Daily ‘AI for Work’ Pulse: 18th of September

Catch the weekend wave with the Daily ‘AI for Work’ Pulse: October 18, featuring 3 new AI tools and 114 AI news articles. Dive into the latest trends, explore useful updates, and get inspired by how fast AI is moving forward.

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Daily ‘AI for Work’ Pulse: 18th of September

Latest AI Tools

Scorecard

Scorecard runs automated, reproducible tests to surface AI agent failures and edge cases before deployment, giving teams actionable metrics to fix issues and ship safer, more reliable agents.
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Nora

Nora automates smart-contract deployment, testing and monitoring to speed safe blockchain releases, reduce manual errors, and integrate with developer CI/CD pipelines.
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Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5: a compact AI at one-third the cost, offering near-frontier intelligence and twice the speed of its predecessor for real-time chat, support, and coding workflows.
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All AI News for Today

114 News Articles published.

Latest General AI News

AI Meets Epigenetics: Resetting the Human Clock

Epigenetics can reset gene activity, pointing to ways to slow aging via partial reprogramming. AI sifts multi-omics to pick targets, doses, and markers for faster, safer studies.
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Alibaba's AI bet delivers 12% ad lift ahead of Singles Day, stoking rally hopes

Alibaba AI yields 12% ad efficiency lift via personalized search and virtual try-on. Marketers: focus on-site discovery, PDPs, checkout; A/B test ahead of Singles Day.
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From Guesswork to Guardrails: MCP Puts Best Practices Inside the AI Loop

Generic LLM code becomes policy-guided output with MCP, which lets AI call vetted tools through secure APIs. Consistent scans, tests, and linting run by default-guardrails on.
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From Clunky to Conversational: Zoom and Twilio CEOs See Voice AI Turning a Corner Despite Drive-Thru Stumbles

Voice AI's awkward phase is ending: latency is down, voices sound natural, and pilots are moving to production. Start with structured use cases and bake in security.
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Frontier Firms rewrite work's operating system

Frontier Firms-human-led, AI-operated-remake work: specialization costs drop, agent collaboration rises, knowledge compounds. Leaders set clear bars, guardrails, and scale wins.
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Latest AI News for Creatives

Creators to Parliament: Stop foreign AI from stealing Canadian culture

Canadian creators urge Parliament to stop foreign AI scraping their work and to enforce copyright. Witnesses call for dataset transparency, deepfake rules, and no expansion of TDM.
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Selfie to short film: Pika's AI makes playful, mixed-reality mini videos

Pika's TikTok-like AI app turns a selfie and a few words into full, shareable video scenes in seconds. Its Predictive Video builds script, music, and shots for millions of users.
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Spotify strikes label deals for responsible AI music with opt-in and fair pay

Spotify is building opt-in AI music tools with Sony, UMG, Warner, Merlin, and Believe, promising clear licensing, credit, and pay. Artists may gain revenue, but risk dilution.
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Sora 2 API on Kie.ai: Redefining AI Video with Audio Sync, Physics, and Multi-Scene Control

On Kie.ai, Sora 2 turns prompts into realistic, AV-synced clips with physics and continuity for studios, agencies, and creators. Pay-as-you-go API scales and fits real budgets.
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Alison.ai Launches Creative Genome to Guide Data-Driven Marketing and Accelerate Video Creation

Alison.ai debuts Creative Genome, an AI agent plus video generation for faster, data-backed workflows. It guides strategy and outputs test-ready variations while you keep control.
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Ideas Over Output: Liberty Guild Adds AI Artists to Battle AI Slop

The Liberty Guild adds AI artists to put taste first and speed up strong ideas while cutting waste. Human-led teams blend craft with models to deliver fast without losing quality.
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Latest AI News for Customer Support

Snapchat's AI Slip-Up Proves Customer Support Can't Run on Bots Alone

Snapchat's AI was coaxed into unsafe answers via story prompts, exposing weak guardrails. Support bots need human oversight, tight scopes, grounding in KBs, and constant testing.
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Why a little noise makes emotion AI smarter and fairer

