UPDATE On May 7, 2026, just a few days before the original deadline for compliance, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights’ announced a one-year extension for dates of compliance with its mobile application and web content accessibility requirements under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The updated…
The global AI industry is eagerly awaiting the release of DeepSeek’s next-generation model [File] | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s popular DeepSeek artificial intelligence chatbot suffered on Monday (March 30, 2026) its longest outage since the viral rise of its flagship R1 and V3 models early last year. DeepSeek’s status website showed that the chatbot suffered…
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,…
HONG KONG (AP) — China on Monday blocked U.S. tech giant Meta’s acquisition of the artificial intelligence startup Manus, in an unexpected move to reverse a deal that apparently aroused Beijing’s concerns about the transfer of advanced technology. In a one-line statement, China’s National Development and Reform Commission, the country’s top planning agency, said it…
Amazon is turning its own operational AI machinery into something other companies can buy. On April 28, AWS announced four agentic AI products under its Connect platform, expanding the software beyond contact centers and into supply chain planning, recruiting, customer engagement, and healthcare administration. The pitch is straightforward: if Amazon can use AI to coordinate…
Companies are increasingly launching software to build and monitor AI agents in an effort to get enterprises to adopt AI. New Relic is no different. As the data observability company launches an AI agent platform of its own, it knows it isn’t the only game in town. New Relic on Tuesday unveiled a no-code agentic…
