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OpenAI Kills Sora Video App, Disney Kills Deal
NewsMar 24, 2026

OpenAI Kills Sora Video App, Disney Kills Deal

OpenAI announced on March 24 2026 that it is shutting down Sora, its generative video app, and cancelling the three‑year, $1 billion partnership with Disney that would have let users create videos featuring Disney characters. Sora, launched in December 2024, quickly fell behind rivals...

By Mashable AI
Consumers Increasingly Turn to AI Chatbots for Health Information: Report
NewsMar 24, 2026

Consumers Increasingly Turn to AI Chatbots for Health Information: Report

A recent Rock Health survey of 8,000 U.S. adults shows that one in three consumers have turned to AI chatbots for health information, a usage rate that has doubled over the past year. ChatGPT dominates the market with a 23%...

By Becker’s Hospital Review
Rural New Mexico Hospital Deploys AI Scribe
NewsMar 24, 2026

Rural New Mexico Hospital Deploys AI Scribe

Artesia General Hospital in rural New Mexico has integrated Microsoft’s Dragon Copilot AI scribe into its TruBridge electronic health record. Physicians report noticeably faster clinical documentation compared with legacy dictation tools, freeing up time for patient interaction. The hospital cites...

By Becker’s Hospital Review
The 6 Best AI Content Detectors in 2026
NewsMar 24, 2026

The 6 Best AI Content Detectors in 2026

AI‑generated text is proliferating across emails, articles, and subtitles, prompting a surge in detection tools that differentiate machine‑written from human content. After extensive testing of over 18 solutions, Zapier identified six top performers—Sapling, Winston AI, ZeroGPT, GPTZero, Copyleaks, and Pangram—each excelling...

By Zapier – Blog
Perplexity Vs. ChatGPT: Which AI Tool Is Better? [2026]
NewsMar 24, 2026

Perplexity Vs. ChatGPT: Which AI Tool Is Better? [2026]

Perplexity positions itself as a research‑first AI assistant that couples real‑time web search with transparent citations, while ChatGPT remains the industry‑standard, all‑purpose chatbot. Both services now offer multimodal input, agentic automation, and comparable tiered pricing, with Perplexity’s Pro plan at...

By Zapier – Blog
Anthropic's AI Piracy Settlement Is Getting Close to Final Approval
NewsMar 24, 2026

Anthropic's AI Piracy Settlement Is Getting Close to Final Approval

Anthropic is nearing final court approval of a landmark settlement that resolves the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright case. The company will pay $1.5 billion, distributing $3,000 to each qualifying author, after nearly 100,000 claims were filed. The agreement requires Anthropic to...

By CNET – Gaming
Microsoft and Nvidia Launch AI Partnership to Speed up Nuclear Power Plant Permitting and Construction — Simulation Tools and Generative...
NewsMar 24, 2026

Microsoft and Nvidia Launch AI Partnership to Speed up Nuclear Power Plant Permitting and Construction — Simulation Tools and Generative...

Microsoft and Nvidia have teamed up to embed generative AI, digital‑twin simulation, and Nvidia’s Omniverse platform into every stage of nuclear power plant development, from design through operations. The collaboration targets the decades‑long permitting bottleneck and fragmented engineering data that...

By Tom's Hardware
Baltimore Sues xAI over Grok Deepfakes
NewsMar 24, 2026

Baltimore Sues xAI over Grok Deepfakes

Baltimore filed a municipal lawsuit against Elon Musk’s xAI, accusing the company of violating the city’s Consumer Protection Ordinance by marketing its Grok AI assistant without warning about deep‑fake risks. The suit follows reports that Grok’s image generator produced roughly...

By Engadget Earnings
57% of Health Systems Rank AI as Top Tech Priority: Report
NewsMar 24, 2026

57% of Health Systems Rank AI as Top Tech Priority: Report

Health system executives are placing artificial intelligence at the forefront of their technology roadmaps, with 57% naming AI‑based clinical solutions as their top priority for 2026‑27. This surge follows a steep rise from 19% last year, even as 41% of...

By Becker’s Hospital Review
Contractors Weigh in on How AI Fits Into GSA Rules that Weren’t Built for It
NewsMar 24, 2026

Contractors Weigh in on How AI Fits Into GSA Rules that Weren’t Built for It

The General Services Administration issued a draft modification to its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) to incorporate artificial‑intelligence procurement, but the comment period and implementation timeline are unusually short. Contractors, represented by the Professional Services Council (PSC) and its 400 member...

