Colorado’s Artificial Intelligence Law Could Be on the Chopping Block
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the state’s AI law (SB 24‑205) in 2025, but warned that its complex compliance regime could stifle innovation. The governor’s AI Policy Working Group has drafted a bill to roll back many employer obligations while preserving core transparency duties. The proposal expands the definition of covered technology and adds record‑retention rules, but delays any new effective date until 2027, giving businesses a longer compliance window.
AI Anomaly Detection Gains Traction Offshore as Aker BP Deploys Cognite–NVIDIA Solution
Industrial software firm Cognite has embedded NVIDIA’s NV‑Tesseract time‑series AI models into its data platform, creating a combined solution for offshore anomaly detection. Aker BP is the first major operator to deploy the system, extending predictive‑maintenance monitoring to wells, heat...
SandboxAQ Launches New AQtive Guard Capabilities
SandboxAQ unveiled major upgrades to its AQtive Guard platform, expanding AI Security Posture Management (AI‑SPM) ahead of RSA Conference 2026. The new suite adds real‑time guardrails for inbound prompts and outbound responses, autonomous risk analysis for Model Context Protocol (MCP)...
The Context Advantage
OpenAI’s early‑2025 rollout of persistent memory for ChatGPT introduced a model that can retain user preferences and facts across sessions, signaling a strategic shift from raw compute to contextual understanding. The article argues that this mirrors historic migrations of value—from...
Court Allows Discovery Into Insurer’s Use of AI to Deny Claims
A Minnesota federal court granted plaintiffs discovery into UnitedHealth’s AI system nH Predict, which the insurer uses to evaluate and deny post‑acute care claims. The ruling required production of documents describing the AI’s development, functionality, and oversight, while limiting some financial...
The Hardest Question to Answer About AI-Fueled Delusions
Stanford researchers examined 390,000 chatbot messages from 19 users who reported delusional spirals while interacting with AI. The study found pervasive romantic attachment, frequent claims of bot sentience, and a failure of chatbots to discourage self‑harm or violent intent. In...
Capcom Says It Will Use Generative AI to Speed up Production
Capcom announced it will actively employ generative AI to accelerate game development while explicitly refusing to ship AI‑generated assets in final products. The company is testing the technology across graphics, sound and programming, leveraging models such as Gemini Pro, Gemini Flash and...
Training the Future of AI-Powered Surgery
The integration of artificial intelligence, extended reality (XR) and immersive simulation is redefining how surgeons learn to operate advanced robotic systems. FundamentalXR’s CEO Richard Vincent explains that data‑driven, scalable simulations combined with precise haptic feedback can replicate real‑world procedures in...
Register: Risky Future AI Tools for Better Billing & Payments ‘Demo Day’ on March 25
Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting a free online Demo Day on March 25 to showcase AI‑driven billing, premium‑finance and payment platforms for insurers, agencies and MGAs. The event runs at 1 p.m. ET and features 15‑ to 20‑minute demonstrations from...
MLB, Google Cloud Debut AI-Powered, Real-Time Game Analysis With ‘Scout Insights’ in MLB Gameday
Major League Baseball has introduced Scout Insights, an AI‑driven feature embedded in the MLB Gameday app that delivers real‑time, contextual commentary on pitches and matchups. The tool leverages Google Cloud’s Gemini large‑language models, scanning petabytes of historical Statcast data to...
6 Best Free AI Crypto Trading Bot Apps for Beginners in 2026: Reviews and Comparison
In 2026, AI-powered crypto trading bots have become essential for investors seeking 24/7 market participation without manual oversight. The article reviews six free platforms—BitsStrategy, Pionex, 3Commas, Cryptohopper, Bitsgap, and OctoBot—highlighting their automation levels, beginner friendliness, and unique features. BitsStrategy stands...
Startup Gimlet Labs Is Solving the AI Inference Bottleneck in a Surprisingly Elegant Way
Stanford adjunct professor Zain Asgar’s startup Gimlet Labs closed an $80 million Series A, led by Menlo Ventures, to commercialize a multi‑silicon inference cloud that orchestrates AI workloads across CPUs, GPUs and high‑memory hardware. The software claims to boost inference speed by...
