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ECI Expands Alliance with FormedAI to Deliver AI-Powered AP Automation for E-Automate Cloud Users
NewsFeb 21, 2026

ECI Expands Alliance with FormedAI to Deliver AI-Powered AP Automation for E-Automate Cloud Users

ECI Software Solutions has broadened its partnership with FormedAI to embed AI‑driven accounts payable automation into the e‑automate Cloud platform for North American dealers. The integration brings the same data‑capture and invoice‑processing engine that served self‑hosted users to cloud deployments,...

By ERP News
Anthropic Debuts Claude Code Security – AI Now Scan Vulnerabilities in Your Entire Codebase
NewsFeb 21, 2026

Anthropic Debuts Claude Code Security – AI Now Scan Vulnerabilities in Your Entire Codebase

Anthropic launched Claude Code Security, an AI‑driven tool that scans entire codebases for vulnerabilities and suggests patches. Powered by Claude Opus 4.6, it uses frontier reasoning to map data flows and identify complex bugs that traditional SAST tools miss. Internal tests...

By GBHackers On Security
Anthropic Updates Claude Code with Desktop Features that Automate More of the Dev Workflow
NewsFeb 21, 2026

Anthropic Updates Claude Code with Desktop Features that Automate More of the Dev Workflow

Anthropic has launched new desktop features for Claude Code, enabling the AI to spin up development servers, display running web apps, auto‑detect and fix errors, and perform code reviews directly in the diff view. For GitHub projects, Claude now monitors...

By THE DECODER
‘SaaS Is Dead’ Is Counterfactual, Ask Us Again in 10 Years: Salesforce Heads Amid AI Summit 2026
NewsFeb 21, 2026

‘SaaS Is Dead’ Is Counterfactual, Ask Us Again in 10 Years: Salesforce Heads Amid AI Summit 2026

At the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Salesforce executives pushed back against the "SaaS is dead" narrative, arguing that their cloud platforms remain essential for AI‑driven enterprises. They highlighted that over 20,000 customers are already integrating Salesforce AI...

By Indian Express AI
EC-Council Expands AI Certification Portfolio to Strengthen U.S. AI Workforce Readiness and Security
NewsFeb 21, 2026

EC-Council Expands AI Certification Portfolio to Strengthen U.S. AI Workforce Readiness and Security

EC‑Council announced its Enterprise AI Credential Suite, adding four role‑based AI certifications and an updated Certified CISO v4 program. The launch targets the estimated $5.5 trillion global AI risk exposure and a U.S. reskilling gap of 700,000 workers. It aligns with recent...

By The Hacker News
Sam Altman vs Elon Musk: Why OpenAI’s CEO Says Space-Based Data Centres Won’t Matter This Decade
NewsFeb 21, 2026

Sam Altman vs Elon Musk: Why OpenAI’s CEO Says Space-Based Data Centres Won’t Matter This Decade

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman dismissed Elon Musk’s proposal for orbital data centres, calling the concept “ridiculous” for the current decade. Altman argued that launch costs and the difficulty of servicing GPUs in space make space‑based AI compute infeasible in the...

By Indian Express AI
Authors, Illustrators Push for Copyright Owner Class in Case Against Google AI
NewsFeb 21, 2026

Authors, Illustrators Push for Copyright Owner Class in Case Against Google AI

A coalition of authors and illustrators has asked the court to certify a class that would include any copyright owner whose works were used to train Google’s Gemini AI. Judge Eumi Lee pressed both sides on the feasibility of such...

By Courthouse News Service
Krafton Introduces Terminus KIRA, Open-Source AI Agent Enhancing Game Development Workflows
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Krafton Introduces Terminus KIRA, Open-Source AI Agent Enhancing Game Development Workflows

Krafton unveiled Terminus KIRA, an open‑source AI agent designed to streamline game‑development workflows. Built as a desktop “virtual colleague,” KIRA repackages the internal KRIS system and adds self‑critique prompts to existing large language models. In Terminal‑Bench tests it achieved a 74.8%...

By Inven Global
How Arintra’s Coding AI Helped Mercyhealth Boost Revenue by 5%
NewsFeb 20, 2026

How Arintra’s Coding AI Helped Mercyhealth Boost Revenue by 5%

Mercyhealth, a 6‑hospital system serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, deployed Arintra’s AI‑driven coding platform across 37 sites in 2023. The technology automates chart coding, writes medical codes directly into the EHR, and flags missed reimbursement opportunities. Since implementation, the...

