What Most Organizations Are Getting Wrong About AI ROI
Organizations are deploying AI tools without redesigning workflows or training staff, resulting in limited productivity gains. The gap between capability and execution means most firms are still waiting for measurable ROI. Channel partners—MSPs, MSSPs, and VARs—can fill this void by offering workflow redesign, governance, and role‑specific training. Those who transition from resellers to AI enablement advisors will capture the emerging revenue stream.
VeryAI Secures $10M to Launch Biometric Palm Identity System
VeryAI raised $10 million in seed funding, led by Polychain Capital and backed by Solana co‑founder Anatoly Yakovenko, to launch a smartphone‑based biometric palm verification system. The solution creates a blockchain‑anchored digital identity using mathematical representations of palm prints, leveraging zero‑knowledge...
Can I Run AI Locally?
The article provides a detailed matrix of open‑source LLMs, ranking them by size, memory usage, context window, and token throughput to show which can run on a typical consumer machine. Models under 2 B parameters (e.g., Meta 1B, Google 1B) run smoothly, while...
AI Mode Data, Ask Maps & Branded Queries Go Live – SEO Pulse via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Google’s AI Mode now cites its own properties three times more often, with self‑citations climbing from 7% to 21% and a shift toward organic search results pages. The company also launched Ask Maps, a conversational AI feature in Maps that...
How AI-Powered Digital Experience Solutions Are Transforming Museums
Museums are replacing static labels and linear audio guides with AI‑powered digital experience platforms that interpret visitor location, answer spoken queries, and translate content in real time. The technology leverages Bluetooth beacons, conversational agents, and augmented reality to deliver personalized...
Is Model Governance Slowing AI in Financial Crime?
A new Hawk‑Chartis report finds that while nine in ten banks champion AI for financial‑crime compliance, model governance is emerging as the chief obstacle to broader adoption. More than half of the technical challenges cited by 125 global compliance leaders...
RyderVentures Bets on ‘Physical AI’ to Break Warehouse Automation’s Biggest Barriers
RyderVentures is championing "physical AI," a blend of artificial‑intelligence models with warehouse hardware that lets equipment perform multiple tasks instead of a single, fixed function. The approach tackles the biggest hurdle to warehouse automation—high upfront capital outlays and the risk...
AI and the Entry-Level Job
Harvard Business Review highlights how generative AI is reshaping entry‑level employment, automating routine tasks while creating new hybrid roles that blend human judgment with machine output. The article notes a rapid rise in demand for data‑literacy, prompt‑engineering, and AI‑assisted problem‑solving...
Robbyant Open-Sources LingBot-VLA Model as a ‘Universal Brain’ for Robots
Robbyant, an Alibaba‑affiliated embodied AI firm, has open‑sourced LingBot‑VLA, a vision‑language‑action model positioned as a universal brain for robots. The model, pre‑trained on over 20,000 hours of real‑world data, demonstrated superior task success on the GM‑100 benchmark and the RoboTwin 2.0...
How to Run Claude Code with Docker: Local Models, MCP Servers, and Secure Sandboxes
Docker now enables developers to run Claude Code locally, connect it to external tools, and sandbox its actions. Using Docker Model Runner, Claude Code accesses an Anthropic‑compatible API, giving full control over data, infrastructure, and spending. The Docker MCP Toolkit...
HighRes and Opentrons Showcase ‘Industry’s First’ AI Agent-to-Agent Lab Automation Workflow
HighRes and Opentrons have formed a strategic partnership to co‑develop the industry’s first AI agent‑to‑agent laboratory automation workflow. The solution links Opentrons’ Flex robotic platforms and OpentronsAI with HighRes’ Cellario orchestration software, allowing natural‑language inputs to generate and execute qPCR...
AI-Generated Iran Images Are Widespread. How Do We Know What to Believe? | Margaret Sullivan
AI‑generated images depicting Iran’s involvement in the Israel‑Iran conflict are spreading across social media, often appearing authentic but entirely fabricated. Fact‑checkers like CNN and the BBC’s Shayan Sardarizadeh are scrambling to debunk videos that show missile strikes and captured U.S....
