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 a shift from traditional search to AI‑powered, agent‑assisted product discovery. A key mandate is to move experimental ‘agentic shopping’ into large‑scale production using scalable LLM systems. The initiative is part of Next’s broader strategy to outpace rivals by embedding AI at the core of its commerce platform.
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Yeastar P-Series Brings AI Intelligence to Modern Call Centers
The global AI‑powered call‑center market is projected to surge to $30.7 billion by 2035, driven by a 22.7% CAGR. Yeastar announced its P‑Series PBX, slated for release on April 9 2026, which embeds AI transcription, summarization and UCaaS capabilities. The solution offers flexible...
Should Brands Invest in Virtual and AI Influencers?
Campaign Middle East surveyed regional marketers about virtual and AI influencers, revealing a split between proponents and skeptics. Advocates cite scalability, cost efficiency and creative control, while detractors argue that authenticity and trust remain essential for influencer success. The discussion...
Anthropic Mythos Reveals Pandora’s Box Of AI Extensional Risks And For Safety Sakes Not Yet Publicly Released
Anthropic has paused the public rollout of its next‑generation LLM, Claude Mythos Preview, after internal tests revealed the model could uncover a large set of cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The company disclosed that Mythos demonstrated both defensive and offensive hacking capabilities, prompting...
Startup Funding: Q1 2026
Q1 2026 saw private semiconductor startups raise over $8 billion across 80 companies, with 18 rounds exceeding $100 million and two mega‑rounds—Cerebras and Rapidus—reaching $1 billion each. AI‑centric chip designs for inference and high‑bandwidth interconnects dominated the capital, while photonics and agentic EDA...
Designing the Agentic AI Enterprise for Measurable Performance
EdgeVerve outlines a production‑grade framework for deploying semi‑autonomous AI agents across enterprise workflows. It stresses starting with business outcomes, decomposing tasks, and building a governed, observable platform that balances autonomy with risk. A finance pilot delivered over $32 million cash‑flow lift,...
Michael Burry Bets Against Nvidia as Jensen Huang Claims AGI
Michael Burry has taken a bearish stance on Nvidia by buying long‑dated put options, warning that the stock’s trillion‑dollar valuation may be unsustainable. At the same time, CEO Jensen Huang told a podcast that artificial general intelligence could already be...
Neo4j CTO Highlights Graph Technology as Foundation for Reliable AI
Neo4j CTO Philip Rathle told Fintech Times that graph technology is becoming the backbone for reliable generative AI in finance. He highlighted how knowledge graphs complement large language models by providing deterministic, auditable facts, reducing hallucinations in regulated banking environments....
Humyn Labs Commits $20M to Build Physical AI Systems for Infrastructure
Humyn Labs, an AI startup focused on human data infrastructure for physical AI, announced a $20 million capital commitment to accelerate its mission of organizing and validating human intelligence at scale. The funds will be allocated across three strategic pillars to...
Listening to Skepticism: What Faculty Concerns About Generative AI Reveal
A small listening project at Augsburg University surveyed sixteen faculty members about generative AI (GenAI) in teaching. While 37% already use AI and 25% plan not to, the majority expressed deep concerns about student learning, critical thinking, and disciplinary fit....
AI Sabotage in the Workplace Is Real – and SA Firms Aren’t Immune
A global survey of 2,400 knowledge workers found that 29% admit deliberately sabotaging their company’s AI roll‑outs, with the figure jumping to 44% among Gen Z respondents. Sabotage takes forms such as feeding proprietary data to public models, using unapproved tools,...
DVLA Adopts Natural Language Processing for Call Handling
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has replaced its traditional touchtone IVR with a natural‑language voice recognition system powered by Google DialogFlow and Content Guru’s Storm platform. Around 900,000 callers per month now describe their issue in their own...
ZeroID: Open-Source Identity Platform for Autonomous AI Agents
ZeroID is an open‑source identity platform that adds a credentialing layer for autonomous AI agents and multi‑agent systems. It uses RFC 8693 token exchange to create verifiable delegation chains, automatically attenuating scopes as tasks cascade. The platform supports real‑time revocation through...
Re: AI Supported Diagnostic Innovations for Impact in Global Women’s Health
In a response to Linder et al.’s analysis of AI‑driven women’s health diagnostics in low‑ and middle‑income countries, Mon Yee Htet Paing highlights China’s rapidly expanding AI medical‑device ecosystem as a practical template. Between 2020 and 2025, China approved 154 AI‑based devices, with approvals...
Redefining Industrial Robotics with Learned Physical Intelligence
Generalist AI firm unveiled GEN‑1, a multimodal model that can perform simple physical tasks with near‑perfect reliability. The system reports success rates above 99 %, completes tasks up to three times faster than previous state‑of‑the‑art robots, and needs only about one...
The Paper Computer
The author envisions a "paper computer" where AI bridges physical paper actions and digital workflows, letting users handle email, drafts, and scheduling with pen and paper while the system transcribes and updates cloud tools. Handwritten notes, index cards, and wall‑mounted...
The Missing Link in Singapore’s AI Strategy
A PwC Global AI Survey 2026 shows Singapore firms are more risk‑tolerant and allocate more resources to AI than the global average, with 67% showing higher risk appetite and 63% basing funding on AI opportunities. Companies are using AI to...
BoF Professional Masterclass | The Fashion Marketer’s Guide to AI
The Business of Fashion will host a Professional Masterclass on April 15, focusing on how AI has become a core component of fashion marketing and offering practical frameworks for its implementation. The event features case‑study author Haley Crawford, BoF editor Marc Bain,...
Case Study | The Fashion Marketer’s Guide to AI
Fashion and beauty brands are integrating artificial intelligence across the entire marketing funnel. Luxury houses such as Prada and Valentino have launched AI‑driven campaigns that cut through clutter, while beauty label Beekman 1802 is positioning its products to dominate AI‑powered search...