Weekly DaaS Roundup for July 24

DaaS Never Sleeps

July 24, 2025

NEWS, READS AND MORE

Trump Pushes for U.S. Leadership in Global AI Race NPR
The Trump administration is laying groundwork for sweeping federal AI rules, with top officials indicating plans to curb AI-generated deepfakes, bias, and misinformation. The proposed framework emphasizes pre-approval for high-risk models and stronger data transparency requirements.

iDox.ai Launches Privacy Scout for Real-Time Data Protection GlobeNewswire
A new AI-powered tool that detects and protects sensitive information as it moves through enterprise workflows. Privacy Scout goes beyond traditional DLP by combining NLP with policy automation making privacy enforcement smarter and continuous across documents and systems.

Microsoft Expands Copilot Vision Across Windows 11 The Verge
A deeper rollout of AI features that read, interpret, and act on anything on-screen. Emails, dashboards, web content. On Snapdragon PCs, Copilot Vision also controls system-level tasks, unlocking a more agentic, data-aware desktop experience.

Stibo Systems Adds AI Automation to Enterprise Data Governance PR Newswire
New tools to improve data quality, automate cleansing workflows, and flag anomalies across large datasets. These updates support enterprise metadata governance at scale helping teams build more reliable pipelines with less manual work.

🎧 THE LATEST WOD PODCAST 🎧

Michael Ramlet is the co-founder and CEO of Morning Consult, a global decision intelligence company that runs 30,000 daily interviews across 40 countries. The company works with the Fed, Fortune 500s, and a quarter of the Global 2000 to track public opinion and economic sentiment in real time.

In this episode of World of DaaS, Michael and Auren discuss:

  • Why traditional polling broke and what comes next

  • How to build high-frequency, global survey infrastructure

  • What it really takes to get a representative sample

  • The growing gap in global trust toward AI

M&A AND FUNDING

Aprio Acquires TimeCredit AI as Part of $300M AI Investment

Accounting and advisory firm Aprio has acquired automation startup TimeCredit AI as part of a $300 million commitment to AI innovation over the next five years. The acquisition brings TimeCredit’s automation platform and engineers into Aprio’s digital practice, supporting the firm’s expansion into AI-driven accounting and workflow solutions.

Amazon Acquires Bee to Deepen AI Wearables Capabilities

Amazon has acquired AI wearables startup Bee to bolster its capabilities in ambient computing and on-device intelligence. The deal brings Bee’s hardware and AI team under Amazon’s Devices group, following the startup’s development of a bracelet that listens and transcribes real-world conversations.

Reka AI Raises $110M to Advance Multimodal AI Models

Reka AI has raised $110 million in new funding to accelerate its development of multimodal foundation models across text, audio, and images. The round values the Silicon Valley–based startup at $1 billion and includes backing from Nvidia and Snowflake. The funding will support continued growth of Reka’s efficient AI systems, following rapid progress in enterprise and research use cases.

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