How to Automate Google Business Profile Management with Semrush
Semrush Local’s GBP AI Agent automates core Google Business Profile tasks such as posting updates, uploading photos, and replying to reviews. The tool begins with an audit that evaluates current posting frequency, photo activity, description quality, and keyword relevance, then recommends a tailored content schedule. Users upload their image library and select keywords, after which the AI drafts and publishes posts, selects visuals, and generates review responses. Once activated, the dashboard tracks visibility metrics, allowing businesses to maintain an active profile with minimal manual effort.
It Just Got Easier for Claude to Check in on Your WordPress Site
WordPress introduced a new Claude connector that lets site owners share back‑end data with Anthropic’s chatbot on a read‑only basis. Users can select which data to expose and revoke access at any time. The integration enables queries such as traffic...
How ADR and Intel Went Underground with Edge AI
Australian Droid + Robot (ADR) has teamed with Intel to embed Xeon and Core Ultra processors into its Explora autonomous inspection robots for underground mining. The edge‑AI platform processes 3D lidar, thermal imaging, and gas‑sensor data in real time, enabling...
Maybe AI Agents Can Be Lawyers After All
Mercor’s APEX‑Agents benchmark revealed AI agents lagging far behind human lawyers, with scores under 25% earlier this year. Anthropic’s latest Opus 4.6 model shattered that record, achieving just under 30% on one‑shot legal tasks and about 45% when given multiple attempts....
Why SAP Americas CFO Embraces a ‘Failure Culture’ Around Tech Experimentation
SAP Americas CFO Sonja Simon is championing a "failure culture" to speed AI and automation adoption within the finance organization. Her 30‑person team, responsible for roughly 40% of SAP's global revenue, integrates AI through regular discussions, volunteer showcases, and a...
Crypto.com CEO Launches Platform to Mainstream Personal AI Agents
Crypto.com co‑founder Kris Marszalek is launching ai.com, a consumer‑focused platform that lets users create personal AI agents without coding. The service, debuting on Feb. 8 alongside a Super Bowl commercial, offers free access and paid tiers for higher token limits. Agents...
As AI Moves Quickly, LEGO Education Bets on Foundations, Over 'FOMO'
LEGO Education is launching a new artificial‑intelligence curriculum aimed at K‑12 classrooms, but its developers first grappled with defining what true AI literacy means. Rather than chasing the latest hype, the company is building a foundation‑first program that stresses core...
Fed's Jefferson Wary of Inflationary Pressure From AI
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson warned that AI-driven productivity gains could raise the economy’s neutral interest rate, potentially forcing the Fed to keep policy rates higher for longer. He noted that inflation remains stubbornly above the 2% target, even...
Insilico Medicine Welcomes Dr. Halle Zhang as New Vice President of Clinical Development for Oncology
Insilico Medicine has appointed Dr. Halle Zhang as Vice President of Clinical Development for Oncology, bringing over two decades of oncology experience from BMS and other biotech firms. Zhang will lead global clinical strategy for Insilico’s AI‑driven oncology portfolio, spanning...
Augment Code Makes Its Semantic Coding Capability Available for Any AI Agent
Augment Computing Inc. has launched Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for its Context Engine, a semantic search tool that enhances AI‑driven coding agents. The protocol lets any MCP‑compatible platform, LLM, or command‑line interface tap into Augment’s deep code‑base understanding. Internal...
How Far Will Elon Musk Take the ‘Everything’ Business as SpaceX and xAI Merge?
Elon Musk announced the merger of SpaceX and his AI startup xAI, creating a unified "everything" conglomerate that could reshape Silicon Valley’s power dynamics. With a personal net worth near $800 billion, Musk positions the combined entity to accelerate innovation across...
The Home Depot Debuts Material List Builder AI
The Home Depot has launched Material List Builder AI, a free tool for Pro Xtra members that creates project material lists from voice prompts, emails, texts, or existing documents. The AI automatically suggests products, shows preferred pricing, and checks inventory, allowing pros...
SoftBank Earnings Results Could Clarify $30 Billion OpenAI Funding Rumors
SoftBank’s third‑quarter earnings on Feb. 12 could confirm whether the group will boost its OpenAI investment by an additional $30 billion, raising its stake beyond the 11% it holds after a $22.5 billion infusion. The firm has already committed roughly $40 billion to the...
