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Verizon Hospitality Leader Shares Insight on Eliminating Retail's Phantom Inventory
NewsApr 13, 2026

Verizon Hospitality Leader Shares Insight on Eliminating Retail's Phantom Inventory

Verizon’s hospitality strategy leader Katie Riddle explains how phantom inventory—when system data shows stock that isn’t physically present—drives lost sales and erodes loyalty. She identifies legacy batch‑update systems and poor shelf monitoring as root causes. Riddle highlights computer‑vision cameras and...

By Retail Customer Experience
How Jabil Uses AI and Robotics to Bolster Its Decarbonization Agenda
NewsApr 13, 2026

How Jabil Uses AI and Robotics to Bolster Its Decarbonization Agenda

Jabil is allocating $500 million in 2025 to revamp its factories with AI and robotics, part of a broader push to slash its carbon footprint. Since 2019, AI‑driven process changes have already cut operational emissions by 47%, positioning the contract manufacturer...

By GreenBiz
AI Workforce Enablement Emerges as a Strategic Imperative in the Enterprise AI Era
NewsApr 13, 2026

AI Workforce Enablement Emerges as a Strategic Imperative in the Enterprise AI Era

Enterprises are recognizing that AI adoption alone won’t drive transformation; workforce enablement has become a strategic imperative. Structured, continuous AI training—spanning executive education, technical certification, and responsible‑AI governance—helps close the talent readiness gap. Companies that invest in scalable enablement see...

By AiThority » Sales Enablement
Three IDV Mistakes Slowing Your eID Readiness
NewsApr 13, 2026

Three IDV Mistakes Slowing Your eID Readiness

The identity verification (IDV) sector is rapidly moving away from document‑based checks toward government‑issued digital IDs as AI‑driven fraud escalates. Regulators in Europe and beyond are mandating eID adoption, and large enterprise clients—banks, fintechs, and global platforms—are already demanding compliant...

By RegTech Analyst
Investors May Not See Benefits of AI Adoption as Most Firms Fail to Show ROI
NewsApr 13, 2026

Investors May Not See Benefits of AI Adoption as Most Firms Fail to Show ROI

PwC’s 2026 AI Performance Study finds that the top 20% of companies generate the bulk of AI‑driven value, outpacing peers in revenue growth and efficiency. Success is tied not to the number of pilots but to deep integration of AI...

By Wealth Professional Canada – ETFs
Workers Sabotage AI Rollout as Mistrust in the Tech Grows, Survey Finds
NewsApr 13, 2026

Workers Sabotage AI Rollout as Mistrust in the Tech Grows, Survey Finds

A new 2026 AI Adoption in the Enterprise report surveyed 2,400 knowledge workers across Europe and North America and found that many employees are actively resisting AI rollout. Respondents describe “sabotage” behaviours such as avoiding tools, ignoring new processes, or...

By Workplace Insight
Saturdays Are for Claude: How AI Limits Are Quietly Reshaping the Workday
NewsApr 13, 2026

Saturdays Are for Claude: How AI Limits Are Quietly Reshaping the Workday

AI usage caps on Anthropic's Claude are reshaping daily workflows for entrepreneurs and developers. Recent five‑hour session limits have forced users like Briix co‑founder Max Johnson to break projects into bite‑size prompts and switch to individual subscriptions, with a potential...

By Business Insider — Markets
Apple Is Building Smart Glasses without a Display to Serve as an AI Wearable
NewsApr 13, 2026

Apple Is Building Smart Glasses without a Display to Serve as an AI Wearable

Apple is developing a new pair of smart glasses, codenamed N50, that forgo a traditional display and function purely as an AI‑driven wearable. The glasses will work alongside AirPods and a camera pendant to capture the wearer’s surroundings via computer‑vision...

By THE DECODER
Citi Is Stepping up Its Data Center Financing Push — and Aiming to Close the Gap with Wall Street Rivals
NewsApr 13, 2026

Citi Is Stepping up Its Data Center Financing Push — and Aiming to Close the Gap with Wall Street Rivals

Citi has launched a dedicated AI Infrastructure financing group to capture the $3 trillion data‑center build‑out projected through 2030. Since March 2025 the bank has arranged more than $75 billion of construction financing, supporting roughly 6.1 GW of IT capacity and a high‑profile...

