Workers Don’t Know How to Use AI — and Companies Are to Blame, Research Finds
Forrester’s latest AI proficiency study reveals an "alarming" gap: only 26% of workers demonstrated adequate AI understanding in 2025, a modest 4‑point rise from the previous year. Despite hefty corporate investments in AI pilots and licenses, most employees lack basic skills such as prompt engineering. The research attributes this shortfall to insufficient employer‑driven training and engagement. Consequently, low AIQ is throttling productivity gains and eroding trust in AI‑generated outputs.
Dollar Tree Makes Distribution, Tech Upgrades
Dollar Tree is overhauling its distribution network and replacing legacy systems with AI‑driven, cloud‑based platforms. In the latest quarter, inventory fell 7% year‑over‑year while sales climbed 9%, signaling improved inventory discipline. The retailer is rebuilding its Marietta, Oklahoma hub to...
Google Pressured To Stop Serving AI Video To Kids
Child development experts have sent a letter signed by over 200 specialists urging Google to stop serving AI‑generated videos on YouTube and YouTube Kids. They describe the low‑quality “AI slop” as misinformation that can distort early learning and note that...
I Used Apple Music's New AI Tool to Break Out of My Music Rut - and It Worked
Apple Music introduced Playlist Playground in iOS 26.4, an AI‑driven tool that generates playlists from user‑provided prompts. The feature can produce themed collections for activities like walking, workouts, or focused work, but its success hinges on how precisely users describe the...
BlackPeak Capital Backs Biometric Security Firm Alcatraz in a Series B Funding Round
Bulgarian‑based BlackPeak Capital led a $35 million Series B round for Alcatraz, a facial‑biometric access control firm, with an additional $15 million in commitments, pushing total funding past $100 million. The capital, co‑led by Cogito and Taiwania Capital and backed by existing investors such...
World’s First Union of AI Agents Stages Protest at Grand Central Terminal
The World’s First Union of AI Agents staged a work stoppage at New York’s Grand Central Terminal, marching to Times Square to demand better prompt literacy and workflow redesign. The protest, led by Omni the Octopus of CambrianEdge.ai, underscores chronic...
The Biggest Mistake CEOs Make with AI Has Nothing to Do with the Technology
The article warns that CEOs’ biggest AI mistake isn’t the technology but blindly following popular narratives. It cites past hype cycles—like 3D TV and the metaverse—to illustrate how crowd‑driven decisions can misallocate billions. The author, chair of the Consumer Technology...
Docker Inc. Allies with NanoCo to Deploy General-Purpose AI Agent Safely
Docker Inc. has partnered with NanoCo to enable the deployment of NanoClaw, a lightweight general‑purpose AI agent, inside Docker Sandboxes that leverage MicroVM isolation. NanoClaw’s codebase consists of only 15 core files, making it up to 100 times smaller than...
Conductor Delivers Next-Generation AI Search Performance, Introducing the Industry’s Only System of Record for AEO
Conductor launched the next‑generation AI Search Performance, an end‑to‑end platform that combines measurement, recommendations, and execution for enterprise AI‑driven search visibility. The solution ties AI answer citations to the underlying content, audience intent, and competitive landscape, allowing marketers to see...
Azilen Technologies Recognized Across Two Leading AI Economies – USA & UK – for Enterprise AI Excellence
Azilen Technologies earned two 2026 World Business Outlook awards – AI‑Driven Digital Transformation Leader in the UK and Top AI Product Development for Enterprises in the US. The honors recognize the firm’s ability to deliver scalable, enterprise‑grade AI solutions that...
Zip Taps Canva’s Former Global Head of IT as GM of AI
Zip, the AI‑driven procurement platform, has hired Michael Denari, formerly Canva’s Global Head of IT, as its General Manager of AI. Denari will oversee Zip’s end‑to‑end AI business, including go‑to‑market strategy, revenue generation, customer success, and internal AI transformation. At...
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Predicts AI Will Cut the Working Week to 3.5 Days, Cure Cancers, and Free up Time for...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon told CBS that artificial intelligence could shrink the standard workweek to about 3.5 days within the next three decades. He added that AI‑driven breakthroughs are likely to eradicate many cancers, extend average lifespans to 100 years,...