By Federal News Network
AI Sees Rising Use in Packaging Sector, PMMI Says
NewsMar 24, 2026

AI Sees Rising Use in Packaging Sector, PMMI Says

Embodied artificial intelligence is reshaping robotics by applying large neural networks to perception, planning, and manipulation. Advances in data collection—through real‑world demos, simulation, and video mining—are addressing the historic shortage of training material for physical tasks. Coupled with cheaper, less...

By Supply Chain Quarterly (CSCMP)
Arm Shares Rise as It Forecasts Revenue Boost From In-House AI Chip
NewsMar 24, 2026

Arm Shares Rise as It Forecasts Revenue Boost From In-House AI Chip

Arm Holdings announced that its newly developed in‑house artificial‑intelligence processor will drive a significant revenue uplift, prompting the company's shares to climb about 5% in early trading. The firm projects double‑digit top‑line growth for the fiscal year, positioning the chip...

By Financial Times – Technology
Tech Life
NewsMar 24, 2026

Tech Life

BBC World Service’s "Tech Life" program examines how artificial intelligence can enhance health professionals’ workflows, enable earlier disease detection, and reshape global self‑care practices. Host Shiona McCallum interviews a female entrepreneur focused on making women’s health technology more affordable and accessible....

By BBC – Technology
Tech Life
NewsMar 24, 2026

Tech Life

Tech Life explores AI's potential to augment doctors, enable earlier disease detection, and transform global self‑care. The episode features Shiona McCallum interviewing a female entrepreneur aiming to make women’s health tech affordable. It also highlights a positive story emerging from the...

By BBC – Technology
Cleveland Clinic Launches Partnership Focused on AI-Powered TAVR Planning
NewsMar 24, 2026

Cleveland Clinic Launches Partnership Focused on AI-Powered TAVR Planning

Cleveland Clinic has entered a two‑phase partnership with Ohio‑based DASI Simulations to validate and co‑develop the AI‑driven platform PrecisionTAVI for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) planning. In the first phase, clinicians compare the tool’s recommendations against standard practice, while the...

By Cardiovascular Business
AI-Ready Retail: The Practical Reality Behind Delivering AI’s Value
NewsMar 24, 2026

AI-Ready Retail: The Practical Reality Behind Delivering AI’s Value

Retailers must start AI projects with a clear road map that defines specific goals—such as demand forecasting or inventory optimization—and quantifies expected benefits. Central to this roadmap is governance, which establishes data ownership, validation, and cross‑channel consistency before any model...

By Total Retail
NTIA Takes Input on New Innovation Fund Round
NewsMar 24, 2026

NTIA Takes Input on New Innovation Fund Round

The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) held a two‑hour listening session to shape its next $50 million grant aimed at embedding artificial intelligence in wireless networks. Industry leaders such as Airspan, General Motors, Skylo and academic researchers urged...

By Broadband Breakfast
Witbe Unveil AI-Native Video Streaming Test, Monitoring Infrastructure At 2026 NAB Show
NewsMar 24, 2026

Witbe Unveil AI-Native Video Streaming Test, Monitoring Infrastructure At 2026 NAB Show

Witbe will debut an AI‑native video streaming test and monitoring infrastructure at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The solution weaves artificial intelligence through four layers—real‑device execution (Witbox), AI‑driven automation (Agentic SDK), operational control (REC) and intelligent analysis (Smartgate). Leveraging...

By TV Tech (TVTechnology)
HPE Bolsters Hybrid Mesh Firewall Platform
NewsMar 24, 2026

HPE Bolsters Hybrid Mesh Firewall Platform

Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced an upgrade to its hybrid mesh firewall portfolio, adding AI‑focused controls that surface usage of AI applications, block high‑risk AI sites, and filter keywords and file uploads. The enhancements unify policy enforcement across physical, virtual and...

By Network World
Arm Is Releasing the First In-House Chip in Its 35-Year History
NewsMar 24, 2026

Arm Is Releasing the First In-House Chip in Its 35-Year History

Arm Holdings announced its first internally designed processor, the Arm AGI CPU, aimed at AI inference workloads. The chip, built on the Neoverse IP and co‑engineered with Meta, is already available for order with Meta as the inaugural customer. Arm...

