Daily 'AI for Work' Pulse: 15th of December
Happy Monday! No new AI tools today, but 82 AI news articles to keep you current-skim the highlights, spot the standouts, and set the tone for a productive week.
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Latest General AI News
Oracle capex jitters hit AI, fueling rotation to materials, financials and healthcare
Money is drifting from AI as capex jitters bite, pushing flows to materials, industrials, financials, and healthcare. Watch rates, cash flow, and breadth to confirm the move.
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Why This Vanguard Index Fund Could Be a Once-in-a-Decade Buy for the AI Boom
AI spend is surging across chips, cloud, and software; VGT offers simple, diversified exposure. Use a rules-based plan: DCA, sizing, and rebalancing, to ride the cycle.
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SABCS25: AI in Breast Cancer Shifts From If to How-Validation, Therapy Selection, and Workflow Fit
At SABCS25, AI moved from hype to practice, including early signals of therapy response in breast cancer. Locked assays and head-to-head validation now set the bar.
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Allies Seal Pax Silica Pact to Secure Trusted AI and Critical Minerals Supply Chains
Seven allies signed the Pax Silica pact to build trusted AI, minerals, chips, and network supply chains. The Netherlands and the UAE joined talks but didn't sign.
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How AI Can Strengthen Public Health Crisis Governance
AI helps public health teams spot risks early, forecast capacity, and direct resources wisely. It works when goals are clear, guardrails hold, and humans stay in charge.
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Latest AI News for Creatives
Google launches Nano Banana Pro for Ads: Gemini 3 Pro image model with multilingual text and conversational editing
Nano Banana Pro brings studio-grade image generation and conversational edits into Google Ads and Gemini. Ship on-brand variants faster with legible text, fidelity, and controls.
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AI art sparks rift in Shreveport, council sets Jan. 8 forum
Shreveport artists slammed SRAC for using AI images, urging human-first hiring, clear labels, and fair budgets for locals. A public forum is set for Jan. 8, 2026.
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Latest AI News for Customer Support
Latest AI News for Education
Indonesia's Constitutional Court launches free AI and e-learning to widen access to justice
Indonesia's Constitutional Court rolled out free MKLC and MKAI, putting civic lessons and case law a click away. Teachers get quick modules, case queries, and remote practice.
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AI in Education: From Smarter Curricula to Stronger Outcomes-and New Investor Opportunities
AI is changing how schools teach, support, and run-curricula updates, data-backed gains, and leaner workflows. Start small, prove it works, set clear policies, and scale with care.
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AI Isn't Inevitable: Questions Arab Higher Education Must Ask First
AI in Arab higher ed needs caution, not hype. EU flags high-risk uses; ask hard questions on bias, data, culture-and adopt only with evidence, oversight, and opt-outs.
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Lighting the Way: Allentown superintendent's new podcast spotlights AI's promise and pitfalls in district classrooms
ASD superintendent Carol Birks debuts a quarterly podcast on AI in classrooms. Students, teachers and experts share hands-on uses, guardrails and what this means for future jobs.
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Musk's xAI and El Salvador bring Grok to 1 million students across 5,000 public schools
xAI and El Salvador are bringing Grok to 5,000 schools, serving over a million students, including rural communities. For teachers, big promise-and questions on fit and data.
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AI Education Boom: Where to Invest in EdTech, Infrastructure, and STEM Pipelines
AI is shifting from buzz to baseline, with funding and tools speeding up personalization and admin. Start small: pilot tutoring and ops, set 90-day metrics, and tie wins to ROI.
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Latest AI News for Executives and Strategy
Honeyjar Closes $2M Pre-Seed to Launch AI Operating System for PR and Communications, Opens Early Access
Honeyjar raised $2M pre-seed to launch an AI OS for comms and PR, with Early Access now open. It centralizes planning, outreach, and reporting so teams cut busywork.
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AI Hype Fades, Scrutiny Rises: Where Business and the Public Agree-and Don't
Public trust in AI is trailing corporate rollout. To keep trust while scaling, leaders should fund safety, label content, protect IP, and reinvest in workers.
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From Classroom to Boardroom: Dr. Syed A. Kazmi Brings Together AI Marketing, Agentic Automation, and Fractional CFO Strategy
Dr. Syed A. Kazmi drives growth with AI-driven marketing, fractional CFO rigor, and agentic automation. A systems-first approach delivers clarity, efficiency, and results.
