Caltech researchers have developed mITRAR, an AI-driven wildfire response system integrating sensor data and autonomous tools to assist decision-makers with real-time situational awareness and actionable options.
IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report finds AI-enabled breaches rose 56% year-over-year, averaging $6 million per incident—$1 million above the global average—driven by deepfake impersonation and AI malware.
AI workflow automation embeds AI into repeatable processes to handle judgment-based tasks, reducing costs and scaling efficiency beyond simple ad hoc prompting.
A California lawyer’s use of AI and Zapier MCP cut his billable time to one-fifth, prompting new ventures to price legal work and train the next generation of lawyers.
Zapier defines AI automation as the integration of artificial intelligence into traditional workflow automation to handle judgment-based tasks, enabling systems to adapt and learn from experience.
SK Telecom unveiled A.X K2, a 688-billion-parameter AI foundation model, and three lightweight multimodal variants to accelerate AI adoption in industry and daily life.
Snowflake has expanded Adaptive Compute to general availability across select regions on AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, enhancing price-performance for variable workloads.
Databricks AI Search now supports high-QPS scaling up to thousands of queries per second via a single parameter, eliminating manual infrastructure management for production workloads.
Microsoft reports that organizations across industries have shifted from AI experimentation to deployment, emphasizing agentic workflows, governance, and measurable business outcomes in FY26.
A Michigan dairy farmer uses AI agents built with Gemini 3.6 Flash to automate data analysis, saving hours daily and providing actionable farm management insights.
Google.org expands free AI training and resources for nonprofits, building on $18+ billion in donated technology to enhance fundraising, operations, and impact.
Google’s Managed Agents in the Gemini API now default to Gemini 3.6 Flash, with new hooks, budget controls, and free tier access for developers.
Databricks uses Unity AI Gateway Budgets to centrally manage AI coding agent spend across thousands of engineers, replacing manual approvals with automated daily and monthly limits to balance innovation and cost control.
NVIDIA announced new Jetson modules and developer kits for edge AI and robotics, including the Jetson Orin Nano Super and Jetson AGX Orin, designed for portability and high performance in compact form factors.
Google DeepMind unveils Gemini Robotics 2, an AI model enabling robots to perform whole-body tasks, advanced dexterity, and multi-robot collaboration, with local on-device operation and safety benchmarks.
Google’s AI Mode in Search aims to reduce screen time by helping users plan offline activities such as classes, gear shopping, event bookings, and hobby guides through personalized, app-integrated tools.
Google Search has introduced AI-powered tools to assist with dinner party planning, including menu creation, tablescape visualization, drink pairings, and playlist curation.
Agentic search now begins 200% more shopping journeys than last year, reshaping how consumers discover products and forcing retailers to prioritize AI adoption despite infrastructure and measurement challenges.
Snowflake unveils Cortex AI Gateway and new AI security features at Black Hat 2026 to address rising enterprise AI risks, including autonomous agent sprawl and data exfiltration threats.
Meta commits to the EU AI Act Code of Practice to enhance transparency of AI-generated content, aligning with ongoing industry efforts to improve identification tools and reduce user confusion.
Lenovo advanced 43 places to rank #153 on the Fortune Global 500 list, marking its highest position ever amid record revenue of US$83 billion and a 42% rise in adjusted net income.
BMW Group Plant Debrecen produced its 50,000th BMW iX3 in record time, marking the fastest ramp-up of a new BMW Group facility. The milestone reflects strong demand and the plant’s role as the launch site for the Neue...
AI agent skills automate repeatable workflows by loading task-specific instructions on demand, reducing manual prompting and improving consistency across tools like Claude, Codex, and Cursor.
Databricks introduces Genie One, an AI assistant designed to automate routine business tasks across existing tools by leveraging company data for actionable outputs.
GitHub advises focusing on GitHub Copilot’s core workflow rather than chasing new AI tools, arguing that mastering the existing harness delivers the greatest productivity gains.
Microsoft launches the External Red Team Alliance (EXTRA) to expand global AI safety testing beyond corporate boundaries, funding 18 university labs across six continents to advance independent research and operational...
Microsoft unveiled MAI-Cyber-1-Flash, a cybersecurity model designed to detect complex vulnerabilities at half the cost of leading alternatives when paired with MDASH under Project Perception.
AWS launched a preview of the AWS Security Hub MCP App, a local MCP server integrating Security Hub exposure findings into AI workflows like Claude Desktop to streamline security investigations.
Microsoft introduces Project Perception, an agentic security system designed to counter AI-driven cyber threats through continuous risk perception, reasoning, and automated action while integrating human oversight.
At Snowflake Summit 2026, live-shopping platform Whatnot detailed its shift to decentralized, AI-driven data infrastructure to handle massive real-time demand, including 583,000 concurrent viewers and billions of daily...