Amazon Web Services Inc. today introduced a new offering designed to help retailers integrate artificial intelligence features into their online stores. AWS Agentic Shopping Assistant, or ASA, combines several of the cloud giant’s AI products with professional services. ASA is derived from a tool called Alexa for Shopping tool that Amazon.com Inc. added to its…
South Korea’s largest health and beauty retailer is pushing AI adoption past the IT department. CJ Olive Young — operator of more than 1,370 stores across South Korea and fresh off its first US store opening in Pasadena, California this month — has launched an internal AI sandbox that lets employees across every function experiment…
Most people still use AI for chatting, generating images, or summarizing emails. But Google now wants AI to help people build software too. During Google I/O 2026, Google introduced major new app-building capabilities inside Google AI Studio that allow users to generate Android apps simply by chatting with AI. The update could become one of…
What happens when AI technology is no longer just a tool, but an assistant capable of independently solving problems, adapting to unexpected situations and powering entire operations? That is the challenge Sea and OpenAI are putting before developers, students, startups and technology builders through the Regional Sea x OpenAI Codex Hackathon, which will kick off…
logo Applications support Manulife’s strategic priority of becoming an AI-powered organization Builds on rollout of AI tools across the organization, including recent introduction of AI Research Assistant Platform for firm’s public markets investment teams TORONTO and BOSTON, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Manulife Wealth & Asset Management (Manulife WAM) today announced details of three AI-powered sales…
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,…
Heathrow’s AI assistant handles traveler inquiries via WhatsApp, reducing the need for phone calls. Heathrow leveraged its longtime partnership with Salesforce to create the tool, called Hallie. Hallie is set to expand to the airport’s website and app later this year. Nearly 85 million travelers passed through Heathrow Airport in 2025. Amid the hustle and…
AI tools are becoming an essential part of modern design work for engineers and architects in 2026, helping streamline drafting, visualization, simulation, and documentation processes. In this AI software overview, the focus is on how AI architecture tools and AI engineering platforms are reshaping workflows and improving efficiency across technical projects. These tools are not…
The rapid rise of AI in daily workflows has left many feeling inundated by the sheer number of options available. Nate Herk offers a structured approach to navigate this complexity, introducing a tiered framework that categorizes AI systems based on their utility and alignment with specific tasks. For instance, “S-Tier” systems such as Claude Code…
Columnist As businesses face increasing competition and audiences’ shorter attention spans, the way we build trust is changing. For many, marketing has become more data-driven than ever, with dashboards, automation and artificial intelligence shaping how companies reach their audiences. But while these tools improve efficiency, they don’t solve a growing challenge in B2B: credibility. In…
