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Scale AI installs cloud veteran to push enterprise expansion
Jul 30, 2026SOURCE: techstartups.com
SO WHAT
The window is narrowing as AI power moves from tools to operators, and the firms that control enterprise distribution will shape the next phase.
Scale AI has named former Google Cloud executive Francis DeSouza CEO, signaling a push to widen its enterprise footprint. The move reads as a tactical handoff in the inversion: control of the model layer is moving deeper into corporate infrastructure.
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