By Business Insider — Markets
ViraHInter: A Dual-Modal Artificial Intelligence Framework for Predicting Virus-Host Interactions
NewsApr 13, 2026

ViraHInter: A Dual-Modal Artificial Intelligence Framework for Predicting Virus-Host Interactions

ViraHInter is a dual‑modal deep‑learning framework that predicts virus‑host protein interactions by combining structure‑generation and sequence‑embedding branches. The system outperforms leading models such as RoseTTAFold2‑PPI and AlphaFold 3 on pathogenic coronaviruses and influenza A viruses, even under severe class imbalance. It uncovered...

By Research Square – News/Updates
Water Flow in Prairie Watersheds Is Increasingly Unpredictable — but AI Could Help
PodcastApr 13, 2026

Water Flow in Prairie Watersheds Is Increasingly Unpredictable — but AI Could Help

Water flow across Canada’s Prairie Pothole Region is becoming more erratic as wet and dry years alternate, exposing gaps in streamflow monitoring. The landscape’s millions of shallow wetlands store water before it spills into rivers, making flood forecasts highly sensitive...

By AIhub
Matricis.ai Launches First U.S. Clinical Pilot of EndomAI for AI-Assisted Detection of Endometriosis with SimonMed
NewsApr 13, 2026

Matricis.ai Launches First U.S. Clinical Pilot of EndomAI for AI-Assisted Detection of Endometriosis with SimonMed

Matricis.ai announced a clinical collaboration with SimonMed to launch the first U.S. pilot of its EndomAI platform, which uses artificial intelligence to assist radiologists in detecting endometriosis on MRI scans. The study will evaluate AI‑enhanced reporting for diagnostic consistency, lesion...

By AiThority » Sales Enablement
TSMC: The AI Silicon Shortage Is About To Get Worse
NewsApr 13, 2026

TSMC: The AI Silicon Shortage Is About To Get Worse

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has become the primary bottleneck in the AI semiconductor supply chain, with its 2 nm and 3 nm production lines fully booked through 2027. The company's advanced‑node and CoWoS packaging capacity are already operating at or above...

By Seeking Alpha — Site feed
A Call to Action for AI to Promote Mathematical Reasoning
NewsApr 13, 2026

A Call to Action for AI to Promote Mathematical Reasoning

Former elementary math teacher Nicola Hodkowski recounts how shifting from surface‑level drills to a "second‑order model" (SOM) of student reasoning boosted her class’s proficiency from 58% to 85% in one year. By inferring whether students counted in single units or...

By Getting Smart
Zell Raises €500K to Scale AI-Powered Sales Management
NewsApr 13, 2026

Zell Raises €500K to Scale AI-Powered Sales Management

Berlin‑based AI startup Zell announced a €500,000 (approximately $550,000) funding round co‑led by P3 Ventures, SkyDeck Europe, UC Berkeley SkyDeck and others. The capital will accelerate the rollout of its platform that layers automated coaching on top of CRM and...

By Tech.eu – People
Influence of Artificial Intelligence on University Multimedia Education: A Critical Analysis From the Perspective of O.D.S. Nine
NewsApr 13, 2026

Influence of Artificial Intelligence on University Multimedia Education: A Critical Analysis From the Perspective of O.D.S. Nine

Artificial intelligence has become a staple in multimedia production, powering image generation, video editing, music composition, and scriptwriting. However, each AI‑driven render consumes electricity, often sourced from carbon‑intensive power plants, raising sustainability concerns. The paper proposes a pedagogical shift: integrating...

By Research Square – News/Updates
How to Build an AI Agent From Scratch (With Working Code) 🤖
NewsApr 13, 2026

How to Build an AI Agent From Scratch (With Working Code) 🤖

The article offers a step‑by‑step tutorial for building a fully functional AI agent in Python, from a blank file to a system that can query the web, synthesize answers, handle errors, and report its own operating cost. It breaks down...

By Linas's Newsletter
Next Hunts Head of Data Science for AI Search Shake-Up
NewsApr 13, 2026

Next Hunts Head of Data Science for AI Search Shake-Up

UK fashion retailer Next is launching a global search for its first Head of AI and Data Science, based at its Leicestershire headquarters. The role will oversee the intelligence layer serving over 3 million daily customers across 80+ sites and drive...

By DecisionMarketing
CISOs Tackle the AI Visibility Gap
NewsApr 13, 2026

CISOs Tackle the AI Visibility Gap

CISOs are confronting a growing AI visibility gap as organizations race to deploy generative models and AI‑enabled tools. A Pentera 2026 survey shows 67% of security leaders lack clear insight into where AI runs, and 48% cite limited visibility as...