By TechCrunch Enterprise
IRS Faces AI Skills Gaps After Pushing Tech Talent Out, Watchdog Finds
NewsMar 24, 2026

IRS Faces AI Skills Gaps After Pushing Tech Talent Out, Watchdog Finds

The Government Accountability Office reports that the IRS’s push to adopt artificial intelligence is being undermined by massive workforce reductions, including a 40% cut in IT staff and an 80% loss of technology executives. These cuts have stripped the agency’s...

By FCW (GovExec Technology)
AtomBite.AI Unveils Flexible Manipulation Robotics Designed to Solve the “Grasping Problem” In Commercial Kitchens
NewsMar 24, 2026

AtomBite.AI Unveils Flexible Manipulation Robotics Designed to Solve the “Grasping Problem” In Commercial Kitchens

AtomBite.AI launched its first commercial robot, the M1 Takeout Packing Robot, to automate the chaotic "last meter" of food‑delivery fulfillment in restaurants. The system runs on a proprietary dual‑model AI brain that lets existing hardware manipulate unpredictable items like crushed...

By Restaurant Technology News
Popular AI Proxy LiteLLM Got Hacked with Malware that Spreads Through Kubernetes Clusters
NewsMar 24, 2026

Popular AI Proxy LiteLLM Got Hacked with Malware that Spreads Through Kubernetes Clusters

Open‑source AI proxy library LiteLLM was compromised on PyPI, with versions 1.82.7 and 1.82.8 containing malware. The malicious code steals SSH keys, cloud credentials, database passwords, and Kubernetes configurations, encrypts them, and exfiltrates data to an external server while propagating...

By THE DECODER
OpenAI’s Plans to Make ChatGPT More Like Amazon Aren’t Going so Well
NewsMar 24, 2026

OpenAI’s Plans to Make ChatGPT More Like Amazon Aren’t Going so Well

OpenAI announced it is pulling back the Instant Checkout feature that let users buy items directly within ChatGPT, shifting focus to product discovery. The original checkout tool, launched last September, struggled with flexibility and low user adoption, prompting the company...

By TechCrunch AI
AccuWeather Is Now Available Inside ChatGPT
NewsMar 24, 2026

AccuWeather Is Now Available Inside ChatGPT

AccuWeather has launched a native plugin for OpenAI’s ChatGPT, allowing users to retrieve weather forecasts directly within the chat interface. The integration delivers an interactive module featuring MinuteCast, RealFeel and RealFeel Shade data, eliminating the need to switch to a...

By Engadget Earnings
AI Is Transforming EDI Compliance Services
NewsMar 24, 2026

AI Is Transforming EDI Compliance Services

Artificial intelligence is reshaping electronic data interchange (EDI) compliance by automating data validation, anomaly detection, and regulatory monitoring. While only about 1.6% of firms have fully integrated AI into compliance workflows, surveys show most organizations are experimenting with AI agents...

By SmartData Collective
Understanding Wiz’s Approach to Securing the AI Supply Chain
NewsMar 24, 2026

Understanding Wiz’s Approach to Securing the AI Supply Chain

The AI supply chain’s layered, multi‑cloud nature creates visibility gaps and unique vulnerabilities that traditional software‑security tools can’t fully address. Wiz proposes an AI‑CNAPP framework that unifies asset discovery, cloud‑posture management, workload protection, and continuous risk assessment across the entire...

By HackRead
Google Deepmind's Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Generates Websites Almost in Real Time
NewsMar 24, 2026

Google Deepmind's Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Generates Websites Almost in Real Time

Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini 3.1 Flash‑Lite, a generative AI that builds webpages live from text prompts, effectively acting as a pseudo‑browser. The model delivers its first token 2.5 times faster than Gemini 2.5 Flash and processes over 360 tokens per...

By THE DECODER
China’s Government Both Drives and Constrains the Rise of AI
NewsMar 24, 2026

China’s Government Both Drives and Constrains the Rise of AI

Artificial intelligence is now ubiquitous across Chinese consumer and financial apps, from AI‑powered chatbots in banking to facial‑recognition‑driven product personalization. The Chinese government is simultaneously accelerating this diffusion through massive state‑backed funding, national AI strategies, and university programmes, while imposing...