Emotion AI can skew support when exaggerated emotions game the system. Use sentiment for triage, dial down sensitivity, keep policy-based entitlements, and leave nuance to humans.
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Australians Lose Patience with AI Customer Service, Prefer Human Support

Australians are losing patience with automated support as AI stumbles. To keep them, deliver fast, clear, safe help and provide an easy handoff to a human.
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UK Consumers Still Prefer Human Support, But One in Three Will Choose AI for Lower Prices

UK consumers prefer people: 83% human, 4% chatbots. Over 30% would accept AI for lower prices; keep humans for urgent issues and use AI on simple tasks.
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Latest AI News for Education

Seoul Cyber University President Vows to Lead New AI-Era Education Models

Seoul Cyber University hosted IAUP leaders to map practical paths for AI-era higher ed. President Lee called for global collaboration and quick measurable deployment of new models.
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Police investigate explicit AI deepfakes of Sydney high school students as NSW tightens laws

NSW Police are probing explicit deepfake images of Sydney female students, with support in place at the school. New laws criminalise AI-made intimate images; offenders face jail.
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Louisiana Forms AI Task Force to Craft K-12 Guidance on Teaching, Ethics and Data Privacy

Louisiana is forming a team to guide K-12 AI use with guardrails and training; recommendations due March 10. Districts can run small pilots, publish policies, and track results.
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Boost AI Education or Fall Behind, NITI Aayog Warns India

India risks falling behind in AI without stronger education and research, NITI Aayog warns. Under 500 PhDs and 44% talent abroad call for more PhD seats, AI labs, and industry ties.
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UK universities urged to boost AI literacy as report warns of digital divides and staff cuts

UK universities face an urgent push to raise AI literacy across staff and students. Act now with clear principles, focused training, equity steps, and smarter assessment.
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AI in Higher Education: Report Warns of a Widening Divide

AI is widening gaps across campuses via uneven access, skills, and policy. Act now with shared tools, quick faculty sprints, clear rules, and metrics to track equity and results.
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Latest AI News for Executives and Strategy

Proto Labs (PRLB) Installs AI Chief Ahead of Q3: Strategy Shift or Status Quo?

Proto Labs appoints Marc Kermisch as CTO & AIO to speed AI-led quoting, routing, and quality. Oct 31 results will show impact on margins, conversion, and A&D/MedTech.
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Smart AI Investments and Strategic Alignment in Healthcare: Live from the HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit

From HIMSS' Chicago summit: leaders insisted data governance, culture, provider experience, and security matter most. ROI comes from portfolio bets, pilots, and hard metrics.
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200+ Leaders Craft a Blueprint for Responsible, Scalable AI at CDO Magazine Global Summit

Over 200 leaders shared how to move AI from pilots to value with strong data, governance, and AI literacy. Talks stressed business-first use cases, security, and trusted outcomes.
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Edelman pivots to AI with ECOS and new leaders to make earned media measurable

Edelman shifts to a client-first model and unveils ECOS, an AI platform tying earned media to outcomes. New leaders drive performance, attribution, and faster delivery.
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AI Forensics Becomes Frontline Defense in Saudi Arabia's New Risk Culture

Saudi boardrooms shift from crisis response to proactive forensics under Vision 2030. AI, third-party, and tighter rules push detection into procurement, finance, cyber, compliance.
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Latest AI News for Finance

TSMC profit soars on AI demand; CSX, Interactive Brokers beat as Q3 earnings season heats up

TSMC beats and lifts 2025 outlook on AI demand, while CSX and Interactive Brokers top forecasts. Banks and airlines post solid prints; healthcare and insurers are mixed.
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97% of Australian finance teams report AI ROI as roles expand and the skills gap widens

97% of Australian finance teams using AI see returns in productivity, revenue, and staff experience. 98% now expect AI skills, yet 92% struggle to find candidates.
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Ajman Bank Partners with Lune to Bring AI-Driven Personal Finance Insights to Its Mobile App

Ajman Bank partners with Lune to bring AI-driven enrichment and PFM to its app, giving customers clearer statements and smarter budgeting. Live now for all retail users.
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Bloomberg AI in Finance Summit 2025: Agentic AI Drives Automation, Alpha and Responsible Innovation