By CSO Online
AI to Predict How Bowel Cancer Patients Will Respond to New NHS Drug
NewsApr 13, 2026

AI to Predict How Bowel Cancer Patients Will Respond to New NHS Drug

Researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research in London and RCSI in Dublin unveiled PhenMap, an AI-driven platform that predicts which advanced bowel cancer patients will benefit from the NHS‑funded drug bevacizumab. The pilot study analyzed 117 European patients, integrating...

By The Guardian – Science
WengAI Targets Hong Kong IPO After Confidential Filing
NewsApr 13, 2026

WengAI Targets Hong Kong IPO After Confidential Filing

Beijing‑registered Zhongke WengAI filed a confidential prospectus to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, aiming to become the first AI company emerging from the Chinese Academy of Sciences ecosystem to go public. The firm, founded by three CAS scientists,...

By KrASIA
From AI Insights to AI Action: What’s Changing in Manufacturing
NewsApr 13, 2026

From AI Insights to AI Action: What’s Changing in Manufacturing

Artificial intelligence is transitioning from pilot projects to core manufacturing operations as firms grapple with supply‑chain disruptions, labor shortages, and margin pressure. AI now not only analyzes data but also takes action, automating workflows and adjusting production in real time....

By Manufacturing Dive
Why Securing GenAI Use Starts in the Browser
NewsApr 13, 2026

Why Securing GenAI Use Starts in the Browser

Enterprise adoption of generative AI has exploded, with daily usage rising nearly 60% in a year and weekly use tripling over two years. Employees now spend more than 80% of their workday in browsers, turning the browser into the primary...

By CIO Dive
We Catch up on the News, Including AI Vuln Hunting; Also More RSAC Interviews! - Mark Lambert, Samuel Hassine, John...
NewsApr 13, 2026

We Catch up on the News, Including AI Vuln Hunting; Also More RSAC Interviews! - Mark Lambert, Samuel Hassine, John...

ArmorCode unveiled its AI Exposure Management (AIEM) solution on the Agentic AI Platform, giving enterprises real‑time visibility into AI usage, ownership, and risk across heterogeneous environments. The launch coincides with the release of the 2026 State of AI Risk Management...

By SC Media
Why Agentic AI Is Emerging as the Next Layer of the Modern TMS
NewsApr 13, 2026

Why Agentic AI Is Emerging as the Next Layer of the Modern TMS

Logistics teams are drowning in repetitive, high‑fatigue tasks such as shipment tracking, invoice reconciliation, and carrier performance monitoring. Shipwell’s new transportation management system (TMS) embeds agentic AI that automates these “invisible” workflows, delivering real‑time alerts and optimization suggestions while keeping...

By Supply Chain Dive
AI Is Changing How Your Shoppers Feel About Your Brand
NewsApr 13, 2026

AI Is Changing How Your Shoppers Feel About Your Brand

Retail shoppers are increasingly using large language models (LLMs) as the first point of product discovery, with eight in ten shoppers under 44 relying on AI before visiting a retailer’s site. The Rithum survey of 1,046 U.S. and U.K. shoppers...

By Retail Dive
Responsible AI: Where Student Expectations Meet Academic Integrity
NewsApr 13, 2026

Responsible AI: Where Student Expectations Meet Academic Integrity

AI tools are now commonplace in classrooms, prompting educators to balance innovation with academic integrity. Research from VitalSource shows most students use generative AI only occasionally, mainly for formatting, and remain uncertain about its academic impact. Students value AI for...

By Higher Ed Dive
Adobe Summit 2026: How Adobe Hopes to Redesign Marketing and Creativity with AI
NewsApr 13, 2026

Adobe Summit 2026: How Adobe Hopes to Redesign Marketing and Creativity with AI

Adobe’s annual Summit kicks off in Las Vegas on April 20, 2026, with a parallel virtual stream, marking a pivotal moment as CEO Shantanu Narayen announces his departure after 18 years. The event will spotlight Adobe’s response to the surge...

By Computerworld – IT Leadership
Anyone Can Build an App Now. Judgment Is the Only Skill That Still Matters
NewsApr 13, 2026

Anyone Can Build an App Now. Judgment Is the Only Skill That Still Matters

An executive built an iOS app almost entirely through prompts to Claude, a large language model, coining the process as “vibe coding.” The approach eliminated traditional coding, cutting development time from months to a weekend. While the method proves viable...

By Inc. — Leadership
AI Has to Be Dull Before It Can Be Sexy
NewsApr 13, 2026

AI Has to Be Dull Before It Can Be Sexy

Enterprise AI adoption is uneven, driven more by engineering capability than model access. Recent workshops in New York highlighted developers’ appetite for practical skills in data modeling, retrieval, and observability rather than flashy agent demos. The author argues that production‑grade...

