Enterprises are sweating legacy IT assets as AI investment grows
Hardware such as mainframes found to hold the data and business logic needed to build those AI services
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Big Tech’s AI safety rift signals disruption and disparity for enterprises
A growing divide among leading AI companies over how to secure increasingly powerful models is beginning to translate into challenges for enterprise IT, with implications for how organizations access, deploy, and govern AI systems.
AlayaCare unveils agentic AI roadmap at Better Outcomes Canada 2026, bringing home-based care leaders together in Toronto
At Better Outcomes Canada 2026, Founder and CEO Adrian Schauer presented that, as AI drives clinical knowledge toward zero cost, the value of home-based care is shifting to the frontline caregivers…
Nvidia's 'Super Bowl of AI' will return to Washington and a very different political climate
Nvidia announced that one of its flagship AI conferences, GTC will be returning to Washington later this year. Unlike the last time it took place in the US capital, public perception of AI has…
Instinct AI Assistant Targets $10 Billion Valuation
Spear Street Technology, which operates artificial intelligence assistant Instinct, is in discussions to raise $1 billion, The Information reported Tuesday (Sept. 15).
AWS bets that AI agents need an inbox, not another chat window
AWS is betting that AI agents need a different interface as they move beyond answering prompts and start working autonomously in the background.
Is the U.S. and China's mutual distrust the biggest risk as AI evolves?
Analysts tell CBS News that as the U.S. and China race for AI supremacy, they risk driving all of humanity "off a cliff."
- U.S.-China mutual distrust poses biggest AI risk.
- Superintelligent AI could view humans as rivals.
- Chinese researchers find WeChat app flaw, policymakers stress regulation.
FloQast Introduces New AI Accounting Innovations at TakeControl 2026 and Names COSO Chair Lucia Wind as SVP of Risk & Audit Advisory
New capabilities bring auditability, scalability, and accuracy to accounting workflows LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FloQast, the Accounting Workflow Automation platform created by…
Von der Leyen’s call for talks on pausing AI can’t quell extinction risk fears
The EU chief used her annual State of the European Union address to confront rising panic about AI. What she said showed the limits on her power.
Exclusive: Warren backs pause on AI
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is the latest prominent Democrat to back a pause on advanced artificial intelligence, her office told Axios exclusively.
MSI laptops are backpack-approved for gaming, AI projects, and bright futures
See how MSI Stealth, Raider, Crosshair, and Cyborg laptops help STEM students do more on one machine — from coursework and on-device AI projects to gaming.
How Fortell is using AI (and $163M) to crack a hearing aid monopoly
“Why do I have to beg my grandparents to put on their hearing aids, but no one has ever needed to ask me to put on my glasses?” That’s the question that drove Matthew de Jonge to spend six years…
Farm data monitoring goes high tech with AI, satellites
The Department of Agriculture and the Philippine Space Agency have entered into a five-year agreement to improve the country’s agricultural data.
AI evaluator: The most important AI job in history? How developers might fill the proposed new job
The pace of frontier AI model development spurred Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to publish an essay last weekend, calling for The post AI evaluator: The most important AI job in history?
Fear of AI Destroying Humanity Cause Certain Stocks to Skyrocket
Looking at the big picture, as always. The post Fear of AI Destroying Humanity Cause Certain Stocks to Skyrocket appeared first on Futurism .
Offices of Montreal-based artificial intelligence institute vandalized, one arrested
MONTREAL — One person was arrested late Tuesday after the Montreal offices of Mila, an artificial intelligence institute, were vandalized.
Third-Party Listicles Drove Early AI Visibility in Two GEO Experiments
Third-party listicles generated most early AI citation signals in two generative engine optimization , or GEO, experiments published by Search Engine Land.
- Third-party listicles drove 85.8% of citation signals in AI visibility experiments.
- Brand-owned listicle accounted for only 14.0% of source mentions.
- PR placements contributed minimally at 0.2% to early AI visibility.
AI Under Taliban Rule: How Roya Mahboob Is Fighting for Girls' Education
"I don't want people to think that Afghan women have disappeared," Mahboob said.