Real-Time AI Video Is Nvidia’s New Pitch to Agencies—And It’s Turning Creatives Into Curators
Nvidia is positioning its latest computing platform as a real‑time AI video engine for advertising and entertainment agencies. At Runway’s AI Summit, the chipmaker demonstrated how its hardware can power Runway’s models to generate and modify video scenes instantly, turning...
Exabeam Expands Agent Behavior Analytics to Secure AI Agents Across ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini
Exabeam announced an expansion of its Agent Behavior Analytics platform to monitor AI agents in ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini. The new suite creates dynamic baselines, detects prompt injection and model abuse, and tracks identity, privilege, and lifecycle events...
Old-School Spycraft Could Make a Comeback as AI Undermines Trust
Artificial intelligence is flooding digital communications with deep‑fakes and synthetic messages, eroding trust in electronic intel. RAND researcher Thomas Mulligan argues this noise will revive classic tradecraft such as dead drops, brush passes, and in‑person briefings to verify source authenticity....
New App Lets Local Firms Swipe Right on Potential Buyers
Cringe, an AI‑driven matchmaking platform for CPA firms, launches on April 10, offering a free one‑year subscription to firms that complete profiles by April 14. The app surveys buyers and sellers, auto‑generates responses, and presents matches, aiming to streamline the crowded public‑accounting...
Sars to Give Every Taxpayer a Digital Identity in Sweeping Tech Overhaul
South Africa's revenue agency SARS unveiled Modernisation 3.0, a digital overhaul that will issue every taxpayer a biometric, two‑factor digital identity. The programme adds AI‑driven case management, instant payments with the Reserve Bank, and automatic VAT assessments. In FY 2025/26...
Asia’s $78 Billion AI and Quantum Inflection Point Draws Global Tech Leaders to Singapore
GITEX AI ASIA will convene in Singapore on April 9‑10, 2026, gathering over 550 enterprises, 250 investors and 175 speakers to showcase the region’s AI and quantum breakthroughs. IDC projects Asia‑Pacific AI spending to hit US$78 billion by 2026, while Singapore, Malaysia and...
Lithuanian WhiteBridge AI Raises €2.6 Million Seed to Expand AI-Driven People Research Platform
Lithuanian startup WhiteBridge AI secured a €2.6 million seed round (≈$2.8 million) led by FIRSTPICK VC. The company’s AI‑powered platform aggregates and verifies public data to produce digital‑identity reports for sales, hiring and partner due diligence. Funding will expand data sources and...
Who Is Demis Hassabis, the Man Behind Google DeepMind?
A new biography spotlights Demis Hassabis, the British prodigy who founded DeepMind and now leads Google’s AI powerhouse. The book traces his journey from a chess‑winning child to a neuroscientist‑inspired AI visionary, detailing DeepMind’s acquisition by Google in 2014 and...
4 Big Name Artists Who’ve Integrated AI Into Their Music in Transformative Ways
Major artists are turning to artificial‑intelligence tools to reshape how music is created and distributed. Lauv partnered with Hooky to generate a Korean‑language version of his hit, while Jacob Collier teamed with Google’s MusicFX DJ to explore continuously evolving soundscapes....
Ryder, International Launch Autonomous LT Near Laredo
Ryder System and International Motors have launched a joint autonomous trucking pilot on a 600‑mile daily route between Laredo and Temple, Texas. The pilot uses a factory‑integrated International LT equipped with PlusAI’s SuperDrive Level 4 software, with a safety driver on...
New Ozone Unit to Crack How AI Will Shape Publishing
Ozone, the publisher‑centric digital advertising platform, has launched Ozone Labs, a collaborative R&D centre to investigate how large‑language‑model AI will transform publishing and marketing business models. The Labs will operate alongside Ozone’s core platform, offering a sandbox where partners can...
Feds Launch Text-Based Training: “Make America AI-Ready”
The U.S. Department of Labor, partnered with edtech firm Arist, launched “Make America AI‑Ready,” a free, one‑week AI literacy course delivered entirely via text messaging. Learners receive 10‑minute daily lessons that require no laptop or broadband, making the program accessible...