By InfoWorld
From Hype to Outcomes: Revisiting AI for Facilities Management
NewsApr 13, 2026

From Hype to Outcomes: Revisiting AI for Facilities Management

Artificial intelligence is reshaping facilities management, but many teams still see hype without measurable results. Rising operating costs and lean budgets force FM leaders to demand practical, cost‑containing AI solutions. The article outlines a problem‑first approach, emphasizing predictive maintenance, energy...

By Facilities Management Advisor
Introducing the First End-to-End Enterprise Agentic Quality Platform
NewsApr 13, 2026

Introducing the First End-to-End Enterprise Agentic Quality Platform

Tricentis unveiled the first end‑to‑end agentic quality engineering platform, a unified suite of AI agents that automate test planning, creation, execution and performance validation. The platform, orchestrated through Tricentis AI Workspace, embeds governance, auditability and contextual knowledge across roughly 200...

By CIO Dive
Ethical AI in Customer Segmentation: An Explainability, Fairness, and Behavioral Autonomy Framework
NewsApr 13, 2026

Ethical AI in Customer Segmentation: An Explainability, Fairness, and Behavioral Autonomy Framework

The study introduces the Ethical‑by‑Design Business Intelligence (EDBI) framework, which integrates Explainable AI, fairness auditing, privacy‑preserving analytics, and behavioural autonomy safeguards into the customer‑segmentation lifecycle. It also defines two governance metrics—the Ethical Segmentation Score (ESS) and the Behavioural Autonomy Index...

By Research Square – News/Updates
Saudi Arabia's First Mills Deploys AI Agent Platform in Food Production First
NewsApr 13, 2026

Saudi Arabia's First Mills Deploys AI Agent Platform in Food Production First

Saudi Arabia’s leading flour‑miller First Mills has become the first customer of Glasgow‑based AI startup Kodamai, installing its Kelvingrove platform – the world’s first mathematically verified autonomous‑agent system – across four production sites. The platform uses category theory, type theory and...

By bne IntelliNews
DPP: AI Is the Dominant Driver of Transformation in the European Media Industry
NewsApr 13, 2026

DPP: AI Is the Dominant Driver of Transformation in the European Media Industry

The DPP’s European Media Trends 2026 report finds artificial intelligence now the primary catalyst reshaping Europe’s media sector. Survey data from 11 markets shows global streaming platforms leading the shift, while AI‑assisted development is prompting broadcasters to build more in‑house...

By TVBEurope
Zebra Technologies and Aiva Health Team up on Nurse Solutions
NewsApr 13, 2026

Zebra Technologies and Aiva Health Team up on Nurse Solutions

Zebra Technologies and Aiva Health have joined forces to embed Aiva’s AI‑powered Nurse Assistant into Zebra’s HC20, HC50 mobile computers and WS101‑H wearable badge. The voice‑first solution enables nurses to document, submit work orders and retrieve policies hands‑free, reducing interruptions...

By Hospital Management
AI’s Language Gap Is Closing – But Performance Shifts Between Model Releases, Warns RWS’s TrainAI Study
NewsApr 13, 2026

AI’s Language Gap Is Closing – But Performance Shifts Between Model Releases, Warns RWS’s TrainAI Study

RWS’s TrainAI Multilingual LLM Synthetic Data Generation Study finds that leading large language models are rapidly closing the gap between English and under‑represented languages, with Google’s Gemini Pro scoring above 4.5 out of 5 in Kinyarwanda. At the same time,...

By AiThority » Sales Enablement
Artificial Intelligence Tools Shape Content Organization Strategies for Modern Business Websites
NewsApr 13, 2026

Artificial Intelligence Tools Shape Content Organization Strategies for Modern Business Websites

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses structure website content, moving from static menus to dynamic, data‑driven hierarchies. AI tools analyze visitor behavior, identify gaps, and recommend structural tweaks that align with real‑world usage patterns. These systems also automate internal linking,...

By MarTech Series
Meta Is Building a 3D AI Clone of Mark Zuckerberg so Employees Feel More Connected to the CEO: Report
NewsApr 13, 2026

Meta Is Building a 3D AI Clone of Mark Zuckerberg so Employees Feel More Connected to the CEO: Report

Meta’s Superintelligence Labs is developing a photorealistic, AI‑powered 3‑D avatar of CEO Mark Zuckerberg to converse with employees, with the CEO himself overseeing training. The avatar learns from Zuckerberg’s voice, mannerisms, public statements, and strategic thinking, aiming to improve internal...