Noetive, which is developing an industrial AI model for businesses in physical industries, emerges from stealth with a $41M seed led by Eclipse (Sarah Klearman/Wall Street Journal)
The AI lab is developing a model that would work alongside businesses in construction, logistics and manufacturing
Running an AI Agent Locally: ADK, Gemma 4, and Docker Model Runner
This article was originally published on Medium (Google Cloud Community) . Cloud LLMs are great for production. But during development, every API call has latency, costs money, and requires…
Oracle Health extends clinical AI agent to inpatient nurses
The clinical AI agent, embedded directly within the Oracle Health Foundation EHR, combines voice-driven chart navigation and search, acute nursing summaries and voice-enabled discrete charting.
‘AI has been marketed horribly,’ LinkedIn co-founder says
But Reid Hoffman, also a Democratic megadonor, said he still sees a path for an "AI-positive" candidate to prevail in 2028.
- LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman criticized AI marketing as poorly done.
- Hoffman sees opportunity for tech optimist to win public in 2028 election.
- He supports candidates upholding rule of law, not based on personal interests.
Russia used Claude AI for espionage, disinformation and drone swarms
Anthropic's latest report on the abuse of its AI model found that a Russian-linked hacking group used Claude to automate attacks on more than 20 organisations, including Ukrainian defence ministries…
Augmented eye clinic shows why AI-native systems work where standalone algorithms don't
AI in eye care is set to take a new leap with an AI-native rather than assisted approach. Researchers have developed a new tool that moves beyond the conventional model of deploying AI as isolated…
Circle Debuts Agentic Commerce-Focused Blockchain Arc
Circle has introduced Arc, a blockchain designed for financial markets, real-time money movement and agentic economic activity.
Jen Psaki Argues Trump Doesn’t Even Know What AI Is, It Just ‘Makes Him Feel Powerful’
"This is clearly an industry with a growing amount of unwieldy, unchecked power," the MS NOW anchor observes The post Jen Psaki Argues Trump Doesn’t Even Know What AI Is, It Just ‘Makes Him Feel…
Anatomy of an AI-powered hack
Palo Alto Networks revealed to Semafor fresh details about an AI-powered hack over the summer that targeted a European IT and software company.
Build a serverless PII redaction pipeline with Amazon Bedrock Data Automation
Learn how to automate end-to-end PII detection and redaction from scanned documents at scale using Amazon Bedrock Data Automation with a custom blueprint, AWS Step Functions, and AWS Lambda.
- Amazon Bedrock Data Automation automates PII redaction pipeline on AWS
- Utilizes generative AI document understanding for holistic interpretation
- Custom blueprint feature enables precise extraction of structured information
SovAI Launches as The AI Factory Architect to Deliver Sovereign AI Compute at the Speed the Market Demands
New company designs, builds and operates behind-the-meter AI compute campuses on three pillars: Sovereign Fuel, Sovereign Power and Sovereign Compute DANA POINT, Calif. — SovAI, Inc.
AI companies are 'begging the government to regulate them' says JD Vance, but nobody seems willing to actually slow the AI race
AI’s biggest CEOs say frontier development needs to slow, but their companies have yet to show what “slower” means with an actual model delay
NIH Vax Harms Study; Dems Seek CDC Measles Briefing; HHS Pushes AI Despite Risks
(MedPage Today) -- The NIH's new research center and a large study on vaccine harms is taking shape. (Science) HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Stop worrying about an AI apocalypse: Surfshark's engineer says extinction fears are just a 'marketing move'
Surfshark's Lead System Engineer, Karolis Kaciulis, argues that instead of fearing a sci-fi apocalypse, we need to tackle the very real problems generative AI is already causing right now.
Like millions of Americans, OpenAI’s Sam Altman unwinds from thinking about AI by scrolling on TikTok before bed: ‘I happen to like short-form video’
OpenAI’s billionaire CEO Sam Altman enjoys scrolling TikTok before bed—and he’s not the only CEO who does. But he wouldn’t let his son use the app.
Securing Inherited AI: Models, Runtimes, and Tools Inside Vendor Software
AI models can enter your infrastructure through vendor software. Learn how to inventory inherited AI, assess its permissions, and manage supply chain risk.
U.S. and U.K.-based Expanse raises €4.5 million for predictive AI infrastructure platform
Expanse, an AI infrastructure company, today announced a €4.5 million ($5.3 million) Seed funding round in order to expand its engineering team, accelerate product development and reach wider industry…
The initiative of the AI executives in favor of security causes an internal fracture in OpenAI and Anthropic
Employees of these Silicon Valley companies face the challenge of turning into reality the rhetoric about the need to slow down AI development.
