Author: Art Ryan

Instacart has become the first grocery sector company to launch an app on OpenAI’s ChatGPT. This integration, announced Monday (Dec. 8), will also see Instacart offer an embedded shopping and checkout offering within ChatGPT conversations, and is designed to make it easier for users to get meal ideas and have the necessary products delivered to their door. “Instacart and ChatGPT are redefining what’s possible in AI-powered shopping,” Anirban Kundu, Instacart’s chief technology officer, said in a news release. “Built on Agentic Commerce Protocol, this experience brings intelligent, real-time support to one of the most essential parts of daily life: getting groceries to feed your family. Together,…

President Donald Trump said Monday (Dec. 8) that he will sign an executive order giving the federal government exclusive jurisdiction over artificial intelligence. “There must be only One Rulebook if we are going to continue to lead in AI,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social. “We are beating ALL COUNTRIES at this point in the race, but that won’t last long if we are going to have 50 States, many of them bad actors, involved in RULES and the APPROVAL PROCESS. THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT ABOUT THIS! AI WILL BE DESTROYED IN ITS INFANCY! I will be doing a ONE RULE…

The global sports industry has accepted a glaring inefficiency: the next global superstar might be playing right now in a remote village or an inner-city park, completely invisible to the professional ecosystem. Geography, travel costs, and the sheer logistical limits of human scouting networks mean that for every athlete discovered, more fall through the cracks. But the era of “right place, right time” is ending. Professional leagues and federations are now deploying computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and video-based tools to widen the funnel and allow athletes from around the world to get measured, benchmarked and considered, even…

Italian robotics firm Generative Bionics has raised $81 million in new funding. The new funding round was one of the largest ever in Europe in the “humanoid robotics deep tech space,” Generative Bionics said in a Monday (Dec. 8) announcement. “Our mission is to build a future where intelligent humanoid robots collaborate daily with people, amplifying human cognitive and physical potential,” said Daniele Pucci, the company’s co-founder and CEO. “Our Physical AI enables us to design and manufacture human-inspired robots that create tangible value across multiple applications.” He pointed to analyses projecting that the humanoid robotics market will exceed 200 billion euros ($232 billion)…

A new OpenAI report found a majority of surveyed workers seeing positive results from artificial intelligence (AI). The AI startup on Monday (Dec. 8) released findings from its “State of Enterprise AI” report, which drew on real-world usage data from OpenAI’s enterprise customers, as well as a survey of 9,000 workers on AI adoption patterns. “For the first time, we’re sharing a comprehensive look at how enterprises are adopting AI, what workers say they’re gaining, and how organizational leaders are turning experimentation into measurable productivity and new capabilities,” the report said. Among the survey’s findings: 75% of workers said that using AI at work has…

Lagos, Dec 2, 2025 – The narrative for African enterprise has evolved. At the AI Forum Nigeria 2025, held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, the consensus among decision-makers was clear: the era of “Digital Transformation” is over; the era of “AI-First Business” has begun. The Big Picture: Organized by OLAK Events, the forum convened leaders from Microsoft, Rack Centre, and Zoho to dismantle the “pilot purgatory” many companies face. The keynote by Alaa Dalghan, CEO of Cognit DX, challenged Nigerian executives to stop treating AI as an experiment and start building enterprise-wide architectures that scale. Key Takeaways: The Bottom Line: For investors and global partners, Nigeria’s commitment to foundational…

Bangkok, Dec 2025 – While much of the global AI conversation focuses on software, Thailand is betting big on physical infrastructure. At the recently concluded DigiTech ASEAN Thailand & AI Connect 2025, the focus shifted from theoretical digital adoption to tangible “Smart City” execution. The Big Picture: Held at the IMPACT Exhibition Center, the event convened 350 global tech brands and over 8,000 visitors. The standout narrative wasn’t just the exhibition, but the organizer’s own commitment: IMPACT Exhibition Management announced a THB 100 million investment to transform Muang Thong Thani into a smart city, deploying over 200 AI-powered systems for real-time traffic and security management. Key Takeaways:…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Global AI Show 2025 continues to gather the world’s most influential leaders in artificial intelligence, but one exhibitor stood out for addressing one of the industry’s biggest challenges: ensuring AI works reliably in the real world.That exhibitor was Uber AI Solutions — a global force specializing in the human-AI collaboration workflows that power the world’s most trusted, high-performing AI ecosystems. While much of the event spotlighted frontier models, agentic autonomy, and national-scale AI infrastructure, Uber AI Solutions captured attention for something equally crucial:the quality, precision, and cultural intelligence needed to make those systems deployable at global…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Global AI Show 2025 is a showcase of the world’s most ambitious AI innovations, and among this year’s standout exhibitors is Zealogics, a global AI engineering powerhouse transforming how enterprises build, scale, and secure intelligent systems. At an event filled with frontier models, agentic platforms, and national-scale AI infrastructure, Zealogics distinguished itself through a simple but powerful mission:Make AI empowering — not overwhelming.Make AI practical — not theoretical.Make AI truly enterprise-ready. At the heart of this mission is a suite of engineered intelligence solutions designed to help organizations unlock smarter, faster, safer operations. Their presence at…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Global AI Show 2025 showcased the world’s most advanced AI breakthroughs, but few exhibitors captured attention like Amira AI – Almost Human. Engineered in Germany and trusted by global leaders such as Audi, Vodafone, L’Oréal, and Santander, Amira demonstrated a level of enterprise automation and human-like intelligence that set a new benchmark for the event. In an industry racing toward agentic AI, Amira distinguished itself by delivering something exceptionally difficult: autonomous customer operations with human-grade communication quality — across 120+ languages, 24/7, at global scale. A New Standard for Autonomous Customer Experience Amira AI isn’t just…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — Global AI Show 2025 delivered dozens of global AI breakthroughs, but one of the most compelling regional innovations came from Kuwait. LOCALS, the country’s leading cultural-commerce platform, captivated attendees with the introduction of Lolwa — the Gulf’s first emotionally intelligent, culturally aware AI agent built directly into an e-commerce ecosystem. In a summit dominated by discussions on sovereign AI, enterprise agents, and global safety frameworks, LOCALS reminded the world that the future of artificial intelligence is not only technical — it’s deeply human, emotional, and cultural. A Regional Breakthrough With Global Implications At a time when…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — December 9, 2025 — The Global AI Show 2025 began yesterday with an unprecedented surge of global participation, marking one of the most influential opening days in the history of AI conferences. Held at the Space42 Arena in Abu Dhabi, the two-day summit — themed “AI 2031: Accelerating Intelligent Futures” — gathered world leaders, AI innovators, policy shapers, investors, and enterprise executives to outline collaborative strategies for the next decade of artificial intelligence. Day 1 demonstrated a decisive shift: AI has entered a new phase — from breakthrough technology to essential global infrastructure shaping nations, economies,…

