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Eileen Wang, 58 anni, sindaco di Arcadia, ha accettato di dichiararsi colpevole per il capo d'imputazione per reato grave mosso dal dipartimento di giustizia. Eileen Wang, sindaco di una città della California meridionale, si è dimessa improvvisamente lunedì dopo che il Dipartimento di Giustizia degli Stati Uniti (DoJ) ha annunciato che era stata accusata di aver agito come agente straniero illegale della Cina. Wang, 58 anni, ha accettato di dichiararsi colpevole del reato e potrebbe affrontare una condanna a 10 anni di prigione. Continua a leggere...

• Quiq Inc. ha lanciato l'11 maggio 2026 una nuova piattaforma di agenti AI abilitata alla voce, estendendo l'IA conversazionale oltre il testo per le implementazioni aziendali. • L'aggiornamento mira a scalare il servizio clienti superando le fasi pilota, integrando funzionalità vocali per gestire interazioni complesse in modo più naturale. • Mentre le aziende accelerano l'adozione dell'IA, la mossa di Quiq la posiziona per intercettare la domanda di AI multimodale nelle operazioni di supporto ad alto volume, con un rebranding volto a enfatizzare l'affidabilità.

• New York Giants coach John Harbaugh revealed he has spoken with free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. three to four times in the past week about a possible reunion after Beckham's workout with the team last month. • Beckham, 33 and a former Giants first-round pick in 2014 from LSU, impressed Harbaugh by 'looking good' in the workout and is currently training in Arizona while spending time with his son. • The coach emphasized honest talks, stating 'It's got to be right for both parties,' with Beckham aiming to prove he can still make a difference in the NFL after posting nine catches for 55 yards with the Miami Dolphins in 2024.

• Alibaba Cloud introduced a new multimodal agent suite, Tongyi AgentStudio, on May 8, 2026, embedding vision, speech, and document‑processing capabilities into a single enterprise‑oriented platform. • The suite supports up to 128 concurrent tool calls per session and can autonomously manage procurement, HR ticketing, and multi‑cloud cost‑optimization workflows, with early pilots at Chinese banks reporting a 32% reduction in internal‑service turnaround time. • Alibaba says Tongyi AgentStudio is now priced at $1.20 per million input tokens for large‑enterprise contracts, below the rate of comparable Western agents, reinforcing its strategy of undercutting global cloud rivals.

• ServiceNow announced on May 8, 2026, a goal of $32 billion in revenue by 2030, introducing the 'Action Fabric' AI agent pricing layer. • The strategy counters SaaS market challenges by embedding advanced AI agents into its platform for automated workflows. • This move signals enterprise software's pivot toward AI orchestration, potentially reshaping IT service management.

• Sierra, an AI customer experience startup, secured $950 million in a Series E funding round led by Tiger Global and Google Ventures on May 8, 2026, achieving a valuation exceeding $15 billion. • The round highlights the strength of high-growth vertical AI companies amid surging demand for agentic AI solutions in enterprise settings. • This funding victory underscores investor confidence in specialized AI applications, positioning Sierra as a leader in automating customer interactions.

• Cognizant announced the launch of Cognizant Secure AI Services on May 7, 2026, from its Teaneck, N.J. headquarters to help enterprises secure and scale AI and agentic systems. • The new integrated offering provides AI-powered defense across operations and supports provable trust practices for AI systems, targeting businesses adopting advanced AI technologies. • This development matters as it addresses rising cybersecurity risks in agentic AI deployment, enabling safer scaling amid growing threats from autonomous AI applications.