Here is IT Digest’s weekly roundup of the top news from global markets. In this fast-paced world, breaking down information helps readers grasp the nuances that follow the news.
In Hardware and Network news this week…
Lemurian Labs Raises $28 Millions of Series A to Free AI from Hardware
Lemurian Labs announced it has secured $28 million in an oversubscribed Series A round, including capital previously raised from convertible securities. Lemurian is developing a software-centric, hardware-agnostic solution that enables AI workloads to run efficiently on any hardware, at any scale. By treating the entire system as a unified compute fabric, Lemurian simplifies AI development, allowing developers to write code once and deploy it seamlessly across edge, cloud and on-premise environments. This new approach delivers faster deployment, greater flexibility and lower infrastructure costs at scale.
In Cloud Computing & Mobility news this week….
Box Introduces Shield Pro: A New Era of AI-Powered Content Security for the Cloud
Box, a top enterprise content management platform, has launched Box Shield Pro. This AI-powered upgrade enhances its content security suite. It aims to safeguard sensitive data in a world increasingly shaped by generative AI and automated workflows. Box Shield Pro helps organizations manage the rapid growth of content and complex cyber threats. It offers smooth user collaboration while providing excellent data protection.
In FinTech news this week….
Visa and AWS Join Forces to Launch Next-Gen Agentic Commerce What It Means for Fintech
In a move set to redefine digital transactions, Visa and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a deep partnership to enable “agentic commerce” allowing AI agents to shop, pay, and transact autonomously on behalf of users. The announcement, laid out in a joint press release, promises to bring secure, seamless, AI-driven payments and commerce workflows to life at scale.
In Cybersecurity news this week….
SpecterOps and Tines Forge Strategic Partnership to Automate Attack Path Management with Native BloodHound Integration
SpecterOps, creator of BloodHound and a pioneer in the field of Attack Path Management, has announced a strategic partnership with Tines, the leading intelligent workflows platform. As part of the new partnership, which includes a native BloodHound integration within Tines, organizations can now manage identity security processes using combined automation, AI-driven insights, and human decision-making.
In Information and Communications news this week…
Anthropic Expands Its AI Ecosystem with the Acquisition of Bun Following Claude Code’s $1B Milestone
Anthropic, the leading company in AI-driven development tools, officially announced it had acquired Bun, a high-performance JavaScript runtime, as the company scales its flagship coding product, Claude Code. This strategic acquisition comes at a critical point just six months after its public debut, when Claude Code reached the impressive milestone of generating $1 billion in annualized run-rate revenue.
In Artificial intelligence news this week…
OfficeSpace Launches AI Canvas for Space Planning
OfficeSpace, provider of the leading AI Operating System for the Built World, announced the upcoming release of AI Canvas, a next-generation AI space planning built natively into the OfficeSpace workplace management and experience platform. The solution enables workplace leaders and planners to auto-generate intelligent layouts and stack plans instantly, creating and iterating workspace designs in minutes instead of months.
In Computer Science news this week…
Microsoft Accelerates Enterprise AI with OneLake Integration in Foundry Knowledge
Microsoft announced a key development in their enterprise AI ecosystem with the integration of OneLake files directly into Microsoft Foundry Knowledge, allowing organizations to access unstructured and semi-structured data without needing to duplicate data into another repository or through complex ETL pipelines. This strategic development, published on the Microsoft Fabric blog dated December 4, 2025, stands out as a significant milestone in democratizing enterprise data access for the next generation of AI-driven workflows and accelerating the pace at which intelligent automation is adopted across industries.
Article of the Week
Data Lake Vs Data Warehouse for Enterprise: Choosing the Right Architecture for 2026 and Beyond
Let’s start with the pressure every enterprise quietly feels but rarely says out loud. The business wants real time answers. Teams want faster decisions. Leaders want predictive insights woven into daily operations. And all of this has to fire without slowing the company down. That is the real digital transformation challenge. You are expected to move at the speed of your data even when that data is scattered, inconsistent and living across half a dozen platforms.