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Hitachi Turns to AI to Ease Labor Shortages

Hitachi is stepping up the use of digital technology, autonomous robots and physical AI to address Japan's growing labor shortage, showcasing systems designed to automate factory work and maintain…

  • Hitachi uses AI, autonomous robots, and physical AI to address Japan's labor shortage.
  • Company predicts 11 million worker shortfall by 2040, according to President Toshiaki Tokunaga.

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Korean Developer Patents Verification Technology Targeting Generative AI Hallucinations

SEOUL, Sept. 4, 2026 — A Korean developer has developed a new technology designed to systematically verify and block hallucinations, one of the most persistent challenges in generative artificial…

  • Korean developer patents technology to identify and prevent generative AI hallucinations.
  • Verification Gate checks evidence, figures, logic, conditions, and contradictions.
  • Internal tests show 98.75% accuracy in detecting 40 hallucination scenarios.

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Stop Wasting API Tokens: How to Bridge ChatGPT Web to Your IDE Using MCP

If you are an active user of AI-powered IDEs like Cursor, VS Code with Copilot, or Windsurf, you already know the sinking feeling of seeing this notification: "You have used 100% of your fast premium…

  • ChatGPT Web handles reasoning tasks with MCP
  • IDE focuses on auto-completions using MCP
  • MCP bridges Web and IDE, saving tokens

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LG Opens Spark 2026 With Nvidia, Google

LG is joining hands with global big tech companies to hold a large-scale innovation festival to secure artificial intelligence (AI) technological capabilities.

  • LG Spark 2026 event runs September 7-17 at LG Science Park, Seoul
  • Focus on rapid AI transformation (AX) with 41 innovative technologies
  • LG AI DevCon on September 15 for global tech executives

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The Podular future: Why AI demands a new organisational architecture

Over the past year, I have become increasingly convinced that most people are looking at AI through the wrong lens. The dominant conversation is still about tools, productivity, automation, and replacement. But I think the deeper shift is structural. AI is not just changing how work gets done.

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800 AI Agents Now Run GE Appliances’ Factory Floor

GE Appliances has deployed more than 800 artificial intelligence agents across its manufacturing, logistics and supply chain operations, using Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise, the company said in its announcement. “AI is now integral to the way work gets done at GE Appliances,” said Mandar Deo, the company’s chief digital officer.

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FBI using AI to zero in on threats faster, deputy director says

FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia says the bureau is turning to artificial intelligence as a tool to identify threats and act on them faster.

  • FBI uses AI to rapidly identify and respond to threats
  • Deputy Director Christopher Raia highlights AI's impact on data processing
  • AI helped arrest Newell in March for online threats
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