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Claude Opus 3 Is Being “Retired” — Here’s What That Actually Means
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Claude Opus 3 Is Being “Retired” — Here’s What That Actually Means

Anthropic announced the retirement of Claude Opus 3 as its default, generally available model while keeping limited access for paid subscribers and API requests. The company introduced its first formal model‑retirement process, citing the linear cost and operational complexity of supporting...

By eWeek
Google's Nano Banana 2 Takes Aim at the Production Cost Problem That's Kept AI Image Gen Out of Enterprise Workflows
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Google's Nano Banana 2 Takes Aim at the Production Cost Problem That's Kept AI Image Gen Out of Enterprise Workflows

Google DeepMind unveiled Nano Banana 2, a Gemini 3.1 Flash Image model that delivers Pro‑level text rendering, subject consistency, and image search at roughly half the cost of the Nano Banana Pro tier. The new offering reduces per‑image pricing to...

By VentureBeat
7 Haulage and Logistics Startups Reshaping Freight in 2026
NewsFeb 26, 2026

7 Haulage and Logistics Startups Reshaping Freight in 2026

Global logistics generated over $11 trillion in 2023 but remains largely manual, prompting a surge of tech‑driven startups. Seven firms—Aurora Innovation, Flexport, Gatik, Sennder, HydroHaul, Faramove, and project44—are scaling autonomous trucks, AI routing, hydrogen fuel, and real‑time visibility platforms. Collectively they...

By Techpoint Africa
Burger King’s AI “Patty” Moves AI Into Frontline Execution
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Burger King’s AI “Patty” Moves AI Into Frontline Execution

Burger King is piloting an AI assistant named “Patty” inside employee headsets, embedding it within the BK Assistant platform to guide crew members, monitor equipment, and analyze service language. The system connects to the cloud‑based point‑of‑sale, enabling near‑real‑time inventory updates,...

By Logistics Viewpoints
Eko Health Deploys SENSORA AI Cardiac Detection Platform at Wayne General Hospital
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Eko Health Deploys SENSORA AI Cardiac Detection Platform at Wayne General Hospital

Eko Health has partnered with Wayne General Hospital in Mississippi to roll out its SENSORA AI‑assisted cardiac detection platform across emergency and primary‑care units. The system pairs a digital stethoscope with FDA‑cleared AI that analyzes heart sounds in under a...

By HIT Consultant
700MW Data Center Could Be Built at Port of Dunkirk, Northern France
NewsFeb 26, 2026

700MW Data Center Could Be Built at Port of Dunkirk, Northern France

The Dunkirk Port Authority has opened a 21‑hectare brownfield site for a potential AI‑focused data center, offering developers a power connection ranging from 400 MW to 700 MW. Power will be supplied by RTE from the nearby Flanders Maritimes substation, with a...

By Data Center Dynamics
3D Software Helps Cardiologists Plan Ahead for TAVR Complications
NewsFeb 26, 2026

3D Software Helps Cardiologists Plan Ahead for TAVR Complications

Sentara’s high‑volume TAVR center adopted the AI‑enabled DASI 3‑D planning platform to move beyond static CT measurements. The software dynamically simulates valve frame expansion, calcium deformation, and tissue interaction, allowing clinicians to test multiple valve sizes and depths before the...

By Cardiovascular Business
Upcoming Research On Digital Twins For Data Centers
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Upcoming Research On Digital Twins For Data Centers

An upcoming research initiative will evaluate digital‑twin technology for data centers, aiming to identify high‑ROI use cases that surpass basic spreadsheet analysis. The study will assess available solutions, pinpoint scenarios—such as infrastructure vendor selection—that deliver quick, measurable value, and define...

By Forrester Blogs
This March 23, We’ll Be Introducing the Gemini Advantage in Google Marketing Platform.
NewsFeb 26, 2026

This March 23, We’ll Be Introducing the Gemini Advantage in Google Marketing Platform.

Google Marketing Platform announced the "Gemini advantage" at NewFront on March 23, showcasing AI‑powered Gemini models across its entire suite. The rollout promises deeper visibility into the consumer journey, real‑time data activation, and reduced fragmentation for advertisers. Leading brands will demonstrate...

By Google Analytics Blog
FDA Clears Six Indications for Qure.ai's Chest X-Ray Reporting Tool
NewsFeb 26, 2026

FDA Clears Six Indications for Qure.ai's Chest X-Ray Reporting Tool

The FDA granted 510(k) Class II clearance to Qure.ai’s qXR-Detect, adding six new chest‑X‑ray detection indications. The tool now flags findings across lung, pleura, mediastinum/hila & heart, bone, hardware and other regions, expanding the company’s U.S. portfolio to 26 FDA clearances. The clearance...

