines. The editors will cover news regarding product releases, mergers, acquisitions, venture capital, and talent acquisition.

Algolia Updates Pricing

Algolia introduced new pricing options to broaden access to its AI-based search capabilities for developers. The new model aims to drive innovation and support more projects that require sophisticated search capabilities at scale.

Cerebras Systems Funding

Cerebras Systems completed a Series G funding round, securing $1.1 billion with Fidelity and Atreides as lead investors. The funding values the company at $8.1 billion. Cerebras intends to use the funds to further its AI processor development, expand manufacturing, and increase data center capacity in response to growing demand.

Databricks Cybersecurity Tool

Databricks launched Data Intelligence for Cybersecurity, which delivers real-time, AI-driven threat detection and response. The system centralizes security data and uses partner integrations. It also equips security teams with AI tools to proactively address threats while lowering costs and improving visibility.

DataWizz Seed Funding

DataWizz has secured $12.5 million in seed funding to help speed up AI development that’s both sustainable and economical. Their goal is to enable businesses to decrease resource consumption and maximize the value of AI.

SAS and AI Trust

An IDC study, sponsored by SAS, indicates that a lack of trust presents a major obstacle to AI adoption within organizations. The study urges organizations to prioritize transparency, security, and ethical standards to realize the full potential of AI.

LandingAI Document Intelligence

LandingAI, led by Andrew Ng, has introduced a specialized document intelligence model. This model simplifies how businesses process and understand complex documents, targeting applications in finance and healthcare using custom algorithms and deployment options.

MinIO AIStor Release

MinIO has launched Iceberg Tables as part of AIStor, with the goal of unifying and governing enterprise datasets for AI applications. The new product supports scalable data lakes with schema evolution and transactional features for data that is AI-ready.

OutSystems Agent Workbench

OutSystems has launched Agent Workbench, a low-code platform designed to simplify the customization and deployment of AI agents. The tool enables enterprises to quickly create tailored agents for digital transformation, without requiring extensive technical skills.

Snowflake's Cortex AI

Snowflake has announced Cortex AI for the financial industry. It offers scalable AI tools to improve risk assessment, fraud detection, and service automation. Financial firms will have secure AI capabilities tailored for critical operations.

ServiceNow AI Experience Platform

ServiceNow has announced enhancements to its AI Experience platform, introducing AI capabilities to provide businesses with smarter automation and workflow intelligence. These updates emphasize the increasing significance of AI agents in enterprise software.

UiPath and Snowflake Partnership

UiPath and Snowflake have formed a partnership to combine automation with Cortex AI. The collaboration aims to automate workflows and expand AI-driven decision-making for enterprise clients, unlocking savings in both time and costs.

VDURA Joins Ultra Ethernet Consortium

VDURA has announced its membership in the Ultra Ethernet Consortium, in order to contribute to the development of networking infrastructure designed for AI workloads. The initiative is focused on creating scalable networking solutions with high speed and low latency for AI data centers.