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Pinecone Introduces Nexus Engine for Compiling Business Context into Structured Data for AI Agents

Sergio De Simone — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Now generally available, Pinecone Nexus is a "knowledge engine" for AI agents that transforms enterprise data into a structured layer agents can query directly. It enables teams to ingest and curate business context once for all, making it reusable across agents and reducing token costs while improving accuracy.

By Sergio De Simone

How DoorDash Built an AI Shopping Assistant That Doesn’t Rely on the LLM Alone

Leela Kumili — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:08:00 GMT

DoorDash details the architecture behind Ask DoorDash, its AI-powered conversational shopping assistant, combining LLMs, specialized AI agents, MCP-based tooling, and an intelligence layer with persistent consumer memory and live backend data. Early results show up to 24% higher checkout conversion, 17% larger baskets, and improved intent accuracy using memory-backed sessions.

By Leela Kumili