Artificial Intelligence – AI Update, April 24, 2026: AI News and Views From the Past Week

Artificial Intelligence – AI Update, April 24, 2026: AI News and Views From the Past Week

Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so: OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 as step toward AI super app vision. OpenAI has released GPT-5.5, positioning it as a major step toward a unified AI “super app” that combines ChatGPT, coding tools, and browser capabilities into a single interface. The model delivers…

Scammers use deepfakes to infiltrate companies

Scammers use deepfakes to infiltrate companies

While corporates have adopted remote interviews due to speed and convenience, scammers have also taken advantage of this shift. There is a growing trend of fraudsters leveraging generative AI to generate convincing resumes and stage fake video interviews, often using real people’s faces or stolen credentials to gain access to company data. Cybersecurity expert Boikokobetso…

Google Introduces Generative AI For Photorealistic Street View Environments

Google Introduces Generative AI For Photorealistic Street View Environments

At the recent Cloud Next event in Las Vegas, Google unveiled a suite of generative artificial intelligence tools designed to enhance geospatial analysis and visualization. These innovations aim to provide urban planners, filmmakers, and large-scale enterprises with advanced capabilities for manipulating and interpreting environmental data. The centerpiece of this update is Maps Imagery Grounding, a…

DBS launches enhanced generative AI programme to fast-track SME adoption

DBS launches enhanced generative AI programme to fast-track SME adoption

The project builds on its Spark GenAI initiative launched in 2024, and offers a more structured approach to AI transformation [SINGAPORE] DBS launched an enhanced generative artificial intelligence (AI) programme on Friday (Apr 24) to fast-track AI adoption among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The enhanced Spark GenAI programme aims to accelerate SMEs’ AI transformation efforts,…

China’s DeepSeek releases long-awaited new AI model

China’s DeepSeek releases long-awaited new AI model

Chinese startup DeepSeek has today released a new artificial intelligence model with “drastically reduced” costs, more than a year after it stunned the world with a low-cost reasoning model that matched the capabilities of US rivals. The AI race has intensified the rivalry between China and the US, and the White House yesterday accused Chinese…

Server-Ready Module for AI Inference at Edge

Server-Ready Module for AI Inference at Edge

A new AI module runs generative models locally, reducing power use and cloud reliance while handling complex workloads with efficiency. Unigen Expands AI Portfolio with High-Performance On-Prem GenAI Module Unigen has introduced the Amaretti E1.S AI Module, its first hardware solution built specifically for generative AI. The module is designed for on-premise deployment and can…

ServiceNow, IBM Results Send Software Stocks Tumbling

ServiceNow, IBM Results Send Software Stocks Tumbling

Wall Street’s love affair with software turned sour on Thursday as a brutal selloff swept through the sector. Quarterly results from ServiceNow and IBM rattled investors and reignited worries that generative AI could eat into the traditional SaaS playbook instead of supercharging it. ServiceNow sank about 17% and IBM slid roughly 9%, dragging big enterprise…

How To Protect AI, Data, And Apps In The Cloud (2026)

How To Protect AI, Data, And Apps In The Cloud (2026)

82% of cloud breaches in 2026 come from stolen or failed credentials. That’s according to recent reports from SentinelOne and Fortinet. Meanwhile, AI speeds up attacks, automating exploits and creating deepfakes that hit faster than ever. You deal with prompt injection tricks on AI models, identity sprawl across clouds, and supply chain hacks in multi-cloud…