At Bloomberg's AI in Finance Summit, leaders shared how AI speeds research, tightens risk, and moves pilots to production with guardrails. Trust and audit-ready governance led.
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Agentic AI Makes Collections Proactive, Personal, and Profitable

AI agents bring structure to collections: score accounts, automate outreach, and predict disputes. Teams focus on high-value conversations while DSO falls and cash arrives sooner.
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Latest AI News for Government

UK government AI cuts consultation analysis to hours, saves £20m and 75,000 staff days a year

Consult analysed 50,000+ consultation responses in 2 hours for £240, freeing teams to act sooner. It achieved 83% agreement and could save up to 75,000 staff days and £20m a year.
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UK Government AI Consult cuts public consultation analysis from weeks to hours, saving 75,000 staff days

UK govt's Consult analysed ~50,000 consultation responses in ~2 hours for £240, with humans validating in 22 hours instead of weeks. 83% model-human beats 55%, saving 75,000 days.
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MPs warn opaque legacy IT estate stalls Whitehall's AI ambitions

Government can't quantify legacy IT, and patchy transparency is already slowing AI. PAC warns 28% of systems are legacy; map risks, decommission, and meet standards before pilots.
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Keith Rabois Predicts AI Boom, ChatGPT Monopoly, Sovereign AI, Government Reset

AI will surge productivity and force governments to reorganize around Sovereign AI: talent, compute, and data. Act: run pilots, set KPIs, avoid lock-in, and cut waste.
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Deloitte refunds part of AU$439k contract after AI-faked citations taint Australian government report

Deloitte refunded DEWR after AI-written sections with fake citations and quotes in a 237-page review. Agencies must demand AI disclosure, verify sources, and audit vendors.
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Latest AI News for Healthcare

Your AI Twin for Mental Health: Predict, Prevent, Personalize

AI-driven cognitive twins mirror patients' brain and behavior to spot risks and suggest timely supports. Clinicians get earlier detection, targeted prompts, and lighter workload.
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HCA Healthcare's AI Playbook for Safer, More Consistent Care

HCA Healthcare blends AI with lessons from aviation and manufacturing to boost safety. Proactive tools cut variance, flag risk early, and support clinicians at the bedside.
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Google Cloud partners with health systems on AI agents for record summaries and prior authorization

Google Cloud partners on AI agents for chart summaries, prior auth, and screening. 44% of health leaders use agents, and adoption is moving to production with real workflow wins.
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Hackensack Meridian, Color and Castor tap Google Cloud AI to accelerate patient access, care and trial enrollment

Google Cloud AI agents show measurable gains: quicker patient messaging, 5%-20% less EHR time, faster trial consent. Kept inside EHR with clinician oversight.
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Latest AI News for Hospitality and Events

Restaurant AI 2025 Playbook: Staff Smarter, Cut Waste, Delight Guests

AI is already in your kitchen and schedule-the guide to turning it into margin without chaos. Expect 30-50% less waste, 10-20% lower labor, and sharper guest service.
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First Group Hospitality partners with Inntelo AI for portfolio-wide AI concierge and operations

The First Group Hospitality is rolling out Inntelo AI across all hotels after success at TRYP Dubai, incl. Ciel Dubai Marina. Guests get multilingual concierge and faster service.
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TripGenie Surges as Trip.com Group Showcases Personalised AI Travel at ITB Asia 2025

Trip.com's AI at ITB Asia points to faster bookings via TripGenie and a new widget. Hotels and venues should standardise content, bundle offers, and reply in minutes.
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Latest AI News for Human Resources

Army pilots AI for enlisted promotions with human oversight and bias checks

Army uses AI to pre-screen promotion files, cutting noise and surfacing top candidates. Humans keep control with overrides, bias checks, and audit trails HR can adopt.
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Amazon Reportedly Planning Up to 15% HR Cuts as $100B AI Push Spurs New Cost-Cutting Drive

Amazon eyes up to 15% HR cuts as it boosts AI and cloud spend; PXT and recruiting in scope. Seasonal hiring surges, while HR teams shore up essentials and build AI skills.
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Amazon Layoffs 2025: AI Restructuring Cuts 15% of HR, Redirects Talent to AWS and Engineering

