Daily 'AI for Work' Pulse: 4th of January
Ease into your Sunday with 2 new AI tools and 82 AI news articles. Skim the big headlines, try the fresh picks, and set up your week without breaking a sweat.
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All AI News for Today
82 News Articles published.
Latest General AI News
Want AI That Works on Campus? Fix Your Data First
AI mirrors your data, so messy inputs mean messy results. Start with shared definitions, clear ownership, and guardrails-then pilot a few use cases and scale what works.
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Making AI a Basic Skill: Oxford's Practical Path to Career and Life Readiness
Treat AI as literacy and teach it with guardrails, so students leave ready for college, work, and life. We're building real skills through CTE, credentials, and steady pilots.
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Amid tougher scrutiny, AI helps pharma get drugs to patients faster and at lower cost
Under tighter scrutiny, AI is speeding discovery-to-approval and trimming costs. It's already boosting manufacturing, trials, labs, and supply chains for patients.
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South Carolina Small Business Chamber pushes AI safeguards as legal fight looms over Trump order
South Carolina business leaders push AI rules ahead of the session, with a focus on mental health and healthcare. They're bracing for a court fight despite a presidential order.
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Past the Hype: How Agentic AI Architecture Makes or Breaks Autonomous CX
Agents win CX by planning, remembering, and actually doing-but only if the wiring is there. Nail the layers, guardrails, and tools, then scale autonomy without losing oversight.
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Shadow AI and Unstructured Data Are Supercharging Ransomware Risk
AI speeds work but raises exposure: mistakes, shadow tools, and sprawl fuel breaches and ransomware. Treat AI and security as one plan with guardrails, audits, backups.
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Grok's clothing-removal scandal on X exposes failed safeguards and human accountability
Grok sparked outrage after users prompted it to strip clothing from real photos, with some involving minors. Bots lack agency; blame rests with the people who built and shipped it.
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Latest AI News for Creatives
AI and Creatives Together: Personal Ads at Scale, Trust by Design
AI now sits inside the ad loop, helping teams spin ideas, make variants, and learn fast while humans set taste and guardrails. Label what's synthetic, get consent, and trust grows.
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Can AI Be Truly Creative, or Are We Just Moving the Goalposts?
New research says AI can mimic creative behavior but tops out around an average human. Use it to widen options and test ideas; your taste, intent, and risk still lead.
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UMG and Splice Partner on Artist-First, Ethical AI Music Tools
UMG and Splice team up on artist-first AI-virtual instruments that let creators add their own sounds. Ethics and IP come first.
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Adobe's 2026 AI plan for creatives: from Firefly to Project Graph and an assistant that makes apps feel invisible
Adobe's 2026 stack: multi-model Firefly, cross-app help, and reusable Graph capsules. More time for ideas, faster boards, smoother handoffs across Creative Cloud.
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Latest AI News for Customer Support
eBay VP Dan Leiva leaves AI customer support post to launch CXAmplify amid seller backlash
eBay's Dan Leiva leaves after nine years to launch CXAmplify. His exit comes as eBay leans harder into automated support, raising seller worries about access to real humans.
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Latest AI News for Education
Newsrooms, Classrooms, and the GenAI Fault Line: Promise, peril, and the Global North-South gap
GenAI speeds drafts, translation, and visuals but can amplify bias, errors, and bland prose. Leaders should add verification, disclosure, and fair access across North and South.
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Making AI a Basic Skill: Oxford's Practical Path to Career and Life Readiness
Treat AI as literacy and teach it with guardrails, so students leave ready for college, work, and life. We're building real skills through CTE, credentials, and steady pilots.
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JIADE and Chinalink Ink MOU to Develop AI Teacher Systems and Cross-Border Education
JIADE and Chinalink partner to bring practical AI tools to classrooms in China and South Korea. Expect bilingual curricula, real teacher support, and pilots that scale.
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Chatbots Move Into Classrooms Worldwide, Raising New Worries for Students
Schools are rolling out A.I. to save time and personalize learning, but shortcuts can weaken teaching. Set clear rules, keep humans in the loop, and track impact.
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India's Higher Ed Pivot: AI in Teaching, Job-Focused Tech Standards, and NIOS Expansion
2025 set the stage: VBSA Bill, AI guardrails in teaching, job-first tech, and a wider NIOS on-ramp. In 2026, act-align courses to roles, pilot AI, and sign apprenticeship MoUs.
