Author: Art Ryan

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has acknowledged one of the biggest concerns facing the artificial intelligence industry today: companies are investing massive amounts of money into AI, but many still cannot clearly measure the return on that spending. This uncertainty contributes to the problem of enterprise AI waste. Companies are investing heavily in AI services, but many remain unsure of when these investments will translate into higher revenues, better productivity or lower operating costs. As companies rush to implement AI tools, build out infrastructure, buy chips and roll out automation systems, a major problem is becoming harder and harder to ignore,…

Microsoft Build 2026 is happening today, and the company’s biggest developer conference is expected to focus heavily on artificial intelligence. The annual event is ongoing in San Francisco and is being streamed online for free. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella opened the conference with a keynote focused on the company’s AI plans, developer platforms, and new opportunities for building in the AI era. Build 2026 runs through June 3, giving developers, businesses, and tech watchers a closer look at Microsoft’s latest updates across AI, Windows, Azure, Copilot, and its broader software ecosystem. Microsoft Build 2026 Is an AI-Focused Event This year’s…

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful forces in global cybersecurity, and the UK’s top cyber intelligence chief is warning that governments, businesses, and the public must act quickly to keep up. Anne Keast-Butler, director of GCHQ, described AI as an “unstoppable force” with major opportunities but also serious risks. Speaking at Bletchley Park, the historic home of Britain’s World War Two codebreakers, she warned that AI is increasingly being used in ways that blur the line between peace and war. The UK and its allies are now in a dangerous “grey zone”, where hostile states can…

Microsoft Project Solara wants to put AI on the employee badge Microsoft is exploring a new frontier for workplace artificial intelligence with Project Solara, an experimental platform that will power AI-first devices beyond traditional PCs and smartphones. One of the most attention-grabbing concepts attached to Project Solara is an AI-supported employee badge — a wearable workplace device that could double as a personal AI assistant, security tool and productivity partner. The vision, however, is not simply AI that employees access through a laptop or a chat window, but rather AI embedded into the everyday workplace hardware, included in badges, devices…

Artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing beyond chatbots, image generators and productivity-boosting tools on the job. Its next big act may be in one of the most consequential areas of public life: economic policy. Central banks, finance ministries and government agencies use vast amounts of data to make decisions about inflation, interest rates, employment, financial stability and economic growth. But the traditional models of economics can struggle to keep up with the rapid changes in the real world. AI might change that. AI can assist policy makers in observing what is happening in the economy earlier than traditional reports by examining…

OpenAI is pushing Codex beyond its original role as a coding assistant. The company is introducing new features designed to help business teams use AI for everyday work across sales, finance, analytics, design, and creative production. The company announced that Codex is gaining role-specific plugins, interactive Sites, and annotation tools that make the AI agent more useful for non-technical professionals. While Codex started as a tool for software development, OpenAI says it is now being adopted by analysts, marketers, operators, designers, researchers, investors, and bankers. According to OpenAI, more than 5 million people use Codex every week. Furthermore, non-developers now…

Wayve is expanding its artificial intelligence ambitions beyond self-driving cars with the launch of Wayve Labs. This is a new research unit focused on building AI systems that can better understand and operate in the physical world. The UK-based autonomous driving startup is best known for developing AI software for driverless vehicles. But with Wayve Labs, the company is now looking at a broader frontier. Embodied intelligence is a field of AI focused on machines that can perceive, reason, move, and respond to real-world environments. The new lab will be led by Jamie Shotton, Wayve’s chief scientist and a former…

The New Zealand tourism sector is stepping up its efforts to remain competitive as artificial intelligence transforms the way travellers discover destinations, compare options and plan trips. AI travel planning is quickly becoming an essential tool for many when organising their next adventure. “AI travel planning is pushing destinations to rethink how they appear online,” tourism and aviation leaders at TRENZ 2026 in Auckland said. Travel brands must now make sure their content is understandable, trustworthy and recommendable by AI-powered tools, rather than relying on traditional search engines. AI Is Changing How Travellers Choose Destinations Air New Zealand CEO Nikhil…

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is reportedly looking to raise $80 billion to fund a massive expansion of its artificial intelligence infrastructure. This signals just how expensive the AI race has become for Big Tech. The money will likely be used to fund Google’s increasing needs for data centers, cloud-computing capacity, next-generation AI chips and energy sources. These are needed to run and train more powerful AI models. Reports say Alphabet has already agreed to sell $10 billion in stock to Berkshire Hathaway. The remainder will be raised through additional equity financing. Alphabet’s AI Spending Is Accelerating Alphabet has…

Nvidia Launches RTX Spark AI Laptops for the Age of AI Agents Nvidia is plunging further into the future of personal computing with a new class of AI-powered laptops and desktops. These are centered around its RTX Spark chip. Nvidia’s RTX Spark platform, which was launched at Computex 2026, is designed to bring the latest AI capabilities to personal computers. Rather than relying solely on cloud servers, the new devices are built to run AI agents locally. As a result, users can execute complex tasks faster, more privately, and with reduced reliance on internet-based AI services. The move is a…

