In a strategic move to reduce time-consuming manual data preparation, Microsoft has acquired Seattle-based startup Osmos, specializing in agentic AI for data engineering.
According to Google Cloud's 2026 Cybersecurity Forecast, AI will become standard for both attackers and defenders, with threats expanding to virtualization systems, blockchain networks, and nation-state operations.
Arizona State University recently partnered with Grammarly to integrate agentic AI into teaching and learning, becoming the first university to deploy Grammarly's Superhuman Go AI platform.
Higher education still holds the potential to combine intellectual depth with career readiness, but traditional approaches to teaching and learning no longer suffice.