Argonne-Led AI ‘Adviser’ Accelerates Robotic Design of Advanced Electronic Materials
Argonne National Laboratory’s team unveiled an AI “adviser” that monitors and optimizes machine‑learning algorithms during autonomous experiments, dramatically speeding the discovery of mixed ion‑electron conducting polymers. Integrated with the Polybot robotic lab, the adviser reduced the experimental space from over...
NanoClaw and Docker Partner to Make Sandboxes the Safest Way for Enterprises to Deploy AI Agents
NanoClaw has partnered with Docker to run its open‑source AI agent platform inside Docker Sandboxes, providing enterprise‑grade isolation for autonomous agents. The integration leverages MicroVM‑based sandboxes, allowing agents to install packages, modify files, and access external systems without exposing the...
Former OpenAI & Google AI Experts Launches HyperDev
HyperDev unveiled its Version 1 generative AI coding platform, founded by former OpenAI engineer Piotr Sobolewski and ex‑Google Search language‑model specialist Riaz Moola. The service promises full‑stack, production‑ready applications generated by large language models, augmented by a proprietary "Guided Mode" that...
Chris Martin Built a Global Talent Machine And Now He's Opening It to Everyone
Inside Out, founded by Chris Martin, is extending its AI‑driven virtual‑assistant placement model to U.S. businesses after a decade of building remote teams in real‑estate, call‑center and receptionist services. The firm uses a proprietary AI system that evaluates candidates on more...
Chipmaker Axelera AI Hoping to Benefit From European Businesses Wanting to Run AI Locally
Dutch chipmaker Axelera AI is positioning itself as a European alternative to Nvidia by focusing on AI inference chips for edge devices. The company recently raised over $250 million, bringing total funding to more than $450 million and supporting a portfolio that...
NIQ Launches Beta of New AI-Powered Analytical Capabilities in Ask Arthur
NIQ Global Intelligence has launched a beta of AI‑powered analytical capabilities within its Ask Arthur module on the Discover platform. The new features guide users through end‑to‑end analysis, surfacing key drivers and generating decision‑ready narratives in minutes rather than weeks. Built...
K&H Focuses on Digitalisation, AI as Digital Banking Grows in Hungary
K&H Group is accelerating its digital transformation in Hungary, centering its strategy on AI‑driven services and a unified banking‑insurance mobile platform. The bank’s AI assistant Kate, with over 300 functions, supports 150,000 users and logged 1.7 million conversations in 2025. Digital...
Dayforce Top AI Exec’s Advice on Closing the Readiness Gap
A DataCamp survey finds two‑thirds of leaders see data and AI skill gaps, yet fewer than half provide basic AI literacy training. Dayforce chief AI officer David Lloyd argues the real problem is a lack of deliberate AI fluency and...
A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity
The Hard Fork episode examines how the United States and Israel are integrating artificial intelligence into the Iran conflict, using AI to pinpoint targets such as data centers and fiber‑optic infrastructure. It also highlights a new workplace phenomenon dubbed “AI...
FedEx Is Planning an AI Agent Workforce
FedEx announced a multiyear plan to embed artificial‑intelligence agents across more than half of its core operational workflows by 2028, extending AI beyond software development into network planning, customs clearance and marketing. The company is building a data‑centric foundation, consolidating...
Author AI Scams Bingo
A humorous “Author AI Scams Bingo” highlights the surge of AI‑generated spam targeting writers. The piece showcases a bingo card filled with typical scam language such as “I recently came across your book” and promises of wider audiences. It illustrates...
The Fake Images of a Real Strike on a School
An AI‑generated image falsely claimed a school in Isfahan housed military equipment, priming audiences before a real missile strike hit Minab girls’ school, killing at least 175 people. Fact‑checkers debunked the fake photo, but the real tragedy was later clouded...
How Bayesian-Inspired Uncertainty Management Could Shape the Future of Trustworthy AI -
Bayesian‑driven digital twins are emerging as a trusted AI alternative in oncology, where uncertainty and fragmented data hinder large language model (LLM) reliability. Concr, an AI oncology startup, has built a three‑component Bayesian framework that simulates cancer‑treatment risks and updates...