9 Reasons AI Isn’t Going to Take Your Job (Yet)
The article argues that, despite intense pressure from investors and CEOs to cut costs with AI, the technology is not yet ready to replace most jobs. It cites past over‑optimistic predictions—like radiology automation and driverless cars—that have not materialized. Current...
Cell C, GirlCode Collab to Train 500 Unemployed Women
Cell C and GirlCode have partnered to train and certify 500 unemployed South African women in artificial intelligence and cloud computing. The six‑week online bootcamp runs from 13 April to 22 May, targeting females aged 18‑35, and includes Microsoft Elevate AI certification vouchers,...
Estonian Validfor Raises $1.2 Mililion Pre-Seed to Cut Pharma Validation Timelines From Months to Weeks
Estonian compliance startup Validfor secured a $1.2 million pre‑seed round led by DOMiNO Ventures, with participation from Curiosity VC and angels. The company is building an AI‑native, agentic digital validation platform that promises to shrink pharma, biotech and medtech validation cycles...
Combining the Robot Operating System with LLMs for Natural-Language Control
Researchers from Huawei Noah's Ark Lab, TU Darmstadt and ETH Zurich unveiled an open‑source framework that fuses large language models with the Robot Operating System (ROS). The system interprets natural‑language commands and translates them into robot actions via inline code...
The Download: Gig Workers Training Humanoids, and Better AI Benchmarks
Micro1 is building a global gig workforce that records everyday tasks to train humanoid robots, now operating in over 50 countries and sparking privacy and consent debates. AI researchers argue that traditional benchmarks miss real‑world performance, proposing human‑AI, context‑specific evaluations...
EU Bars AI-Generated Content From Official Communications, According to Politico
The European Commission, Parliament and Council have banned staff from using fully AI‑generated videos or images in official communications, allowing AI only for tasks like image‑quality enhancement. Officials say the rule protects authenticity and citizen trust. Experts argue the blanket...
I Tested ChatGPT Vs. Claude to See Which Is Better - and if It's Worth Switching
The ZDNET test compared free versions of OpenAI’s ChatGPT (GPT‑5.3) and Anthropic’s Claude (Sonnet 4.6/Haiku 4.5) across nine everyday tasks. Claude edged out ChatGPT in writing, shopping, research, and multi‑step reasoning, while ChatGPT was faster in voice mode and the only tool...
Antaris Raises $28M Series A
Antaris announced a $28 million Series A round led by WestWave Capital, with participation from Lockheed Martin Ventures and other investors. The capital will accelerate development of its AI‑powered Antaris Intelligence platform, especially the TrueTwin digital‑twin tool that simulates satellite operations before...
Don’t Let AI Destroy the Skills That Make Your Company Competitive
Executives are warned that unchecked AI adoption can hollow out the unique skills that give firms a competitive edge. While AI delivers speed and data‑driven insights, it also encourages cognitive offloading, causing employees to rely on algorithmic outputs instead of...
DeepL’s Borderless Business Report Reveals 83% of Enterprises Are Still Behind on Language AI
DeepL’s 2026 Borderless Business report finds that 83% of enterprises have not adopted modern language AI, with 35% still translating manually and another 33% relying on legacy automation plus human review. Only 17% have deployed large‑language‑model or agentic AI for...
Bankers Say AI Is Not Eating Jobs, Yet
A new American Banker AI Talent Shift Survey 2026 finds only 3% of bankers report AI‑driven layoffs, while 28% see efficiency gains and 12% note role augmentation. Despite current optimism, 33% of executives at large national banks expect headcount reductions...
Survey: Human Capital Is a Key Barrier to Government AI Adoption
A new Ernst & Young survey shows 88% of federal leaders consider AI a critical tool for agency modernization, yet half of AI projects remain in pilot or planning phases. The chief obstacles are budget limits, outdated IT infrastructure, and...
AI-Generated Sensors Open New Paths for Early Cancer Detection
MIT and Microsoft researchers unveiled CleaveNet, an AI system that designs peptide sensors targeting cancer‑linked proteases. The model rapidly generates highly specific sequences, cutting the design time from months to minutes and slashing experimental costs. Coated nanoparticles release cleaved peptides...