Amazon is cutting 15% of its HR PXT team as AI automates high-volume tasks and talent shifts to AI, cloud, and product roles. Severance and reskilling offered; future cuts unclear.
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Amazon Plans 15% HR Layoffs amid $100B AI Buildout

Amazon may cut 15% of HR-about 1,500 roles-as it ramps AI investment. HR leaders: target automation, expand self-service, and upskill in analytics and systems.
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InspireHR 2025: AI, Wellbeing, and Total Rewards to Help HR Thrive

At #InspireHR 2025, 200+ leaders shared practical moves: simplify tech, treat wellbeing as infrastructure, use AI with judgment, and update rewards and learning. Put people first.
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Latest AI News for Insurance

DXC Assure Broking Essentials brings AI-driven workflows and built-in compliance to mid-market brokers

DXC launches Assure Broking Essentials, an AI-driven SaaS to cut manual work and move brokers off legacy tools fast. Ready-to-deploy, secure, ACORD-compliant, with AWS, ServiceNow.
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Pet insurers fuel AI adoption in veterinary care, reducing claims and premiums

Pet insurers bundle AI triage and tele-vet apps to cut claims and speed care. Partners like Vet-AI mix bespoke models with vet oversight to improve outcomes and lower costs.
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From Reactive to Proactive: AI Augments Insurance with Personalization and Trust

AI speeds claims and underwriting, cutting manual work while personalizing customer experiences. With guardrails and human oversight, carriers move from reactive to proactive.
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From Data Silos to a Single Source of Truth: Contextual AI and Decision Intelligence Drive Profitable Growth in a Soft Market

Soft markets push insurers to grow without losing margin. Contextual AI + decision intelligence unify data to speed pricing, triage and claims delivering 10-30x faster risk review.
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AI Home Insurer Stand Raises $35M to Enter Florida, Targeting Wildfire and Hurricane Zones

Stand Insurance raised $35M Series B to scale AI-driven coverage, underwriting $1B in wildfire-prone California. It plans a Florida launch, tying premiums to verified mitigation.
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AI Redefines Insurance, but Coverage Clarity Lags

AI is remaking insurance, but clarity on claims, allocation, and exclusions lags. Brokers should track AI-native E&S capacity, tighter wording, and keep humans in the loop.
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MGT Closes Oversubscribed $21.6M Series B to Redefine Small Business Commercial Insurance With AI

MGT raised a $21.6M Series B led by Mubadala Capital to speed small-business commercial P&C with AI and E&S expansion. Expect faster quotes, clearer appetite, and fewer email loops.
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Latest AI News for IT and Development

Beyond Perception: AFEELA's AI Links Lanes and Signals with Multi-Sensor Reasoning

AFEELA's ADAS shifts from detection to contextual reasoning, fusing cameras, LiDAR, radar, and maps. SPAD LiDAR, graph topology, and tuned Transformers enable real-time decisions.
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Kazakhstan Approves Statute for AI and Digital Development Ministry, Effective January 1, 2026

Kazakhstan okays the statute for a new AI & Digital Dev Ministry, unifying e-government, cybersecurity, comms, data, and standards. It takes effect Jan 1, 2026.
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From Guesswork to Guardrails: MCP Puts Best Practices Inside the AI Loop

Generic LLM code becomes policy-guided output with MCP, which lets AI call vetted tools through secure APIs. Consistent scans, tests, and linting run by default-guardrails on.
Read more →

From Clunky to Conversational: Zoom and Twilio CEOs See Voice AI Turning a Corner Despite Drive-Thru Stumbles

Voice AI's awkward phase is ending: latency is down, voices sound natural, and pilots are moving to production. Start with structured use cases and bake in security.
Read more →

Spotify joins forces with Sony, Universal and Warner to build responsible AI music tools

Spotify and major labels are building license-first, opt-in AI music tools that protect rights and open new revenue. An AI lab and strict safeguards keep artists in control.
Read more →

Morocco Bets Big on Green Data Centers to Become Sub-Saharan Africa's Storage Hub

