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Practical Tech - Under the Radar - Episode 34: "Agents mean Metered AI"


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  • Anthropic upgrades Claude memory + adds import tooling

    Anthropic expanded Claude’s memory access and added an import workflow for switching from other assistants. This reduces retraining friction for teams standardizing on a new model.
    https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/887885/anthropic-claude-memory-upgrades-importing

  • OpenAI introduces Frontier Alliance Partners

    OpenAI formalized consulting partners to help enterprises move agent deployments from pilots into production with security and change management. This signals an “operating model” push for agents.
    https://openai.com/index/frontier-alliance-partners/

  • AWS Weekly Roundup spotlights OpenAI partnership and launches

    AWS’s weekly roundup emphasizes OpenAI distribution and related AWS updates in the same narrative. This is another signal that platform distribution is now inseparable from AI strategy.
    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-weekly-roundup-openai-partnership-aws-elemental-inference-strands-labs-and-more-march-2-2026/

  • AWS launches Security Hub Extended

    AWS announced Security Hub Extended to simplify procurement, deployment, and integration of curated partner solutions across security domains. This targets tool sprawl and operational correlation burden.
    https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-security-hub-extended-offers-full-stack-enterprise-security-with-curated-partner-solutions/

  • Snowflake: Monitor and control Cortex AI Functions spending (GA)

    Snowflake added the CORTEX_AI_FUNCTIONS_USAGE_HISTORY view to track consumption by function/model/user and enable automated controls. This supports proactive AI cost governance.
    https://docs.snowflake.com/en/release-notes/2026/other/2026-02-25-ai-functions-cost-management

  • Databricks: Excel Add-in (Public Preview)

    Databricks announced a new Excel Add-in allowing users to connect to workspaces, query with SQL, and analyze governed data directly in Excel. This brings enterprise data closer to finance and ops workflows.
    https://docs.databricks.com/aws/pt/release-notes/product/2026/march

  • NVIDIA announces GTC 2026 focus across the AI stack

    NVIDIA positioned GTC 2026 with 1,000+ sessions and enterprise AI breakthroughs across the stack, highlighting large-scale deployment themes. This points to inference ops and deployability as the next differentiator.
    https://investor.nvidia.com/news/press-release-details/2026/NVIDIA-CEO-Jensen-Huang-and-Global-Technology-Leaders-to-Showcase-Age-of-AI-at-GTC-2026/default.aspx

  • Gemini Enterprise adds Veo 3.1 video generation

    Google’s Gemini Enterprise release notes show Veo 3.1 video generation in the web app with admin-controlled enablement. This moves multimodal creation into managed enterprise policy.
    https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini/enterprise/docs/release-notes

  • GitHub: Copilot metrics now includes plan mode telemetry

    GitHub’s changelog adds plan mode telemetry to Copilot usage metrics for enterprises, improving governance visibility. This supports controlled rollout and adoption measurement.
    https://github.blog/changelog/month/03-2026/

  • CISA adds newly exploited vulnerabilities to KEV catalog

    CISA updated the KEV catalog based on evidence of active exploitation, tightening patch prioritization guidance. Security teams should align remediation SLAs to KEV changes.
    https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/03/03/cisa-adds-two-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

  • CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report: AI accelerates adversaries

    CrowdStrike reports AI-enabled adversary activity increases and faster breakout times, reinforcing compressed defender response windows. This elevates identity and endpoint telemetry correlation as priorities.
    https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/press-releases/2026-crowdstrike-global-threat-report/

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