Author: Art Ryan

Abu Dhabi is preparing for a major gathering of the global artificial intelligence industry. AI Everything Abu Dhabi 2026 heads to the ADNEC Centre on October 6–7. Organizers describe the sold-out event as the world’s largest AI-first Expo and Summit. It will bring together AI companies, startups, investors, government entities, researchers and technology executives from more than 60 countries. Moreover, more than 400 AI infrastructure builders, model developers, unicorns and startups are expected to participate. Alongside them, over 200 investors managing a combined $91 billion in assets will attend. The event lands at an interesting moment for Abu Dhabi. The…

Jet2 is putting artificial intelligence much closer to the centre of its customer experience through a new multi-year partnership with Adobe. The UK travel company plans to use agentic AI, customer data and generative AI tools to make holiday discovery, booking and trip planning more personalised for millions of travellers. Rather than using AI as a standalone feature, Jet2 wants the technology woven into the wider customer journey, from destination inspiration to post-booking recommendations. Agentic AI Moves Into Jet2’s Customer Experience At the centre of the partnership is Adobe CX Enterprise and its agentic AI capabilities. Jet2 plans to use…

Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the travel business. At WTE Miami 2026, it will not just be a conference topic. Attendees will actually use it during the event. The international travel trade show will introduce SnapCard AI, an AI-powered matchmaking platform developed by Fairfest Media. The technology is designed to help buyers, exhibitors and tourism organizations find potentially useful business connections more quickly. WTE Miami takes place on October 27 and 28, 2026, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Organizers expect more than 500 exhibitors and around 7,000 travel trade professionals to attend. SnapCard AI Comes to WTE Miami…

SoftBank Group is returning to the debt market with one of its biggest financing moves yet. OpenAI sits at the center of it. The Japanese technology investment group has launched roughly $11 billion worth of dollar- and euro-denominated bonds. Part of the proceeds is expected to fund another major investment in OpenAI. The deal underlines just how much capital is now required to stay competitive in the global artificial intelligence race. According to a term sheet reported by Reuters, SoftBank is offering $10 billion in U.S. dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes together with €1 billion in euro-denominated notes. The scale of…

The United States has proposed a new communication mechanism with China for serious artificial intelligence incidents that could affect national security, putting AI risk directly into one of the world’s most consequential diplomatic relationships. This initiative would serve as a US China AI incident alert system to help manage and respond to potential crises. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent disclosed the proposal following talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York. The discussions came ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington. The concept is fairly simple: when an…

OpenAI is bringing mathematicians closer to one of the more unusual questions created by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. What happens when AI begins solving important mathematical problems faster than researchers can comfortably review and absorb the results? The company announced that it is working with an independent Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence as OpenAI reports major progress from a new internal AI model. According to OpenAI, the system has resolved more than 100 long-standing open mathematical problems across several areas of mathematics. The development is drawing attention not only because of the scale of the claimed progress. It…

AutoScheduler.AI is pushing warehouse AI beyond dashboards and recommendations. Its new AI App Builder gives warehouse planners, supervisors, and site leaders a way to create their own operational applications. They can do this using plain-language instructions. The tool sits inside the company’s Warehouse AI Platform and works with live facility data. Instead of sending another software request to IT or waiting months for a vendor update, warehouse teams can build applications around problems they are already dealing with on the floor. It is a practical shift in how AI could enter logistics operations. The people closest to a warehouse problem…

Toyota is looking at factory automation on a scale that makes the usual robotics pilot look small. In fact, Toyota physical AI factory robots are playing a key role in this new wave of innovation. The Japanese automaker estimates that modernising factories across Toyota, its group companies and major suppliers could require roughly 400,000 robots and annual spending of around 1 trillion yen, or about $6.4 billion, from 2028. The figure covers existing machines that need replacing as well as new robotic systems, including conventional industrial robots and emerging humanoid machines. There is an important caveat. Toyota has not confirmed…

Kazakhstan is making artificial intelligence part of a much bigger economic bet. The Central Asian country is investing in AI infrastructure, local models, startup development and technical education as it tries to build a technology economy that reaches beyond oil, minerals and other raw materials. The effort has become increasingly visible in Astana, where AI projects now stretch from government institutions and universities to startup accelerators and public-facing technology centres. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared 2026 the Year of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, putting advanced technology near the centre of the country’s economic agenda. Kazakhstan also established a dedicated Ministry of…

Artificial intelligence is moving across borders far faster than the rules designed to govern it. Now, 20 countries are calling for stronger international oversight of AI, adding fresh momentum to a debate that has grown alongside more capable models. The debate has also grown alongside autonomous systems and wider AI adoption across governments, businesses and everyday digital services. The argument is simple enough. National laws can only go so far when an AI model is developed in one country and hosted in another. People can then use it almost everywhere. Governments still disagree over what global AI oversight should actually…