By Imaging Technology News (ITN)
Researchers Aim to Visualize Brain Activity at True Speed
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Researchers Aim to Visualize Brain Activity at True Speed

Johns Hopkins researchers, led by Adam Charles, secured a four‑year, $2.7 million NIH grant to build an AI‑enhanced optical imaging system that can record brain activity 20 to 50 times faster than current methods. The platform will translate voltage spikes and...

By Johns Hopkins Hub (Health)
E-Con Systems to Showcase Next-Gen Edge AI and Multi-Camera Vision Solutions at NVIDIA GTC 2026 and Embedded World 2026
NewsFeb 26, 2026

E-Con Systems to Showcase Next-Gen Edge AI and Multi-Camera Vision Solutions at NVIDIA GTC 2026 and Embedded World 2026

e-con Systems will unveil its next‑generation edge AI and multi‑camera vision solutions at NVIDIA GTC 2026 in San Jose and Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg. The company will demo Darsi Pro, a production‑ready platform built on NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX that handles eight HDR GMSL...

By RoboticsTomorrow
Can Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy Launch Boost QCOM Shares?
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Can Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy Launch Boost QCOM Shares?

Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, a custom‑tuned version of its flagship mobile processor designed for Samsung’s upcoming S26 Ultra worldwide and the S26+ and S26 in select markets. The chip integrates a third‑generation Oryon CPU, next‑gen Adreno GPU, Hexagon...

By Yahoo Finance – Top Financial News
OpenAI Wants to Get the Government Hooked on ChatGPT
NewsFeb 26, 2026

OpenAI Wants to Get the Government Hooked on ChatGPT

OpenAI is rapidly embedding its generative AI tools across the U.S. federal landscape, with 37 agencies and roughly 80,000 employees now using ChatGPT. The company is offering the technology at deep discounts and has secured a fast‑track pathway to deploy...

By Fast Company AI
Model Context Protocols Can Serve as Healthcare AI Guardrails
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Model Context Protocols Can Serve as Healthcare AI Guardrails

FDB’s Virginia Halsey introduced Model Context Protocols, a set of contractual guardrails for healthcare AI. The protocols require AI models to achieve a predefined confidence threshold before influencing clinical decisions and restrict their behavior to approved use‑cases. By embedding these...

By Healthcare Finance News (HIMSS Media)
Finding Value with AI and Industry 5.0 Transformation
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Finding Value with AI and Industry 5.0 Transformation

Industry 5.0 moves beyond the technology‑centric focus of Industry 4.0, orchestrating AI, cloud, IoT and digital twins to augment human capabilities and drive sustainability. A new EY‑MIT report shows most industrial firms still prioritize efficiency, leaving growth‑oriented and human‑centric initiatives...

By MIT Technology Review
Meet The Producers Resurrecting Dead Hollywood Pitches Using AI
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Meet The Producers Resurrecting Dead Hollywood Pitches Using AI

Deadline’s new column Rendering highlights a podcast, Films Not Made, launched by producers Amy Hobby and Avi Zev Weider that uses generative AI to resurrect abandoned Hollywood pitches. The show runs AI‑enhanced scripts, storyboards and even AI‑generated trailers for projects...

By Deadline
Top Cloud Providers to Outspend Ireland's GDP on AI in 2026
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Top Cloud Providers to Outspend Ireland's GDP on AI in 2026

Eight of the world’s largest cloud providers will collectively invest about $710 billion in AI servers and data‑center infrastructure in 2026, a spend that eclipses Ireland’s entire GDP. The capex represents a 61 percent year‑over‑year increase, underscoring the rapid scaling of AI...

By The Register
ChatGPT Ecommerce Traffic Converts 31% Higher than Non-Branded Organic Search
NewsFeb 26, 2026

ChatGPT Ecommerce Traffic Converts 31% Higher than Non-Branded Organic Search

Visibility Labs analyzed 94 ecommerce sites in 2025 and found that traffic referred from ChatGPT converted at a 1.81% rate, 31% higher than non‑branded organic search. While ChatGPT visits surged 1,079% over the year, they accounted for only 1.48% of...

