AI saves time but most companies waste the gain, study shows

AI saves time but most companies waste the gain, study shows

Employees across industries continue to adopt AI tools at a rapid rate, yet the technology’s impact on productivity and efficiency is uneven and muddled, according to a new study. Some 74% of white-collar workers with no managerial duties count themselves as regular users of artificial intelligence, a 23 percentage point increase from a year earlier,…

Tools Every Business Leader Uses to Save Time and Drive Growth

Tools Every Business Leader Uses to Save Time and Drive Growth

What is executive productivity? Executive productivity refers to how effectively business leaders manage their time, make decisions, communicate, and prioritize strategically to achieve organizational goals. How does AI improve executive productivity? AI automates repetitive tasks, summarizes information, assists with communication, and helps leaders make faster decisions. How can executives reduce meeting overload? Using collaboration tools,…

AI has slashed coding time in 2026, but it’s sacrificed software stability

AI has slashed coding time in 2026, but it’s sacrificed software stability

AI-assistants are now a standard feature of development workflows, helping teams generate production-ready code faster than ever. Martin Reynolds Social Links Navigation For organizations under pressure to ship software quickly, the benefits are clear: shorter development cycles, faster releases, and more time for engineers to focus on solving complex problems. Yet as AI adoption grows,…

New Book Shows How to Run Successful Projects in Half the Time

New Book Shows How to Run Successful Projects in Half the Time

In a business world where missed deadlines, wasted budgets and failed initiatives can have serious consequences, effective project management has never been more important. In The Project Management Book, by leading consultant and trainer Fergus O’Connell, shares practical, proven techniques to help professionals deliver successful projects faster, more efficiently and with greater confidence. Published by…

AI decides what we see online. It’s time digital platforms tell us exactly how they do it

AI decides what we see online. It’s time digital platforms tell us exactly how they do it

If you suffer from information overload, or are unsure what to trust online, you’re not alone. Australians are increasingly disengaging from traditional news, turning instead to social media, influencers and – more recently – generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and summaries. It’s a murky, polluted world where opaque algorithms decide what you see. They’re known to have little…

Microsoft-Backed Space and Time Launches AI App Builder on Base

Microsoft-Backed Space and Time Launches AI App Builder on Base

In brief Space and Time launched Dreamspace after 34,000 apps were created in beta. The AI tool generates, audits, and deploys smart contracts and front ends. Dreamspace is built for Ethereum-compatible blockchains, with Base as the default. The Microsoft-backed blockchain network Space and Time on Thursday launched Dreamspace, an AI-powered app builder designed to let…

How AI is helping businesses save time and money amid tariff chaos

How AI is helping businesses save time and money amid tariff chaos

Supply-chain leaders are using generative AI to assist with tariff-related planning, which can be time-consuming.Carlos Barria/Reuters Tariff fluctuations over the last year have added a new level of complexity for importers. Companies are using generative AI to complete the time-consuming tariff refund process. Generative AI can also save weeks of time on complex scenario planning…

AI chatbots give misleading medical advice 50% of the time, study finds

AI chatbots give misleading medical advice 50% of the time, study finds

Artificial intelligence-driven chatbots are giving users problematic medical advice about half the time, according to a new study, highlighting the health risks of the technology that’s becoming increasingly integral in day-to-day life. Researchers from the US, Canada and the UK evaluated five popular platforms – ChatGPT, Gemini, Meta AI, Grok and DeepSeek – by asking…