Last mentioned: Mar 13, 2026
Agent Rollout
Expected general availability of autonomous tax agents for enterprise-level nexus and classification tasks.
SoftBank Deployment
SoftBank Corp scheduled to begin deploying SN50 chips in Japanese data centers.
NEXT 2026 Announcement
Avalara announces its 2026 flagship event with a focus on autonomous agentic systems.
Funding Announcement
SambaNova confirms $350 million Series E/F round led by Vista Equity Partners.
Intel Partnership
SambaNova and Intel sign a multi-year agreement for joint AI inference solutions.
Funding & Partnership
SambaNova announces $350M round and multi-year Intel alliance.
SoftBank Deployment
SoftBank begins deploying SN50 chips in Japanese AI data centers.
Acquisition Talks
Intel and SambaNova discuss a potential $1.6 billion buyout.
Acquisition Talks
Intel and SambaNova discuss a potential $1.6 billion acquisition deal.
Initial AI Launch
Avalara introduces its first generative AI-powered search and basic automation features for tax professionals.
Avalara Acquisition
Vista Equity Partners completes the acquisition of Avalara for $8.4 billion, taking the company private.
Avalara has announced that its NEXT 2026 conference will center on 'agentic' tax automation, marking a transition from static rules-based systems to autonomous reasoning. This strategic pivot aims to leverage large language models to handle the extreme complexity of global tax jurisdictions with minimal human intervention.
Avalara is positioning 'agentic' tax automation as the centerpiece of its NEXT 2026 conference, signaling a major industry shift toward autonomous AI agents. This development aims to move beyond simple automation to systems capable of independently managing complex global tax compliance and regulatory research.
AI chipmaker SambaNova Systems has raised $350 million in a funding round led by Vista Equity Partners and Cambium Capital, alongside a strategic partnership with Intel. The capital will accelerate the deployment of its SN50 inference chips, with SoftBank Corp signed as the inaugural customer for its Japanese data centers.
AI chipmaker SambaNova Systems has raised $350 million in a Vista Equity Partners-led round, pivoting from acquisition talks with Intel to a strategic commercial partnership. The capital will accelerate the deployment of its SN50 inference chips, with SoftBank Corp signed as the inaugural customer for its Japanese data centers.