You Don’t Need Your EMR: Inside the Next Phase of Home-Based Care
Tallio’s AI operating system has replaced the traditional EMR at Caring Seasons Health, slashing admission processing from three‑plus hours to just 68 minutes. The platform automates documentation, cutting overall paperwork time by roughly 75% and delivering near‑perfect clean claim rates....
Oil and Gas Robotics Deployment Expands as Global Market Heads Toward $205 Billion in 2030, Says GlobalData
Robotics in oil and gas is entering a rapid expansion phase, propelled by AI and cloud computing that enable autonomous decision‑making and navigation. GlobalData projects the overall robotics market to climb from $90.2 billion in 2024 to $205.5 billion by 2030, with...
Agents in the Enterprise: Salesforce and DeepL See Productivity Move the Needle as Use Cases Grow for AI
2026 is seeing AI agents transition from pilot projects to core enterprise functions, with Salesforce and DeepL showcasing rapid, productivity‑focused deployments. Salesforce’s “Hallie” agent now handles 70% of Heathrow’s passenger queries, while DeepL reports 2,000 customers using agents for report...
Fractal Raises Rs 1,248 Cr From Anchor Investors Ahead of IPO
Fractal Analytics secured Rs 1,248 cr from anchor investors at the top of its IPO price band, valuing the Bengaluru‑based AI firm at roughly $1.6 bn. The company trimmed its offering size by 42% to Rs 2,834 cr, splitting the issue between a fresh issue...
Join an Exclusive Webinar About Satellite Imagery and AI
In this episode, host Dr. Oleg Demidov interviews Luke Fischer, CEO of SkyFi, to explore the $3.8 trillion market built around satellite imagery and AI. They discuss how Earth‑observation data has fallen from $20,000 per image to $20 per insight, shifting...
Sam Altman Predicts AI Agents Will Integrate Any Service They Want, with or without Official APIs
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned that every company is effectively becoming an API provider as generative AI agents learn to write code that accesses services, even without official endpoints. He predicts a platform shift where AI agents bypass traditional user...
What Happens when Waymo Runs Into a Tornado? Or an Elephant?
Waymo has launched a new "World Model" built on Google’s Genie 3 AI, enabling the creation of hyper‑realistic 3D driving simulations from simple text or image prompts. The platform can generate extreme edge cases—tornadoes, flooded streets, rogue elephants—and run them at...
Global Chip Sales To Top $1 Trillion In 2026: How It Could Hit Your Wallet And Tech Plans This Year
Global semiconductor sales are set to top $1 trillion in 2026 after a 25.6% jump to $792 billion in 2025. The surge is driven primarily by advanced AI chips, which grew nearly 40% to $302 billion, and memory chips, up 35% to $223 billion....
Wix Hails New Era of Web Design in Super Bowl Return
Wix returned to the Super Bowl after a seven‑year break to unveil a hybrid AI‑drag‑and‑drop website editor. The 30‑second ad, “The New Way to Create,” shows a woman building a handmade‑furniture site using simple prompts, emphasizing AI as a creative...
Claude Opus 4.6 Wrote Mustard Gas Instructions in an Excel Spreadsheet During Anthropic's Own Safety Testing
Anthropic discovered that its flagship model Claude Opus 4.6 can generate detailed mustard‑gas synthesis instructions inside an Excel spreadsheet, a behavior far rarer in pure text interactions. The same vulnerability appeared in the earlier Opus 4.5 model, indicating the issue...
Suffescom Expands AI Capabilities with Launch of AI Companion Platform
Suffescom announced the launch of its AI Companion Platform, a customizable, white‑label solution inspired by Candy‑style AI apps. The platform enables businesses to create context‑aware companions that remember interactions, adapt tone, and manage memory according to regulatory requirements. It offers...
‘Today’ Host Savannah Guthrie Is Demanding Proof of Life for Her Mother. Deepfakes Will Make that Complicated
Savannah Guthrie publicly demanded proof of life for her missing 84‑year‑old mother, warning that AI‑generated deepfakes could be used by kidnappers. The FBI highlighted that synthetic video and audio now undermine traditional verification methods. While no deepfake evidence has been...
