Business & Industry · Thu 12 Nov

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Today · Thu 12 Nov

NiCE Upgrades Cognigy for Governed Enterprise AI Agents

AI-generated summary On November 12, 2026, NiCE announced the next generation of its Cognigy platform for building and managing enterprise customer-service artificial intelligence agents. The updated platform adds artificial intelligence-assisted development, reusable skills, decision tracing, and native voice-to-voice interaction alongside new model access options.

BluWave-ai secures $8.1 million for energy grid software as data centres strain load

AI-generated summary Energy grid management startup BluWave-ai announced on Thursday that it has secured $8.1 million in a mix of equity, non-dilutive federal government funding, and debt. Founder and CEO Devashish Paul said the Ottawa company is targeting data centre operators and tenants with a product it claims allows them to shift compute-intensive workloads to periods of low demand.

ASUS Aims To Turn Desktops Into A Local AI "Agent Computer" With New Hardware And Software Ecosystem

AI-generated summary ASUS is introducing the Agent Computer initiative to bring local and agentic artificial intelligence to DIY PCs, gaming systems, workstations, and creator machines. The company says users will be able to choose between local, cloud, and hybrid artificial intelligence based on their performance, privacy, and cost requirements.