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Latest AI News for Finance
Oracle capex jitters hit AI, fueling rotation to materials, financials and healthcare
Money is drifting from AI as capex jitters bite, pushing flows to materials, industrials, financials, and healthcare. Watch rates, cash flow, and breadth to confirm the move.
Read more →
Why This Vanguard Index Fund Could Be a Once-in-a-Decade Buy for the AI Boom
AI spend is surging across chips, cloud, and software; VGT offers simple, diversified exposure. Use a rules-based plan: DCA, sizing, and rebalancing, to ride the cycle.
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Data Centres Brace for AI Finance: Liquid Cooling, Dense GPUs and a Grid Crunch
Finance is leaning hard on AI, and data centers are racing to add capacity, cut latency, and tighten controls. Expect big moves in liquid cooling, grid deals, and dense GPU builds.
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Bloom Energy (BE) Stock December 2025: AI Data Center Deals, Price Forecasts, and Analysis
Bloom Energy has become an AI data center play, trading near $111 after a huge run. Big deals with Brookfield, AEP, and Oracle drive growth, but a rich valuation keeps swings wild.
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AI is running Wall Street-what it means for Indian investors
AI giants are carrying US stocks, but narrow breadth cuts both ways. Keep a broad core, add a small AI sleeve with clear rules, and let earnings-not headlines-lead.
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BlackRock's AI Hiring Playbook: Prove Fluency, Keep It Human
BlackRock now expects AI fluency-prove it with concrete wins, but write your own resume and cover letter. Screening pairs AI triage with human judgment on ethics and fit.
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Latest AI News for Government
AI Data Center Boom Is Delaying Roads, Bridges, and Utilities
AI data centers are soaking up labor, steel, and gear, pushing roads and water projects to the back of the line. Expect higher bids, missed milestones, and longer timelines.
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Why Democratic Governors Went Quiet on Trump's Bid to Preempt State AI Laws
Trump's order tells DOJ to block state AI laws; many Democratic governors stayed quiet after lobbyist huddles. States brace for preemption fights and shift rules into contracts.
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Federal Watchdog Warns AI Is Squeezing Home Buyers and Renters, Urges Tougher Oversight
GAO says AI in housing can quietly inflate rents, skew search, and bias underwriting. It urges FHFA and HUD to issue clear written rules, testing, and explainable decisions.
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Data Center Boom Drains Crews From Roads and Bridges, Slowing Public Works
Private data centers are soaking up crews and materials, slowing roads, bridges, and transit. Agencies should lock in teams, pre-buy gear, and phase projects to keep work moving.
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Inside NVIDIA's AI GPU Black Market: Smugglers, Export Bans, and a Global Blind Eye
High-VRAM NVIDIA GPUs slip into China through small, steady channels despite U.S. curbs. Enforcement must track memory, custody, and partners, not just FLOPS.
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Allies Seal Pax Silica Pact to Secure Trusted AI and Critical Minerals Supply Chains
Seven allies signed the Pax Silica pact to build trusted AI, minerals, chips, and network supply chains. The Netherlands and the UAE joined talks but didn't sign.
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How AI Can Strengthen Public Health Crisis Governance
AI helps public health teams spot risks early, forecast capacity, and direct resources wisely. It works when goals are clear, guardrails hold, and humans stay in charge.
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Uniformity or Overreach? Trump's AI Order Puts Washington on a Collision Course with the States
Trump's AI order pushes federal uniformity, telling agencies to challenge state rules on privacy and bias. Backers cite speed; critics warn of weaker safeguards and lawsuits.
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Latest AI News for Healthcare
India's Education Ministry establishes TANUH AI Healthcare Centre at IISc to accelerate early detection across NCDs
MoE sets up AI Healthcare Centre at IISc, the TANUH Foundation, to move validated tools from labs to clinics. First up: Aarogya Aarohan, an AI oral cancer screening app.
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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust rolls out UpToDate Enterprise Edition for consistent, evidence-based care
BHRUT has rolled out UpToDate across King George and Queen's hospitals, giving clinicians instant, evidence-based guidance. AI search and shared guidance speed consistent care.