Synscribe Launches SEO AI Agent That Autonomously Executes SEO & GEO – Claims to Replace Traditional Agencies
Singapore‑based Synscribe unveiled a multi‑tenant AI agent built on the open‑source OpenClaw framework that autonomously handles end‑to‑end SEO and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) tasks. The agent performs keyword research, creates landing pages, builds links and even drafts blog posts, reducing...
How the Pizza Industry Became the Epicenter of Restaurant Technology Innovation
The pizza sector has become the leading proving ground for restaurant technology, with AI, robotics, and predictive analytics reshaping ordering, kitchen, and delivery processes. Brands such as Jet’s Pizza, Donatos, Domino’s and Papa John’s have deployed AI‑driven SMS ordering, autonomous...
Elon Musk Unveils ‘Macrohard’ AI Concept Aimed at Automating Large Parts of Work
Elon Musk unveiled Macrohard, an AI‑robotic platform that pairs xAI’s Grok large‑language model with Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot to automate a broad range of workplace tasks. The initiative, a joint effort between xAI and Tesla, leverages Nvidia GPUs and Tesla‑built...
Enterprise AI Security Firm Bold Raises $40m
Enterprise AI security startup Bold emerged from stealth after closing a $40 million Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Picture Capital and Red Dot Capital Partners. The company’s edge‑AI platform runs lightweight models on each endpoint to monitor user behavior,...
National AI Strategy Launched in Ireland
Ireland has published its first national AI strategy for health, outlining a five‑year roadmap across four strategic pillars: clinical care, operations, research and innovation, and public health. The plan emphasizes AI‑driven improvements such as shorter waiting times, personalised treatment, diagnostic...
Pony.ai Expands Robotaxi Access with Integration Into Tencent Mobility Service
Pony.ai has expanded its robotaxi service by integrating it into Tencent’s Mobility Service on WeChat. The rollout allows users in selected Guangzhou districts to request fully driverless rides directly through the popular app. The move builds on a broader Tencent...
3 Ways to Treat AI Prompt Engineering as a Comms Workflow System
Ragan Training launched a new course, “Prompt Like a Pro: GenAI Prompting for Communicators,” teaching how to treat AI prompt engineering as a structured communications workflow. The curriculum emphasizes strengthening prompts to reflect context, building documented prompt libraries, and using...
Liberty Global CEO Lifts Lid on Early AI Impact
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries told Mobile World Live that AI is now embedded across the company, with 95% of employees using it daily in a closed environment. He described the current impact as marginal improvements rather than a transformative...
Peacock to Give Bravo Fans Personalized Experience With AI Andy Cohen
At a Peacock product preview, NBCUniversal unveiled "Your Bravoverse," an AI‑driven vertical‑video experience that uses Andy Cohen’s voice and likeness to guide users through personalized Bravo playlists drawn from over 5,000 hours of content. The feature, slated for a summer launch, lets...
The 10 Most In-Demand Tech Jobs for 2026 — and How to Hire for Them
Robert Half’s 2026 IT salary report identifies ten tech roles that have outpaced market growth, with AI/ML engineering, cybersecurity, and cloud/network engineering leading the demand surge. Business leaders prioritize AI/ML (45%), IT operations (36%) and cloud architecture (24%), yet only...
Face Value: What It Takes to Fool Facial Recognition
ESET security advisor Jake Moore demonstrated how consumer‑grade smart glasses, deep‑fake tools, and face‑swap software can defeat widely deployed facial recognition systems. He captured strangers’ faces in real time, created AI‑generated identities to open a bank account, and bypassed a...
AI Learns to Spot Problems in AI Training Systems Before They Occur
Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Baidu and Huawei unveiled a teacher‑student AI framework that predicts optical transceiver failures in large‑scale AI training clusters. Tested on Baidu’s 400 Gbps data‑center fabric, the model achieved a 0.964 F1‑score, a 9.3% gain over...
Where AI Agents Fit in Healthcare Operations
Avahi, an AWS Premier partner, is launching a free webinar on March 18 to demystify AI agents for healthcare executives. The session, titled “The AI Agent Implementation Framework,” will explain how AI agents operate within hospitals and identify high‑impact use...