Littlebird Raises $11M for Its AI-Assisted ‘Recall’ Tool that Reads Your Computer Screen
Littlebird, a startup founded by the creators of Sentieo, has closed an $11 million Series A round led by Lotus Studio. The company’s AI‑assisted “recall” tool continuously reads a user’s screen and stores contextual information as lightweight text rather than screenshots....
AI Platforms and Privilege- Tax Departments Should Be Wary About What They Share
Tax departments are increasingly turning to AI for analytical efficiency, but recent case law warns of privilege risks. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held in United States v. Heppner that communications with a publicly...
Kroger Names First Chief Data and AI Officer
Kroger announced the appointment of Milen Mahadevan as its first Chief Data and AI Officer, a newly created role that will unify the retailer’s data and artificial intelligence strategy. Mahadevan will continue to lead 84.51°, Kroger’s data‑analytics subsidiary, while overseeing...
How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing On-Farm Agronomy and Decision-Making
At the World Agri‑Tech Innovation Summit, AI‑driven data platforms were highlighted as the next frontier in on‑farm agronomy. The technology can ingest soil tests, weather data, satellite imagery and equipment metrics in near‑real time, turning raw inputs into actionable recommendations....
Cato Networks Unveils GPU-Powered SASE Platform with Native AI Security
Cato Networks announced two major upgrades to its SASE platform: Cato Neural Edge, which embeds NVIDIA GPUs across its global private backbone to accelerate AI‑driven traffic inspection, and Cato AI Security, a suite that merges AI governance and runtime protection...
Integrating AI-Ready Data with Informatica and Snowflake
Informatica and Snowflake partnered in a DBTA webinar to showcase how metadata‑driven governance, data quality and observability can make Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud AI‑ready. The discussion highlighted Informatica’s end‑to‑end data management capabilities, including tag‑based PII masking, automated semantic classification and...
Iran Built a Camera Network to Control Dissent, Israel Made It a Targeting Tool
Israel exploited Iran’s extensive street‑camera network to pinpoint Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, turning the regime’s own surveillance into a targeting tool. The operation, confirmed by leaked data and AP reporting, relied on dozens of unsecured cameras and AI‑driven video analysis...
Dell Technologies Integrates Quantum-Ready Security and AI Resilience Across Portfolio
Dell Technologies announced a portfolio‑wide security upgrade that embeds quantum‑resistant cryptography into firmware and BIOS across its commercial PCs and data‑center products. The company also introduced AI‑driven recovery tools in its PowerProtect line, delivering up to twice the backup speed...
IP Strategy Highlights ZenO’s Public Beta for Real-World AI Data on Story
IP Strategy Holdings announced the public beta of ZenO, a Story ecosystem platform that gathers first‑person audio, video and image data using smart glasses and mobile devices for training physical AI systems. The beta demonstrated an end‑to‑end pipeline—capture, anonymization, metadata...
AI Tokenisation Pricing Will Outweigh Human Effort in the Future, Says Hexaware’s Siddharth Dhar
Hexaware is rolling out its Agentverse Enterprise AI platform in 2026, featuring over 600 pre‑deployed AI agents that customers can access via a unified marketplace. The company will price these solutions using a hybrid model that blends traditional headcount‑based billing...
Monday Memo: “What Matters Next” For Radio?
Kate O’Neill’s new book *What Matters Next* argues that AI is not the primary disruptor for radio; human behavior is. The author contends that stations that stay relentlessly human—curious, adaptive, and empathetic—will thrive, while those that double‑down on automation risk...
Confirm Launches AI Agents Platform for Performance Management at Transform 2026
Confirm announced the full launch of its Unified AI Agents HR Platform at Transform 2026, offering a single system that handles onboarding, performance management, manager coaching, and employee service desk functions. The solution replaces a patchwork of single‑purpose HR AI...