By Search Engine Land
MasterClass Is Working With OpenAI to Build a Business School for the AI Era
NewsFeb 26, 2026

MasterClass Is Working With OpenAI to Build a Business School for the AI Era

MasterClass, OpenAI, and the University of Chicago Booth School have launched MasterClass Executive, an AI‑powered, 12‑week alternative to traditional MBA programs. Priced at $2,500, the cohort‑based course blends Zoom lessons, AI tutoring, and in‑person sessions on Booth’s campus. Applicants face...

By Inc. — Leadership
DataJoint Launches Agentic AI Control Layer for Scientific Workflows
NewsFeb 26, 2026

DataJoint Launches Agentic AI Control Layer for Scientific Workflows

DataJoint introduced DataJoint Agentic AI, a governed execution layer that brings semi‑autonomous AI to scientific workflows while preserving provenance and reproducibility. The platform captures multimodal research data with rich metadata and full computational lineage, enabling AI agents to validate inputs,...

By AI-TechPark
AI Scare Trade Shatters Two Investing Myths
NewsFeb 26, 2026

AI Scare Trade Shatters Two Investing Myths

Bloomberg’s Shuli Ren argues that the AI‑scare trade is reshaping equity valuations, pulling US software stocks lower while South Korea’s Kospi soars 44% this year. The article debunks two entrenched myths: that book value is irrelevant and that aging populations...

By Advisor Perspectives
I Developed an App that Uses Drone Footage to Track Plastic Litter on Beaches
NewsFeb 26, 2026

I Developed an App that Uses Drone Footage to Track Plastic Litter on Beaches

University of Limerick researchers have created a drone‑based system that uses computer‑vision AI to locate plastic litter on beaches and feeds the data into a free mobile app. The platform can identify objects as small as 1 cm from 30 m altitude...

By Robohub
Is AI the End of Lawyers, or the Beginning of Access to Justice?
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Is AI the End of Lawyers, or the Beginning of Access to Justice?

Generative AI is rapidly entering the legal market, with startups securing billion‑dollar valuations and offering low‑cost, on‑demand advice. While the technology promises to narrow the access‑to‑justice gap for the 93% of low‑income Americans who lack representation, AI “hallucinations” that fabricate...

By Fast Company AI
Clearlake’s Feliciano Tells How to Pick Winners and Losers in AI Disruption
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Clearlake’s Feliciano Tells How to Pick Winners and Losers in AI Disruption

José Feliciano, co‑founder and managing partner of Clearlake Capital, told PE Hub that AI‑driven disruption in public tech and software markets is opening compelling opportunities in the private‑equity space. He explained that as public valuations compress, investors can target companies...

By Private Equity International
Freestar Introduces pubOS, a Unified Publisher Operating System Built to Replace Fragmented Solutions and Navigate the AI Age
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Freestar Introduces pubOS, a Unified Publisher Operating System Built to Replace Fragmented Solutions and Navigate the AI Age

Freestar launched pubOS, a unified Publisher Operating System that replaces fragmented ad‑tech stacks with a single, integrated platform. The solution combines Freestar’s proprietary monetization tools—including a custom Prebid wrapper and AI‑driven yield engine—with a marketplace of identity, compliance, and analytics...

By MarTech Series
Heineken Recruits New Chief to Build ‘Digital Backbone’
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Heineken Recruits New Chief to Build ‘Digital Backbone’

Heineken has named Romain Apert, former Mars Petcare CIO, as its new chief data and technology officer, effective May. Apert succeeds Ronald den Elzen, who is stepping down after a 31‑year tenure that saw the launch of a “best‑connected brewer”...

By DecisionMarketing
Salesforce Launches Telco-Specific AI Agents to Improve Sales and Customer Retention
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Salesforce Launches Telco-Specific AI Agents to Improve Sales and Customer Retention

Salesforce unveiled Agentforce for Communications, a suite of telco‑specific AI agents designed to automate routine tasks and boost customer engagement. The solution targets a telecom sector facing slowing revenue growth—forecast at 2.9% by 2029—and high churn rates up to 40%....

By SiliconANGLE
Confluent Intelligence Adds Streaming Agents Into the Mix to Enable Agent-to-Agent Collaboration
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Confluent Intelligence Adds Streaming Agents Into the Mix to Enable Agent-to-Agent Collaboration

Confluent Intelligence has introduced Streaming Agents, built on Google’s Agent2Agent protocol, to enable AI agents to share real‑time context and collaborate across platforms. The preview feature connects data sources such as BigQuery, Databricks, Snowflake and LangChain to third‑party systems like...

