IndustryAI is Redefining the Role of Technology Leaders, Deloitte Study FindsArtificial intelligence is shifting expectations for CIOs, CTOs, CISOs and CDAO-s: they must now convert AI initiatives into measurable business outcomes while managing security, compliance and cross-functional coordination.4 min read
IndustryAI-driven advertising and live experiences to power next phase of global media growthPwC’s Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2026–2030 forecasts global E&M revenues reaching about US$4.2 trillion by 2030, with an average annual growth of roughly 3.4%.4 min read
IndustryCursor launches India-specific ₹649/month 'Start' plan as it scales local operations ahead of SpaceX acquisitionAI coding startup Cursor has introduced a new India-only subscription, Cursor Start, priced at ₹649/month (about $7) to accelerate growth in one of the company’s largest markets.4 min read
IndustryAI summaries divert clicks to homepages and brands, forcing websites to rebuildAI-generated answers have sharply reduced clicks to deep webpages, sending far fewer users to specific articles and much more to homepages and brand pages.7 min read
IndustrySatya Nadella warns companies against outsourcing all AI work to model providersMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that firms risk losing control if they hand over data, prompts and usage metadata to proprietary AI labs.3 min read
IndustryEnterprises need knowledge graphs and governance to make AI agents operational, says SAPAt VB Transform 2026, Max McPhee of SAP argued that moving from chatbots to autonomous AI agents requires grounding agents in company-specific context using knowledge graphs and vector embeddings, alongside robust governance, identity and security controls.3 min read
IndustryUS Public Pension Funds Improve Funding but Face Concentration and AI Exposure RisksAn Equable Institute report, State of Pensions 2026, finds that US state and local pension systems have seen their best funding level since 2009, with a projected funded ratio of 85% for fiscal 2026 and unfunded liabilities falling to $1.13 trillion.3 min read
IndustrySam Altman Frames 'Singularity' as Investment Narrative Rather Than Scientific ThresholdIn a recent Relentless interview Sam Altman said "we are in the singularity, this is the moment," a phrase that rapidly spread on X.2 min read
IndustryLocal resistance and reliability issues raise doubts about off‑grid data center expansionA surge of large data centers planning to run primarily on onsite power—bypassing local grids—faces growing technical, regulatory and community pushback.4 min read
IndustryGoogle's AI-driven search increasingly keeps users on its platform, reducing referral traffic to publishersGoogle's AI-generated answers, called AI Overviews, have grown from appearing in 15% of searches to 43% within a year, and visits to Google’s conversational AI Mode rose from 126 million in June 2025 to 279 million by May 2026.3 min read
IndustryAI systems are improving at forecasting conflicts — example: Vico's Iran predictionAdvances in AI that have improved weather forecasting are being applied to model political conflicts and crises.3 min read
IndustryMusic industry proposes voluntary AI labels for fully and partially AI-created tracksA coalition of organizations representing musicians and record labels is urging streaming services to adopt a voluntary labeling system that distinguishes fully AI-generated songs from tracks that only used AI for parts of the production.2 min read
