Weekly DaaS Roundup October 23

DaaS Never Sleeps

October 23, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

Welcome to the latest edition of the World of DaaS Roundup. This week, a new AI browser is challenging the search status quo, data leaders are tightening governance for autonomous systems, observability is emerging as the backbone of AI readiness, and networks are being reengineered to handle agentic AI at scale.

 📰 NEWS AND READS

OpenAI’s Atlas Challenges Google’s Search Reign Analytics Insight AP News

  • OpenAI’s AI-powered browser Atlas promises smarter, more conversational search. Its challenge to Google raises questions about adoption and trust.

Agentic AI Puts Data Governance and Trust to the Test The New Stack

  • As agentic AI systems make autonomous decisions, organizations must grapple with data quality, governance, and accountability to ensure outputs are reliable and trustworthy.

Demystifying Data Observability: 5 Steps to AI-Ready Data Big Data Wire

  • Continuous data observability is essential for AI-ready pipelines, helping organizations monitor quality, lineage, and reliability so autonomous systems can act on trustworthy, well-governed data.

Beyond Bandwidth: Rewiring the Internet for Agentic AI TechRadar pro

  • As agentic AI systems execute autonomous workflows, organizations must rethink network design, observability, and orchestration to ensure data flows are reliable, efficient, and secure.

🎧 THE LATEST WORLD OF DAAS PODCAST

Why Your A/B tests Fail—And How Behavioral Science Can Fix Them

Richard Shotton is the founder of Astroten and author of several bestselling books on marketing, including The Choice Factory, The Illusion of Choice, and most recently Hacking the Human Mind, co-authored with Michael Aaron Flicker. He specializes in applying behavioral science to marketing and has worked with brands like Google, Meta, BrewDog, and Barclays.

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

  • Why A/B testing often steers product wrong

  • Social proof and scarcity in marketing strategies

  • Cognitive biases affecting executive decision making

  • The illusion of effort in B2B contexts is the job o

“Behavioral science works best when you stop trying to prove you’re right and start trying to find out why people do what they do.”

-Richard Shotton

🔥 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…

M&A Funding Roundup

  • Veeam Software- The data resilience leader is acquiring Securiti AI for approximately $1.7 billion to unite backup and recovery with data governance.

  • Sesame- The conversational AI and smart glasses startup raised $250 million in Series B aiming to embed personal AI agents with natural-sounding voices into lightweight eyewear for daylong interaction.

  • Starbridge- The govtech startup, backed by David Sacks’ Craft, raised $42 million in Series A to modernize government services and streamline citizen engagement through its digital platform.

  • Sumble- The AI-powered sales intelligence startup emerged from stealth with $38.5 million to deliver contextual insights that help sales teams identify opportunities and engage prospects more effectively.

  • Gravwell- The full-stack data analytics and security platform raised $15.4 million in Series A to expand its team and scale its unified platform for data collection, visualization, and threat detection.

👋 WELCOME NEW WORLD OF DAAS MEMBERS

We’re excited to welcome our newest Founding Members to the World of DaaS community: Connor Folley (Alkemi), Friedrich Lindenberg (OpenSanctions), Alex Mustafin (BusMaps), Sammy Semwangu (Bazze).

If you are a DaaS leader and want to be part of this growing community, apply to join World of DaaS and get access to private events, curated connections, and more.

 💼 WORLD OF DAAS JOB BOARD

Showcasing open roles at companies led by members of our community. A few standout opportunities this week:

Looking to showcase an open role? The World of DaaS job board highlights opportunities from members across our community. Apply to join and get access to exclusive perks including job board postings, curated introductions, private events, and more.

🔍 REGISTER FOR 2026 WORLD OF DAAS SUMMIT

We’re headed back to D.C. next May for our flagship event, bringing together 160+ DaaS leaders for a day of candid conversations, curated roundtables, and private networking experiences. Join the leaders shaping the future of data.

Apply to become a World of DaaS Founding Member and secure your summit ticket for just $500.

🤖🎨 MACHINE-MADE MASTERPIECE

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Till next time,

The World of DaaS Team

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