Productivity Gains Aside, AI Increases Workloads and the Risk of Burnout

Productivity Gains Aside, AI Increases Workloads and the Risk of Burnout

Artificial intelligence may just be the productivity tool of many an employer’s dreams, but AI also increases workloads and comes with the risk of burnout. The technology may be revolutionizing the workplace, but without safeguards in place, your workers may just succumb to the pressures sooner than expected. What looks like a win for some…

AI boom brings export gains for India but raises global financial stability risks

AI boom brings export gains for India but raises global financial stability risks

The Economic Survey 2025–26 highlights that while artificial intelligence (AI) presents significant opportunities for India’s services exports and innovation ecosystem, its implementation comes with substantial challenges and risks. The Survey notes that globally, leveraged AI investments and speculative capital deployment pose potential threats to financial stability, even as AI adoption accelerates. Citing a December 2025 Financial…

Saudi Aramco Expects Up to $5 Billion Gains from AI in 2025

Saudi Aramco Expects Up to $5 Billion Gains from AI in 2025

Saudi oil giant Aramco expects AI and other advanced technology to have helped it achieve in 2025 a technology realized value of between $3 billion and $5 billion, chief executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday.  The world’s biggest oil firm in both production and market capitalization had total realized technology value of $6 billion in…

AI servers lift Taiwan supply chain broadly in 2025, gains center on ODM/EMS, cooling, optical

AI servers lift Taiwan supply chain broadly in 2025, gains center on ODM/EMS, cooling, optical

Taiwan’s AI server supply chain delivered broad-based growth in 2025, fueled by surging generative AI and cloud data center spending, but the biggest gains clustered around two areas: system-level integration led by original design manufacturer (ODM)/electronics…

AI Productivity Gains Are Failing to Deliver Real Value

AI Productivity Gains Are Failing to Deliver Real Value

Employees may be saving hours each week using AI, but much of that time is being lost to correcting errors, rewriting content, and double-checking outputs, according to new global research from Workday. The report, Beyond Productivity: Measuring the Real Value of AI, finds that while AI tools are delivering clear productivity gains, many organisations are failing to capture…

Adobe Reports AI-Driven Traffic Surges Across Industries, Retail Experiences Biggest Gains

Adobe Reports AI-Driven Traffic Surges Across Industries, Retail Experiences Biggest Gains

The 2025 holiday season didn’t just break spending records, it marked a turning point for how consumers discover and choose brands. A record $257.8 billion was spent online, including more than $4 billion per day for 25 days during the 2025 holiday season, up from 18 days in 2024. Buy Now Pay Later services also reached a $20 billion milestone and traffic to retail sites from generative…