Consumer research has long depended on asking people what they remember doing. Humanify is betting that AI can make that model less dependent on memory. The Indian consumer-research company has launched LiveTrack, a platform designed to analyze real-time behavioral data from smartphones as consumers shop on quick-commerce services and watch content on OTT platforms. Humanify…
AI companions are beginning to move beyond chat windows and into physical spaces where interaction, expression and personal experience matter. Chinese technology company Leim Technology says its non-verbal emotional AI companion, bibo, will partner with the 2026 Suzhou Open, a WTA125 tournament, as the event’s “player emotional ambassador.” The collaboration offers an early look at…
Autonomous navigation systems have a visibility problem: radar, AIS and electronic charts provide critical information, but each has blind spots. SEA.AI and maritime navigation specialist Anschütz are attempting to close part of that gap by integrating AI-powered optical and thermal object detection into the Autonomics Navigation Suite, adding a machine-vision layer designed to identify small…
Artificial intelligence in food processing is moving beyond computer vision and quality inspection toward a less visible but potentially more consequential problem: what should a plant produce, when should it produce it, and how should limited inventory be allocated? AI decision-support company Völur has partnered with Spanish pork processor Matadero Frigorífico Avinyó S.A. (Avinyó) to…
A brand can appear in an AI-generated search answer and still lose the recommendation. That is the finding from Somantra, a Sydney-based AI search monitoring company, which analyzed 4,445 ChatGPT responses and found that adding a single decision-oriented word—such as “cheapest,” “safest” or “most trusted”—could substantially change how a brand was described without removing it…
Access to artificial intelligence is no longer the biggest obstacle for many professionals and small businesses. Knowing how to use AI consistently—and turning individual experiments into repeatable workflows—has become the harder problem. AI Advantage, the AI education platform co-founded by Dean Graziosi and Tony Robbins, is building its training model around community learning, combining courses…
XCards Inc. has released its global go-to-market strategy for the Global AI City Travel Card 3.0, a proposed travel and identity platform that combines digital identity, AI agents, physical access credentials and crypto-fiat payments. The company is targeting business travelers, Web3 users and digital nomads, with an initial expansion strategy centered on Dubai, Singapore, Tokyo,…
Veterinary practices are facing a business problem that has little to do with treating animals: too much of their staff time is consumed by scheduling, follow-ups, patient retention and administrative work. Sikka.ai is targeting that bottleneck with Veterinary SDP, an AI-powered practice platform designed to automate business operations and help veterinary teams manage appointments, re-engagement,…
Telecom operators are moving from AI experimentation toward a more difficult phase: rebuilding networks, operations and business models around autonomous systems. TM Forum’s Innovate Americas 2026, scheduled for October 6–7 in Dallas, will bring executives from AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and TELUS together with technology leaders to examine how AI, network automation and programmable connectivity can…