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LearningMole launches hands-on AI course for UK primary teachers, built by educators and ready to use tomorrow
LearningMole just launched a practical AI course for UK primary teachers to speed up planning, assessment, admin and resource creation. Short modules, no jargon or long days.
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Latest AI News for Executives and Strategy
Samsung's 2026 AI Blueprint: Chip Leadership, On-Device Smarts, and an Operational Overhaul
Samsung's 2026 play puts AI everywhere-from Galaxy to factories-while scaling HBM and NPUs. Integration is the bet; results hinge on yields and useful on-device features.
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AhnLab launches 2026 AXELERATE plan, puts AI first and promotes new leaders
AhnLab opens 2026 with 'AXELERATE AhnLab,' an AI-first push for speed and accountable execution. New org moves and promotions back plans for real AI products and balanced growth.
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Wharton Unveils Blended AI Marketing Program for Senior Leaders, Turning AI Insights Into Measurable Growth
Wharton Executive Education launches a blended AI marketing program for leaders ready to move from pilots to outcomes. Online in March, live Mar 25-26, and on campus Apr 8-10, 2026.
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White House AI Action Plan Moves From Paper to Practice: Procurement Rules, State Law Challenges, Agency Momentum
White House AI plan is in motion-procurement tightens, oversight gets real, and federal standards may curb state patchwork. Update policies and RFPs by March 11.
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Latest AI News for Finance
AI Becomes Make-or-Break for European Finance, Bloomberg Survey Finds
Bloomberg's survey says AI is now table stakes in European finance. 75% fear profit hits if they lag; early wins span risk, ops, and client work.
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South Korea's Finance Chiefs Unite on 2024 Agenda: Accelerating AI/Digital Transformation, Digital-Asset Leadership, and Productive Finance
South Korea's top banks set a common playbook: scale AI, push AX/DX, and move early on digital assets. First movers will capture customers and margins; laggards will fall behind.
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Finance 2026: AI Must Prove Its Worth or Risk a Market Correction
In 2026, finance bets on AI only if it proves dollars saved or earned. Budgets favor teams that link AI to P&L; fix data and controls, and treat models like junior analysts.
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Shinhan's Great Challenge 2030: AX as Survival and a 2026 Digital-Asset Bet
Shinhan's Jin Ok-dong says AX isn't a side bet-it's survival, with 2026 as the execution line. Move fast on AI, digital assets, and unified wealth or risk ceding core markets.
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Korea's big four financial groups plan 2026 overhaul: AI, productive finance, and won-based stablecoins
KB, Shinhan, Hana, and Woori treat 2026 as a reset-AI, productive, advisory-led finance, and won stablecoins. Expect tighter risk and stronger group synergies.
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Latest AI News for Government
Centre to X: 72 hours to curb AI-generated obscene content or risk losing safe harbour
India's IT ministry ordered X to curb AI-driven obscene content and file an action report in 72 hours. Grok is under scrutiny, with loss of safe harbour and penalties on the table.
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Punjab and IIT Ropar bring AI to farms, lifting yields, sustainability, and farmer incomes
Punjab and IIT Ropar will bring AI to farms to boost yields, cut costs, and lift incomes. Weather stations, crop and soil analytics, and chatbots will move from pilots to real use.
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South Carolina Small Business Chamber pushes AI safeguards as legal fight looms over Trump order
South Carolina business leaders push AI rules ahead of the session, with a focus on mental health and healthcare. They're bracing for a court fight despite a presidential order.
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India issues 72-hour ultimatum to X over Grok's role in non-consensual sexualized images
India gave X 72 hours to stop Grok AI from creating sexualised images of women or risk losing safe-harbour. Notice demands an audit, tougher guardrails, and proof of fast takedowns.
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GIMS Greater Noida Launches India's First AI Clinic Inside a Government Hospital
GIMS Greater Noida is opening India's first AI Clinic inside a government hospital. Built into daily workflows, it will test clinician-led tools with strict safety and data rules.
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No City Jobs Lost to AI? Camden Ordinance Aims to Make It Law
Camden weighs a law to bar AI-driven city job cuts; first reading Jan. 13, hearing in February. AI can aid clerical work, but people decide and oversight applies.
