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Power Pact: Apple × Google = A $1B New Siri

AI Breakthrough

Power Pact: Apple × Google = A $1B New Siri

Apple and Google's surprise partnership reshapes the AI landscape - with Gemini now set to be the engine that powers Siri in the future. Long awaited and long overdue, but still very welcome...fingers crossed, Siri may not suck for very much longer.

China's Qwen AI models conquer Hugging Face landscape

AI Breakthrough

China's Qwen AI models conquer Hugging Face landscape

Alibaba's Qwen AI models now fuel over 63% of new AI derivatives on Hugging Face — a clear sign of China's accelerating dominance in open-source infrastructure revealed at CES 2026.

Commerce reset: Google & Shopify's AI agent protocol

AI & E-commerce

Commerce reset: Google & Shopify's AI agent protocol

Google and Shopify just rewrote ecommerce's rulebook with an AI protocol that lets artificial agents handle entire shopping journeys - from discovery to checkout - within any chat interface.

Sold Out: AI memory prices surge 55%

AI Breakthrough

Sold Out: AI memory prices surge 55%

The AI memory market is in crisis, with prices skyrocketing 55% this quarter as chipmakers scramble to meet booming demand for AI infrastructure.

Power play: MIT’s AI energy breakthrough

AI Breakthrough

Power play: MIT’s AI energy breakthrough

MIT has cracked AI's energy paradox, deploying smart grids that balance rising computational demands with renewable integration—turning a mounting crisis into sustainable infrastructure.

$26B Saved: AI's Autonomous Procurement Breakthrough

$26B Saved: AI's Autonomous Procurement Breakthrough

Businesses just unlocked $26B in savings through autonomous spend control systems that detect procurement errors and prevent fraud – with PepsiCo slashing reporting time by 30%.

AI vs Traders: Machines Now Decide Wall St's Fate

AI vs Traders: Machines Now Decide Wall St's Fate

AI algorithms now dominate high-frequency trading floors worldwide, executing strategic moves faster than any human could process -raising urgent questions about Wall Street's human workforce evolution.

Enterprise AI Safety Surge: Accenture Acquires 400+ Experts

AI Breakthrough

Enterprise AI Safety Surge: Accenture Acquires 400+ Experts

Accenture just ramped up enterprise AI safety capabilities with its Faculty acquisition signaling a new phase where corporations systematically address AI risks at scale.

Time running out: UK expert warns AI control window closing

AI Breakthrough

Time running out: UK expert warns AI control window closing

AI capabilities are even outpacing Moore's Law by nearly threefold, meaning the day artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence in critical economic roles will be here quicker than we thought.

AI Fitness Coaches: No Excuses From 3 Major Brands

AI Health & Fitness

AI Fitness Coaches: No Excuses From 3 Major Brands

Major players like Fitbit, Peloton and Apple are deploying AI fitness coaches that eliminate excuses with real-time form correction – proving algorithm-driven training can match human expertise for consistency and accessibility.

Seizure foresight: AI headset warns patients with 95% certainty

AI Health & Fitness

Seizure foresight: AI headset warns patients with 95% certainty

A breakthrough AI headset developed by Scottish researchers predicts epileptic seizures with 95% accuracy minutes before onset, offering life-changing warnings for over 630,000 epilepsy patients in the UK.

Agentic AI takes command of 80% enterprise machinery

Agentic AI takes command of 80% enterprise machinery

Enterprises are shifting operational control to self-directing AI systems, with major consultancies predicting autonomous workflows will soon manage most machinery operations.