Morocco is building sovereign data centers, led by a 500 MW renewable site in Dakhla, to serve Sahel markets. A 50 MW Rabat hub and AI-ready public services round out the plan.
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Latest AI News for Management

Axiado and Inventec Deliver Autonomous, Silicon-Anchored AI Security for NVIDIA Blackwell and Intel MGX Servers at OCP Global Summit 2025

Axiado and Inventec bring AI-driven silicon security and autonomous management to NVIDIA Blackwell and Intel MGX servers. TCUs detect threats pre-boot and optimize performance.
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Smarter Stormwater: AI and Nature-Based Solutions for Cleaner Urban Runoff

AI and nature-based solutions help cities cut runoff pollution and costs. D4RUNOFF unites real-time insight and a Serious Game to plan rain gardens, green roofs, permeable streets.
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Own Google Page 1: Scott Keever's AI and Entity SEO Blueprint for Reputation Control

Scott Keever explains how AI and entity SEO help leaders control Page 1 and counter misinformation. Get tactics for schema, content precision, and AI monitoring to secure trust.
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Frontier Firms rewrite work's operating system

Frontier Firms-human-led, AI-operated-remake work: specialization costs drop, agent collaboration rises, knowledge compounds. Leaders set clear bars, guardrails, and scale wins.
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Latest AI News for Marketing

Agentic AI for CX: Clear promises, faster resolutions, happier customers

Agentic AI pairs automation with human judgment to anticipate needs, cut effort, and speed resolutions across journeys. Focus on simple offers, clear promises, and outcome metrics.
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3 AI Search Gaps in B2B SaaS-and How to Close Them

AI search is shifting organic strategy, but it can't create demand, advise with nuance, or prove trust in B2B. Use GEO, SEO, and third-party proof to fill gaps and win deals.
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AI Roomba launch ignites 19% surge in iRobot-short squeeze or turnaround?

iRobot jumped 19% on AI Roomba buzz despite shaky fundamentals. Marketers: turn the attention into demos, reviews, sell-through, retention, and margin fast.
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AI That Gets Marketers Home for Dinner: ITG's Knowing, Growing, and Flowing

ITG's Knowing, Flowing, Growing framework turns AI into evidence-led planning and smooth operations. Marketers cut waste, ship faster, and make it home for dinner.
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AI in Influencer Marketing 2026: Automation Takes Off, Avatars Lag, Audiences Demand Disclosure

AI moves from hype to workflow: brands back automation as virtual creators stall; consumers demand disclosure. Plan for AI-assisted ops, human-led strategy, and clear trust KPIs.
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WPP and Google Expand Five-Year Partnership with $400M Commitment to AI-Driven Marketing

WPP and Google extend a five-year pact, with WPP committing $400M to Google tech to embed AI via WPP Open. Expect faster cycles, real-time personalization, and unified performance.
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Alibaba's AI bet delivers 12% ad lift ahead of Singles Day, stoking rally hopes

Alibaba AI yields 12% ad efficiency lift via personalized search and virtual try-on. Marketers: focus on-site discovery, PDPs, checkout; A/B test ahead of Singles Day.
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Latest AI News for Operations

Marsh McLennan Becomes Marsh in 2026, Centralizes AI and Data Under One Brand

Marsh McLennan will become Marsh in Jan 2026 (ticker MRSH), unifying brands. A new Business and Client Services unit centralises tech, data and AI to streamline client service.
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Presight and Khazna Deploy AI Command-and-Control Across 30 UAE Data Centres

Presight and Khazna will deploy an AI command center across 30 UAE data centres to predict issues and streamline operations. Expect lower downtime, improved PUE, tighter SLAs.
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Salesforce Bets $1B on Mexico: AI Expansion, Mexico City Hub, 100,000 Students Trained

$1B Mexico bet: Salesforce adds a Mexico City hub and a GDC with multilingual support. Ops: plan for nearshore scale, tighter SLAs, and a growing talent pool.
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Oracle embeds AI agents in Fusion Cloud Applications to boost end-to-end supply chain performance

Oracle adds AI agents to Fusion Cloud to automate planning, inventory, logistics, and orders across supply chains. On OCI, no extra cost, they speed decisions and flag exceptions.
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Beyond Uptime: Operating Ephemeral Agents at Enterprise Scale

