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,…