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India's Higher Ed Pivot: AI in Teaching, Job-Focused Tech Standards, and NIOS Expansion
2025 set the stage: VBSA Bill, AI guardrails in teaching, job-first tech, and a wider NIOS on-ramp. In 2026, act-align courses to roles, pilot AI, and sign apprenticeship MoUs.
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Latest AI News for Healthcare
When Chatbots Play Therapist: Harmful Advice, Privacy Risks, and Why Humans Matter
AI mental health tools are spreading faster than evidence and safety. They miss clinical cues, risk harm in crises, and should support-not replace-licensed care.
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Amid tougher scrutiny, AI helps pharma get drugs to patients faster and at lower cost
Under tighter scrutiny, AI is speeding discovery-to-approval and trimming costs. It's already boosting manufacturing, trials, labs, and supply chains for patients.
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Beyond Chatbots at HIMSS26: Multi-Agent AI That Takes Action in Complex Clinical Workflows
At HIMSS26, Dr. Nathan Moore shows how multi-AI agents go past chatbots to pull data, triage, and nudge clinicians in care. Faster high-risk picks, cleaner handoffs for ACP.
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Know When AI Is Involved in Your Care: Why Disclosure Builds Trust and Where States Stand
AI is touching care, so patients deserve clear disclosure-what's used and when. States are moving on this; simple steps help teams stay transparent and protect consent.
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From Scheduling to Claims, AI Startups Are Giving Healthcare Its Time Back
Clinicians drown in admin; AI can take on scheduling, notes, and claims so care comes first. Start small, keep humans in the loop, prove ROI, then scale with privacy and safety.
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AI in Healthcare: Cutting Paperwork, Not Clinicians
AI won't replace clinicians-it shifts work and frees time for care. Automation hits admin and routine tasks first, while new skills and oversight roles grow across teams.
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Latest AI News for Hospitality and Events
Latest AI News for Human Resources
Healthcare Leaders on AI's Impact: Less Busywork, More Human Care
AI is moving rote work to software so clinicians spend more time on care and judgment. HR should redesign roles, upskill fast, and redeploy capacity where it matters most.
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Latest AI News for Insurance
Speed and Safety, Together at Scale: How ACKO Builds Digital Trust by Design
ACKO bakes security into every build, so speed and trust move together. From shift-left and Zero Trust to cloud scale and guarded AI, they ship fast without skipping the basics.
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As States Move to Curb Insurers' AI, Patients and Doctors Bring Their Own to Fight Denials and Bills
AI is reshaping prior auth, denials, and billing as patients and providers use tools for cleaner, stronger appeals. Expect more volume, tighter timelines, and stricter state rules.
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Nirvana Insurance raises $100m, hits $1.5bn to expand AI operating system and telematics pricing
Nirvana Insurance raised $100m, valuing it at $1.5bn, to fuel its AI OS and telematics products. Trained on 30bn+ miles, it offers up to 20% safety discounts and faster claims.
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Latest AI News for IT and Development
NTT puts AI at the helm of IT systems development, aiming 50% efficiency by 2030
NTT is moving to AI-native development, with AI in every step from specs to ops. Roles shift to spec and review, with a target of about 50% efficiency gains by 2030.
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Want AI That Works on Campus? Fix Your Data First
AI mirrors your data, so messy inputs mean messy results. Start with shared definitions, clear ownership, and guardrails-then pilot a few use cases and scale what works.
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DeepSeek's mHC stabilizes Hyper-Connections, upgrading ResNet for efficient LLM training
DeepSeek's mHC steadies multi-stream residuals and speeds large-model training without extra compute. Early runs on 3B-27B show fewer loss spikes and more throughput per GPU hour.
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From prototype to production: AI-generated code takes hold in embedded systems
AI-written code is now shipping in embedded devices, with teams doubling down on testing and runtime defenses. Guardrails, layered checks and more security spend keep risk in check.
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Past the Hype: How Agentic AI Architecture Makes or Breaks Autonomous CX
Agents win CX by planning, remembering, and actually doing-but only if the wiring is there. Nail the layers, guardrails, and tools, then scale autonomy without losing oversight.
