OPEC Fund launches landmark climate finance compact, unveils US$1.5 billion digital transformation plan at 2026 Development Forum

OPEC Fund launches landmark climate finance compact, unveils US$1.5 billion digital transformation plan at 2026 Development Forum

The Forum’s key outcomes included the launch of the Vulnerability to Viability Compact (V2V), designed to improve access to affordable development finance for climate-vulnerable countries, and the unveiling of the OPEC Fund’s US$1.5 billion Digital Transformation Action Plan, which will guide investments in digital infrastructure, capabilities and applications through 2030. OPEC Fund President Abdulhamid Alkhalifa…

Measuring productivity purely by AI token usage misses the point. There are far better metrics to monitor.

Measuring productivity purely by AI token usage misses the point. There are far better metrics to monitor.

(©Karola G – canva.com) The conversation about AI and enterprise productivity has drifted into a peculiar place. Organizations that spent years refining outcome-based performance frameworks are now, in some cases, reverting to curious metrics as a measure of an employee’s “productivity.” Not how much code they write or how many customer resolutions they manage –…

BYD Unleashes AI for Global Marketing Expansion at Cannes Lions 2026, ETBrandEquity

BYD Unleashes AI for Global Marketing Expansion at Cannes Lions 2026, ETBrandEquity

BYD plans to deploy artificial intelligence agents across its global sales and marketing operations, a move designed to generate hyper-localised content in minutes and accelerate its challenge to legacy automakers. Stella Li of BYD with Martin Sorrell at Cannes Lions 2026In a fireside chat with Martin Sorrell, executive chairman of S4 Capital, at the Cannes…

AI tools transcribe and summarize videos changing how we handle video content

AI tools transcribe and summarize videos changing how we handle video content

Picture endless streams of videos – long work talks, online lessons, meeting clips piling up. The problem now is not locating them but making sense of so much without wasting time. Enter smart tools that turn speech into words automatically. They also pull out key points fast. One tool listens closely, writes down every word….

Why Trust Is Becoming More Valuable Than Traffic

Why Trust Is Becoming More Valuable Than Traffic

For most of the internet age, success in online marketing was measured by a relatively simple formula: attract more visitors, rank higher in Google Search, increase advertising reach and convert traffic into revenue. The latest research suggests that formula is changing. Artificial intelligence has become deeply embedded in marketing operations. According to the latest HubSpot…

GMA Network Sustains Strong Digital Performance, Secures No. 17 Spot in Tubular Leadership Worldwide Ranking for May 2026

GMA Network Sustains Strong Digital Performance, Secures No. 17 Spot in Tubular Leadership Worldwide Ranking for May 2026

Showbiz News As GMA Network continues to lead further innovations in digital storytelling, its latest Tubular Leadership Worldwide Ranking underscores its commitment to delivering stories that inform, entertain, and inspire audiences worldwide. GMA Network, the country’s leading media company, continues its digital dominance by securing the No. 17 spot in the Tubular Leadership Worldwide Ranking…

Are AI tools hurting computer science learning? Fresh graduate skills debated

Are AI tools hurting computer science learning? Fresh graduate skills debated

A viral Reddit post from a senior engineer at a MAANG-tier company has struck a nerve across the tech world. The engineer claimed that some interns and newly hired graduates with strong academic records appeared comfortable discussing AI tools, prompts and industry buzzwords, but stumbled when asked about operating systems, memory management or algorithms. According…

Surface RTX Spark Dev Box Features, Price, Specs, Buy

Surface RTX Spark Dev Box Features, Price, Specs, Buy

At Microsoft Build in June 2026, Microsoft unveiled its most powerful desktop PC yet: the Surface RTX Spark Dev Box. It is a compact, small-form-factor desktop PC that is built specifically for developers and data scientists who need powerful local AI computing without relying heavily on cloud infrastructure. In this article, we will talk about…

AI and skills development emerge as key productivity drivers for Greek businesses

AI and skills development emerge as key productivity drivers for Greek businesses

Artificial intelligence and workforce upskilling are emerging as key drivers of productivity growth for businesses in Greece, according to new findings from a ManpowerGroup survey. The data, based on additional questions posed to 520 employers in Greece as part of ManpowerGroup’s Employment Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2026, show that organizations are increasingly…

LTM backs industry effort to strengthen open source software security

LTM backs industry effort to strengthen open source software security

LTM, the technology services arm of Larsen & Toubro Group, has joined Athena, a global industry coalition led by cybersecurity company Chainguard, aimed at protecting open source software from emerging AI-driven security threats. The coalition brings together technology providers, security firms and ecosystem stakeholders to address a growing challenge: advanced AI models are increasingly capable…