Canal+ Taps AI to Create Scenes Once Impossible to Film
Canal+, the French media group owned by MultiChoice, announced that it will integrate generative AI tools from Google Cloud and OpenAI into its StudioCanal production pipeline. CEO Maxim Saada said the technology will enable the creation of scenes that were previously...
New Indian Startup RaagaPay Wants to Fix AI’s Hindustani Classical Music Problem
Delhi‑based startup RaagaPay launched in October 2025 to create India’s first ethical Hindustani classical music dataset for AI. The initial phase delivered ten hours of recordings across sitar, tabla, vocals and other instruments, with a goal of 1,000 hours from...
Fintech Company & ADCB Launch Egypt’s First Transactional Fraud Solution Powered by AI
Network International and ADCB Egypt have launched Egypt’s first AI‑powered transactional fraud solution, FICO Falcon Fraud Manager. The system leverages machine‑learning to build behavioral profiles and analyze millions of transactions in real time, instantly flagging suspicious activity. Deployment marks a milestone in...
DSTI Intros Smart Tech for ECape Farmers
The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has launched the South African System of Systems for Agricultural Modernisation (SASSAM), a digital platform delivering soil analysis, pest identification, weather and AI‑driven forecasts to farmers. Funded through the Technology Innovation Agency,...
Vilnius-Based WhiteBridge AI Raises €2.6 Million for Its AI-Powered People Research Engine
Vilnius‑based startup WhiteBridge AI announced a €2.6 million seed financing round. The round was led by FIRSTPICK VC with participation from several other VCs and angels. WhiteBridge offers an AI‑powered people research platform that aggregates, verifies and analyses publicly available personal...
Spotted Zebra Launches AI Interview Agent: Bringing Skills Science to Every Candidate Conversation at Enterprise Scale
Spotted Zebra unveiled its AI Interview Agent, an enterprise‑grade hiring tool that conducts live, adaptive two‑way interviews using validated Role Skills Profiles. The platform delivers transparent, evidence‑based scores with audit trails, operates 24/7 on any device, and meets ISO 42001 and...
EU-Made Facial Recognition Ended up Scanning Schoolchildren in Brazil
The EU’s AI Act tightly regulates biometric surveillance inside Europe but omits any export‑control provisions. Slovak firm Innovatrics’ facial‑recognition system is now deployed in more than 1,700 public schools in Brazil’s Paraná state, scanning up to one million children daily....
The Role of AI in Large-Scale Drug Manufacturing: Current Applications and Future Trends
Artificial intelligence is reshaping large‑scale pharmaceutical manufacturing by automating process design, real‑time control, and supply‑chain management. Machine‑learning models can simulate optimal temperature, pressure and reactant levels, accelerating scale‑up and reducing waste. AI‑driven advanced process control continuously adjusts bioreactor conditions, while...
Burp! Tech Mahindra, AI and the Metabolic Rate of Change
Tech Mahindra’s European president says AI has moved beyond a mere enabler to become the core of enterprise strategy, demanding a shift in governance, decision‑making and organizational structure. He warns that firms must adopt an "organizational metabolism" mindset, letting go...
Future AI Chips Could Be Built on Glass
Glass substrates are emerging as a new foundation for high‑performance AI chips, offering superior thermal stability and allowing denser interconnects. South Korean firm Absolics will begin commercial production this year, while Intel and other manufacturers are testing glass‑based packages for...
Amagi Report: Applied AI Moving Into Core Media Workflows
Amagi’s March 2026 Airtime Report shows FAST (Free Ad‑Supported Streaming TV) viewership rising 21% YoY in Q4 2025, with ad impressions up 27%. The growth was strongest in LATAM, where hours of viewing jumped 66% and ad impressions 77%. A survey of...
PRISM BioLab and Receptor.AI Partner to Develop a Drug Discovery Platform
PRISM BioLab has teamed with Receptor.AI to build an AI‑driven, physics‑guided platform for discovering orally available small molecules that target intracellular protein‑protein interactions, membrane proteins, and complex receptor systems. The collaboration fuses PRISM’s PepMetics technology—3‑dimensional scaffolds that mimic α‑helix and...