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Nigerian Doctors Push for Faster AI in Healthcare, Better Data, and Smarter Financial Planning
At a UNILORIN forum, doctors pushed faster AI adoption and cleaner, secure data. They urged clinicians to take long-term finances seriously to fund better care.
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Exclusive: Kolkata Unveils MedBot, India's First AI Medical Robot for Early Disease Detection
Researchers in Kolkata unveil MedBot, India's first AI medical robot that tracks vitals and flags early signs of chronic disease. Pilot hospital trials are planned; basic care, too.
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SABCS25: AI in Breast Cancer Shifts From If to How-Validation, Therapy Selection, and Workflow Fit
At SABCS25, AI moved from hype to practice, including early signals of therapy response in breast cancer. Locked assays and head-to-head validation now set the bar.
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How AI Can Strengthen Public Health Crisis Governance
AI helps public health teams spot risks early, forecast capacity, and direct resources wisely. It works when goals are clear, guardrails hold, and humans stay in charge.
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Latest AI News for Hospitality and Events
Latest AI News for Human Resources
Coaching over managing in an AI-native workforce
The workforce is AI-native, and they expect speed. HR should rethink roles, goals, and coaching so people and AI raise team performance, with guardrails and real metrics.
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Goldman Sachs' AI reboot: OneGS 3.0, higher talent bar, and a push for growth
Goldman's OneGS 3.0 uses AI, clean data, and shared platforms to lift productivity. HR can move now: redesign work, upskill teams, and tie pay to measurable results.
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Meta to Tie Performance Reviews to AI Skills, Making AI Impact Core by 2026
Meta will reward 'AI-driven impact' in 2025 and make it core in 2026, focusing on results, not raw usage. HR must update rubrics, reviews, tools, guardrails, hiring, and metrics.
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Latest AI News for Insurance
AI Instead of a Doctor? Costs, Risks, and What Actually Makes Sense
AI health advice is cheap and popular, but misses can delay care and push up costs. Pair plan-approved tools with human triage, safe on-ramps, and clear guardrails.
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Latest AI News for IT and Development
African Development Bank's AI roadmap aims to add $1 trillion to Africa's economy by 2035
African Development Bank outlines a 2025-2035 AI plan that could add up to $1T to Africa's GDP. Phased steps focus on agriculture, retail, manufacturing, finance, and health.
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Jakarta Mall Robots Put Local AI to Work in Retail and Property
At Kuningan City Mall, a humanoid robot now guides visitors with multilingual, camera-aware smarts and fast wayfinding. Practical AI boosts service, insights, smooth handoffs.
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Next Great Divergence: AI could widen global development gaps, UNDP warns
A UNDP report warns AI could widen gaps between countries as benefits concentrate and risks spill over. Invest in skills, compute, and fair rules now or lose hard-won convergence.
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Data Center Boom Is Draining Crews From Roads and Bridges
Data center builds are squeezing public works, draining crews, materials, and the grid-so timelines slip and costs spike. Lock in key gear early, modularize, and engage utilities.
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AI-Generated GitHub Repos Sneak PyStoreRAT Into the Software Supply Chain
Attackers slip PyStoreRAT into AI-polished GitHub repos, hiding loaders in dependency updates and build hooks across CI. Pin and verify deps, require signing, watch GitHub-as-C2.
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America's Infrastructure Is Losing a Resource War to AI Data Centers
AI data center builds are crowding out crews, steel, and engineers that cities need for roads and bridges. The result: pricier bids, longer queues, and public projects pushed back.
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Latest AI News for Legal
UK first as AI law firm wins £30,000 for healthcare worker with no human lawyer
AI-run Grapple Law helped a UK healthcare worker win a £30,000 settlement-no tribunal, no solicitor. The bot handled intake, letters, and negotiations within weeks; service is free.
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Newsom slams Trump AI order as grift, igniting a states' rights showdown
Newsom slams Trump's AI order as grift, as the White House moves to undercut state rules and tie broadband money. Expect quick lawsuits over preemption and state authority.
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Alphabet's AI rollout gains traction as French court freezes €110 million, Wall Street stays bullish
Alphabet pushes AI deeper into Search, YouTube, and Cloud, raising fresh questions on data, IP, ads, and contracts. Meanwhile, a French court froze €110M, raising cross-border risk.