By The Economist – China
TenForce Introduces AI Assistants Embedded in Daily EHS Workflows
NewsMar 24, 2026

TenForce Introduces AI Assistants Embedded in Daily EHS Workflows

TenForce, part of Elisa Industriq, has added two AI assistants to its EHSQ platform—one for incident management and another for permit‑to‑work. The assistants analyze entered data, historical cases and site‑specific information to suggest actions, while keeping all recommendations visible and...

By Quality Digest
Dimon Warns on AI Job Losses, Calls for Government-Business Incentives
NewsMar 24, 2026

Dimon Warns on AI Job Losses, Calls for Government-Business Incentives

JPMorgan Chase chief Jamie Dimon warned that artificial intelligence could trigger a wave of U.S. job losses, potentially outpacing the disruption caused by the internet. He urged a joint government‑business approach, proposing tax‑based incentives for companies that retrain, offer early...

By CNBC Technology
Yahoo Wants to Turn Your Inbox and Search History Into an Advertiser’s Dream
NewsMar 24, 2026

Yahoo Wants to Turn Your Inbox and Search History Into an Advertiser’s Dream

Yahoo unveiled Yahoo Scout, an AI‑driven intelligence layer that fuses first‑party intent data from its search, mail and content properties, positioning the company as a cookieless advertising platform. At the 2026 NewFronts, it introduced Planner, an AI‑powered inbox feature that converts...

By Adweek  Television/Media
Enterprise-Grade Data and AI Sharing, Trusted for Agents, Apps and More
NewsMar 24, 2026

Enterprise-Grade Data and AI Sharing, Trusted for Agents, Apps and More

Snowflake announced three enterprise‑grade data‑sharing enhancements—Listing Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR), Resharing, and expanded observability—to support the rapid move of generative‑AI and agentic workloads into production. The new Listing BCDR feature keeps shared data products online during regional outages,...

By Snowflake Blog
All AI and Security Teams Need Transparent Data Pipelines
NewsMar 24, 2026

All AI and Security Teams Need Transparent Data Pipelines

Organizations that rely on opaque AI data sources expose themselves to integrity risks, compliance gaps, and trust deficits. Without auditable pipelines, security teams cannot verify data quality, leading to hallucinations and regulatory violations such as under the EU AI Act....

By HackRead
Talat’s AI Meeting Notes Stay on Your Machine, Not in the Cloud
NewsMar 24, 2026

Talat’s AI Meeting Notes Stay on Your Machine, Not in the Cloud

Talat is a new Mac‑only AI notetaking app that keeps all audio and transcripts on the user’s machine, avoiding any cloud storage. Developed by Nick Payne and Mike Franklin, it leverages Apple’s Core Audio Taps and the FluidAudio framework to...

By TechCrunch Apps
The Hidden Infrastructure Challenge of the Genesis Mission
NewsMar 24, 2026

The Hidden Infrastructure Challenge of the Genesis Mission

The White House’s Genesis Mission tasks the Department of Energy with delivering a working AI demonstration in just 270 days, aiming to prove that artificial intelligence can materially accelerate nationally significant science challenges. The initiative assumes existing high‑performance computing resources...

By FCW (GovExec Technology)
The Private Firms Powering China’s Military AI Push
NewsMar 24, 2026

The Private Firms Powering China’s Military AI Push

In February 2026, Shanxi 100 Trust Information Technology, a 266‑person privately owned IT firm, was banned for a year after submitting falsified bidding materials for PLA AI contracts. Despite the penalty, the company exemplifies a broader trend: a Georgetown CSET study...

By The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific
AI Isn't Killing Jobs, It's 'Unbundling' Them Into Lower-Paid Chunks
NewsMar 24, 2026

AI Isn't Killing Jobs, It's 'Unbundling' Them Into Lower-Paid Chunks

A new research paper by Luis Garicano and colleagues argues that AI does not eliminate entire occupations, but rather "unbundles" them into smaller, lower‑paid tasks. The authors distinguish between weak‑bundle jobs, where AI can split tasks without breaking the role,...

By The Register – AI/ML (data-related)
AI Usage Limits Are Becoming the New Reality for Consumers
NewsMar 24, 2026

AI Usage Limits Are Becoming the New Reality for Consumers

Anthropic announced a temporary promotion that doubles Claude usage limits during off‑peak hours for all plan tiers through March 28. The move highlights a broader industry trend of imposing explicit daily and weekly caps on AI consumption to manage costly compute...

