In the Newsletter for December 2025, we deliver a packed edition featuring the perspectives that defined the year in AI and Data.
Explore our new recurring sections, catch up on the latest tech industry gossip, and get an early look on the infrastructure trends set to dominate 2026.
The most read article in the month of December is one of the predictions lists: addressing the “AI Reality Check” that has defined the start of 2026.
Section: The Decode
Top 12 Data Management Predictions for 2026. From Agentic AI governance to Data Mesh architectures, learn how to bridge the GenAI Divide and build a high-ROI, AI-ready data foundation for the next industrial era.
Explore more articles:
Why Architecture Decisions Are Organizational Decisions
Architecting the Future With The Nordic Data Science & Machine Learning Summit 2026
Beyond RAG: 5 Enterprise Frameworks for Scaling Knowledge Mesh and Agentic AI
Why Zalando is Treating Data with the Same Precision as Software
How Data Innovation Summit Tracked Ten Years of Industry Shifts, from Hadoop to Agentic AI
Why Data Infrastructure Is True AI Governance Engine
When AI makes a fragmented enterprise look intelligent – Ingo Paas
Production-Ready AI: 5 Cases on Connecting Data, Compute, and Business Value
How GlobalConnect is Pioneering Agentic Analytics in the Nordics
Why Data Mesh Fails Without Product Thinking
New section, created to highlight the Data and AI practitioners – Practitioners Spotlight
We introduced our first AI practitioners, marking a great beginning to this series: 
Weekly AIAW podcast episodes
Our AIAW Podcast wrapped up Season 11 with a festive Christmas Special but also explored how businesses can scale in the age of AI, drive innovation in banking with Nordea, and build robust ML systems using Feature Stores.
AIAW Podcast E186 – AI Love Stories – Beatrice Bushati & Rebecca Oskarsson
AIAW Podcast E185 – AI – Beyond the Context Window – Johan Thulin
AIAW Podcast E184 – Applied AI in Public Sector – David Wallén
AIAW Podcast E183 – AI and cybersecurity – Åsa Schwarz
We have created a news section, with the selection of the most important Data and AI news from around the world:
Databricks Surpasses Major Revenue Milestone Powered by Rapid AI Infrastructure Growth
Hyperight Founder Goran Cvetanovski Named Among Sweden’s 10 Most Influential Event Industry Leaders for 2026
Lovable Closes $400M Series C to Expand Enterprise and Operations Features
EU AI Office Begins Active Enforcement of AI Transparency Rules
Microsoft and Mistral Expand Strategic AI Partnership in Multibillion-Dollar Agreement
Netflix Leverages Generative AI Across 300 Titles to Speed Up Production and Expand Ad Inventory
In January we will continue to explore how data and AI are reshaping business, tech, and society. We invite you to an inside look at the strategies defining 2026.
