Search engine DuckDuckGo now has an artificial intelligence-based assistant of its own. Called DuckAssist, the new feature uses generative AI, developed in partnership with ChatGPT creator OpenAI and AI research company Anthropic, to answer users’ queries in a more conversational way. For example, if you ask DuckDuckGo about the color of the dress that went…
logo Applications support Manulife’s strategic priority of becoming an AI-powered organization Builds on rollout of AI tools across the organization, including recent introduction of AI Research Assistant Platform for firm’s public markets investment teams TORONTO and BOSTON, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Manulife Wealth & Asset Management (Manulife WAM) today announced details of three AI-powered sales…
HSBC CEO Georges Elhedery told staff not to fight AI as it could make them “more productive versions of themselves”. Elhedery said he wanted to make sure employees were “not fighting us, not disenfranchised, not anxious, overwhelmed, and resisting the change.” “We all know generative AI will destroy certain jobs and will create new jobs,”…
Across enterprises, the AI conversation is rapidly shifting from experimentation to execution. Boards are pushing for AI-driven efficiency, autonomous agents and faster decision-making, while CIOs are under pressure to move generative AI initiatives from pilots into production environments. Yet, beneath the momentum, many organisations are confronting a less visible but increasingly critical challenge: fragile enterprise…
If you are into Android app development and like the idea of vibe coding, Google delivered some big news at I/O 2026 related to Google AI Studio. The company has announced that you can now build native Android apps directly from Google AI Studio, while also adding Google Workspace integrations, mobile app support, cloud deployment,…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Google launched Pics, a new AI-powered image editing app using Nano Banana 2 generative AI that can generate, edit, and manipulate images similar to Canva. PCWorld notes the app excels at AI-driven text manipulation within images, avoiding font approximation issues that plague Canva’s Magic Layers feature. Currently…
This is one of the more consequential shifts on display at RSAC this year. Governance, long treated as friction, is being reframed as infrastructure, something that must be automated if AI-driven development is to scale. The trade-off is complexity. Chainloop’s model requires organizations to think in terms of systems, provenance, and policy frameworks, not just…
Digital markets have created new challenges, says the CCI chairperson, as she flags ‘data monopolies’ and use of tech in anti-competitive practices …
After more than a decade of putting AI to work on small-business loans, the verdict is split. New 2025 Federal Reserve data and a regulatory rewrite are forcing the industry to pick a side. getty Walk through a working-capital file at any non-bank small-business lender today. Almost nothing in it has been read by a…
SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) – Singapore’s banks and financial firms should use artificial intelligence to create better jobs and train workers for higher-value roles, not just cut costs, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Wednesday. Gan’s comments come a day after Standard Chartered said it would cut more than 7,000 jobs over four…
