AI is becoming another place where brands compete for attention, but marketing teams are still figuring out how to influence what customers see. A new survey of 200 U.S. marketing and communications professionals by Sword and the Script Media finds that nearly half consider AI visibility significant, while the industry remains divided over which functions,... Read More

Managed service providers have traditionally been responsible for keeping business technology running. GiaSpace is betting that the next phase of the market will require them to manage something more: AI agents that perform business work. The Florida-based MSP has formally adopted what it calls an “MSP 3.0” model, expanding beyond managed IT and cybersecurity into... Read More

For enterprises investing in data modernization and AI, the harder question is often not whether they need a modern data platform, but where to start. KINETIQ is addressing that planning challenge with KINETIQ Blueprint: Microsoft Fabric Value Assessment, a 3–5-week professional-services engagement now available through Microsoft Marketplace to help organizations prioritize Fabric use cases, estimate... Read More

ERP implementations have traditionally been expensive, multi-month projects managed through consultants, spreadsheets, status meetings and periodic documentation updates. NEO3 is attempting to change that model with Cadence by neo³, an AI-assisted ERP implementation platform that combines implementation workflows, data conversion and consultant oversight into a monthly subscription. ERP software is supposed to bring order to... Read More

Billions are pouring into AI, but the most visible beneficiaries are usually the companies building models and chatbots. Underneath that headline-grabbing layer is a less glamorous market for cloud infrastructure, compute, storage, cybersecurity, DevOps and AI operations — and it may become one of the more consequential employment stories of the AI boom. The AI... Read More

As companies move AI agents from experimental copilots into systems that can access enterprise data and perform real-world tasks, the industry’s biggest challenges are shifting from model capability to infrastructure, security and control. AGNTCon + MCPCon Japan 2026, scheduled for September 10–11 in Tokyo, will bring developers and enterprise engineering teams together to examine how... Read More

LG Electronics is applying artificial intelligence to a part of corporate operations that has historically relied heavily on human judgment: measuring the impact of public relations. The company’s PRISM AI platform has won the Best AI Tool or Product category at the 2026 IN2 SABRE Awards Asia-Pacific, while also becoming a finalist in the Consumer... Read More

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... Read More

Industrial AI is moving from detecting objects to interpreting complex visual environments in real time. Advantech is targeting that shift with a new portfolio of edge AI platforms built around Qualcomm’s Dragonwing IQ-9075 processor, including a SMARC module, robotic controllers and an edge AI system designed for multi-camera computer vision, robotics and industrial automation. Advantech... Read More