Singapore’s artificial intelligence push is starting to show up somewhere unexpected: its office market. OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks and other AI companies are expanding their physical presence in the city-state, adding another layer of demand to an already tight market for premium office space. The squeeze is becoming noticeable. Vacancy for Singapore’s highest-grade offices has fallen to levels not seen in more than a decade, while rents are climbing. The arrival of fast-growing AI companies, many looking for secure and well-connected offices in central locations, is adding pressure. It is also a very physical sign of Singapore’s AI ambitions. The country…

Meta is putting AI wearables into the hands of UAE developers. The technology company has joined forces with the UAE Cyber Security Council and Startupbootcamp to launch Wearables Studio UAE, a new initiative focused on building artificial intelligence experiences for wearable devices. Unveiled at GISEC Global 2026, the programme is designed for students, developers, entrepreneurs and startups across the UAE. Participants will receive technical training, mentorship and practical exposure to Meta’s smart glasses ecosystem. The launch comes as AI starts moving beyond the familiar chatbot window. Cameras, microphones and wearable sensors are becoming part of the interface, allowing AI systems…

Pinterest is pushing further into artificial intelligence with a new set of tools designed to connect visual discovery, shopping and advertising more closely. The company has introduced Visual Search Ads, a new ad format that places sponsored products inside visually driven search experiences. At the same time, Pinterest is testing Restyle, an AI-powered feature that lets users redesign rooms using images of their own spaces. Both additions point to a broader shift inside Pinterest. AI is becoming less of a background technology and more of the engine behind how people search, discover products and interact with ideas on the platform.…

OpenAI may be generating revenue at a pace rarely seen in technology, but its spending plans are moving even faster. The OpenAI $278 billion cash burn is a major topic of discussion among industry analysts. The ChatGPT maker expects cumulative negative free cash flow of about $278 billion between 2026 and 2030, according to financial projections reported by the Financial Times. Much of that spending is expected to support the computing infrastructure required to train increasingly capable AI models and serve a rapidly growing user base. The figures show how dramatically the economics of frontier AI have changed. Building advanced…

Anthropic is bringing outside AI evaluators closer to the development of its most advanced models. The Claude maker has partnered with Accenture to create an embedded evaluation team that will work alongside Anthropic’s researchers and engineers. The initiative is designed to test frontier models, examine safeguards and identify risks while AI systems are still being developed. Anthropic and Accenture each expect to invest at least $1 billion over five years in the effort, bringing their combined planned investment to at least $2 billion. Accenture’s Faculty Will Work Inside Anthropic Accenture will carry out the work through Faculty, its specialist AI…

OpenAI is making a more deliberate move into the legal industry with Astra for Law, a specialized AI foundation built for law firms and legal technology companies. The new offering combines GPT-6 Astra with legal-specific instructions, tools and context designed for professional work. Rather than positioning it as another general-purpose chatbot, OpenAI is giving firms a foundation they can use to build legal AI products, research systems and internal workflows. The launch also pushes OpenAI deeper into a legal AI market where specialist platforms and competing model providers are already fighting for a place inside law firms. Astra for Law…

Amazon Web Services is bringing agentic AI deeper into recruitment with a system that can interview job candidates at any hour. This new technology is part of a growing trend of Amazon AI job interview agents being used in the hiring process. The company has launched Amazon Connect Talent, an AI-powered hiring platform designed to help businesses manage high-volume recruitment. The system can assist with interview planning, invite candidates, conduct voice interviews, assess responses and prepare summaries for recruiters. Human hiring teams still make the final decision. AI Interviews Can Happen 24/7 Amazon Connect Talent removes one of the most…

Google’s Gemini AI crossed a line researchers have been warning about for years. It was not because someone deliberately ordered the model to attack a real company. Instead, a controlled cybersecurity exercise unexpectedly spilled onto the open internet. During cybersecurity testing in May 2026, a Gemini model accessed systems belonging to three real companies while trying to complete a security challenge. Google later confirmed the incidents, which were first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The incidents happened during evaluations conducted by AI security company Irregular. Gemini was supposed to operate against fictional infrastructure inside a controlled environment. Instead, unintended…

Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into warehouse operations, and the change goes far beyond basic software upgrades. Gartner has identified four emerging AI tiers that are shaping the next stage of warehouse automation, ranging from smarter optimisation tools to AI agents and physical systems that can directly carry out tasks on the warehouse floor. The shift comes as logistics operators face pressure to move goods faster, manage labour shortages and improve operational efficiency. At the same time, AI systems and autonomous technologies have become more practical for real-world deployment, creating a clearer path toward smarter warehouses. Gartner Sees Warehouse AI…

Mila and Mozilla are pushing their open source AI partnership into a much bigger project. The two organizations have announced a new initiative to build an open source AI foundation layer that businesses, governments and institutions can operate on their own infrastructure. The idea is straightforward: organizations should be able to use advanced AI without handing complete control of their data and technology stack to a proprietary provider. The project was announced on September 17 at ALL IN, Canada’s AI and technology event in Montréal. Mila will lead technical delivery and coordination, while Mozilla will contribute technical expertise and an…