Abu Dhabi, UAE — The world’s premier gathering of AI leaders, innovators, and decision-makers returns today for Day 2 — the final and most pivotal day of the Global AI Show 2025 at the iconic Space42 Arena. After an action-packed opening day filled with groundbreaking keynotes, live demonstrations, and high-impact discussions, today marks the culmination of a summit that has already reshaped global conversations around artificial intelligence. With the theme “AI:2031 — Accelerating Intelligent Futures,” the final day promises deeper insights, decisive dialogues, and forward-looking announcements that will influence global AI policy, enterprise adoption, and technological development in the years…

Key Highlights: As the AI era is booming, big tech giants are helping startups and emerging companies with funding. In yet another news, NVIDIA and Softbank Group from Japan are mulling over investing in Skild AI, according to an exclusive report by Reuters. Here we’re looking at investment figures of absolve $1 billion, which can bump up the valuation of Skild AI to approximately $14 billion. That’s a big number to reach for a startup that was founded just 2 years back. For those uninitiated, Solid AI is a well-funded startup that makes foundation models for robots, aiming to make them…

Payment acceptance inside large suppliers has traditionally operated like a utility. As long as money showed up and could be matched to an invoice, the system was considered successful. But that worldview is rapidly collapsing. The confluence of inflationary pressure, tightening working capital cycles, digitized B2B payments, and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) are forcing suppliers to reconsider the fundamental question of which payments they should accept, from whom, and under what terms. “We think the supplier perspective on acceptance strategy has evolved quite a bit,” Billtrust Senior Vice President, Payments, Kunal Patel told PYMNTS. “The inflection point a few…

Agentic AI’s intersection with devices like phones, speakers and personal assistants hadn’t been visited much in the Prompt Economy. At least that was the case, up until last week when we heard from an upgraded Alexa+. Amazon’s newly rebuilt Alexa+ represents a significant shift toward agentic AI, according to Wired. The article reports that Amazon redesigned Alexa around generative AI to move beyond scripted commands and toward autonomous task execution. This rearchitecture required solving complex integration challenges across tens of thousands of devices and services, as well as combining multiple large language models into a coordinated system capable of sustained, natural conversation. Wired notes that Amazon’s internal collaboration…

Smartphone companies in China are reportedly promoting apps to help customers switch from the iPhone. That’s according to a report Sunday (Dec. 7) by the Financial Times (FT), which characterizes this as a bid by these companies to capture market share as Apple struggles to debut artificial intelligence (AI) offerings in this massive smartphone market. The report said the five biggest phone companies have all promoted programs this year to help consumers migrate from Apple’s operating system or to use Chinese phones alongside devices from Apple. The FT added that these efforts are happening as China’s internet regulator has held off on approving new…

A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report finds that retailers will enter this year’s peak shopping season defending themselves on more fronts than ever before. The report, Securing the Season: Fighting Fraud Without Losing Customers, outlines how the growth of holiday sales is being matched by the growth of holiday fraud. It shows how criminals exploit higher transaction volumes, how artificial intelligence is reshaping risk on both sides of the checkout counter and why merchants are being pushed to move from seasonal defenses to continuous protection. The report also highlights the role of customer service and authentication practices in reducing chargebacks that often pile up after January. Retailers have little room for error during the…

The wave of executive departures hitting Apple recently may not yet have crested. Johny Srouji, senior vice president of hardware technologies, recently informed CEO Tim Cook that he is thinking seriously about stepping down in the near future, Bloomberg News reported Saturday (Dec. 6), citing sources familiar with the matter. The report added that Srouji, who leads Apple’s in-house chips effort, has told colleagues that he plans to join another company if he ultimately decides to leave. As Bloomberg noted, this resignation — if it happens — would be the latest in a series of exits by key executives at the tech giant. Apple’s heads of artificial intelligence (AI) and…

A new artificial intelligence-powered tool that lets shoppers see how they would look in different outfits is resonating with clients, Stitch Fix CEO Matt Baer said Thursday (Dec. 4). “We’re seeing engagement from our clients that far exceeded our expectations when we rolled out the beta just a couple of months ago,” Baer said during the company’s quarterly earnings call. Stitch Fix announced the AI-powered visualization tool called Stitch Fix Vision on Oct. 6, saying it gives customers personalized imagery of their likeness in an array of shoppable outfit recommendations based on their style profile and the newest fashion trends. Aside from seeing their likeness in a variety of styles, customers can see themselves in a range…