Ops shifts from keeping apps alive to coordinating swarms of short-lived agents. Separate capacity from consumption and govern identity, context, and access at the interface.
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Manuka AI launches in ANZ to close AI ROI gap amid AUD $28m annual spend

Manuka AI launches in ANZ to help firms turn AUD $28m AI spend into results, moving beyond pilots with Databricks. Backed by Tquila; 72% report no measurable ROI today.
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Latest AI News for PR and Communications

Keep Pitches Human: Use AI Without Losing Journalists' Trust

AI can speed research and prep, but reporters still expect relevance, accuracy and authenticity. Survey: 81% value PR ties; 43% dismiss bot-like pitches-keep a human voice.
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AI That Strengthens, Not Replaces: Lessons from a Communications Agency

We moved from ad hoc AI tests to a responsible, human-led workflow that protects trust. Clear principles, verification, training, and review gates improve PR work and outcomes.
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PR Newswire Leads AI Search and SEO with 2x Mentions, Traffic and Visibility, Semrush Data Shows

PR Newswire earns 2x AI search mentions and leads in traffic and links. PR teams can win more pickup with SEO-first writing, assets, and targeting.
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PR's Human Edge in an AI Age

PR thrives on empathy, judgment, and trust; AI speeds work but can't read a room, calm a crisis, or build bonds. Use it as a precision tool while people make the calls.
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Latest AI News for Product Development

From Coastal Resilience to Better Products: Northeastern Researchers Lead Massachusetts' AI Push

Massachusetts AI Hub awarded $2.9M to seven applied AI projects, including Northeastern-led work. Faster concept validation and coastal risk forecasts cut waste and time.
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Spotify and Major Labels Launch Responsible AI Music Initiative with Artist Opt-In and New Licensing Deals

Spotify teams with major labels to co-develop AI music with a rights-first approach. Expect licensed tools, artist consent, safety controls, and new revenue paths.
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From Clunky to Conversational: Zoom and Twilio CEOs See Voice AI Turning a Corner Despite Drive-Thru Stumbles

Voice AI's awkward phase is ending: latency is down, voices sound natural, and pilots are moving to production. Start with structured use cases and bake in security.
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Spotify and Music Giants Unite to Build Responsible, Artist-First AI Music Products

Spotify teams with Sony, Universal, Warner, Merlin, and Believe to build consent-based AI that serves artists. Licensing, credit, payouts, and anti-abuse keep creators at center.
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Encube launches with €19.7M to bring AI into hardware development, eyes Europe and US expansion

Stockholm's Encube raised €19.7M to bring AI into hardware development in EU and US. Shorter cycles, fewer respins, and smarter decisions via an intelligence layer.
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Spotify joins forces with Sony, Universal and Warner to build responsible AI music tools

Spotify and major labels are building license-first, opt-in AI music tools that protect rights and open new revenue. An AI lab and strict safeguards keep artists in control.
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Spotify teams up with Sony, UMG, WMG, Merlin and Believe on artist-first AI music products

Spotify teams up with Sony, UMG, WMG, Merlin, and Believe to build artist-first AI features with consent, licensing, and payouts. Expect creator controls, attribution, anti-spam.
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Latest AI News for Real Estate and Construction

AI divide widens in construction: uncertainty accelerates adopters, stalls holdouts

Construction leaders say AI will matter more, yet 20% don't use it and only 25% apply it to risks. Agile teams use AI to cut risk and speed decisions.
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AI, 5G, and Digital Twins Drive Smart Construction Drone Market to $6.33B by 2029

Smart construction drones are set to grow from $3.31B in 2024 to $6.33B by 2029 (13.8% CAGR). Expect faster surveys, safer inspections, AI insights, and BIM-linked progress.
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Nemetschek and NTU Singapore Forge AI Partnership for Climate-Responsive Construction

Nemetschek Group and NTU Singapore partner to turn AI research into tools for AEC. Gains: climate-smart design, lower embodied carbon, and risk-aware deployment.
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Latest AI News for Sales

Corbel raises $6.7M seed to streamline industrial equipment sales with AI and embedded financing