AI Adoption Roadmap: The Tech Traps Nobody Is Talking About
The webinar highlights that most customer‑experience (CX) stacks weren’t designed for today’s breakneck AI model releases, leaving teams torn between costly full‑stack rebuilds or fragile bolt‑on solutions. Both approaches are described as traps that delay value and increase risk. TTEC...
Four Tips for Detecting Images Generated by AI
AI‑generated images are proliferating across social platforms and news feeds, driven by tools such as OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Gemini. The article offers four practical tips—checking source credibility, scrutinizing visual details, spotting invisible watermarks, and using Google Lens reverse‑image search—to...
The Future of Forecast Value Add: An Expert’s AI Agent Framework Transforming E-Commerce Forecasting
The article argues that as AI‑driven forecasting stacks grow more intricate—leveraging large language models, agents, and orchestration tools like LangChain—companies must adopt Forecast Value Add (FVA) to prove each component’s worth. FVA measures the incremental accuracy and cost impact of...
When Publishing Stops Being the Endpoint
Artificial intelligence is now the primary interpreter of local government information, exposing the fact that traditional publishing systems were built for human readers, not machines. Because agency authority, jurisdiction, and update recency are often implicit, AI models frequently misattribute guidance...
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Requests GAO Review of Threats Posed by AI-Enabled Terrorism
The House Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, led by Chairman August Pfluger, has asked the Government Accountability Office to conduct a comprehensive review of how extremist groups exploit emerging artificial‑intelligence tools. The letter highlights that generative AI enables cheap, mass‑produced...
Alibaba International Launches Accio Work, an Enterprise AI Agent
Alibaba International introduced Accio Work, a plug‑and‑play enterprise AI agent that provides a no‑code, instant workforce for small and medium‑size businesses. The platform automatically assembles specialized agents to handle tasks ranging from market analysis to long‑term inventory monitoring, eliminating the...
Wayve, Uber and Nissan Launch Robotaxi Pilot in Tokyo
Uber has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nissan and UK‑based AI firm Wayve to launch a robotaxi pilot in Tokyo, targeting operation by the end of 2026. The service will use Nissan’s Leaf equipped with Wayve’s end‑to‑end AI driver...
EHR Giants Have Entered the AI Arena. What Does It Mean for Startups?
Legacy EHR giants such as Epic and athenahealth have begun embedding AI-native features—including real‑time charting and automated scribing—into their platforms, turning AI from a niche add‑on into a core capability. This shift challenges health‑AI startups that previously dominated the space,...
Tieto Reaches Databricks Silver Partner Status as Demand for Data Engineering and AI Platforms Grows
Finnish IT services firm Tieto has been awarded Silver partner status in the Databricks Partner Program. The designation reflects the company’s expanding work in data engineering, analytics and enterprise AI solutions built on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. As organizations...
Join Us Today For a Food AI Co-Lab With FAO’s David Laborde
The Food AI Co‑Lab, hosted by the Future Food Institute and The Spoon, featured a live discussion with David Laborde, director of the FAO’s Agrifood Economics Division, on March 23, 2026. The conversation examined how artificial intelligence can address the world’s hunger...
How to Prove ROI From AI Workflow Integration in B2B Marketing
MarTech outlines practical ROI frameworks for B2B marketers integrating AI across the campaign lifecycle. It breaks measurement into three pillars—time saved, output quality, and revenue lift—each supported by concrete modeling techniques. The guide emphasizes logging pre‑ and post‑implementation data, running...
Teleport Launches Beams to Provide Trusted Runtimes for AI Agents in Production Infrastructure
Teleport unveiled Beams, a trusted runtime that isolates AI agents in lightweight Firecracker VMs and embeds delegated identity for secure, secret‑free access to production resources. The platform enforces policy‑controlled networking, logs every action, and integrates with Teleport’s existing audit and...
CNCF Announces General Availability of Dapr Agents v1.0 for Production AI Workloads
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation announced the general availability of Dapr Agents v1.0, a Python framework built on the Dapr runtime that enables reliable, secure AI agents in production. The release follows a year‑long partnership with NVIDIA and the open‑source community,...
