6 October 2026
Six companies reshape how AI systems access, understand, and use data
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- Databricks built Lakebase, a database redesigned for AI agents that can start and stop at machine speed, after agent workloads on its platform jumped from 0.1% to 97% in two years.
- iMerit released a free dataset of over 500 biopsy-confirmed breast imaging scans to help AI better assist radiologists in early cancer detection where survival rates exceed 90% when caught early.
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