Skills and operating models evolve Bain’s report outlines that leading financial institutions are embedding procurement teams earlier in technology and product lifecycles, with closer collaboration between procurement leaders and CIOs, CTOs, chief data officers and AI teams. The consultancy argued that category strategies are also evolving beyond traditional cost-reduction goals towards broader priorities including innovation,…
Artificial Intelligence -Gaurav Sharma Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 17:28 [IST] Meta is testing a new Facebook companion called ‘Forum’, a separate app that turns Group discussions into Reddit-style threads. The Meta Forum app is currently limited to iPhone users in the US, but it aims to give Facebook communities a quieter, topic-led space for…
Digital engineering services company Happiest Minds Technologies has approved its FY27 strategic plan and reaffirmed a revenue growth guidance of 12.5%, while retaining an aspirational target of 15%, as it sharpened its focus on artificial intelligence-led services and platforms. The Bengaluru-based company’s board approved the plan amid expectations that accelerating enterprise AI adoption and digital…
For years, African creative industries have been evaluated against global production systems they were never designed to mirror. Comparisons often focused on budget size, crew scale, infrastructure, and technical resources rather than the distinct creative approaches shaping film, advertising, music, and content production across the continent. Flaw in the logic Against the ‘bright lights, big…
The rise of commerce driven by artificial intelligence is transforming how products are discovered, evaluated and purchased. Increasingly, consumers are turning to generative AI tools to ask complex, conversational questions and are expecting precise, trustworthy answers in return. In fact, nearly one in four consumers have already used a generative AI tool to search for a product…
A survey of Australian teachers and school leaders found many are worried about the affect of AI on education. Image: Shutterstock School students’ increasing use of generative artificial intelligence to complete homework and assessments poses a “real and urgent” threat to Australia’s education systems, a study of local teachers and school leaders has found. The…
Netflix is launching an animated AI studio, dubbed INKubator, aimed at producing AI generated content, according to both news reports (1) and recently published company job listings. (2) INKubator, at least in the beginning, will seemingly focus on short-form animated content. But at least one job listing indicates the company has ambitions to expand its…
Generative AI is transforming the workplace faster than ever, but new research from the University of Vaasa suggests the biggest threat may not be AI itself — it’s falling behind in learning how to …
Leaders of the California State University system, the CSU, want it to become the nation’s first artificial intelligence-powered institution of its kind. It entered into a $17 million no-bid contract with OpenAI last year to provide students, faculty and staff with a new resource: ChatGPT Edu — a version of the popular generative AI chatbot…
A writer jotting down notes in a notebook. getty When generative AI surged into the public eye, marketers feared it would replace them – particularly in copywriting fields. Several surveys during the 2023-2024 period highlight their anxiety; Gartner found that 87% of marketers were worried about AI taking over their jobs, and Funnel found that…
