Google just announced a smorgasbord of new AI tools for productivity and creativity at its Google I/O keynote on Tuesday, but not many of them are available for free right now. I/O was huge for Gemini superusers, as the flashiest new features are all rolling out to paying members right now. Even Google AI Plus…
Across enterprises, the AI conversation is rapidly shifting from experimentation to execution. Boards are pushing for AI-driven efficiency, autonomous agents and faster decision-making, while CIOs are under pressure to move generative AI initiatives from pilots into production environments. Yet, beneath the momentum, many organisations are confronting a less visible but increasingly critical challenge: fragile enterprise…
Owame Mapedi named among 12 global fellows selected from hundreds of applicants across 10 countries. The ACA and Effie South Africa are proud to announce that Owame Mapedi, a 3rd and final year BCom Marketing Management student at University of Johannesburg (UJ), has been selected as a Effie Lions Foundation 2026 Voices of the Future…
If you are into Android app development and like the idea of vibe coding, Google delivered some big news at I/O 2026 related to Google AI Studio. The company has announced that you can now build native Android apps directly from Google AI Studio, while also adding Google Workspace integrations, mobile app support, cloud deployment,…
Key Takeaways: Sinch Mailgun’s Kate Nowrouzi details how B2B email is shifting from isolated campaigns to an always-on engagement channel, with deliverability, clean data and relevance driving performance. B2B marketers should look beyond open rates and measure email by its impact on engagement quality, pipeline progression, deal acceleration and customer retention. Email marketing is no…
Private market growth, elevated liquidity focus and cautious digital asset adoption shape priorities in global asset owner study CHICAGO & LONDON, May 20, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) today released “Asset Owners in Focus: Operational and Data Adaptation in the Era of Digital Disruption,” its second annual global peer study examining how asset owners are…
Google’s annual developer conference opens today, May 19, 2026, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California — and every Android developer, Firebase engineer, Flutter practitioner, and web builder with a roadmap decision to make in the next 12 months has a reason to follow today’s keynote. The two-day event runs May 19 and 20,…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Google launched Pics, a new AI-powered image editing app using Nano Banana 2 generative AI that can generate, edit, and manipulate images similar to Canva. PCWorld notes the app excels at AI-driven text manipulation within images, avoiding font approximation issues that plague Canva’s Magic Layers feature. Currently…
A new Top Employers Institute report highlights a glaring disconnect: 96% of senior leaders expect AI to boost performance, yet nearly half of the workforce doesn’t understand how to use it effectively. As AI rapidly advances, this widening gap between executive expectation and workplace reality poses a critical risk. Designing Work for the Age of…
HCL Jigsaw HCL’s student innovation platform HCL Jigsaw invites registrations for its seventh edition. This year, the competition moves from traditional quiz-based competition models to teams that will work towards identifying real-world problems, building solutions, developing prototypes, and pitching their ideas at a national finale. The themes are AI and Digital Futures; Climate and Sustainability;…
