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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The US Open is turning more of its live tennis data into an interactive AI experience. IBM and the United States Tennis Association are introducing new and upgraded features across USOpen.org and the US Open app, including AI-generated Serve Quality scores, Key Moments analysis, a personalized Live Updates homepage and an expanded conversational Match Chat….
Robo.ai entered the second half of 2026 with a dramatically different balance sheet and business mix. The Nasdaq-listed UAE technology company reported $55.1 million in first-half revenue, up from $0.6 million a year earlier, while acquisitions and the disposal of its legacy ICONIQ business reshaped the company around artificial intelligence, data processing and newly acquired…