By SiliconANGLE
Google Opens 'Text Guidelines' To More Advertisers
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Google Opens 'Text Guidelines' To More Advertisers

Google is expanding its AI‑driven "text guidelines" feature to all AI Max and Performance Max advertisers in a global beta. The tool lets brands specify terms or concepts to include or exclude, ensuring AI‑generated headlines and descriptions stay on‑brand, tone‑appropriate,...

By MediaPost
We’re Expanding Beta Access to Text Guidelines for All Advertisers Globally in AI Max.
NewsFeb 26, 2026

We’re Expanding Beta Access to Text Guidelines for All Advertisers Globally in AI Max.

Google is rolling out beta access to text guidelines for all advertisers worldwide within its AI Max platform, covering both Search and Performance Max campaigns. The feature now supports every language and industry vertical, letting marketers define prohibited terms or...

By Google Analytics Blog
Google Expands AI Max Text Guidelines Globally
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Google Expands AI Max Text Guidelines Globally

Google has opened beta access to AI Max text guidelines for all advertisers worldwide, covering Search and Performance Max campaigns. The new feature supports every language and industry vertical, letting marketers steer AI‑generated ad copy with plain‑language instructions. Brands can...

By Search Engine Land
Trace Raises $3M to Solve the AI Agent Adoption Problem in Enterprise
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Trace Raises $3M to Solve the AI Agent Adoption Problem in Enterprise

Trace, a Boston-based workflow orchestration startup, announced a $3 million seed round led by Y Combinator and several venture firms. The company builds a knowledge graph from enterprise tools such as email, Slack and Airtable to give AI agents the contextual...

By TechCrunch Enterprise
Figma Partners with OpenAI to Bake in Support for Codex
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Figma Partners with OpenAI to Bake in Support for Codex

Figma announced a deep integration with OpenAI’s Codex, allowing designers and engineers to move fluidly between visual design and code within a single workflow. The partnership follows a similar deal with Anthropic’s Claude Code and leverages Figma’s Model Context Protocol...

By TechCrunch Apps
ServiceNow Resolves 90% of Its Own IT Requests Autonomously. Now It Wants to Do the Same for Any Enterprise
NewsFeb 26, 2026

ServiceNow Resolves 90% of Its Own IT Requests Autonomously. Now It Wants to Do the Same for Any Enterprise

ServiceNow reports that it resolves 90% of its own employee IT requests autonomously, delivering solutions up to 99% faster than human agents. The company unveiled an Autonomous Workforce framework, the EmployeeWorks product, and a "role automation" architecture to extend this...

By VentureBeat
Sinch Expands Its Platform With Agentic Conversations for AI-Powered Customer Engagement
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Sinch Expands Its Platform With Agentic Conversations for AI-Powered Customer Engagement

Sinch unveiled Agentic Conversations, a suite that lets enterprises deploy AI agents across messaging, voice and email channels at scale. The platform offers an open, secure infrastructure that integrates with existing enterprise systems and supports both Sinch‑built and third‑party agents....

By MarTech Series
Valant Expands AI-Powered Clinical Notes for Behavioral Care
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Valant Expands AI-Powered Clinical Notes for Behavioral Care

Valant announced expanded AI Notes Assist, an AI‑driven documentation tool that now supports more than 100 behavioral health note templates, including SOAP, DAP, BIRP and custom formats. Integrated directly into Valant’s secure EHR, the solution generates structured notes from in‑person,...

By AI-TechPark
Latino-Founded Applevel Reports $40M Valuation, Integrating WhatsApp Into GoHighLevel CRM and OpenAI
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Latino-Founded Applevel Reports $40M Valuation, Integrating WhatsApp Into GoHighLevel CRM and OpenAI

Latino‑founded startup Applevel announced a $40 million valuation after scaling its platform that syncs WhatsApp conversations into the GoHighLevel CRM and adds OpenAI‑driven response automation. The solution now serves over 4,500 active users in more than 36 countries and has recruited...

By MarTech Series
Kubernetes WG Serving Concludes Following Successful Advancement of AI Inference Support
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Kubernetes WG Serving Concludes Following Successful Advancement of AI Inference Support

The Kubernetes Working Group (WG) Serving has been disbanded after successfully establishing the platform as a preferred orchestrator for AI inference workloads. The group’s workstreams gathered requirements from model servers, hardware vendors, and inference providers, leading to the adoption of...