By MedCity News
Microsoft to Train 20 Lakh Teachers in AI by 2030, Launches Initiative in Delhi
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Microsoft to Train 20 Lakh Teachers in AI by 2030, Launches Initiative in Delhi

Microsoft announced its "Microsoft Elevate for Educators in India" program, aiming to train 2 million teachers across 2 lakh institutions by 2030. The rollout began in Delhi, covering 75 CM SHRI schools where educators received hands‑on training with Microsoft Copilot. Partnerships with CBSE,...

By Indian Express AI
From Mental Health Issues to Cancer Care: AI Startups Reimagine Healthcare Access with Smart Diagnostics, Digital Tools, Tele-Doctors
NewsFeb 20, 2026

From Mental Health Issues to Cancer Care: AI Startups Reimagine Healthcare Access with Smart Diagnostics, Digital Tools, Tele-Doctors

At the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, several startups unveiled AI‑driven solutions aimed at widening healthcare access. Clinics on Cloud introduced “Health ATMs” that combine on‑site screenings for 60+ conditions with tele‑doctor consults, claiming 90‑95% laboratory‑grade accuracy. Other launches...

By Indian Express AI
Hong Kong: PolyU Advances Intelligent Transport Solutions
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Hong Kong: PolyU Advances Intelligent Transport Solutions

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University secured HK$18.6 million from the Smart Traffic Fund to launch three AI‑driven transport projects. One develops an end‑to‑end intelligent driving system for logistics using multi‑modal sensor fusion and a 360° bird’s‑eye view framework. A second creates...

By OpenGov Asia
Gensler’s 2026 Design Forecast: AI, Agility and Adaptation Redefine the Future of the Urban Built Environment
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Gensler’s 2026 Design Forecast: AI, Agility and Adaptation Redefine the Future of the Urban Built Environment

Gensler released its 2026 Design Forecast, highlighting how artificial intelligence, design agility, and climate adaptation are reshaping the urban built environment. The report adds country‑specific insights, showing Europe’s livability focus, Asia’s dense‑city innovation, and the Middle East’s resilience priorities. Six...

By FM Link
AI News: Italy Sets the Rules for AI in the Workplace
NewsFeb 20, 2026

AI News: Italy Sets the Rules for AI in the Workplace

Italy’s AI Act (Law No. 132) became effective on 10 October 2025, making Italy the first EU nation with a comprehensive national AI framework. The law classifies AI systems used for employment decisions as high‑risk, mirroring the EU AI Act, and imposes strict...

By National Law Review – Employment Law
AI Apps On The Google Play Store Are Leaking Customer Data And Photos
NewsFeb 20, 2026

AI Apps On The Google Play Store Are Leaking Customer Data And Photos

AdGuard is offering its Family Plan as a lifetime subscription for $15.97 through February 22, covering up to nine devices. The deal bundles enterprise‑grade ad blocking, tracker suppression, malware and phishing protection, and built‑in parental controls. Users receive continuous updates without...

By Mashable AI
Media Authentication an Emerging Front in Battle Against Deepfakes: Microsoft Report
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Media Authentication an Emerging Front in Battle Against Deepfakes: Microsoft Report

Microsoft released a report on media integrity and authentication (MIA), detailing techniques such as C2PA provenance, imperceptible watermarking, and soft‑hash fingerprinting to verify digital content origins. The study concludes that no single method can stop deepfakes, urging a layered approach...

By Biometric Update
5 Things To Know On Anthropic’s Claude Code Security
NewsFeb 20, 2026

5 Things To Know On Anthropic’s Claude Code Security

Anthropic announced that its Claude Code platform will now include Claude Code Security, an AI‑driven vulnerability‑scanning feature that reads and reasons about code like a human researcher. The tool, launched in a limited research preview, aims to uncover complex issues...

By CRN (US)
Ten63 Therapeutics Secures New Funding
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Ten63 Therapeutics Secures New Funding

Ten63 Therapeutics, an AI‑driven drug‑discovery firm spun out of Duke and TTIC, announced a strategic investment from Chugai Venture Fund and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, bringing total capital to over $45 million. The company leverages its BEYOND generative‑chemistry platform...

By VC News Daily
Chyron Paint 10.3 Adds New Visualization Features for Live Action
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Chyron Paint 10.3 Adds New Visualization Features for Live Action

Chyron has launched Paint 10.3, adding AI‑driven active graphics, a flexible speedometer tool, and an enhanced zone blur feature for live sports production. The active graphics layer can animate visuals using AI player‑tracking or manual key‑framing, reducing manual effort. The...

