Japan has launched a new government-backed programme to develop and test low-carbon technologies for data centres, as the country seeks to curb rising emissions from the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure and generative artificial intelligence (AI). The country’s environment ministry said on Monday it had opened applications for projects under a new initiative aimed at…
You didn’t install it. You weren’t asked. You may not have even known it was there. But if you use Google Chrome on a desktop computer, there’s a reasonable chance that a 4GB AI model called Gemini Nano is sitting on your hard drive right now, placed there automatically by Chrome sometime between late April…
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“Data is really a new currency; it’s the IP for many companies,” says Kevin Dallas, CEO of EDB, echoing a recurrent anxiety from customers. “The big concern is, if you’re deploying an AI-infused application with a cloud-based large language model, are you losing your IP? Are you losing your competitive position?” That question is now…
IBM and Oracle have announced an expansion of their 40-year partnership with new AI and hybrid cloud solutions that could reshape how procurement teams manage supplier data, purchase orders and supply chain operations. The collaboration between the two technology firms introduces tools designed to connect procurement systems with enterprise resource planning platforms and automate workflows across…
The way people plan and book travel has fundamentally changed, and the familiar, linear funnel that once guided marketers is rapidly giving way to something far more complex. Today’s traveler doesn’t move neatly from discovery to planning to booking; instead, they navigate a dynamic, always-on journey shaped by constant inspiration, deep research, and increasingly, AI-driven…
Bank CEOs have praised the pivotal efficiency changes promised by AI. Some have said AI will cut jobs, and others say it will create more employment opportunities. We looked at the public record to see what banking’s top executives are saying about head count. Is AI coming for Wall Street’s jobs? Not yet. Some 60%…
Ogilvy India, in collaboration with Google, has launched a bespoke AI Creative Studio aimed at supporting its internal creative teams with faster production of digital and video assets. The platform is designed to streamline the workflow from ideation to final delivery and enable the creation of IP-protected, on-brand content using generative AI tools. It allows…
If you have been looking for a tutorial on how to edit images with AI or wondering how do I create a video with AI, well, Adobe Firefly is one of the best AI tools right now. It’s a dedicated generative AI web app, which you can use for AI image generation, video creation, and…
Many drug and antibody discovery pathways focus on intricately folded cell membrane proteins. When molecules of a drug candidate bind to these proteins, like a key going into a lock, they trigger chemical cascades that alter cellular behavior. Understanding how proteins fold and move is therefore essential for developing drugs that interact well with their…