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South Korea to enforce first comprehensive AI law next month as startups sound alarm
Korea's AI Framework Act takes effect Jan. 22, 2026, with safety, disclosure, and labeling duties. Legal teams should get moving: audit AI and draft labeling plans and controls.
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Uniformity or Overreach? Trump's AI Order Puts Washington on a Collision Course with the States
Trump's AI order pushes federal uniformity, telling agencies to challenge state rules on privacy and bias. Backers cite speed; critics warn of weaker safeguards and lawsuits.
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Latest AI News for Management
AI Boom Meets Persistent Inflation: 2026 Investment Moves for Birmingham Businesses
If you're in Birmingham, pair focused AI pilots with an inflation-aware portfolio for 2026. Pick clear use cases, budget for adoption, and add TIPS and quality equities.
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Double Raises $6.5M Series A to Speed Up Month-End Close for Accounting Firms with AI
Double raised $6.5M Series A to grow its AI close platform for accountants, bringing total funding to $12.5M. It centralizes data, automates checks, and saves hours each month.
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What Q. Lai's Study Reveals About AI in College Education Management
AI in college ops is moving from hype to practical workflows that save time, cut costs, and improve outcomes. Start small-pick clear cases, pilot fast, add guardrails, then scale.
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AI adoption in UK projects doubles to 70%, pushing teams from automation to strategy amid skills and trust gaps
AI use in UK projects jumped from 36% in 2023 to 70% in 2025, with teams shifting from trials to daily use that saves time and cuts risk. Leaders need new skills and clear rules.
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Nvidia rolls out opt-in GPU fleet management with location tracking, thermals, and energy use - no kill switch
Nvidia's opt-in fleet monitoring shows GPU location, energy spikes, thermals, and config drift across sites. It boosts uptime, cost control, and compliance-but only where deployed.
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Preparing Leaders for Human-AI Workplaces: IIM Ahmedabad's New Take on Management Education
IIM Ahmedabad is reworking management education for the AI era, blending analytics, product sense, and ethics. Expect live projects, clear decision rights, and sound judgment.
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Latest AI News for Marketing
Overworked, Undertrained, and Paying Out of Pocket: Inside Marketing's AI Skills Gap
AI outpaces marketing teams-tasks keep rising, little training, tool bloat drains hours. Marketers self-fund skills; leaders must budget time, cut stacks, and codify AI use.
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Quit the Quantity Arms Race: STFU Brand Strategy Beats AI Ad Overload
Stop the content treadmill. Publish fewer, standout drops that spark shares-codify your brand, avoid AI sameness, and spend behind winners instead of flooding feeds.
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Analyst Who Called Social's Boom Says AI Platforms Will Be Media Giants by 2026
AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity will be prime ad channels by 2026 as usage nears 1B weekly. Prep for conversational ads, zero-click search, and new KPIs.
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MADUP accelerates LEVER Xpert global rollout with $23M backing, 2026 KOSDAQ ahead
MADUP puts $23M behind LEVER Xpert, an AI marketing platform used across the U.S., Europe, and SE Asia. U.S. expansion is underway, with a NY entity and a KOSDAQ bid by 2026.
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Latest AI News for Operations
Bigger AI, Cleaner Data Centers: NiCE's ESG Playbook
NiCE scales AI while cutting energy intensity 11% and requiring 100% renewables from DC partners. Scope 3 rose, but efficient code, cloud use, and idle shutdowns curb it.
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How Restaurants Use AI and Real-Time Data to Protect Margins: New Industry Survey
Starfleet Research just launched a survey on how restaurants use AI and data to boost profits and tighten operations. Anonymous, open to pros; Jan 2026 report; $5 to climate.
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Trustworthy AI and digital twins move oil and gas from reactive to predictive-and closer to low-carbon goals
AI and digital twins are moving from buzzwords to daily tools, helping energy teams cut downtime, predict risk, and hit carbon targets. Start small, align data, co-build.
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Agentic AI slashes B2B operating costs and streamlines workflows from procurement to invoicing
Agentic AI cuts ops costs and keeps workflows moving-syncing CRM, ERP, and invoicing while learning from outcomes. Fewer manual touches, faster cycles, and built-in controls.
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Decision Superiority at Machine Speed: Data, autonomy, and human judgement in modern defence
AI is now core to deterrence and conflict, speeding how forces sense, decide, and act. The edge goes to teams that blend machine speed with human judgment and better data.