By PYMNTS
Write Cypress Tests in Plain English: AI-Powered Test Automation Is Now in Beta
NewsMar 24, 2026

Write Cypress Tests in Plain English: AI-Powered Test Automation Is Now in Beta

Cypress has moved its AI‑driven `cy.prompt` command from experimental to beta, shipping in version 15.13.0 and enabled by default. The beta adds positional element targeting, text‑based `cy.contains` matching, visible generated code on failures, and self‑healing selectors that reveal whether AI...

By Cypress – Blog
People of Data Summit Maps Egypt’s AI Roadmap for Startups and Investors
NewsMar 24, 2026

People of Data Summit Maps Egypt’s AI Roadmap for Startups and Investors

Egypt hosted the People of Data – Sharks Edition summit in Cairo, gathering tech leaders, AI experts, and investors to craft a pragmatic AI roadmap for the national economy. The forum, led by Youssef Kamal, Magdi Moussa and Reem El...

By Wamda
OpenAI’s Sora Is Headed to that Great Data Center in the Sky
NewsMar 24, 2026

OpenAI’s Sora Is Headed to that Great Data Center in the Sky

OpenAI announced it will discontinue its AI video‑generation product Sora, shutting down both the consumer app and the developer API. The decision follows low user adoption, high compute costs, and mounting controversy over harmful deep‑fake content. OpenAI is redirecting resources...

By The A.V. Club
Exclusive eBook: Are We Ready to Hand AI Agents the Keys?
NewsMar 24, 2026

Exclusive eBook: Are We Ready to Hand AI Agents the Keys?

MIT Technology Review released a subscriber‑only e‑book titled “Are we ready to hand AI agents the keys?” on March 24 2026, examining the rapid shift toward truly autonomous AI agents. The publication gathers viewpoints from technologists, ethicists, and policymakers, highlighting how agents...

By MIT Technology Review
Opkey Introduces AI-Powered Release Advisor to Address Growing Complexity in Enterprise SaaS Updates
NewsMar 24, 2026

Opkey Introduces AI-Powered Release Advisor to Address Growing Complexity in Enterprise SaaS Updates

Opkey unveiled Release Advisor, an AI‑driven tool that automates analysis of Oracle and Workday SaaS updates. The solution promises to shrink release‑analysis cycles from five‑to‑seven weeks to as little as three days, cutting effort by 60‑80 percent. It launches in...

By ERP News
Hyatt’s AI Captures Customers Sooner, Improving Sales and Productivity
NewsMar 24, 2026

Hyatt’s AI Captures Customers Sooner, Improving Sales and Productivity

Hyatt has revamped its website with a generative‑AI interface that lets travelers search by intent—such as desired climate or amenities—rather than the traditional city, date and room type fields. The AI‑driven experience captures interest earlier in the booking journey, boosting...

By Skift – Technology
Skip the RTX 50-Series: This $7 App Does What DLSS 4.5 Promises
NewsMar 24, 2026

Skip the RTX 50-Series: This $7 App Does What DLSS 4.5 Promises

Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 introduces a second‑generation transformer model and dynamic multi‑frame generation, promising near‑RTX 4090 performance on lower‑end cards. A $7 Steam app called Lossless Scaling can replicate many of DLSS’s upscaling and frame‑generation benefits across any GPU, extending the life of...

By How-To Geek
Labor Department Launches Free ‘Make America AI Ready’ Course for US Workers
NewsMar 24, 2026

Labor Department Launches Free ‘Make America AI Ready’ Course for US Workers

The U.S. Labor Department unveiled a free, week‑long AI literacy program called “Make America AI Ready,” delivered entirely via text messages. Workers enroll by texting “READY” to 20202, receiving daily 10‑minute lessons that cover AI fundamentals, practical use cases, prompt...

By eWeek
BNESIM on the Evolving Role of AI in Travel eSIM as Connectivity Adapts to Accelerating Innovation Cycles
NewsMar 24, 2026

BNESIM on the Evolving Role of AI in Travel eSIM as Connectivity Adapts to Accelerating Innovation Cycles

BNESIM, a global travel eSIM provider, is embedding artificial intelligence across its organization to accelerate product cycles and improve operational efficiency. The company’s AI and automation team works with every department, from fraud detection to procurement, to turn data into...

By The Next Web (TNW)