Apple is turning its entry-level AirPods into a more capable AI interface with AirPods 5, adding active noise cancellation, computational audio, Siri AI and Live Translation to an open-ear design starting at $129. The launch comes as the hearables market increasingly moves beyond audio playback toward AI assistants, real-time translation and context-aware interactions. Apple has…
As smartphones become increasingly important to work, communication and AI-powered computing, the screen is becoming one of the most critical parts of the device experience. Belkin is responding with its new Titan SmartShield Pro collection, a range of screen protectors designed for Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, combining impact protection with…
Apple is positioning the new Apple Watch Ultra 4 as more than a rugged fitness smartwatch, using a new S11 chip, upgraded health sensors and Apple Intelligence to push AI processing closer to the wrist. The company says the device delivers more frequent physiological measurements, new readiness insights, longer battery life and AI-powered audio features…
Apple has introduced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, putting on-device artificial intelligence, sustained computing performance and computational photography at the center of its latest premium smartphones. The new models combine the A20 Pro chip and dual 16-core Neural Engine with Apple Intelligence and the beta version of Siri AI, while adding…
Agilisium has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Recognition for agentic AI in life sciences, highlighting a growing push to move generative AI beyond pilots and into regulated pharmaceutical and biotechnology workflows. The company’s approach combines domain-specific AI agents, enterprise data, workflow orchestration and governance across the life sciences value chain. The…
UK-based askelie has signed an exclusive U.S. strategic partnership with Pine Services Group to bring AI-powered financial and compliance automation to Pine’s 18 operating companies. The deal expands askelie’s footprint across ERP workflows including accounts payable, purchasing, contract management, spend analysis and document processing, as enterprises increasingly look beyond AI copilots toward governed automation. The…
UpDoc has been selected as a lead performer in ARPA-H’s ADVOCATE program, receiving an award of up to $9.2 million to develop agentic AI for cardiovascular care. The company will work with Microsoft, OpenAI and NVIDIA on a system intended to manage aspects of heart-failure care under clinical safeguards and pursue a pathway toward FDA…
Alibaba.com is positioning Accio as a lower-cost alternative for businesses deploying AI agents across e-commerce operations. The company says its commerce-focused agent completed 107 benchmark tasks at an estimated cost of $3.69, compared with $9.27 for OpenAI’s Codex and $9.51 for Anthropic’s Claude Code, while delivering comparable task completion quality. Alibaba.com unveiled the results alongside…
Nutrient has made its Data Extraction API generally available, targeting one of the less glamorous but increasingly important problems in enterprise AI: turning messy documents into structured, traceable data that software agents can actually use. The API processes PDFs, scans, images and Office files, returning spatial JSON or Markdown and extracting schema-defined fields with page…
