Here is AITech365’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 Automation in AI news this week…
Murf AI Unveils Falcon TTS API, Beating ElevenLabs in Speed
Murf AI, a trusted leader in ethical, enterprise-grade voice solutions, announced the launch of Murf Falcon, the world’s fastest and most efficient text-to-speech API. Murf Falcon empowers developers, startups, and enterprises to build seamless, high-performance voice agents without compromise. Featuring an ultra-low model latency of 55ms, support for 35+ languages, data residency across 11 regions and performance that outpaces ElevenLabs, Deepgram, and Cartesia in production environments, Falcon sets a new benchmark for Text-to-Speech API.
In Healthcare news this week…
Iambic Raises $100M to Advance AI-Discovered Therapeutics
Iambic, a clinical-stage life science and technology company developing novel medicines using its AI-driven discovery and development platform, announced raising over $100 million in an oversubscribed financing round with balanced support from new and existing investors, including Abingworth, Alexandria Venture Investments, Alumni Ventures, ARK, Ascenta, Catalio, Everbright Biofund, Freeflow Ventures, Illumina Ventures, Mubadala, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Regeneron Ventures, Sequoia, Tao Capital Partners, Terra Magnum Capital Partners, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and others.
In Business Technology news this week…
OpenAI introduces GPT-5.1 for Developers
OpenAI announced the release of GPT-5.1 on its API platform the next model in the GPT-5 series designed to strike a better balance between intelligence and speed for a wide range of agentic and coding tasks.
In Cloud news this week…
Cognizant to Acquire 3Cloud, Creating a Leading Force in Microsoft Azure Services and Enterprise AI Transformation
Cognizant Technology Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 3Cloud, a top independent Microsoft Azure services provider and global leader in Azure-dedicated AI enablement solutions. This acquisition will deepen Cognizant’s role as a strategic partner for enterprise AI readiness and digital transformation, by bringing in 3Cloud’s advanced expertise in data and AI, application innovation and cloud platforms for enterprise clients.
In IT & DevOps news this week…
Postman Advances Enterprise Readiness with New Product Enhancements for Building AI-Ready APIs
Postman, the top API collaboration platform, announced major product updates. These upgrades will help businesses build APIs that fit the needs of AI systems. As software architecture increasingly evolves from standalone applications to intelligent AI agents, enterprises confront a pressing challenge: these agents are only as capable as the APIs they leverage. While APIs deliver the contextual data that underpins AI intelligence, many organizations still struggle with governance, visibility and consistency factors which undermine trust when APIs are consumed by AI systems.
Insight of the Week
OpenAI vs. Anthropic: Who’s Winning the Enterprise AI Race?
AI chatbots started as nothing more than a shiny consumer toy, but now they are used for making decisions at the highest corporate levels regarding their safe and large-scale use. This is no longer a playground for clever demos. Enterprises now judge AI not just by response speed, but by compliance, data control, and return on trust.
The Next Wave: AI Agents and the Future of Workflows
Something big is shifting. The last few years were all about co-pilots and chatbots that helped you write faster, code quicker, or sort through emails. Useful, yes, but limited. What’s coming next is different. Autonomous AI agents don’t just assist, they act. They can plan, make multi-step decisions, and use tools on their own to reach a defined goal. That’s not a helper. That’s a digital colleague.
