DEKRA, a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services, has become the first officially accredited certification body for AI Biometric Systems under the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act). This milestone gives manufacturers a clear pathway to bring compliant, high-risk AI technologies to the European market. AI Biometric Systems — including facial…
Kingfisher plc, the UK-based home improvement giant, is taking online shopping to the next level with a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud, leveraging agentic AI to transform the customer experience across its brands — including B&Q, Castorama in France and Poland, and Brico Dépôt France. The partnership focuses on two main initiatives: Intelligent Search with…
Physical AI (PAI) — the fusion of AI with physical systems — is moving fast from experimental labs to full-scale deployment, according to Deloitte’s new report, “Physical AI: The moment of acceleration.” The report highlights how early adopters in manufacturing, logistics, and related sectors are laying the groundwork for what could become the next industrial…
Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the global lifelong learning leader, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a top IT services and consulting firm, have announced a multi-year partnership to help enterprises create future-ready workforces through AI-powered learning and assessment. The collaboration brings together Pearson’s expertise in enterprise learning and assessment with TCS’ Contextual AI…
Luminys Systems Corporation, a leader in smart, connected security solutions, is bringing a major technology update to ISC West 2026 with an expanded video security and infrastructure portfolio. At the center of the showcase is LumiAgent, an AI-powered video search capability for Luminys’ LumiCloud and LumiCenter platforms, alongside upgrades across cameras, NVRs, networking, access control,…
Simplilearn has partnered with Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, to launch a suite of AI-focused programmes aimed at professionals steering AI integration in their organisations. The offerings — the Oxford Programme in AI and Business Analytics, the Oxford Programme in Strategic Analysis and Decision-Making with AI, and the Oxford Programme in Cyber-Resilient Digital Transformation…
In a healthcare landscape flooded with apps and portals that often complicate patient care, Vital is cutting through the noise — and the industry has noticed. The startup has been named the Diamond winner in the Next Gen Digital Health AI category at the 2026 Pinnacle Awards, a program that recognizes excellence in AI innovation,…
In the race to operationalize AI at scale, orchestration—not innovation—is becoming the bottleneck. BMC is betting that smarter workflow management can close that gap, announcing a new wave of AI-driven enhancements to its Control-M solution aimed squarely at enterprise complexity. The update introduces agentic AI capabilities and expanded integrations designed to help organizations manage increasingly…
As enterprises race to build AI-powered applications, a familiar problem is slowing them down: everything that happens after the code is written. Wipro Limited and Harness are betting they can fix that. The two companies have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating AI-native software delivery by combining Wipro’s agent-driven platform with Harness’ AI-powered delivery…