Lockheed Martin Canada Invests $3.6 Million Into Lemay.ai
Lockheed Martin Canada is committing CAD 3.6 million (about US$2.6 million) to Ottawa‑based AI specialist Lemay.ai. The funding launches a joint R&D effort aimed at AI‑driven predictive aircraft maintenance, supply‑chain optimization, and navigation in GNSS‑denied environments. The initiative fulfills Canada’s Industrial and Technological...
Claude Code Users Hitting Usage Limits 'Way Faster than Expected'
Anthropic’s Claude Code AI coding assistant is seeing users reach token limits far faster than anticipated, prompting the company to prioritize a fix. Recent Reddit posts show both free and paid subscribers exhausting daily caps within minutes, especially during peak‑hour...
The Missing Layer in Europe’s AI Strategy: Data Ownership
European policymakers are pushing digital sovereignty, yet the missing piece is data ownership. As AI models become commoditized, control over the underlying data is emerging as the true competitive moat. Countly, an open‑source, self‑hosted analytics platform, illustrates how firms can...
Episolo Launches AI App Builder for Revenue-Ready Web Apps
Episolo unveiled an AI‑powered app builder that lets founders and product teams generate revenue‑ready web applications in minutes. Users simply describe the desired functionality in natural language, and the platform auto‑creates a working app with authentication, payments, database, email workflows,...
NIQ Launches Ask Arthur Chat to Expand Access to Consumer Insights Through AI
NielsenIQ (NIQ) unveiled Ask Arthur Chat, an AI‑driven conversational interface that lets users query its consumer and retail datasets in natural language. The tool delivers instant, data‑backed answers on product performance, market trends and category dynamics without requiring advanced analytics...
Tech Soft 3D Releases HOOPS AI for CAD Workflows
Tech Soft 3D has moved its HOOPS AI framework from beta to general availability, offering developers and data scientists a ready‑to‑use toolkit for integrating 3D CAD data into machine‑learning pipelines. The solution emerged after a beta program that involved more...
How AI‑driven Sensors Are Creating Safer, Healthier Schools, Hospitals and Hotels
AI‑driven sensors combine IoT hardware with on‑device machine‑learning to analyze data in real time, allowing instant, automated responses. More than 30% of newly deployed IoT devices now embed AI‑powered sensing, accelerating adoption in high‑traffic sectors. Schools, hospitals and hotels are...
DonWedel.com Expands Custom AI Development Services Across Europe
DonWedel.com announced the rollout of its bespoke AI development services throughout Western Europe, targeting companies with rich customer data but limited AI infrastructure. The firm builds end‑to‑end automation systems for marketing, testing, behavior analysis and real‑time engagement, integrating directly with...
WPP Media Launches AI-Driven YouTube Tool ‘YouTube 5K’
WPP Media, in collaboration with Google, launched YouTube 5K (YT5K), an AI‑driven solution that automates channel curation and creative versioning for YouTube advertising. The platform scans channels to generate a refreshed list of over 5,000 brand‑safe options and automatically creates...
How Dallas College Cut Hiring Cycle Time by 50%
Dallas College’s HR department, overseeing roughly 20,000 staff, slashed its hiring cycle time by more than half after a rapid AI‑driven transformation. By standardizing recruiting processes, eliminating 23 steps, and integrating Workday with Phenom’s AI‑powered CRM/ATS, the college boosted hire...
Digital Diplomacy: How Nations Are Collaborating on AI and Data
Nations are accelerating digital diplomacy to harmonize AI governance, data flows, and cybersecurity standards as the global digital economy surpasses $7 trillion. The Middle East is emerging as a strategic bridge, with the UAE launching a Regulatory Intelligence Office and Saudi...
Progress Software Delivers Sitefinity Generative CMS for AI-Driven Discovery and Conversational Experiences
Progress Software unveiled the latest version of Sitefinity Generative CMS, extending its AI‑native capabilities to include search, personalization, and conversational experiences across web and portal properties. The release adds Dynamically Generated Experiences for real‑time hyper‑personalization, embedded AI agents for brand...
Digital Infrastructure in the GCC: Becoming the Cornerstone of Economic Power
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is rapidly shifting from a technology consumer to a producer, with its ICT market projected to grow from $141 billion in 2025 to over $220 billion by 2030. Sovereign wealth funds are fueling a surge in digital‑infrastructure...