By Mint – Technology (India)
MGI Tech Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation, Empowering 3,560 Users Across Six Continents
NewsApr 13, 2026

MGI Tech Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation, Empowering 3,560 Users Across Six Continents

MGI Tech marks its 10th anniversary, now supporting 3,560 users and 5,300 installations across six continents. The company’s flagship T20×2 platform has driven whole‑genome sequencing costs below $100 per genome, while newer T1+ and T7+ systems deliver terabyte‑scale data in...

By The Manila Times – Business
BFJ Digital Outlines the ‘Human-First’ Framework for AI Integration in Modern Marketing Teams
NewsApr 13, 2026

BFJ Digital Outlines the ‘Human-First’ Framework for AI Integration in Modern Marketing Teams

BFJ Digital released a "human‑first" AI integration framework for marketing and sales teams, drawing on IBM’s recent rollout that automated 94% of routine interactions. The analysis highlighted a critical 6% gap where judgment, nuance and brand trust are built. BFJ’s...

By MarTech Series
Accenture and Google Cloud Unveil Brussels Centre to Accelerate Sovereign AI Adoption
NewsApr 13, 2026

Accenture and Google Cloud Unveil Brussels Centre to Accelerate Sovereign AI Adoption

Accenture and Google Cloud have launched a Sovereign Centre in Brussels, featuring a dedicated training facility and an air‑gapped environment for secure AI and cloud experimentation. The centre combines Accenture’s industry and AI expertise with Google Distributed Cloud’s air‑gapped technology...

By Tech.eu – People
Infobip at 20: The AI Era Is Here, and the Next 20 Years Start Now
NewsApr 13, 2026

Infobip at 20: The AI Era Is Here, and the Next 20 Years Start Now

Infobip marks its 20th anniversary by unveiling AgentOS, a production‑grade platform for agentic AI that will power autonomous customer interactions across its omnichannel suite. The Croatian‑born firm grew from a €25,000 (≈$27,500) loan to a billion‑dollar valuation before its first...

By MarTech Series
Stop Using AI to Scale Mediocrity
NewsApr 13, 2026

Stop Using AI to Scale Mediocrity

HMD Global’s Haris Munif warns that while 74% of Middle East and Africa consumers view generative‑AI ads positively—the highest global acceptance—brands are falling into the trap of churning out generic content at scale. He argues AI should be leveraged for...

By Campaign Middle East
From Test Prep to Graduation, Our Latest AI Tools Support Learners
NewsApr 13, 2026

From Test Prep to Graduation, Our Latest AI Tools Support Learners

Google announced a suite of education‑focused AI enhancements, including free AI literacy training for 6 million U.S. K‑12 and higher‑ed teachers, expanded NotebookLM limits for Education Plus users, and Gemini’s new integration with Moodle. The company also launched its first research‑affiliates cohort...

By Google Analytics Blog
Infinite Potential—Insights From the Business and Civil Society Scenario
NewsApr 13, 2026

Infinite Potential—Insights From the Business and Civil Society Scenario

The Infinite Potential platform released an after‑action report on its Business and Civil Society scenario, where CEOs, investors, technologists and civic leaders grappled with overlapping AI and AGI challenges. Participants framed AGI as a dual national‑security and social legitimacy crisis,...

By RAND Blog/Analysis
How West-Asia War Could Reshape the AI Race
NewsApr 13, 2026

How West-Asia War Could Reshape the AI Race

The Iran‑Israel‑US war is disrupting energy supplies, driving up electricity costs and tightening grid capacity, which threatens AI development especially in energy‑constrained regions. U.S. data centers, heavily reliant on natural‑gas power, face higher operating expenses, while developing economies risk falling...

By The Hindu Business Line
How ClearTax Is Using AI Agents to Simplify Tax Filing in India
NewsApr 13, 2026

How ClearTax Is Using AI Agents to Simplify Tax Filing in India

ClearTax’s CTO Suvesh Malhotra said AI success hinges on culture and infrastructure. After two years of building the GL Stream data platform, the fintech launched AI agents, including a WhatsApp tax‑filing service that helps gig workers file taxes. An internal...

By Mint AI
Sundar Pichai Says AI Represents The 'Most Profound' Technology Ever And The US 'Must Take The Lead' On It
NewsApr 13, 2026

Sundar Pichai Says AI Represents The 'Most Profound' Technology Ever And The US 'Must Take The Lead' On It

In a CBS “60 Minutes” interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai called artificial intelligence the most profound technology ever and urged the United States to lead its development responsibly. He highlighted AI’s growing role in medical research, personalized education, and wildfire monitoring, while noting...

By Benzinga – Markets/News