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Bain & Company has projected a US$100 billion opportunity in the U.S. for SaaS firms leveraging agentic AI. According to the consulting firm, this market is linked to streamlining coordination tasks across enterprise systems.This projection is based on the second installment of Bain’s five-part series examining the software industry in the AI era. The report explores where agentic AI could unlock new software markets and how SaaS companies can seize them.Coordination work in enterprise systemsBain highlighted that this market stems from the manual tasks employees handle between enterprise applications. These processes often involve ERP, CRM, and support systems. They may…

Scaling large language models (LLMs) is expensive. Every token processed during inference and every gradient computed during training flows through feedforward layers that account for over two-thirds of model parameters and more than 80% of total FLOPs in larger models. A team of researchers from Sakana AI and NVIDIA have worked on a new research that directly targets this bottleneck — not by changing the architecture, but by making the computation inside feedforward layers significantly cheaper through unstructured sparsity. Sparsity Exists, But GPUs Ignore It Inside a transformer’s feedforward block, for any given input token, only a small fraction of…

Shifts in U.S. Federal Reserve leadership, key inflation reports, and corporate earnings are set to shape the week ahead, as investors assess bitcoin’s BTC$80,814.36 recent resilience amid a busy macroeconomic calendar.”We’re seeing a market phase where capital is becoming more discerning rather than just chasing speculation,” Jake Seltzer, CEO of Quantix Finance, shared with CoinDesk via email. “Bitcoin holding strong at these price levels matters because it’s boosting confidence throughout the wider digital asset space, especially among institutional investors who had been waiting on the sidelines.”This week brings a combination of inflation figures and earnings reports from numerous crypto-related firms.”In…

Picture this: you spend four years earning a degree in cybersecurity or computer science, only to find that entry-level positions require more than two years of experience. Now imagine the frustration of holding the right certifications, yet never getting a callback after sending out resume after resume—simply because you lack hands-on experience. This is the harsh reality facing today’s graduates entering the job market. Meanwhile, hiring managers in security operations centers (SOCs) are struggling too. They’re flooded with generic resumes crafted by AI chatbots, with no reliable way to verify whether candidates truly possess the skills they claim. The core…

Terry Gerton Cybersecurity is a major focus for us. We discuss it frequently, and our audience is highly engaged with the topic. Typically, we cover cybersecurity tools, training, and regulations. However, we’re also observing that phishing and social engineering attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated each year. Breaches persist across all levels of government. From your vantage point at Fors Marsh, what accounts for the disconnect between cybersecurity technology investments and actual results? Nicole Togno I believe the honest answer is that we’ve been addressing the wrong problem. Agencies invest heavily in tools, and those tools are excellent at managing systems.…

Vector databases have moved beyond experimental tools and are now essential infrastructure. In 2026, they form the backbone of RAG pipelines, semantic search systems, and agentic AI workflows — and picking the wrong one can lead to real costs and performance issues. This guide reviews the top vector databases available today, covering their architecture, performance, pricing, and ideal use cases. Why Vector Databases Are More Important Than Ever in 2026 The change is fundamental. As large language models become standard in enterprise software, the ability to store, index, and retrieve high-dimensional embeddings at scale is no longer optional. Retrieval-Augmented Generation…

Bitcoin (BTC) pushed past $81,000 over the weekend, putting traders on edge as a packed week of inflation data and geopolitical developments unfolds. The next key technical level to watch is $83,400, based on Fibonacci projections, while a rising RSI points to strengthening upward momentum. Investors now turn their attention to Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, Wednesday’s Producer Price Index (PPI), and Thursday’s retail sales figures. OPEC’s monthly report also arrives midweek. Friday marks Jerome Powell’s last day serving as Federal Reserve Chair. Trump’s Iran Warning Raises Geopolitical Concerns Donald Trump accused Iran of stalling the United States for…

Cybersecurity experts have uncovered a serious security flaw in Ollama that could let a remote attacker without any authentication access the entire memory of its process. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability, likely affecting more than 300,000 servers worldwide, is identified as **CVE-2026-7482** (CVSS score: 9.1). Cyera has given it the name **Bleeding Llama**. Ollama is a widely-used open-source platform that enables large language models (LLMs) to run on local machines rather than in the cloud. On GitHub, the project boasts over 171,000 stars and has been forked more than 16,100 times. “Ollama versions prior to 0.17.1 have a heap out-of-bounds read…

NOTE: Casey Mulligan has since departed the Small Business Administration and now serves as chief economist and chief regulatory officer at the Department of Health and Human Services. At the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, a single staff member was tasked with reviewing thousands of proposed federal regulations to assess their potential effects on small businesses. This individual relied on a specialized software program created by the office. The challenge was that this employee was the sole person trained to operate the application, which runs on STATA—a statistical software package developed by StataCorp close to four decades ago for…

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysNetflix codes open hidden genre and micro-category pages.Codes work best in a browser, but can work in the app.They don’t unlock extra titles outside your Netflix plan.I’ve been a Netflix user for decades, dating back to the days of receiving DVDs in the mail. As a result, I’m well-versed in navigating the streaming platform. Over the years, I’ve published plenty of content about Netflix, including recommendations for useful codes, tips, and tricks that enhance the viewing experience. “Codes?” you’re probably wondering. Indeed, Netflix offers hundreds…