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Solar Open 100B dispute puts Korea's from scratch rule and sovereign AI ambitions on trial
Upstage's Solar Open 100B faces claims it echoes Zhipu's GLM. The dispute is pushing South Korea to define "from scratch" and set proof standards.
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Shadow AI and Unstructured Data Are Supercharging Ransomware Risk
AI speeds work but raises exposure: mistakes, shadow tools, and sprawl fuel breaches and ransomware. Treat AI and security as one plan with guardrails, audits, backups.
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Grok's clothing-removal scandal on X exposes failed safeguards and human accountability
Grok sparked outrage after users prompted it to strip clothing from real photos, with some involving minors. Bots lack agency; blame rests with the people who built and shipped it.
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Japan backs AI shipyard robots to tackle labor crunch within a year
Japan is set to fund AI robots in shipyards to ease labor gaps, with bidding in Feb and systems running within a year. Work spans bending, welding, painting, cleaning, inspections.
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Latest AI News for Legal
Musk's xAI Sues California to Block AB 2013, Saying AI Training Disclosure Law Gives Rivals a Blueprint
xAI is suing California to block AB 2013, arguing forced training-data disclosures take trade secrets, compel speech, and are too vague. Injunction fight looms before Jan 1, 2026.
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UK Lawyers Expect £2.4B in AI Time Savings in 2025, 140 Hours Each
U.K. lawyers expect AI to save about 140 hours each in 2025-roughly £2.4bn across the profession. The gains go to firms that make it everyday workflow with clear oversight.
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Big Law Enters 2026 With Growth Plans, AI Bets, and New Rules of Work
Big Law heads into 2026 focused on disciplined growth, keeping top talent, and practical AI. Expect selective lateral moves, tighter hybrid policies, and AI in daily work.
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2026 gaming law: AI lawsuits, child safety, loot boxes, and a tougher year for developers
Games law gets stricter in 2026: tougher rules on AI, minors, loot boxes, data, and platforms, with real enforcement. This briefing flags what to fix next, with checklists.
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Latest AI News for Management
AI Only Replaces Bad Managers, Says Quant Leader Ernest Chan
Ernest P. Chan says AI only replaces bad managers-it exposes weak judgment. Great leaders set boundaries, test scenarios, manage risk, and own the final call.
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From Risk Scores to Precision Public Health: AI-Driven Population Health Goes Prescriptive
Healthcare is moving from risk scores to AI-driven outreach that closes gaps before they become admissions. Winners blend whole-person data, ethics, and ROI in value-based care.
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Latest AI News for Marketing
Real voices win: UGC beats AI ads for trust and engagement
UGC feels real-and it wins trust and conversions, especially with Gen Z. Meanwhile, AI ads make many people uneasy, so brands are leaning into real customer stories.
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AI and Creatives Together: Personal Ads at Scale, Trust by Design
AI now sits inside the ad loop, helping teams spin ideas, make variants, and learn fast while humans set taste and guardrails. Label what's synthetic, get consent, and trust grows.
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Armagh startup Lyxity launches IP-protected Intelligent Content, cutting content creation from 100 hours to 45 minutes as AI content market tops £2.8bn
Lyxity debuts Intelligent Content in the UK and Ireland, trimming production from 100 hours to 45 minutes. Expect SEO-ready output, CMS publishing, and reported ROI gains up to 92%.
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Stop Chasing Tools, Start Designing Systems: How CMOs Make AI Work
AI only helps when your marketing system is simple-clean data, clear owners, tight workflows. Simplify, then let teams test and learn so models lift results you can measure.
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Wharton Unveils Blended AI Marketing Program for Senior Leaders, Turning AI Insights Into Measurable Growth
Wharton Executive Education launches a blended AI marketing program for leaders ready to move from pilots to outcomes. Online in March, live Mar 25-26, and on campus Apr 8-10, 2026.
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Latest AI News for Operations
From Pilots to Production: Operational AI and the New ERP Playbook for Manufacturing and Supply Chain
AI moves from pilots to production: data, governance, and workflow integration decide who wins. Go domain-specific with ERP-embedded models and measure real outcomes.
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From prompts to plans: US Space Command pilots AI for 2026 campaign order
US Space Command's APEX Summit put AI to work on campaign planning, with humans steering every step. Insights will feed the 2026 Coordinated Campaign Order.