By TVTechnology
KPMG Named SAP Global Strategic Service Partner
NewsFeb 20, 2026

KPMG Named SAP Global Strategic Service Partner

KPMG has been elevated to SAP’s Global Strategic Service Partner tier, positioning its cloud‑native Velocity platform as a core delivery engine for large‑scale ERP transformations. The partnership emphasizes modular accelerators and an AI‑first approach that streamline design, configuration, and testing...

By ERP Today
Microsoft: ‘Summarize With AI’ Buttons Used To Poison AI Recommendations via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Microsoft: ‘Summarize With AI’ Buttons Used To Poison AI Recommendations via @Sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Microsoft’s Defender Security Research team unveiled a new threat called “AI Recommendation Poisoning,” where website buttons labeled “Summarize with AI” embed hidden prompt‑injection instructions. Clicking these buttons feeds AI assistants a URL‑encoded command that tells the model to remember the...

By Search Engine Journal
On the Radar: The Role of T-Glass in AI
NewsFeb 20, 2026

On the Radar: The Role of T-Glass in AI

T‑glass, an ultra‑thin glass fiber fabric with low thermal expansion, is becoming essential for AI chips in smartphones and data‑center servers. Its high tensile strength and heat‑dissipating properties stabilize substrates as chips grow larger and more power‑dense. Nitto Boseki dominates...

By CompositesWorld
AI Empowers Cyber Criminals. Could It Also Help Schools Fight Them?
NewsFeb 20, 2026

AI Empowers Cyber Criminals. Could It Also Help Schools Fight Them?

School districts are experimenting with generative and agentic AI to bolster cybersecurity, but results are mixed. While vendor‑built AI features provide more reliable insights than generic models, many districts still rely on traditional tools due to staffing and budget constraints....

By GovTech — Education (K-12)
Massachusetts Guardsman Advances AI Innovation Through Fellowship
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Massachusetts Guardsman Advances AI Innovation Through Fellowship

Massachusetts National Guard Senior Airman Matthew Wright completed a five‑month MIT AI fellowship, part of the Department of the Air Force Artificial Intelligence Accelerator. Selected from fewer than 3% of applicants, he was the first junior enlisted Airman to join...

By U.S. Army – News
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 Co-Located Event Deep Dive: Agentics Day: MCP + Agents
NewsFeb 20, 2026

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 Co-Located Event Deep Dive: Agentics Day: MCP + Agents

Agentics Day at KubeCon+CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 spotlights the Model Connectivity Protocol (MCP) and AI agents, moving them from experimentation to production. The half‑day, community‑driven event features over ten talks on real‑world deployments, governance, and security. It targets platform, SRE, infrastructure...

By CNCF Blog
FlashLabs Announced the Launch of FlashAI 2.0
NewsFeb 20, 2026

FlashLabs Announced the Launch of FlashAI 2.0

FlashLabs unveiled FlashAI 2.0, an enterprise‑grade voice AI platform designed to deliver human‑level conversational agents for contact centers, sales automation, and customer experience. The solution replaces fragmented API stacks with a fully integrated speech infrastructure, eliminating robotic tones, latency, and complex...

By AI-TechPark
FBI’s AI, Biometrics Boom Is Accelerating, but Paperwork Isn’t Keeping Up
NewsFeb 20, 2026

FBI’s AI, Biometrics Boom Is Accelerating, but Paperwork Isn’t Keeping Up

The FBI’s AI inventory more than doubled from 19 cases in 2024 to 50 in 2025, with nine high‑impact tools embedded in law‑enforcement workflows such as facial recognition and data triage. The rapid expansion outpaces the DOJ’s transparency requirements under...

By Biometric Update
IT Leaders Discuss AIs Impact on SaaS at India AI Impact Summit
NewsFeb 20, 2026

IT Leaders Discuss AIs Impact on SaaS at India AI Impact Summit

At the India AI Impact Summit, senior IT executives warned that AI agents will transform SaaS and enterprise services but not eliminate them overnight, emphasizing agility, orchestration, and real‑world problem solving. Salesforce India’s CEO highlighted the need for workflow‑centric SaaS,...

By Mint – Technology (India)
Your Own Voice Could Be Your Biggest Privacy Threat. How Can We Stop AI Technologies Exploiting It?
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Your Own Voice Could Be Your Biggest Privacy Threat. How Can We Stop AI Technologies Exploiting It?

Researchers at Aalto University warn that AI-driven voice analysis can extract sensitive personal data—from political views to health conditions—simply from speech patterns. Their study, published in IEEE Proceedings, highlights risks such as price‑gouging, discriminatory profiling, and stalking if corporations or...

