That rasping sound you hear is me scraping the bottom of the news barrel, Dear Reader. Best I can offer today is an announcement from no-code integration platform SnapLogic of new enterprise automation capabilities including an AI-powered visual interface, prebuilt process automations, and quick-start features for data warehousing.

Finally, SnapLogic reports IT leaders say the average company has connected just 49% of its 115 data sources. This isn’t entirely for lack of trying but it still means the average employee loses 4 hours per week resolving data issues and that 42% of processes which could be automated are still done manually. Biggest obstacles are legacy technology, complex data types, data siloes, and regulatory requirements.

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its holdings within a year. The bill now goes to the President Biden, who has said he will sign it. Court challenges are likely to follow.