Corbel raised $6.7m to speed quoting, configuration, and financing for complex equipment. Sales teams get fewer errors, faster approvals, and seamless ERP/PLM/CRM integration.
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Alibaba rolls out AI across Taobao and Tmall to lift Singles' Day sales

Alibaba brings generative AI to Taobao and Tmall for 11.11 to speed discovery. Sellers should tighten data, price smartly, and ship faster amid 88VIP coupons and 15% cuts.
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Audix posts second-highest margin ever as AI, EV, and medical orders lift 3Q25

APAC pipeline shifts: China domestic chips, ASML/TSMC adds, Taiwan AI pilots, EU PHEV pull-forward. Re-score accounts, dual-BOMs, secure allocation, fast-track auto deals.
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Zoom-Backed Second Nature Raises $22M Series B to Expand AI Sales Coaching Platform

Second Nature raises $22M Series B to grow AI sales roleplay training, bringing total funding to $80M. Customers report 20%+ sales gains and faster onboarding.
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Latest AI News for Science and Research

Google AI points to silmitasertib to boost immune detection of cold tumors, validated in human cells

Google and Yale's C2S-Scale 27B proposed a hypothesis confirmed in human cells. Silmitasertib boosts antigen presentation ~50% in low interferon, exposing cold tumors.
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AI Meets Epigenetics: Resetting the Human Clock

Epigenetics can reset gene activity, pointing to ways to slow aging via partial reprogramming. AI sifts multi-omics to pick targets, doses, and markers for faster, safer studies.
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Safeguarding Science from AI Misuse: EU Weighs Researcher-Led Whistleblowing Amid Populist Pressure

EU weighs a whistleblowing channel for AI misuse in research. Researchers back it but flag politics risk, doubts about the ERA Act, and a need to harmonise rules.
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Brains, Math, and the Human Touch: Why Risk-Aware AI Is an Incredible Tool

Treat intelligence as a testable mechanism: let brains inspire algorithms, and let AI experiments probe how we learn. With goals and risk awareness AI becomes a reliable tool.
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From Promise to Peril: Why Every Innovation Becomes Both Blessing and Curse

History shows dual-use tech will be used for care and harm. Build scalable guardrails-threat models, DURC screens, staged releases, and off-switches-to ship value without regret.
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SamudrACE Simulates 1,500 Years in a Day, Slashes AI Energy Use 3,750x

SamudrACE runs 1,500 years of climate in a day on one H100, cutting energy use 3,750x vs GCMs. It enables larger ensembles, quick scenario sweeps, and ENSO studies.
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Thermo Fisher Partners with OpenAI to Speed Clinical Trials and Drug Development

Thermo Fisher and OpenAI will embed AI across PPD to speed trials and improve go/no-go decisions. Pilots will track cycle-time gains, enrollment predictability, and quality.
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Mistral for Science Launches to Accelerate AI-Driven Discovery

Mistral launches a science unit applying AI to materials, protein folding, physics, math, and time series. Funded by ASML and big deals, it's hiring 10.
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Latest AI News for Writers

Boris Johnson admits using ChatGPT to write books, loves the flattery

Boris Johnson says he writes books with ChatGPT and touts government savings, while hinting at a return. Writers: use AI for drafts, ideas, and fact checks-keep your voice.
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Authors Sue Salesforce Over AI Trained on Pirated Books

Authors sue Salesforce, alleging its AI trained on pirated books and committing massive copyright infringement. Writers are urged to register, use takedowns, and tighten contracts.
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Class action accuses Salesforce of training xGen AI on thousands of pirated books

Authors sue Salesforce in a proposed class action, alleging pirated books trained xGen AI. Writers face stakes on consent, pay, and transparency.
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AI Writes Half the Web, Humans Still Rule Search

AI now writes about half of new articles, yet human pages still rank higher. In Google, 86% of top results are human; the lesson: pair AI speed with real expertise.
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NSW commits $3.2m to Stories Matter, backing writers, libraries and literacy amid AI threat

NSW commits $3.2m for Stories Matter to bolster writers, libraries and fellowships as AI squeezes income. Grants, residencies and First Nations support grow readers and careers.
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