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Latest AI News for PR and Communications
Honeyjar Closes $2M Pre-Seed to Launch AI Operating System for PR and Communications, Opens Early Access
Honeyjar raised $2M pre-seed to launch an AI OS for comms and PR, with Early Access now open. It centralizes planning, outreach, and reporting so teams cut busywork.
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Zoom Ahead, but how far? Brand push, AI platform claims, buybacks, and growth beyond meetings
Zoom's Zoom Ahead blends star-powered ads with proof-NPS 58 and Gartner nods-to position an AI-first platform beyond meetings. For PR: reach, trust, and outcome-driven stories.
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Latest AI News for Product Development
Fleet's Final Flight as JetBrains Bets on Agentic AI
JetBrains ends Fleet on Dec 22, 2025, pivoting to an AI-first dev stack built on its tech. Teams should move to IntelliJ IDEs, trim tooling, and set a clear AI policy.
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Beyond Now Secures Majority Investment from Bregal Milestone to Accelerate Agentic AI and Global Expansion
Beyond Now secured a majority investment from Bregal Milestone, fueling faster expansion and focus on orchestration, AI BSS, and B2B/B2B2X marketplaces. Closing Q1 2026.
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Accenture bets big on Claude with Anthropic: 30,000 engineers, from pilots to real results
Accenture and Anthropic put Claude at the core of delivery, training 30,000 and bringing Claude Code into dev workflows. Move past pilots, bake in compliance, track ROI.
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Latest AI News for Real Estate and Construction
ONE Residence brings world's first AI-integrated, eVTOL-ready tower to Abu Dhabi
ONE debuts a 31-storey AI-integrated tower on Al Reem Island with a rooftop vertiport and drone hub. Billed as a first, it hints at how city life in Abu Dhabi could work tomorrow.
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Latest AI News for Sales
Top 10 AI-Driven CRM Platforms for 2026
AI CRMs cut admin, spotlight the right deals, and keep forecasts honest. Use this list as a quick filter, pick one tool, run a pilot, and prove lift inside 30 days.
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Latest AI News for Science and Research
Google expands AI for science in Japan with $1M dementia project and CiRA partnership
Google backs Japanese labs, funding Tohoku University's dementia risk study and teaming with Kyoto's CiRA on an AI co-scientist. The goal: faster hypotheses and lab-ready tests.
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India's Education Ministry establishes TANUH AI Healthcare Centre at IISc to accelerate early detection across NCDs
MoE sets up AI Healthcare Centre at IISc, the TANUH Foundation, to move validated tools from labs to clinics. First up: Aarogya Aarohan, an AI oral cancer screening app.
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Accenture backs Ryght AI to fast-track clinical trials from feasibility to enrollment
Accenture invests in Ryght AI to speed clinical research, using agentic AI and Site Twins to pick sites faster and boost enrollment. Expect shorter startup and smoother execution.
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AI as science's quiet engine for new ideas
Amid mixed feelings on AI, its clearest upside is faster science-from proteins and materials to weather-shrinking the path from question to result. Guardrails and good data matter.
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How AI Is Rewriting Science: From Hypothesis Engines to Autonomous Labs
AI now helps scientists read, hypothesize, run experiments, and interpret results-speeding drug design and lab work. The catch: validation, clean data, and oversight still matter.
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SABCS25: AI in Breast Cancer Shifts From If to How-Validation, Therapy Selection, and Workflow Fit
At SABCS25, AI moved from hype to practice, including early signals of therapy response in breast cancer. Locked assays and head-to-head validation now set the bar.
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Latest AI News for Writers
Freida McFadden Sets the Record Straight on AI Rumors and Why She Uses a Pen Name
Freida McFadden shrugs off AI rumors, saying the books are hers-most written before tools went mainstream. Keep it light, show your process once, and let the work speak.
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Yorkshire Writers: Train AI from Home with Flexible Hours and Weekly Pay
Outlier seeks writers to craft prompts and critique AI responses-flexible, remote, paid hourly with weekly payouts. Hone your judgment, explain decisions, and work on your schedule.
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Kindle Adds AI Q&A and Recaps, but Authors Can't Opt Out
Kindle adds Ask This Book, an in-app Q&A for characters, plots, and themes, starting on iOS. No opt-out for authors raises concerns over licensing, citations, and privacy.
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