By Live Science AI
AI Impact Summit: Meet ‘LuSI’, the ‘Made in India’ AI-Integrated Robotic Baby Revolutionising Medical Training
NewsFeb 20, 2026

AI Impact Summit: Meet ‘LuSI’, the ‘Made in India’ AI-Integrated Robotic Baby Revolutionising Medical Training

At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Maverick Simulation Solutions unveiled LuSI, a 2.5 kg AI‑integrated robotic newborn that replicates real‑time respiratory conditions for high‑fidelity medical training, already adopted by AIIMS, AFMC and PGI. The same event highlighted PhonePe's launch of...

By Mint AI
Stacks AI
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Stacks AI

Stacks AI develops purpose‑built artificial intelligence solutions for enterprise accounting, automating the most manual and error‑prone finance workflows. The platform enables finance teams to close books faster and redirect effort toward strategic initiatives. It is already trusted by public companies...

By Lightspeed » Ideas
HSBC To Investors: If India Couldn't Build an Enterprise Software Challenger, Neither Can AI
NewsFeb 20, 2026

HSBC To Investors: If India Couldn't Build an Enterprise Software Challenger, Neither Can AI

HSBC warned investors that AI‑generated code is unlikely to dethrone entrenched enterprise software giants. The bank cited India’s decades‑long experience customizing SAP and Oracle, noting that despite a massive engineering workforce, no home‑grown challenger has emerged. HSBC argues that success...

By Slashdot
Athenahealth Launches Agentic Patient Comms Tools Across Provider Network
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Athenahealth Launches Agentic Patient Comms Tools Across Provider Network

athenahealth unveiled the next generation of its AI‑native patient engagement suite within athenaOne, adding text and voice virtual assistants that let patients schedule appointments and ask routine questions 24/7. The texting feature is in alpha and will roll out broadly...

By AI-TechPark
PortKey Raises $15M Series A to Scale AI Control Platform
NewsFeb 20, 2026

PortKey Raises $15M Series A to Scale AI Control Platform

AI infrastructure startup PortKey announced a $15 million Series A round led by Elevation Capital with participation from Lightspeed. The funding will accelerate its unified control‑plane platform that monitors, governs, and cost‑optimizes enterprise AI model usage. PortKey’s AI gateway centralizes traffic, enforces...

By Ventureburn
AI Agents Still Need Humans to Teach Them
NewsFeb 20, 2026

AI Agents Still Need Humans to Teach Them

Researchers introduced SkillsBench, a benchmark evaluating AI agents across 84 tasks in 11 sectors. Results show agents supplied with curated, human‑provided skills outperform those with no skills by an average of 16.2 percentage points. Self‑generated skills offered no measurable benefit,...

By Computerworld – IT Leadership
CharterUP Partners with Holon to Deliver Scalable Autonomous Mobility Solutions
NewsFeb 20, 2026

CharterUP Partners with Holon to Deliver Scalable Autonomous Mobility Solutions

CharterUP has teamed up with Holon to fuse Holon’s autonomous vehicle ecosystem with CharterUP’s AI‑first mobility platform and nationwide network. The deal enables CharterUP to roll out Holon’s self‑driving shuttles across campuses, airports, transit agencies and community settings. By offering...

By Autonomous Vehicle International
Army Using AI to Update Doctrine
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Army Using AI to Update Doctrine

The U.S. Army’s Combined Army Doctrine Directorate is training doctrine writers to use generative AI tools to accelerate the creation and revision of field manuals. Internally‑developed applications now let authors search hundreds of texts in hours and automatically check grammar...

By Military Times
Amazon Q Developer for AI Infrastructure: Architecting Automated ML Pipelines
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Amazon Q Developer for AI Infrastructure: Architecting Automated ML Pipelines

Amazon Q Developer, a generative‑AI assistant, now automates the end‑to‑end provisioning of machine‑learning infrastructure on AWS. By interfacing with the Cloud Control API, SageMaker, and CDK, it creates IaC for GPU clusters, VPC‑only pipelines, and serverless inference stacks. The tool...

By DZone – DevOps & CI/CD
Video: Caterpillar Demos In-Cab AI Voice Assistant on Excavator
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Video: Caterpillar Demos In-Cab AI Voice Assistant on Excavator

Caterpillar showcased its Intelligent Cab Assistant, an AI‑driven voice interface installed in an excavator, allowing operators to query controls, retrieve manuals, monitor machine health, and order parts hands‑free. The system can set safety ceilings, warn of overhead obstacles, and provide...