Exein becomes unicorn: Italian Physical AI security start-up valued at $1.7bn
Rome-based startup Exein raises $270 million, reaching a $1.7 billion valuation. The company secures Physical AI, protecting over 1.5 billion connected devices across multiple industries.
- Exein valued at $1.7bn, achieving unicorn status
- $270m funding round led by Headline, European Investment Bank
- Focus on Physical AI to protect modern hardware from cyber threats
NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Delivers Leading Performance in MLPerf Inference v6.1 Debut
System performance, efficient infrastructure scaling and continuous software optimization are key levers that determine AI inference economics.
Pew Study Shows How Google AI Overviews Are Changing Search Click Behavior
Google's AI Overviews are changing what a successful search result looks like. In a Pew Research Center study of Google browsing behavior, users clicked a traditional result in 8% of visits with an AI…
- Google AI Overviews reduce traditional search clicks by 8% in tests.
- AI summaries appear in 18% of Google searches, mostly on longer queries.
- Website owners should focus on original evidence and clear value to retain visitors.
‘Godfather of AI’ says tech regulation is nearing Covid-style pivot moment
Safety crisis makes it more likely that governments will be spurred into action, says Yoshua Bengio Concerns over AI safety are reaching a point where governments realise they must act to protect the…
China uses 100,000 home-grown AI chips to build leading weather forecast system
China said it can now predict weather 10 days in advance at a cutting-edge resolution of 5km (3.1 miles), finer than most major systems in routine use around the world.
5 things to know about teens' views on AI today
Findings from our research with RXN Group show teens are thoughtful and curious about AI.
‘I’ve just done about 2 weeks' work in an hour. Do I tell my boss or keep it secret?’ — Nearly a third of AI users are hiding it from their employers
A new survey reveals that a third of workers are hiding the fact that they use AI from their boss at work. Are you one?
Robots are waiting for a ChatGPT moment: Nvidia’s Les Karpas explains why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The robotics industry is still waiting for their breakthrough into day-to-day life. Nvidia's Les Karpas has an answer as to why at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.
- Robots await ChatGPT-level AI breakthrough in robotics sector
- Nvidia's Les Karpas explains reasons for stagnation at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
- Nvidia collaborates with startups to address dataset challenge for physical AI
The push to connect Africa’s startups is getting $63 million and an AI platform
22 on Sloane wants to solve the challenge of fragmented capital, markets and support for African businesses.
Why Existential AI Fears Have Hit a Crescendo
And the complicated geopolitics of slowing down the technology’s development.
AI Really Is Eviscerating Entry-Level Jobs, New Data Shows
"Entry-level postings have fallen off a cliff and the first rung of the ladder in tech is under pressure." The post AI Really Is Eviscerating Entry-Level Jobs, New Data Shows appeared first on Futurism .
OpenAI is testing Sponsored Agents, which let users chat with business-sponsored agents and visit advertiser websites via ChatGPT ads, with some US advertisers (Anzar Mehraj/Reuters)
OpenAI said on Wednesday it has introduced AI-powered tools for advertisers and begun testing business-sponsored agents for users to chat with …
Dropbox Evolves Riviera Content Processing Platform to Support AI Workloads
Dropbox has evolved Riviera from a file preview service into a universal content processing platform supporting more than 300 file formats and over 100 transformation capabilities.
10 people suspected of vandalism at AI institute in Montreal as AI summit kicks off
Police said they found several windows of the building had been smashed and numerous graffiti tags spray painted on the walls when they first arrived.
NIST Push Could Give Banks a Common Test for AI Vendors
A federal standards effort reaching a key deadline Wednesday (Sept. 16) could help banks answer a practical challenge that has complicated artificial intelligence adoption. What evidence should an AI vendor have to provide before its product wins approval?
Why this fast-growing German AI start-up is moving its parent company from the US
In a highly unusual move, fast-growing German AI start-up Langdock has moved its legal headquarters from the US to Germany as it seeks to become a "European hyperscaler".
Piecemakers bets edge AI devices will diverge from reliance on HBM — custom-designed memory fuses DRAM stack directly to the processor using hybrid bonding
Nanya-backed DRAM designer PieceMakers began trading in Taipei on Sept. 16 on a bet that AI inference memory won’t be HBM.
AI Pause Would Help Dominant Firms, Not Safety, Think Tank Warns
Cato favors voluntary safeguards, while Block Chairman Jack Dorsey backs independent testing and narrowly justified restrictions.