Emirati artificial intelligence experts are preparing to take on a larger national role. The UAE is accelerating its efforts to execute its UAE AI Strategy 2031. AI experts, policymakers, industry leaders and NEP alumni met in Abu Dhabi and Dubai during the National Experts Program Artificial Intelligence track or NEP-AI roadshows. They gathered to discuss the future of artificial intelligence in the country. Moreover, the sessions looked at how the UAE can build stronger national AI capabilities in governance, infrastructure, product development and responsible deployment. The events were hosted at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in Abu Dhabi.…

Nevada-based AI infrastructure company Positron has opened its first office outside the United States at the Dubai International Financial Centre. This marks a major step in its expansion across the Middle East and North Africa. The move positions Positron closer to governments, financial institutions, and enterprise customers in a region rapidly investing in sovereign AI infrastructure and advanced AI deployment. According to the company, the DIFC office is only the beginning of a broader regional expansion. More Middle East offices are expected to follow. Positron is best known for building specialized AI inference hardware designed to reduce the cost and…

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced AED 5.3 billion in digital revenue for 2025, a major milestone in the emirate’s shift to AI-powered, digitally connected mobility services. This is a 20.6% increase over 2024 and shows the rapid digitisation of Dubai’s public transport and mobility services. RTA processed over 628 million transactions through its six digital channels in 2025, with digital service adoption reaching 96%. Customer satisfaction also remained high with RTA reporting 98 percent customer happiness score. The results suggest that residents and visitors to Dubai are increasingly turning to digital platforms as their main way of accessing…

South Korea’s AI Chip Boom Gains Momentum Amid Growing Global Demand South Korea is quickly emerging as one of the key players in the global AI economy, driven by surging demand for next-generation semiconductors used in artificial-intelligence systems. The country’s latest export figures are a testament to how much AI is changing global trade these days. South Korea’s exports rose 53.2% year over year in May 2026, with semiconductor shipments jumping 169.4%. The surge reflects the growing demand for high-performance chips, memory products and data-center hardware as companies race to build ever more powerful AI models. While much of the…

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States, marking a major step toward one of the most closely watched AI market debuts. The confidential filing allows Anthropic to begin the regulatory review process with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission before publicly revealing detailed financial information, share pricing, or the number of shares it plans to offer. Anthropic Moves Closer to Public Markets The Anthropic IPO filing comes during a period of intense investor interest in artificial intelligence companies. Demand for its Claude AI models and enterprise-focused…

AirTrunk is preparing a major investment in India’s fast-growing data centre market, marking another sign that the global artificial intelligence boom is reshaping digital infrastructure across Asia. According to Reuters, the Blackstone-backed data centre operator plans to invest $2.1 billion in an India data centre project. The move comes as cloud providers, AI companies and enterprise technology platforms need more high-performance computing capacity to handle artificial intelligence workloads. The investment spotlights India’s growing significance in the global AI infrastructure race. As businesses embrace generative AI, machine learning tools, cloud platforms and data-heavy applications, the need for large-scale, reliable and energy-efficient…

OpenAI has announced one of the largest funding rounds in tech history, raising $122 billion in committed capital at a reported $852 billion post-money valuation. The news that OpenAI raises $122 billion highlights the scale of investment fueling artificial intelligence innovation. The company says the new funding will help accelerate the next phase of artificial intelligence by expanding compute capacity, strengthening its product ecosystem, and scaling AI tools for consumers, developers, and enterprises. The announcement points to OpenAI’s positioning as the foundational infrastructure company for the AI economy, noting that the company is building a larger platform around ChatGPT, APIs,…

Traveloka has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Resorts World Sentosa as part of the new Traveloka Resorts World Sentosa partnership, as demand for experience-led travel to Singapore grows. This demand is especially strong among Indonesian travellers. The collaboration brings together Traveloka’s regional travel platform and Resorts World Sentosa’s integrated resort offering. This includes attractions, hotels, dining, entertainment and lifestyle experiences. The move is designed to make it easier for travellers to discover, plan and book Singapore holidays. It does this through a more seamless digital experience. For Traveloka, the partnership reflects a broader shift in how travel companies are…

Embodied AI is becoming one of the biggest highlights in the global artificial intelligence race, and the World Intelligence Expo 2026 in Tianjin, China, offered a clear look at where the technology is heading next. The four-day event brought together more than 700 exhibitors showcasing the latest advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and intelligent application scenarios. With a total exhibition area of 130,000 square meters, the expo placed a strong spotlight on embodied AI — a fast-growing field focused on giving machines the ability to sense, interact with, and operate in the physical world. Humanoid Robots Draw Major Attention…

Google’s latest AI assistant, Gemini Spark, is offering a glimpse of how always-on AI agents could become part of everyday digital life. Gemini Spark is more of a task-based assistant, unlike a typical chatbot that only responds when prompted. It can run in the cloud, monitor information, summarize content, organize tasks, and help users complete practical online activities without requiring them to keep a device open or manually manage every step. The result is a more agentic version of Gemini—one that moves beyond answering questions and starts helping with real-world productivity. What Is Google Gemini Spark? Gemini Spark is Google’s…