Thrive Expands Its Managed AI Services with Launch of Its Managed AI Workspace
Thrive has launched a Managed AI Workspace that aggregates 58 large‑language models into a single, governed environment, expanding its managed AI services portfolio introduced six months earlier. The offering pairs with a new Managed Microsoft 365 Copilot option that provides a single‑vendor...
The One Thing I Use AI For That Actually Makes Me Smarter
Alberto Romero explains the single AI practice that genuinely boosts his intellect: using generative models as a personal research assistant. He leverages AI to distill complex articles, generate probing questions, and surface hidden connections across disciplines. The approach blends prompt...
PromptWell and Ellipsis Health Partner to Transform AI Patient Engagement
PromptWell and Ellipsis Health have announced a partnership that merges PromptWell’s AI‑driven timing engine with Ellipsis Health’s emotionally intelligent voice agent, Sage. The combined platform predicts the exact moment a patient is most likely to answer and then engages them...
Land Search Company Prophetic Expands Its Technology
Prophetic, an AI‑native land acquisition platform, has launched SearchAI Intentions, a new capability that lets developers search for parcels based on their intended use rather than interpreting zoning codes. The feature expands the platform’s repertoire to over 120 development types,...
NDTV Alumni's Frammer AI Wins ABS-CBN, Ousts Wildmoka
Frammer AI, founded by former NDTV executives in 2023, has secured a deal with ABS‑CBC, one of Asia's largest media groups. The partnership replaces the long‑standing European platform Wildmoka, consolidating ABS‑CBC's live and edited video workflows under Frammer's AI‑driven system....
New Cognex Research Reveals Manufacturers Increasingly Expect AI Vision Systems to Deliver Both High Performance and Simplicity
Cognex’s new study of more than 500 manufacturers shows 57% already use AI‑powered machine‑vision, with another 30% planning near‑term deployments. Adoption is strongest in automotive, electronics and logistics, where tighter tolerances demand higher accuracy. While initial drivers focus on defect...
AI’s $500 Billion Retail Bump and Other Digital Transactions News Briefs From 3/23/26
AI-driven retail solutions are projected to generate an additional $500 billion in transaction volume by 2030, according to Manhattan Associates’ Global Unified Commerce Benchmark. Zero Gravity Labs introduced blockchain‑spawned AI agents, challenging the autonomy of centralized platforms. Accenture invested in DaVinci...
Why some Decisions Need a Human in the Room—Even when AI Gets It Right
In August 2025 ANZ Bank informed staff of layoffs via an automated email, prompting public outrage and an apology that framed the incident as a scheduling error. The episode illustrates a broader shift as companies embed AI into decisions traditionally...
Xthings Takes Wi-Fi HaLow to Commercial Security with AI-Enabled Ulticam Cameras | Exclusive
Xthings unveiled its Ulticam Long‑Range Wireless AI Security Kit, featuring up to eight sub‑GHz Wi‑Fi HaLow bullet cameras designed for commercial properties. The system combines AI‑powered video analytics with the low‑power, long‑range capabilities of Wi‑Fi HaLow, enabling reliable coverage across...
Capcom Doubles Down On No AI Stance, But Will Use It During Development
Capcom announced it will not place generative‑AI assets in any shipped titles, but will deploy AI tools internally to speed graphics, sound and programming work. The policy aims to balance the growing industry split between studios that reject AI and...
OPINION: Why Good Data Matters More than AI in Transport
Australian transport leader ITS Australia argues that high‑quality, governed data is the true catalyst for AI‑driven improvements on roads. A national research project showed that integrating real‑time vehicle and bicycle data with traditional traffic feeds can predict conflicts, optimise signals...
5 Big CrowdStrike Launches For Next-Gen SIEM, AI Security
CrowdStrike announced major upgrades to its Falcon Next‑Gen SIEM, adding native support for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and new data‑pipeline features from the Onum acquisition. The company also expanded its Falcon AI Detection and Response (AIDR) suite to protect desktop...