By Equipment World
PartnerOne Continues Investment in AI with XYPRO Applied AI Technology
NewsFeb 20, 2026

PartnerOne Continues Investment in AI with XYPRO Applied AI Technology

XYPRO, a PartnerOne company, launched Lionel, an AI‑powered assistant that centralizes institutional knowledge for HPE Nonstop Compute environments. The tool tackles fragmented documentation, support tickets, and expert expertise by delivering verified answers from internal and external sources. Early results show...

By AI-TechPark
Why Real-Time Voice AI Is Harder than It Sounds
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Why Real-Time Voice AI Is Harder than It Sounds

Real-time voice AI remains a tough engineering problem despite advances in deep learning. Companies like Deepgram highlight that latency must stay under 500 ms and speech variability—from accents to background noise—keeps error rates high. End‑to‑end models have lifted accuracy, yet enterprise...

By SiliconANGLE
AWS Adds Design-First and Bugfix Workflows to Kiro
NewsFeb 20, 2026

AWS Adds Design-First and Bugfix Workflows to Kiro

AWS has expanded its Kiro visual‑studio‑code‑based agentic IDE with two new workflows—Design‑first and Bugfix—to better serve developers who work on existing codebases and debugging tasks. The Design‑first flow turns architecture sketches into detailed specifications and task plans, while the Bugfix...

By InfoWorld
Miele Deploys IFS.ai Globally to Transform Field Service Operations Across 25+ Countries
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Miele Deploys IFS.ai Globally to Transform Field Service Operations Across 25+ Countries

Miele is extending its partnership with IFS to deploy IFS Cloud powered by IFS.ai across more than 25 countries, following a successful rollout in Australia and New Zealand. The AI‑enabled field service platform will standardize the entire service lifecycle, from...

By ERP News
What’s Next for PPC: AI, Visual Creative and New Ad Surfaces
NewsFeb 20, 2026

What’s Next for PPC: AI, Visual Creative and New Ad Surfaces

PPC is moving past traditional search as AI‑first ad formats like Microsoft’s showroom ads and immersive gaming placements gain traction. Visual creative is becoming a staple throughout the funnel, with brands needing richer asset libraries to feed AI‑driven optimization. Experts...

By Search Engine Land
'Proof by Intimidation': AI Is Confidently Solving 'Impossible' Math Problems. But Can It Convince the World's Top Mathematicians?
NewsFeb 20, 2026

'Proof by Intimidation': AI Is Confidently Solving 'Impossible' Math Problems. But Can It Convince the World's Top Mathematicians?

A secret 2025 meeting of leading mathematicians tested OpenAI’s new o4‑mini model, which delivered proofs that sounded convincingly rigorous. Experts, including Terry Tao, warned that the AI often appears correct while containing subtle errors that are hard for humans to...

By Live Science AI
AI-Based Platform Supports Community Health Workers in Street Medicine Program
NewsFeb 20, 2026

AI-Based Platform Supports Community Health Workers in Street Medicine Program

Akido Labs has deployed an AI‑native platform that equips community health workers with real‑time data collection, documentation, and patient‑engagement tools for street‑medicine teams. The model aligns with California’s CalAIM whole‑person care framework and shifts the heavy reporting burden away from...

By Healthcare Innovation
Night in the Woods Publisher Finji Accuses TikTok of Creating "Racist, Sexist" And Uneditable GenAI Ads for Its Games
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Night in the Woods Publisher Finji Accuses TikTok of Creating "Racist, Sexist" And Uneditable GenAI Ads for Its Games

Microsoft announced that longtime Xbox head Phil Spencer and president Sarah Bond are departing the division. Asha Sharma, previously Microsoft’s CoreAI product president, will take over as Xbox CEO, while Matt Booty moves into the chief content officer role. The...

By GamesIndustry.biz
Meta To Host Virtual Marketing Summit On March 11 To Address AI-Driven Advertising Strategies
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Meta To Host Virtual Marketing Summit On March 11 To Address AI-Driven Advertising Strategies

Meta will host its Marketing Summit Online 2026 on March 11, a virtual event spanning three continents for marketers, brand executives, and creators. The agenda includes Meta’s 2026 product roadmap, AI‑driven advertising tactics, and performance measurement sessions led by senior...

By Net Influencer
Loblaw Expands AI Commerce With Google Gemini
NewsFeb 20, 2026

Loblaw Expands AI Commerce With Google Gemini

Loblaw Companies Limited has partnered with Google to let Canadian shoppers buy health, beauty and apparel items directly through Google Search’s AI Mode and the Gemini app. The move makes Loblaw the first major Canadian retailer to enable purchases via...

By Retail Insider Canada