China Southern Power Grid (CSG) used the 2026 World AI Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai to showcase an ambitious vision for the future of energy infrastructure, unveiling AI-powered technologies designed to modernize power grids through the integration of electricity, carbon management, and computing. The state-owned utility demonstrated several new platforms and AI systems, including an autonomous…
European robotics AI startup Microagi is expanding its artificial intelligence infrastructure through a new collaboration with Google Cloud, aiming to accelerate the development of embodied AI models that enable robots to better understand and interact with real-world environments. The partnership combines Google Cloud’s AI platform with NVIDIA Blackwell infrastructure to support large-scale model training, multimodal…
Microsoft and French AI startup Mistral are significantly expanding their strategic partnership, aiming to give enterprises and regulated industries greater control over how—and where—they deploy artificial intelligence. Announced Tuesday, the multi-billion-dollar agreement combines Mistral’s frontier AI models with Microsoft’s cloud, edge, and hybrid infrastructure, enabling organizations to run advanced AI workloads across Azure, Azure Local,…
Genesis Automation Healthcare is making its first public appearance as a unified company at AHRMM26, where it plans to showcase an AI-powered platform designed to modernize hospital supply chains and improve operating room efficiency. The debut comes after the merger of three healthcare technology companies—Genesis (inventory management), Kermit (implant and spend management), and Meperia (content…
Indian finance leaders are under growing pressure to prove that investments in artificial intelligence (AI) agents deliver measurable business value, but new research from Avalara suggests governance frameworks are failing to keep up. According to the company’s latest global survey, organizations are prioritizing deployment speed over oversight, leaving compliance controls, accountability, and audit readiness lagging…
