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Discover Dataiku Agent Management: every agent on the record

Dataiku announced the launch of Dataiku Agent Management, a new product feature for managing AI agents, along with the announcement of the AI Success Frontrunner award winners.

12,000 Attend Ai4 2026 to Discuss AI's Invisibility

The article reports on the Ai4 2026 conference in Las Vegas, which saw record attendance of over 12,000, up from 8,000 the previous year. Dataiku's keynote highlighted that 96% of enterprise leaders believe employees are using unsanctioned generative AI tools, and 80% of CIOs see their jobs at risk without measurable AI ROI. Pat Gelsinger argued that AI economics must improve dramatically, while Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, and Andrew Ng jointly endorsed AI regulation. The conference emphasized the need for AI governance, budget ownership, and cross-functional staffing. Speakers from Cisco, Nvidia, Uber, PayPal, and other companies discussed the shift from assistants to autonomous agents and the importance of accountable AI deployment.

• Ai4 2026 attendance exceeded 12,000, up from 8,000 the previous year.
• Dataiku's survey found 96% of enterprise leaders believe employees use unsanctioned generative AI tools.
• 80% of CIOs say their job is at risk without measurable AI ROI.

Governed RAG: Data, Context & Lineage for Enterprise AI

The article describes risks introduced by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) when enterprise data is exposed to vector search pipelines and proposes a three-part Governed RAG architecture: (1) ingestion with cryptographic embedding lineage and metadata, (2) query-time contextual Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) embedded into vector search queries, and (3) outbound payload sanitization (PII/PHI masking, indirect injection removal, and context length minimization). It argues that enterprises must enforce retrieval-time access controls, maintain graph-based data lineage, and implement real-time index freshness/eviction to prevent privilege escalation, prompt-injection attacks, stale-context hallucinations, and to meet compliance requirements.

• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pairs LLMs with vector databases and knowledge graphs to ground agents in proprietary corporate knowledge.
• Vector stores typically do not preserve fine-grained document-level ACLs or cryptographic data lineage by default, creating over-permissioned retrieval risks.
• The proposed Governed RAG pipeline has three security boundaries: ingestion with cryptographic embedding lineage, query-time contextual ABAC inside the vector search, and outbound payload sanitization.

Victoria's Secret embraces nostalgia and entertainment as Q2 sales rise

Victoria's Secret & Co. is leveraging nostalgia and entertainment to re-engage shoppers, according to comments from CEO Hillary Super after the company's Q2 earnings. The lingerie retailer expanded its fragrance portfolio with iterations like Tease Strawberry Bisou and archive drops such as Pink's square bottle scents, which sold out online in under a day. The company also positioned itself as an entertainment brand, premiering the YouTube docuseries 'Angels Among Us' this month. Victoria's Secret reported Q2 net sales of $1.6 billion, up 10% year over year, with 9% comp growth and net income topping $85 million. The company raised its full-year sales guidance to $7.1 billion to $7.18 billion and expects adjusted operating income of up to $590 million, citing strong performance in bras, Pink, beauty, and all channels.

• Victoria's Secret & Co. reported Q2 net sales of $1.6 billion, up 10% year over year.
• Comparable sales rose 9% in Q2, with brick-and-mortar comps growing 7%.
• Net income in Q2 nearly tripled to more than $85 million.

Dillard's Gains Market Share in Q2

Dillard’s reported modest Q2 retail sales growth as comparable sales rose 1% and total retail sales (excluding construction) reached $1.5 billion. The company’s gross margin expanded to 40.9% and net income increased 34% to $97.7 million, partly driven by $37.2 million in tariff refunds that accounted for most of the margin improvement. Category performance was mixed: gains in accessories, lingerie, home, shoes, beauty and men’s, while children’s, juniors and women’s apparel declined. GlobalData analysis and company commentary indicated the apparel weakness reflected lower consumer spending rather than defections to competitors; inventory at quarter end rose about 5% year over year. UBS analysts had expected flat comps, so Dillard’s 1% comp rise beat those expectations.

• Dillard’s Q2 retail sales (excluding construction) were $1.5 billion, with comps up 1% year over year.
• The company received $37.2 million in tariff refunds, which accounted for 260 of the 280 basis-point gross margin increase.
• Gross margin reached 40.9% in Q2.

Adidas apparel outshines footwear in World Cup quarter

Adidas reported a 13% year-over-year increase in second-quarter revenues to €6.7 billion, led by a 34% jump in apparel net sales while footwear remained flat and accessories rose 18%. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) net sales grew 24% versus 6% wholesale growth. The company increased marketing and point-of-sale spending by 30% to capitalize on the World Cup, which weighed on Q2 operating margin. Adidas announced a CFO transition: outgoing CFO Harm Ohlmeyer will be succeeded by former Adidas employee Birgit Kretschmer, who will join the executive board on Sept. 1. Regional strength came from Latin America, North America and Greater China.

• Adidas' Q2 revenues rose 13% year-over-year to €6.7 billion (about $7.8 billion).
• Apparel net sales increased 34% in the second quarter; footwear sales were flat; accessories rose 18%.
• Direct-to-consumer (DTC) net sales increased 24%, while wholesale grew 6%.