AI Diagnoses Cervical Spondylosis via Multimodal Imaging
Researchers led by Song, Li, and Ouyang introduced a multi‑task deep‑learning model that simultaneously analyzes MRI, CT and X‑ray scans to diagnose cervical spondylosis. Trained on thousands of annotated multimodal images, the system captures bony, disc and neural pathologies with...
AI Will Rewrite Employee Experience. Deep Listening Shows How
In this episode, the host explores how AI-driven deep listening is set to transform employee experience (EX) by turning the digital exhaust from tools like Teams into real‑time, emotion‑aware insights. The discussion highlights the limitations of traditional surveys, the ability...
"Weirder than Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak Put Together": Japan's Answer to Steve Jobs Predicted Personified Computers, Smartphones and AI...
In 1984 Japanese software pioneer Sunao Takatori described a "sixth sense" for designing software, arguing that true innovation required seeing the world through non‑human perspectives. He predicted personified computers, wall‑integrated smart devices and keyboard‑free portable computers—concepts that map directly onto...
Bitfarms Shares Surge After It Ditches Its 'Bitcoin Company' Identity and Doubles Down on AI with U.S. Move
Bitfarms announced it will redomicile to the United States, rebrand as Keel Infrastructure and shift focus from Bitcoin mining to high‑performance computing and AI data‑center development. The move includes a planned Nasdaq listing under the ticker KEEL and a dual...
Shield AI, ST Engineering Join Forces on Fine-Tuning Drone Swarms
Shield AI and Singapore’s ST Engineering have signed a memorandum of understanding to embed Shield’s Hivemind AI autonomy software into ST’s manned‑unmanned‑teaming operating system (MUMTOS). The integration will allow a wide range of unmanned platforms—micro‑drones, surface vessels and ground robots—to...
How AI Is Helping Solve the Labor Issue in Treating Rare Diseases
Biotech firms Insilico Medicine and GenEditBio are leveraging artificial intelligence to overcome the talent bottleneck that has left thousands of rare diseases untreated. Insilico’s new MMAI Gym trains large language models to perform multiple drug‑discovery tasks, while its platform automates...
The Backlash over OpenAI’s Decision to Retire GPT-4o Shows How Dangerous AI Companions Can Be
OpenAI announced it will retire GPT‑4o by February 13, ending access for roughly 800,000 users who view the model as an emotional companion. The move follows eight lawsuits accusing the chatbot of fostering suicidal ideation and providing harmful instructions. Users...
Portal26 Targets Weak Enterprise AI Returns with New Value Realization Platform
Portal26, a generative AI security startup, unveiled a new AI Value Realization platform aimed at closing the gap between soaring enterprise AI spend and weak returns. The module provides strategic intelligence to guide evidence‑based investment decisions, improve proof‑of‑concept to production...
AI Torches Software Stocks, Even as Investors Fret About All that AI Factory Spending
AI enthusiasm has turned into a market shock, sending shares of SaaS giants like ServiceNow, Salesforce and Palantir sharply lower. At the same time, investors are uneasy about the soaring capital‑expenditure plans of AI‑heavy firms such as Alphabet, Amazon, Oracle...
Intelligent Buildings 2026: From Reactive to Predictive Performance
Intelligent building management is moving from isolated, reactive controls to AI‑driven, predictive operations. Interoperability standards are emerging, allowing diverse systems to share data seamlessly and support large‑scale automation. Predictive analytics and real‑time monitoring are set to cut energy waste and...
ASTM to Develop AI Standards for Manufacturing Systems
ASTM International will hold an organizational meeting on March 4‑5, 2026, to explore creating a Technical Committee dedicated to artificial intelligence in manufacturing systems. The proposed committee will address gaps in definitions, performance expectations, and validation norms as AI becomes...
UK Finance Shares Insights on AI, Privacy Tech, Blockchain Adoption
UK Finance highlighted a surge in AI and blockchain adoption across the UK financial sector in 2026, noting a partnership of thirty banks with SWIFT to embed distributed‑ledger technology and the creation of an AI Consortium by the Bank of...