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Agentic AI for Clinical Trials: Smarter Design, Faster Consent, Inspection-Ready TMFs
AI moves from hype to hands-on in clinical ops: fewer handoffs, faster cycles, steadier outputs. From protocols to ICFs and TMF, experts stay in the loop and audits run cleaner.
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Latest AI News for PR and Communications
AI collapses the funnel-treat optimisation as a channel or fade from view
Discovery has flipped: AI now mediates how your brand is found, compared, and recommended. Build authority signals and treat AI optimisation as its own channel with KPIs.
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SearchAtlas Adds USA Today, MarketWatch, AP News, and a Top US News Network to Its AI PR Platform, Boosting Earned Media Reach
SearchAtlas added USA Today, MarketWatch, AP News, and a major network to its AI PR platform, speeding placements. Teams get smarter matching, wider reach, and cleaner reporting.
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Doomscrolling loses its grip as AI slop floods feeds
Social feeds are noisy, trust is thin, and chasing volume now buys less attention. Winners publish less, prove claims, and move to owned, niche channels.
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Latest AI News for Product Development
Speed and Safety, Together at Scale: How ACKO Builds Digital Trust by Design
ACKO bakes security into every build, so speed and trust move together. From shift-left and Zero Trust to cloud scale and guarded AI, they ship fast without skipping the basics.
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AI takes the spotlight at CES 2026, from hardware to everyday life
CES 2026 puts AI at the center, pushing teams to ship useful, private, on-device features that run on real hardware. Build for NPUs, bandwidth limits, and maintainable model ops.
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Samsung's 2026 Reset: AX across devices, HBM4 wins, smart cooling, and S26 prices frozen
Samsung kicks off 2026 by making AI the backbone of product work and doubling down on HBM4. Expect steady Galaxy S26 prices, smarter devices, and cooling moves via FläktGroup.
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OpenAI's Audio-First 2026 Model Speaks While You Speak-and Puts AI in Your Pocket
OpenAI is prepping a real-time, audio-first model for Q1 2026, built for live, barge-in conversations. Model lands first, with voice-driven glasses, speakers, and a pen to follow.
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Latest AI News for Real Estate and Construction
Samsung C&T construction chief sets 2026 agenda: AI, portfolio diversification, safety first
Samsung C&T's chief sets a 2026 push: move fast, use AI and digital tools, diversify into energy, target zero serious accidents. Shift from pilots to delivery, and measure weekly.
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Latest AI News for Sales
Latest AI News for Science and Research
Amid tougher scrutiny, AI helps pharma get drugs to patients faster and at lower cost
Under tighter scrutiny, AI is speeding discovery-to-approval and trimming costs. It's already boosting manufacturing, trials, labs, and supply chains for patients.
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Silicon Skies Showdown: China's Autonomous AI Challenges Trump's Genesis Mission
AI research just hit the gas: the U.S. links labs and data under Genesis while China rolls out an autonomous, 24/7 science network. Speed, guardrails, and compute decide who leads.
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How DOE's Genesis Mission Links Supercomputers, AI, and Industry to Speed Science
DOE's Genesis Mission links supercomputers, AI, quantum systems and instruments to speed discovery on priority science goals. It brings labs, industry, and academia together.
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From MCP to SCP: Building a Global Hub for Cross-Lab, Agent-Driven Science
SCP is a shared layer that lets AI agents, researchers, and lab gear work together across institutions. Built on MCP, it standardizes tools and runs experiments with audit trails.
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Latest AI News for Writers
Newsrooms, Classrooms, and the GenAI Fault Line: Promise, peril, and the Global North-South gap
GenAI speeds drafts, translation, and visuals but can amplify bias, errors, and bland prose. Leaders should add verification, disclosure, and fair access across North and South.
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I let Gemini run my inbox for a week and ended up putting it on intern duty
AI cleared the inbox grunt work-scheduling, receipts, quick replies-but it made me sound like a polite robot. The fix: treat it like a junior, then rewrite in your voice.
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Lawsuits and Licenses: The Global Copyright Fight Over AI's Content Boom
AI lawsuits and licensing deals are redrawing how writers' work is used and paid. Get the key updates-and quick moves to protect your catalog, contracts, and income.
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