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How SAP Cloud ERP enabled Western Sugar’s move to AI-driven automation
Early cloud adoption is proving to be the foundation for Western Sugar’s AI transformation.
How SAP Cloud ERP enabled Western Sugar’s move to AI-driven automation
Early cloud adoption is proving to be the foundation for Western Sugar’s AI transformation.
China Approves Purchases of Nvidia’s H200 Chip, Easing Tension With U.S.
Beijing gave the green light to Alibaba and others, but is keeping in place limits intended to encourage purchases of local chips.
China Approves Purchases of Nvidia’s H200 Chip, Easing Tension With U.S.
Beijing gave the green light to Alibaba and others, but is keeping in place limits intended to encourage purchases of local chips.
UK wants to give web publishers a ‘fairer’ deal with Google’s AI overviews
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is recommending measures to give publishers more control over how their content is used in Google’s AI overviews.
Factify Raises $73M to Build a New Intelligent Document Standard
Factify, creators of the post-PDF document standard, today announced a $73M seed round to build a new foundation for documents. The round was led by Valley Capital Partners, with participation...
What It’s Like to Get Undressed by Grok
Elon Musk’s AI image generator has been used to create non-consensual intimate images on X. Meet some of the women affected by it.
Next-generation AI ‘swarms’ will invade social media by mimicking human behavior and harassing real users, researchers warn
Artificial intelligence experts have warned that AI “swarms” are poised to infiltrate social media by deploying agents that mimic human behavior and exploit our tendency to follow the herd.
Ready for Gemini to Take Over? Google Previews ‘Auto Browse’ Mode for Chrome
For now, the feature is only open to paid Google AI subscribers, but it will allow the browser to complete certain tasks, like shopping for party supplies or making an...
Google is rolling out the biggest changes to Chrome in years
From a permanent Gemini side panel to agent-style automation, here’s what’s new with Google’s browser
Google’s New Chrome ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Attempts to Roam the Web Without You
Google’s latest addition to its Chrome browser puts generative AI behind the wheel and you in the passenger seat.
Chrome gets its biggest upgrade in years — the new Gemini side panel puts AI agents, multitasking, and Nano Banana inside the browser
Chrome is getting tighter Gemini integration in the US
Google begins rolling out Chrome’s “Auto Browse” AI agent today
The Auto Browse agent is available to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, but there are some limits.
Google Unleashes AI in Chrome with ‘Auto Browse’
Google wants to do the browsing for you.
Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant
Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter pictures and introducing a side panel for a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its...
Chrome rolling out Gemini 3-powered ‘auto browse’ with Google AI Pro
Google today announced “Chrome auto browse” as a “powerful agentic experience that handles multi-step chores on your behalf.”
Wave of Suicides Hits as India’s Economy Is Ravaged by AI
Rising anxiety over the influence of AI, on top of already-grueling 90-hour workweeks, has proven devastating for workers in India.
MEPs press European Commission for clarity on legality of deepfake apps
The European Commission answered questions from MEPs about the legality of AI apps which create images of naked people during a IMCO hearing.
MEPs press European Commission for clarity on legality of deepfake apps
The European Commission answered questions from MEPs about the legality of AI apps which create images of naked people during a IMCO hearing.
China finally approves the first batch of NVIDIA H200 AI GPU imports
China has agreed to import its first batch of NVIDIA’s H200 AI chips after the government initially rejecting the idea.
Google unveils AI that can predict how DNA mutations cause disease
‘This could add another piece of the puzzle for the discovery of drug targets and ultimately, the development of new drugs,’ says research engineer, Natasha Latysheva
UK police to use AI facial recognition tech linked to Israel’s war on Gaza
Concerns rise as UK partners with controversial facial recognition company used by Israel in Gaza.
Robotics in 2026: Building the Business Case for Humanoids
From household deployments to general-purpose machines, experts weigh in on what the next year holds for the robotics industry.
Will AIs Take All Our Jobs and End Human History—or Not? Well, It’s Complicated…
Stephen Wolfram explores some of the science, technology and philosophy of what we can expect from AIs. From how ChatGPT works to the cycle of technology, to the concept of...
Meta set to report earnings: Update on revamped AI strategy is key to fourth quarter
Meta will report fourth-quarter earnings, and investors will be looking for any signs that its new AI strategy will benefit the company in the new year.
Clawdbot (Now Moltbot) Is the Hot New AI Agent, But Is It Safe to Use?
The defining features of this agent are the ability to take actions without you needing to prompt it, and that it make those decisions by accessing large swaths of your...
Anthropic CEO Warns That the AI Tech He’s Creating Could Ravage Human Civilization
Anthropic cofounder and CEO Dario Amodei is back with a 19,000-word essay posted to his blog, warning that “humanity needs to wake up.”
Report: China approves import of high-end Nvidia AI chips after weeks of uncertainty
Over 400,000 H200 chips coming to tech giants as China tries to balance tech needs with self-reliance.
Global Technology Spending Will Grow a Record 7.8% In 2026 To Reach $5.6 Trillion
Global technology investment is accelerating at a pace we haven’t seen since the height of the pandemic. Generative AI fueled spending is reshaping the tech landscape, Forrester expects nearly two‑thirds...
Europe’s 2026 Tech Spend Exceeds €1.5 Trillion Driven By AI, Cloud, and Sovereignty
Europe’s technology engine is shifting into a higher gear. Despite economic uncertainty, tariff pressures, and geopolitical tensions, the region’s tech spending will see a robust 6.3% growth in 2026, which...
App Store apps are exposing data from millions of users
An effort led by security research lab CovertLabs is actively uncovering troves of (mostly) AI-related apps that leak and expose user data.
Stop ignoring AI risks in finance, MPs tell BoE and FCA
Treasury committee urges regulators and Treasury to take more ‘proactive’ approach
OpenAI CFO Friar: 2026 is year for ‘practical adoption’ of AI
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said the company is focused on “practical adoption” in 2026, especially in health, science, and enterprise.
OpenAI’s 2026 ‘focus’ is ‘practical adoption’
As the company spends a huge amount of money on infrastructure, OpenAI is working to close the gap on what AI can do and how people actually use it.
Chef Robotics and Packline Partner for Automated Food Manufacturing Solution
The companies have developed a wireless integration that enables seamless end-to-end communication between Chef’s and Packline’s equipment throughout the production line.
AI Has A Brand Problem And Entertainment Is The Fix
AI is reshaping brand strategy. As agentic AI scales content marketing, brands must build entertainment fields, creating loyalty and gravity beyond transactions.
Andreessen Horowitz makes a $3 billion bet that there’s no AI bubble
The venture capital firm, which goes by the nickname a16z, set up a dedicated $1.25 billion war chest in 2024 for bets on AI infrastructure, a term that the fund...
Asus confirms its smartphone business is on indefinite hiatus
Asus chairman Jonney Shih sees AI applications as the company’s main focus going forward.