By CNCF Blog
IAB Unveils 2026 NewFronts, Marking a Defining Moment for Streaming, CTV, and AI-Powered Video
NewsFeb 26, 2026

IAB Unveils 2026 NewFronts, Marking a Defining Moment for Streaming, CTV, and AI-Powered Video

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced the 2026 NewFronts event, scheduled for March 23‑26 in New York, spotlighting AI‑driven video, streaming, and CTV innovations. The four‑day conference will feature live and virtual sessions from tech giants like Google, Meta, and...

By IAB
VAST Data Unveils Polaris for Global AI Data Control
NewsFeb 26, 2026

VAST Data Unveils Polaris for Global AI Data Control

VAST Data introduced Polaris, a global control plane for AI data infrastructure, at VAST Forward 2026. Polaris unifies provisioning, lifecycle management, and orchestration of VAST clusters across public cloud, neocloud, and on‑premises environments, turning distributed deployments into a single operational...

By AI-TechPark
INTERTRAFFIC: Blickfeld to Demo Lidar Traffic Management Solutions
NewsFeb 26, 2026

INTERTRAFFIC: Blickfeld to Demo Lidar Traffic Management Solutions

Munich‑based Blickfeld will showcase its 3D lidar sensors and traffic perception software at Intertraffic Amsterdam in March 2026. The technology creates detailed, privacy‑safe maps of vehicle positions, speeds and classifications, enabling operators to monitor flows and spot incidents such as...

By Traffic Technology Today
AI Revives Ecommerce DIY
NewsFeb 26, 2026

AI Revives Ecommerce DIY

Ecommerce firms are embracing AI and automation to revive a DIY spirit, letting non‑technical staff build custom tools. A Northwest retailer equipped employees with OpenAI, Gemini and n8n, creating a price‑monitoring workflow that feeds data into Google Sheets. The approach...

By Practical Ecommerce
Deloitte Launches Toolkit to Help Organizations Move From AI Experimentation to Long-Term Value
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Deloitte Launches Toolkit to Help Organizations Move From AI Experimentation to Long-Term Value

Deloitte has introduced Enterprise AI Navigator, an advisory and engineering software suite aimed at moving enterprises from fragmented AI pilots to measurable, organization‑wide value. The platform combines Deloitte’s Ascend project‑management tools with proprietary data to identify suitable processes, model workflow...

By SiliconANGLE
The Best Slackbot Prompts for Customer Service Teams
NewsFeb 26, 2026

The Best Slackbot Prompts for Customer Service Teams

Slackbot, Slack’s AI-powered assistant, now integrates with Service Cloud to surface case data, knowledge articles, and team conversations directly within Slack. Early metrics show 96% user satisfaction, 138,000 hours saved each week, and $6.4 million in productivity value. The tool enables agents...

By Slack – Blog
CesiumAstro Acquires Vidrovr to Embed AI in Communications Systems
NewsFeb 26, 2026

CesiumAstro Acquires Vidrovr to Embed AI in Communications Systems

CesiumAstro announced the acquisition of AI‑focused startup Vidrovr to embed artificial intelligence into its space‑based communications payloads. The deal, closed in late 2025, adds multimodal signal‑analysis and edge‑computing capabilities to CesiumAstro’s software‑defined phased‑array systems, including the Element satellite. By integrating...

By SpaceNews
Cognizant's Babak Hodjat Allays Anthropic-Induced AI Impact Fears: 'It Does Not Come Just Automatically Out of the Box'
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Cognizant's Babak Hodjat Allays Anthropic-Induced AI Impact Fears: 'It Does Not Come Just Automatically Out of the Box'

Cognizant’s chief AI officer Babak Hodjat told Reuters that startup‑driven AI tools such as Anthropic’s Claude are not plug‑and‑play solutions and still require deep engineering, integration and governance expertise. He highlighted that Cognizant already automates about 30% of its coding...

By Mint AI
Google Circle to Search Looks At The Whole Image
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Google Circle to Search Looks At The Whole Image

Google announced a major upgrade to its Circle to Search feature, enabling the tool to analyze an entire image rather than just the circled portion. Powered by Gemini 3’s multi‑object recognition and visual query fan‑out, the system automatically crops and searches...

By Search Engine Roundtable
Autocalls Expands Platform With Full Omnichannel White-Label AI Voice Capabilities
NewsFeb 26, 2026

Autocalls Expands Platform With Full Omnichannel White-Label AI Voice Capabilities

Autocalls announced a platform upgrade that adds full omnichannel, white‑label AI voice capabilities across phone, WhatsApp and web chat, priced at a flat $0.09 per minute. The all‑inclusive rate bundles premium speech synthesis, language models, recognition and telephony, undercutting typical...

By AiThority » Sales Enablement