IndustryOpenAI expands Academy with community trainer pilot to scale local AI workshopsOpenAI Academy, launched in September 2024, is expanding its in-person and online training by piloting the OpenAI Academy Community Trainer Program to prepare local staff and organizations to run practical AI workshops.3 min read
IndustryHow AI and Agentic Systems Can Improve Safety in MiningMining will play a growing role in supplying critical minerals for electrification and renewables, yet it remains one of the most dangerous industries.4 min read
IndustryProgrammable Money and AI Are Reshaping Global Finance, Says Mastercard ExecutiveProgrammable money, tokenization and AI-driven agents are transforming how payments and settlements work, and incumbent banks must develop digital-asset strategies or risk losing younger, crypto-native customers.3 min read
IndustryMajority of U.S. Daily AI Users Still Report Significant Worry, Gallup Survey FindsA Gallup survey commissioned by Microsoft across 37 countries finds widespread use of AI for everyday tasks but substantial public concern—particularly in Western nations.4 min read
IndustryPortfolio Future of Finance 2026 Kicks Off as Finance Sector Faces Tech, Regulatory and Business ShiftsThe Portfolio Future of Finance 2026 conference has started, gathering banks, insurers, asset managers, fintechs, corporate finance leaders and regulators to discuss the sector's transformation under technological, macroeconomic and regulatory pressures.2 min read
IndustryGlobal Gallup Survey Finds Majority Positive About AI in Most CountriesA Gallup poll covering 37 countries shows that in 34 of them, more adults feel positively about artificial intelligence than negatively.2 min read
IndustryCheaper, more efficient AI models may make a deliberate slowdown financially feasibleA shift toward cheaper but still powerful AI models could allow major labs to slow the pace of capability-driven development without collapsing their business models.2 min read
IndustryYouTube Music adds conversational AI tools — Ask Music and personalized podcast lineupYouTube announced two new AI-driven discovery features for YouTube Music at the Made On YouTube event: Ask Music, a conversational search and queue-building tool that works across the service’s catalog of over 300 million tracks, and Your Podcast Lineup, a weekly AI-generated spoken preview with recommended episodes.2 min read
IndustrySpotify opens up its recommendation system with Taste Profile roll‑out in the U.S.Spotify has begun rolling out Taste Profile to Premium subscribers in the United States, a beta feature that shows how the service models a user’s tastes across music, podcasts and audiobooks and lets listeners tweak those signals using natural language.3 min read
IndustryPitPro Automation installs first robotic tire‑change system at Calgary Kal Tire shopPitPro Automation, a San Francisco startup, has deployed its first automatic tire‑changing system at a Kal Tire location in Calgary, Alberta.2 min read
IndustryOpenAI and Grab launch 'GO Forward with AI' skilling programme for 30,000 Southeast Asian partnersOpenAI and Grab announced a two-year regional training programme, GO Forward with AI, to help 30,000 Grab driver-, delivery- and merchant-partners across Southeast Asia develop practical AI skills.3 min read
IndustryVogue World Milan closed with Unitree robots, prompting mixed reactions and tech debateVogue World’s Milan edition ended with humanoid robots by Chinese firm Unitree performing in the Galleria, a moment that quickly overshadowed the fashion on display and ignited online criticism.4 min read