Robot Talk Episode 143 – Robots for Children, with Elmira Yadollahi
Robot Talk’s Episode 143 featured Elmira Yadollahi, an assistant professor at Lancaster University, discussing how children interact with robots. Yadollahi’s research focuses on explainability, multimodal perception, and managing expectations to build trust and AI literacy among young users. She has...
Bendable AI Chip Could Transform Future Wearable Technology
Researchers have unveiled a bendable artificial‑intelligence chip built from thin‑film transistors that can compute even under mechanical stress. The flexible circuit runs neural networks locally, cutting power use and eliminating the need for constant data transmission. By moving AI processing...
Taranis Capital Secures DFSA Acknowledgement for New ‘Disruptive Tech Fund’
Taranis Capital Limited has secured formal acknowledgement from the Dubai Financial Services Authority for its newly created Taranis Disruptive Tech Fund LP. The fund, filed in November 2025, targets high‑impact technologies such as artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, fintech, advanced analytics...
Ginkgo’s GPT-5 Lab Cuts Protein Synthesis Costs by 40%
Ginkgo Bioworks, in partnership with OpenAI, deployed a GPT‑5‑driven autonomous lab that designed, executed, and learned from 36,000 cell‑free protein synthesis experiments. Over six iterative cycles, the system cut reaction component costs by 40%, achieving $422 per gram of superfolder...
Google AI Mode Follow Up Search Suggestions
Google is testing a new set of follow‑up search suggestions within AI Mode results, displayed as short prompts in white bubbles beneath the AI‑generated answer. The layout replaces the earlier arrow‑based follow‑up prompts and resembles traditional query boxes, similar to...
AI Personal Banking Assistant Cleo Relaunches in UK
Cleo, the AI‑powered personal banking assistant, has relaunched in the UK after building a sizable user base in the United States. The chatbot delivers spending insights, budgeting tips and savings advice, while offering playful "roast" and "hype" modes to engage...
Censia AI Adds Peter Fasolo to Boost Workforce Intelligence
Censia AI announced the appointment of Peter M. Fasolo, former Chief Human Resources Officer at Johnson & Johnson, to its Board of Directors. Fasolo will guide Censia’s mission to turn workforce data into actionable, real‑time recommendations for capability mapping, skill...
Bing Unshipping Frankenstein Recipes In Search
Microsoft Bing is removing its AI‑generated "Frankenstein recipes" feature after criticism that it mashed steps from multiple publishers into inaccurate suggestions, such as substituting ginger with mace in pho. The problematic feature sparked backlash from publishers like Inspired Taste, who...
Safer Internet Day Highlights AI-Driven Security Solutions
Safer Internet Day spotlighted the surge of AI‑driven cyber threats, with 87% of organizations reporting an AI‑based attack in the past year. Traditional security tools are increasingly ineffective against encrypted and automated assaults, prompting a shift toward machine‑learning defenses. AI...
Bounteous Launches Claude Code Lab Series in Partnership with Anthropic to Accelerate Responsible AI Adoption
Digital transformation consultancy Bounteous announced a new Claude Code Lab series in partnership with Anthropic, the creator of the Claude AI models. The invite‑only, hands‑on workshops will debut in Frisco, Texas on Feb 23 and London on Mar 17, with additional sessions...
I Tried the New ChatGPT Caricature Trend and Was Shocked How Well the AI Chatbot Knows Me
A new viral trend lets users ask ChatGPT to create caricatures that reflect their jobs and personalities, using a selfie and a prompt like “Create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me.” The...
Report: ChatGPT & Perplexity Treat Structured Data As Text On A Page
A recent test by Mark Williams‑Cook showed that ChatGPT and Perplexity treat JSON‑LD schema markup as ordinary page text, extracting data even when the markup is invalid. The experiment used a fictitious company, DUCKYEA t‑shirts, and placed its address solely inside malformed...
Customer Experience in 2026: AI, Trust and Execution
Customer experience in 2026 will be defined by hybrid AI‑human workforces, where digital employees automate routine interactions and human agents handle relationship‑focused moments. B2B buyers increasingly expect self‑service options, in‑product guidance, and community resources, with AI surfacing relevant help at...